Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-18


then "orninnnds were and mad been d.'nara!
ir:d Yer -ince they left Harrison s lhnding
! that t'la. hal M spirit"n no hisp's'tinn Il
| T!r.. ;lr; i:.iIcr ,tSic:ncnt their ranfur
| in tn various actinna fi!iY c01l'a'!'ctcd, sdi
! ia" :'"Ggiihg in those tuii'i WAS distressing
i1r III! !arta having been reported,
az Ihrs'!ar afternoon, 10 Ietire |" the al
lrrus'.nartS near Washington, which wa:
'u.,.nri'';c'y done Oh that day AMI tbs neXi
ia s....d 1t.icr and Nih"nr TIA" slghtrst loss
! bank., who hal been lti; with the railroad
Trans, int uh' ST Dci4tnIi.S lilr.hurnIng of th'
| br"g", waa ordered To l..rn m- on Monday n
! GcrtrH:i!i.. :st,icf, Il: lit. Oh fic afternoon O
thai da7.
THIS brief sum;Gary mi! explain auiG"ient
lf, in d.taii the " hole ci the operations Of tbs
forces under my commend, during tho sis,
trcH days ci continuous fighting b. day ant
marching hy night.
1'n confront powerful ,r,rinJ' Ei.i srea,l;
| ;ri.rinr inrcrg, and fight him day by dag
| without losing your arn,y; to delay and eIu-
! barTa.s his movements, aIni'to force him by
pnrsistgnt resistance, tn adept long and circu
,t,,ls rnutes to mis- de::inatlun are the duties
which have been imposed npDn me-. They
are, nf all military operations, the most diff
cult ard the most har1saing both to III;
tuInfnsn ndcr and tn his troops. How far ";
have been successful leave to the Judgment
of nv cnuntrymen. Tine arlnica Of Virginia
and nf the Putnmac have been united in tbs
EroIrnce and against the riiurts OF n WARY niul
| vIFor0ns enemy in greatly superior force t;
| either, with no less fear inr winch they ,td
nnr cxnrt fnll rrtribrtnn
-lfnnne tho officers whom / feel hnir.t lc
nrnnli,n with fsperial gratitude. inr then
mas, hearty, cordial, anu untiIing zeal aud
ADD energy, are Gems. Nc McUowell, Banks, Reno
iiclntzrIlnan, Hooker and kearney, aud many
Others Of Inferior rank, whom I shall take
great satisfaction in bringing 10 the notice ol
lhr Government
The troops have exhibited wonderful pa
for them.
THs rA:.i;F% iii;E ii;EEETMSHT-,s"Ui,I 40 THs
The NGw YORK "WOrlJ' can.s ts Eepnh-
iican privilege of saying "it is not always sais
for The rti-Adminisfratinn press to say so
much that
"frr-idrnt Lincoln aud lIis chosen n.I,i,rr:,
mist he les tenirrly drnt with. They must
ba held more -tcrn;y tn their responsibilities
They IEilSt h,. rarIe ry feel something Of the
dreadful cGr,r.stncs& which surchaIgcs the
heart of the people. They must learn to re-
spect the riYhr Of The people, and to treat the
people M rhrrT r,astrrS, and not az their ser
wants. Tnry must tolerate freedom Of loyal
speech, und renounce h!l idea Of inLlmidating
tue loyal press
"Wr have smut onc eyes 10 Tullch that, in
our sober judgment. was worthy Of blamo-
believing that utmost ANY evil WAS leas in uri-
ons than diatrnst, and hoping that time would
amend all errors. Time all nor amend thon.
1t aggravated them. When it at last brought
the arbitrary arrests III inYal men, we conld
mold our pcGce no longer. FaithtuEsss 20
the cause forbade H.. 10 our mind such 8
violation oi law and luslico wha contrary to
every principle thia war seeks to vindicate. II
wns robhine 10y al minds of their highest ideas,
and loyal hearts of their hnlicst supports. 1t
was Rrmir.s ri,@ rebels with new arguments.
1t was providing foreigners with new sneers.
Ir tendrh To nothing hut encouragement, dis
grace md ruin. We protested against it,
We sbsi continue 10 protest against 1t. We
,ahaE protest. ssaio oil things like IL From:
this time forth we shall do our whole duty in
respect to this Administration. We eshaii criti-
cise without Tcserrc-approving and con-
hemning, applnaiing and jenouncing, a. free
ly az in the dayS of peace. The conviction
has been forced upon NJ that so only can We
fitly discharge our duty f0 the country in its
awful pers.
THE people are nUw realizing. he bitter con-
sequences ofundue confidence IN the manage
agcmcnt Of the administration. ThG aban-
donm:nt Of free criticism, which followed the
disaster at Bull Run, and the disposition TO
trust everything To the discretion OF the
President, have terminated in al accu1nula-
tcn Of disaster and dsgrsce that Hppals and
sckens every heart. Magnificent armies
beaten, incGinpntanIe treasure wasted, and
two hundred thousand lives sacrificed, the
capitSl still heiragucrcd thu border States lost,
loyal States menaccd by invasinn-all this,
too. when tie enemy started with Nil almost
absolute d"tIIuu"n "f every war-nrccSSary,
and is ~'ill iinperf,rtly equipped, ragged, and
half iamished-iti is enough to drive even calm
uen mad. considering the available mems
and the actual results 1t is tn. most disgrace
ful failure recorded against any government
in modern history. And this Is the reqnItsl
of The peoples confidence. This il the fruit
Of dcferental silence when Abraham Lincoln
chose to relieve mis- subordinares ny making
haste to ASSUME the responsibility. 1t Is
high time that this passiveness was cn'icd. "
s0kkV !fFE.RAIrE or THE TATEsE CtvALRY,
4 Washington correspondent OF the Baiti-
more SUI, thus writes ahaut regiment OF