Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-28
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qnarirr- ii tie Commanding Genera! a.! day.
All last night the rdmhling OF artillery ard
ne >rlrulu tramp Of infantry was hea:t pass
i::S Through the main street, and hundreds
wondered and spccu.sied what movement vac
NJ foot. The morning dawned, but the mya-
terry remained unselred. Two brigades o!
Gen. COUGHS Division, which, Since the great
BATTLE, have been lying four miles from v IL
iirn,Soort, on the rohd To Sharpsburg, sut:-
d-ns, la4: Saturday evening, lett their en-
campruerr>, aud, with ten days ratious,
n,rci.e,t ", tis Potomac to Clear Spring ana
jriacd Inc brigade vi General Rowe, wEi:h
DlG cen occuryi:g t!Iac post Stree tac raio
Of Gsncr.i Strart.
This muve~ea. CT Coucb's Division created
but ii,,i, caraIre":. tor * mad been anticipated
several days: Ont the movement o: lwc a,i-
gsdcs Of SinILh'S Division lIcTu Ias nifty
iIasc7 i.owI. W hero they had lust arrived 10
! wash and y ,.z!.4se themselves in preparation ioT
the later, Instantly gave Us ali to uGders.auo
that either tae i1s!i. wing CT the Army cf she
po:oi!::: aas about swinging over to Firein!;:,
OF IL. i:ft oi Gen. Lee. army WAS oa tic
pa,nl - ya, rs us a vis:. \: this hour, ter
2. NJ, -,-.yI'.iy lvyHs as II another fres:
bat;n w@uii h= f,ngh: hef"re long On ti.ls
sd. cf ;ho Pglc;nar, III: not on tie soil o.
NY Nary i@c'!;' n! 9n LAT Of CIV PsuEsyi-
Gni:;a.
81! rfra;,!, i! !: s!IsutI prove i:ue :hA.
:fcnera; Lee is crossing at tiaH"ucA, taai ~"
- :::,iu t:.o l.;r ;nr him. Genera. Cox T.,u
.; a:v;,ia:. e infantry ari artillery, and i'r'.-
oiat Av.r:il, with Il brigade CT caraI.y ~
tbrye ii I.ncock, sud Smith and Couch, hy tnis
c.ulr, bat 6 short dIstarce east G! II. II ln,n-
I'm! Lrc IS :r?&rIr; his entire hrmy. tucif 9'-
:i.l-nc,: eau DC b;.t l irsbtc ua-, reinforce
rutnc. c.unGt tc s,ni lt.~tu IL ;Inle 10 DC .!
I:Iuvh a"TvI:c.
~. sorta rt wild rcpo,.a A:r l,at,u., n the
s,r,N.:. ;... A'.tot 80. quarter, auu ~ l; al
mos, icp"ssO,. 20 cara .he exact p'-l.ion 81
the r.D:lS, or u hnuw whether tie advance IS
-imp'l s""saer rsl, ~ movement .; tlAe
; whole a!ny. -
rHt EMANCIPATION; pEOCL NMATInH " s.>;G.
i.aND--iEE. LON TINES tUNhENis ~
II
IF.c,a he II "r- . Ct her CT
Evrr 10 thi. cIi.is ul the way, the most
, i;,.urtAnt part Il tIi- last Intelligence irie:s
| e. Il ;.r:iI"a., !.ut i.rtitiGT morcnirG;.--
prr..:,:yus L,ucG!I has nrpnr aieh himself from
,l,c Inu.!rr,te f. 'plGnrans, hrj July sc"' pied
,i.r r,-,-rne priiCy OF tn" Violrrt z"aiot, thr
part, l,.ciuGcs althout combining With them.
! f.. i.s pialeG LIS last card. lie has drclat-
81; ~ - pre- ANA ion thai all the States that
hall not have r"turnG1 To th. Union On tho
it If January, tt:e sls'S stall s!t'r that ds'e
D. tgca. Il Is k,iitica! Concession 20 the
\ sboil:.onl,. aiGg ot tne Republican, rarry.
" n.n It's cn,ou existed III Cons:itu;Ir:, gave
u, r.,ht. e4ltr 10 the President alone, "r -
;ps pre.idcnt and Congress Combined, &c
! abolish slavery.
| Tns Abol,Ilonl-L4 arsuno that tn. war h-S
conferred the right; emancipation "HI
"lhuudrrpolt paced IN the hanG5' 0; 1ir
| Lu.-1.n INA wIcn to destroy the South AID
| ri, lis social cIgsnlz itlons al blow. lie has
| accepted Tie lssuinrd right, AMI l.unchtd .he
li,dr,irr5nlt But he Is without the power -
.,E re the decree. The North must conquer
-@crr square mile OF the Southern States Do
| i,;ir Il c4r. n.aae the proclamation ul"re tian
| Waste paper I;;e p"licy that has dictated &c
| prog ataat!ou Is very doubtful. Nothing was
n.eurj l., deepen lie ha1Ie.i II the Svnih, but
II snythins could determine 1t To continue tho
wsi 10 the lasl extremity II if ths d"cIt---
tn, Ueiuocr ats already dcnouRce II Is riI'-
constitutional; the moderate Republicans cou-
d,,uu Il Is a measure that Gun have no pr:c-
ticai result. II will have 40 effect on thc
South, which has long scted as against 81
! Abyii;i3;.i-. Government OF the North, AID
anticipated MI il can do by any kind OF Legs
.at;3n In The North ilseli it Is likely 70 De
al, anuts.er element ol confusion.
e. TIE AboiiIlouistS, however, Il Is hc.d 20
be- a nEurt and easy ulOds OF compelling
u,..c.. For the first time both shes give
u;,.rpncc to the woii, though the tone 10
q hich they pronunce 1t differs considerably.
In the Southern Congress- q resolution H.
been oI is t. be proposed 10 the et>Gt thhi
tn. Success nf tho Confederate arms jlE:Ihes
tk,. Government III -sendiny CouEl-sloEcrh
e. Washington I" propose the terms Cl JUS!
snI ho:,5rsDle psAc.." 1hls st least. cout'ir-
p!a;e,: ali cid to tho struggle hy s-;trto'n''
the terms Of which are " be- Jiscusscd del
ing a suS;rnSur o: hOstities. Az the Sou'n
sho US no inability to continue the war, the OF.
fer Is reasonable and temperate. Tee states
mn should stand behind the soldier, or war
il eli l. q miserable and purposeless b!unde:.
The Northern Government also contemplate
peace, bu, in a most singular manner. ES-
actlv whun It's military and political powers
are most broken, it threatens. IL conr.nar-
70 refuse all recognition Of existing facts, sct
cling, to corst;tulroria! and legal :!c:;"ra.
|
awaY nothing, and offers, on ca--sn coh':i-
,,ons, 10 ignore lne war i;se!@ IN sS&"'
"rine.y says" hence, or on ,hc iSt 1i taE"-
srv, Any State returning Representatives, :S
her. toSore. 10 the Federal Congress shall IL
tue ah:erco o: s.rouS cou"tervai!iDg 'es'!-
nln5." be considered az not having re-
yo!,cd st AL! The election retnru shall 70
/" deemed conclusive evidence" that the State
rev.. scc.hcd--or fought 70 the death IL
ttsf cDDd.tioa! Tnsre il strong counter
vaii,rg testimony in the bloody battle &ald'
of virginia IA tho nnny thousands Of c'or,h-
.rn II e., r7ho lie buried there, End tee enei-
rrou. debt the war has created. 80 !sgr!
f:t,oc cen make such testimony as this CT no
: .ifyct. Tere is something luoicrons IN such
3 prpcIsmat.on, sclemnly made by the fedt~
raj i;1vercment when its own capital is a.
mort h..agu.rcd. Immense armies cid not
fight III their sleep, nor did the tens Of tko:-
sll:ds perish in dream, ;hS' the '@'i'SI'
.ruiicl c4n 5u 30 easily forgotten.
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