Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-25
Signs from tho Enemy.

signs iEoht INC tsneHfT.
The news from the No,tb, which ss puh-
lished yesterday aud to day, cou:ains, amid the
9dand insane boastm IS Of tho enemy, much Of
encouragement for our cause Lincpln's Emsn.
cjpstou Message is itself a. evidence of con-
sciona weakness. It's ccnfessed!y e ed for the
h,rdar i!oniedorate States; and no ruler bids for
Whist he feels TO be his; No open door for con.
ciliAtlon---ro compromise With reheis-no in.
ducements - !cyalty--no persuasives to sub
nssior; these have been the arrogant and bru-
lal dcnunciG!ions hurled hy our enemies against
communities toHtsnding for ther rights, md
for that security which it is the Office of scg-
ernMehts ~ proV:1.. Crush thon into abisct
Submission BY t!is hesl Of warl-haugl con.
hscsic ;! burn desolate! anuihilate these have
been the hissiugs Of me iucarnste demons
sac hays acc ,rLiusls shown their anxious do.
sire to 10 us The most extreme injury. Why
the present change OF tone ? 1t is because Lin.
coin now finds the necessity Of reinforcing his
military opsrstions which political. appliances,
He holds out a t.sachSrous in6mation OF pecu-
MARY reward az en- iadncement to the Border
Confederate States to abandon. their liberties,
desert their allies, and brand themselves With
MI inaclb'c i:"fimy. Arnold, who had his
personal griefS. would be held less disgraced
anong i,.ei;, ard his nsme less abhorred, than
auuas commonwealth would be that Con-
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,encrous allies, without an excuse or aa in
duco ,tieat except its o1n craven clwsrdic,
and abjoctnass cf spirit Lincoln knows this,
ana lis ofcr, like that Of tho ten thousand
sui.leas which bought. Arnold, is q disgrace to
himsel! in tho same degree that it is an insult
10 US. OF that consideration, however, be is
pTokshly careless. SUCCESS s bis sole con.
corr ard it is in th!3 latter view, and as
showing his seus7 oi the necessity for addi:-
tionsl expedicn.s, that we refer to his message
as cheering indication for us. Courage,
sher, citizens of the Confederate States he-
d,ab'H your ,t3ris against tho enemy Strike
iastsi aod strike harder! And, citizens Of the
Your honor and your courage have been
5roush: in question, and have bean tampered
with Let your indignant answer be gi1 en-
10 indignant bloss. Lincoln is weak in the
knees. Seize the opportunity to press upon him,
ye sallsats from border and from gulf, and from
Missouri e the sea Lei generous shout
ring over our land, snd every brave man do
his bzavsst deeds, and soon tho coming oTents,
which have already cas-. their shadow upon
Lincoln, will be h=Talded and announced, and
spreat! j9y o7eT our whole Oonfederacy.
T;ore are other si.ns Of ysnkeo trepdation.
1t IS s-en 10 the anxious search for "union"
sytnpathsers which aIteu5s every advance Of
their aEmies. Wherever they gc-waetber 10
Nashville, CT 10 Winchester, OF to Hstteras, or
to the Upper Teaaessee-fslse witnesses are
carried to send back glowing descriptions Of the
wonderful unanimisy OF feeling for "the
Union !" The publication of those miserable
falsehoods pro7es upon what expectations our
ensniss build; and that to sustain their cour>
ags saa Aheis-hAe it is necesssra, to impress
them with :heso dclusioDs A. Tue f-->i o.-'-
u,j,r discovers itself to the masses sao,,hla
the st,rv "a co,,. -- scen., anu ieuo"','
their acclaim. See, for instance, il so'oays
selections from United States papers, the aoa
surd stories they tell Of the so'csled loyalty
OF Winchester. We do not hesitate 10 p'o
uounce lhen, like the reat-atoeieus sisn"els'
Indeed, tho evidences OF mendacity IN 'hs
United States papers bot'fe ua' exceed even
tbair usual exhibitor Hos absurd to fire
cannon over "ths carears OF Manassas 5" to talk
,ho,t tba tents an!ithe vast stores found there
&c Their acc>dDts, too, Of battles and skir-
,pisbss are u ths las: degree silly with bFag-
gard tx sssrssiors spd pslpabls falsshoods.
Msawhils they all confess the enormous
pr,,suse Of the wac ugSn them, and the ne
.essit5 sor its speedy termination.
Let all these things stimulate and encourage
IA fellow. citizens Let lis openly whip the
s,.,nS she1 we can, and wbau we cannot do
that, let US bsias and sunoy ond weaken him,
bv perpetual harassuents. Lat US XIII hiln
oue G, wear him on: by proves and oy Tor
titrds. We are nearer Our independence than
yhcn va started, and are sure to reach the
sosl-lat us preas on