Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-29
Ths Fail or Now Orleans,

The Fail or Now Orleans.
Tho painful news Of tho fall Of New Orleans,
which vas scmewhat obscurely set forth BY
the dispatches published in our last issue, is
now, ne are gre7sd 70 say, officially confirm
cd. Beyond that fact, Se still know but little,
for tie details which have reached us are vsry
D'oasre. Such as they are they appear in
another column.
We need not say that this is all unexpected
and heavy tlo.. TIE Coniederacy had been
piieG With emphatic and continued assurances
f:om NsT Oricans that the defenoes of that
city were cample,e sni impregnable. They
hsd had long mo foe preparation, and wo
were assured ih.t tho tme was diligently i'm
proTei Forts sad shoro batteries, We were
told, iineu sta river bank, rendering it jnpos-
s;bla 8. tho ennmy to ascend. Aad II those
were not sufficient, lron-clsd alcanera Of giant
proportions and imPsnstrable mail, fostad in
the channel, ready to demol!sh avary oppo-
n,nt, a largo aad wc(>sppoin:1l army was
there 10 resist land attack. In short, those
wAo hai most at stake aad who should hsve
bl,E hardest to plesse,-Ho mean the citizens
! OF New O:l5ans and the officers entrusted
with lis deienco,-unitcd in oon6dont and
daily asAar4rces tilas New Osloans Was per.
; l.otiy socur-. And y1t NeT ORLEANS has
| f.llsn
II remains t. te told Why il Tss that all
these Preparations and ASSURANCES proTed tslla-
c;cas itrenaas for the government to hold
Stern inquest into all thc circumstances Of this
Geplorabl calsnity, Tne occasion demands
it, aad demands that negligence aud incspacty,
wherever :dsy tDsy attach, shall Do sulnmarily
punished os prescribed They have brcugh.
apo. IL a heavy misfortune, AID s,erGl5 must
| tAey sasTerlt.
Tcia disaster must not disheArish US, and
must :ioi enfaebs our efforts % tio Contra.
~, NC mua. redoub:c cur exsrtions, AMI we
must redeem the fortunes ot tho wsr What
wo !.aV. lost at Nav Ol6ai,s, must Do legan-
e.l slso~h=so. We r,ust strike with renewed
Zeal, 10: We haTs increased necessity. We
uSt Ella tS.t. I.s tuo deIi. aSio IN uO o.
ternstivs bat utter ruin sad eternal infsmy -
Deliberately and uniur solsinn conviction va
say it, lar heiier w3uld i to fer every nsn,
wu,asn, sa. cnlld :hs. stands on Southern
sill, 10 20 ben1ath liz sod, thar under tue
yoke o. tho rapAc!ous and brutal North. We
must carry On this war, therefore, If with di-
uinishet advantages, al laslt with roheTed
energy! The Mississippi aud its banks, may
temporarily PISS out Of our control. Our
Stated, E .st Aht West may thereby Ea7o TO
wage separate fshi; bat y0t it will De tAo
Same asht. \ tow struck in Missouri
will be isit in Virgna \ blow in Ouroli.
na or Virginia, or Kentucky, will be
fsl; in Missouri. Then let every brars nan,
whether Est CT West, nerve his arm Tor nav
ezer.ions aad uay ,hs soul OF every citizen
thrill with the couraga which makes the hero,
and prepares for glorious deeds.
We have but small room to prodt, SO far AS
naval operations ase concerned, By tbs disaster
al Now or!esasi for We have. but little water
left us 10 possession. the ports OF few
cities on tho Atlantic coast are ali that we
nov have 20 dofead But surely We shall
hereafter te better able to judge OF the strength
of our dofenoss, aud CT what is required, than
We have JUS: proTea ourselves Men who
haze been considered az coDjoining eminent
professional skill with greet practical eense'
have deceived themselves and the country at
New Orlesas No such confidence can be felt
agsin, as 10 other points. And it is weil, ,--tor
tue d!stIust will cause careful examination of
oar remaining water doiances. Norfolk will,
GubtIess bs the next aim Of tie eDeuiy's ma
val operations. Ii that be lost We shall have
70 close our Navy Department. until, on land,
We shall hRve won back CUR waters.
One effect of the tall OF New Osls lbs will DO
to lbarato, for moro active operations, tae
large army which mas bsen stationed there fos
lis defe1co Thirty thousand man have oson
compelled to stand BY ead see great city
taken by comparative hundreds, because they
could not reach them. But il, joined to Beau
regard, thoy shall enable him TO o7erFowe7
Bucli sad redeem Tennessee and Kentucky,
S-hc she'll say that re haro not gained more
than &c ha7s l0Sts
Tnc pas. shows lha. h5~e7er unpropiIious
fortune has proved TO Us on wafer, re can trl-
u:up or land Let us incTsAas our exertons
there Let our generals snd government re-
alize "a they must and will, the necessity
tha, is upon US foT d daring, brilliant, ener-
g.;ic, skiihul campaign that shall causo us to
forget our past nisfor.unas in our future re-
ioic:Gss. LIST US have dil.ysnss among our
oficcra, in the place of foolish boasting;; and
a healthy is.rust of the completeness OF cur
de;sncss SLcn shall Inspire cJnstsnt vigil
lanca, 10 the place Ct that sossHs sell cond-
deuce, in iissli dissrsceiul, aud which has
5.eu Inc source of 80 many huniilatlons.-
Aod no rnsn must stand for day in the way
ol Ii, cau5e Ne trust thst the President
x;l! always, aud without a moments hesita-
riuI.. ard in disregard OF interested csmor,
is.n.:s ot superssde ans msa who shows
himself ;,lo,ent or incapable, and vii Nil
ais liAce with a man of better promise. Tho
COUNTRY is iii an exigency and needs her best
rGeu IT, lead her braves: inen J.
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Generous ParriOS1sm.
In this day Of trial and peril, it Is refreshing
to hear of Instances Of generous and disinser-
s9ted uaiiIOtism ike the Tolu,TiDc: 4 gentle