Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-02

n,'-A news v! LUG IatEe!S, son and brothers,
whom they have sent, with agony Of anxcty,
t" save the country. No regard to law, no
Consideration OF justice to tho Press, no senli-
menl Of pity ior the people, can prevail With
the Secretary to tnrcgo the enjoyment he re-
alz9s in tho exercise Of this despotc and quite
irresponsible authority
The damage srd annoyance the Press has
sustained from this cause it has, We hhyo
ssld, suffered with exemplary patience. It's
motive has been TO servo and ell the Govern
ment The Secretary Of War, assuming office
With tnStIing demonstrations Of efficiency, OK.
actcd tho enforcement o: = censorship; ard,
while satisfied that il WAS not from loya
newspapers the Contedcrates obtained notice
OF our military plans, the Journals wcre willing
i" acquicsce lii tho wishes of newcomer,
from whom SO ,nuch WAS Anticipated The
experiment has bsen tried. tic censorship
has had full swing. and il is in evidence thai
no movement Is ian Union army has been
made, Of which the Confeilera.es werc not fully
apprised.
The insurgents .t Yorktown were informed
minnLsly Of tho iatend d de%ar:.u Of Gan.
mculcllan for the Peninsula, anI before tho
arrival oi tis brigade9, wers enabled to eau,
mcfs'e accurately lht HovaV:l corps he was to
brng. The knowledge, through tho Sacrc;a>
ry's interference, was oaly Hilhhrla rom The
'nsai people o! tho &ir.!I Proof oi The
merely sraiutons ard n:schevulls nature ni
TO censorship could 10; hr more perfect. Il
nas become 10 press All !t:.@lornts grievance;
no4, unfortunately :hsco tcs bees nc such
rcst:zHtion Of the hopes -rt"rra!ped upon thv
'"u!!ns OF MT. Stanton 30 r!:ice. az 70 warr.n;
'!m III IL ting further wrh l..t: eadnriara
u z"ia0'ntrd in the W&r Minister ;hu people
'.i!! dispense wiln his s::g,cas IS agrnt 3f
;:'oTet poi:ca.
Tnr NfGEoEs AT roErREss XCEEos vfHTU4IL?
EMAHCipATEn.
Tie Fortress Monroe c1rTrSDonsi>a; Of Ge
Mex Yolk Herald" Under date Of April 1S,h:
writes as follows:
When General Butler frs. annc.,;..:aa ths
'.oc'Tlre that negroes were raIi-,ts;,i Il war
tie mln!aslo was hhllr wits dcl,rtl. by the
abolition aad art' abolition tarrions. This t"r.
In2r, Ct cou;so, construed lbo policy INTO 9 Tres
PASS 10 c5n;rahand negrocs 10 90 where and
wben tags pleased Tie latter, i,n~rvei,
thought that loyal Sou.hern rcrpu could 81
any ume claim their pr"n.r;y, % nrin:rnr
aApio Pio"' VI 'iN'i ~. :i.'> 'hH t'th- nave
! their rights Ttspac. ii. l. is Yel hacSn isc,
shai s al ono W." there "tie 81 tnlS P"lat nearly
5000 negroes. Nearly the Hhole OF r!,e:u w"fs
! euploysd IL the various departments, GTl Lad
20 @oG for their 'ic'ng, SD ia -! ~.J c.:.
Government al ieast =: caiI ID IL J.gt. .Guiva-
len: Tor the EnpI:c:; 81 th;sc people. iI! The
rrosprr;t; cf The ::cg:0es seemed Us an ~ csoIc
to the uiGser-worsiIippera. Emuiis:sTics in
the Guise o. missionaries T're ser, :er", I'd
ths entire management di toe coEtraL2:','5 =
Ken ou; ct the bands Il! tie military authorities.
u"i'!i? '"t carly l'at' "' ',i' '"'ct any mum
DEF ., p'.c"s were ~ F'i' ,:"'''
1hN me h,s" ""S' "f'e E''' III ;,'''o ro''''l"''
c't t"t'e'!} tE' :o"-s '''' IL "f'''," ;'"'a,
aAn oo'"':Es,S!i'i''lG "a" ''a h'ih'7c"' I"
c"lerea ihtE nero, hNh' N s':eIh 1re Seeh p
e,oik nchdins The rr"H;'' % 'sfe 'her' !ssS:>
b!e l?r tue iN'iurh$e transportation over 'hsn.
All the passes TOR tae cnnt:@2a ms were 'nce
'S1ueu y '"c f''' oSt .S.'I -. n'u'I'n'"
noo,nly passes %IS,,'o', y: 'ae ''s.'sant Ho-
mn t',,t ".'s'N w W. - w" - w a.
a.Jn,t,- o..J,,, ,E So s;.h sn..,, e. ;,sa,,.
'''@o4uH''e'S VIII" ''e""' ''' 'I''''
GENERAL otbsRs--Ho' 80
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or 'IEGf;n,
FORTRESS MoNgoE. .;pril l., IS"2
If. Mr., Charles Wil;:r, Superintendent Of
ths ContraLaoGs. is emr,,srrcti 10 a,rant p..sas
IN colorsd nersons 10 90 10 H.:Lu,0n, Fox Hi,
and within the lines, Art; 10 cnl;ira!n tie
rround snd use the property 9! r.i,c!s ir. a.EJs
aaai,st the Government, or wl,n have s:,an-
d5ncd their homes. By command oi
!hAJo. "'nc!a' v oo."
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d. o~h''"'S'' A'" Wv '"'''H'
According 10 'Hi9 oToof Gil PASSES as ies pGs
session OF negroes priar 10 ISSUING thia oi'er
are taken by the sentries. ana ne" ones 'S5''eu
bY :he superintendent Oi Inc c'n,F"n:'E DE-
Howthis thing Will cork lime Will tell: IN"
thing, however, IL certain, that IN most dc,
parlDen:s here where negroes "eFo employed
white men are partially substituted; anl 1t lE
safe TO assert that one white man can ana does
psriHln IN" LABOR OF three negroes. shor,
time ago commission, appointed ny Eenera
Wool, 1t tie request OF congress iorTarIed
their report: IL was roal 81 Nasn'ngtsh %
our natlonal ia|nahels 'i'u 'ust was -!e 'asl
OF it. General Wools cTder-layihB negroes
Tor their laocr and creating an equaizi'on
tund-t. C., making tns aoio anu nea'tny con-
trsbauds support the pd, SICK ana indigant-
although good plan, did net seem 10 work
well, and the PROJECT vas aoanhone". Inc
order, however, is still good On me records,
inasnuch as, TO my certain knowledge, 1t has
not been cancelled up 10 this caJ oy counter
general Greer.
In letter da!cd Oh the following day, the
same correspondent saws:
Tno rerera, ord,- issusd ~ General Woo,
..o r f., u, ,ns, .,:oS I c,rbo6isd in nv Lei.
tar m M of ves,sr,Isv | an commented upon is being
sn,orcsd an | s,d 70 if mbs;an,iaiinr al ! said
about if bringing tho fruit SC l:!:le anticipated.
Ths snrsr;o dent Of the contr,bsnds ls-ued
the masses for the negroes, and they nave scat
~ s:..,;. r o.o,, hong, ,-;,h;,