Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-29
VOLUME LIX.-NUMBER 81

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colonel told me that his regiment fought three
days and whipped the enemy each day and re-
treated each night. The left wing and centre
were untouched until they were ordered to
retreat. No portion of our vast force had
been Tough except the right wing under por-
Ter, and they whipped the enemy the first
day. This is called strategy Again, sir, |
ask why was this great Army Of the Potomac
Of two hundred and thirty thousand men di-
vdcd Human ingenuity could not have
devised any other way to defeat that army :;
divine wisdom could scarcely have devised
any other way to defeat it than that which
was adopted. There is no army in Europe to-
day that could meet the Army Of the Poto-
mac when it waS two hundred and thirty
Thousand strong, the best fighting material
ever put into III army OIL the face of the
earth. Why was that grand army divided
| simply charge that grave and serious errors
have been committed. and. rs ] lave sail. lO
| other way could have been devised IL defeat
that army. II Tic one hundred and ii!:y-
c; ght ;hoiisand inrn thai We're sr:lt TO General
MGi'cilan had been marched upon the cncEIy.
they could have whipped ulI the a"mie, tho
Conrcdcratc> have, and all they are Likely to
have for six months. Unc hundred and fifty
eight thousand arc about as mnnv as car
be fought on any one battle field. One hum
sIs.4a, and Iifty-cisht thousand men are = vast
ar'ny,a grcat deal larger army than t!iat with
which Napoleon 'icS,r"yct! six hundred thou
sand Of Lac .iu>t;ians i, Il single year. One
irri,ircd and !iljv-c.;clc :i!",isand r,"n .b!y
handled can defeat any iJrcc the C9nic'icTa.eS
ran raise; and ii.af is the force that wcnt
-. '.
diichcS digging. drinking rolt0n water, and
caiE~ li;:'l nad, ::n,l steering in the mud. until
it hrcalnc greatly reduced in numbers. and of
those that were left very many were imjIrc't
in health. Still they fight; still they con-
q'crcd in ever: fight: aud still they rctrestc,i,
bcca;I>c they were o.',lcrcd To retreat. Sr. |
have 'iccmcd it my duty to present this state
mcnt of facts 20 the SIIIat" and 10 the ,oun-
try. know that am TO hr '.ano"nccl for
Su do;ng. and tell rOu who will dcnouI.,"
me. There arc two classes of men who are
sure TO ,icnorince me- and no o:lr else. and
they are traitors and fools. The traitors have
been dcnouncing every man who did not .>ing
pnmS TO strategy" when it lead to defeat
every time. The traitors North are worse
than the traitors South. and sometimes think
We have many of them in the aggregate
They are mcancr men: they are mrn who will
come behind YOU AMI cut your throat in the
dark. | have great respect for Southern trai-
tors who shoulder their muskctS anl come
out and take the chances of the julie, and
the halter; but have the most Suprrlativc
contempt for the Northern traitors who, under
the pretended gIiSe Of patriotism. are stab
bing their country in the dark.
We present below the law passed hy SEN
ate and House of Representatives and approY-
cd by the President, in which the Northern
people signify their demon bat. cr their
: Southern brethren :" and hy which ;hcy bid
Confederate citizens and soiiic:s to fight
harder than ever, and to win victory at al
hazards under pain Of being raa'ic hrg@Ir, i:
they should prove coward o. unsuccessful!
We had II" need Of this prompting from Su:.-
ncl and Wilson and Lincoln, but we shall
nevertheless profit lay it! What say you,
brother Cunfc,icratcS; Read the following
and then answer:
TIE CONFLSCATION ANn ENAN-
CiP4TION BILL.
4 EW 10 Suppress i"smrccti"m, 10 Punish
Trc'a"a "g,i E.5eiijoa, 10 Sci:e ard I 80
o"e he fr4'eriy c,' Ee:e'.. ,c, II. rl"'
purposes.
BE it enacted Iy ;he Senate and llouS" Of
representative ol,hc { nilcd States of : L!acri-
ica in Congress assembled, That every person
who shall hereafter commit the crime oltrca-
against the United States, and shall be adj
Judged guilty thereof, shall suffer death, and
all his slaves, if any, shall he declared and
made free: or he shall l,c imprisoned for not
less than five Years AMI fined not less than
ten thousand dollars, AMI all his slaves, if
any, shall he declared anil made fee said fine
shall be levied and collected on any or all
Of the property real or personal, excluding
slaves. Of which said person, 50 convicted.
was the owner at the time of committing the
said crime. any sale or conveyance to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
See. ,. And be it further enacted, That if
any person shall hereafter incitc, set OF foot,
assist or engage III any rebellion or nsrrrcc-
ton against the authority lthc Unitcd States,
or tin. laws thereof. or shall give aid Or COM
fort thereto, or shall engage ill., or give aid %:
comfort to, any such existing rebellion OF i'll
Surrccriolr. and bcconyiclcd thereof, such per-
son shall bc punished by Imprisonment. for q
period not exceeding ten years, by a fine no;
exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by the
liberation fall slaves, ifanv he have.
See. >. And he il further enacted, That cv-
cry person guilty Of uS1Icr Of the offences in
scribca in this act shall hc forever incapable
and disqualified To hold any office under the
United States.
Sec. !. And he il further enacted, That ti!i,
act shall not hc con. ruc'i III any way 10 ai-
feel az alter the prosecution, conviction or
punishment Of any person or persons guilty OF
treason against the United States before the
passage Of this act. unless such person is coz
victc,i under this act.
SIC. 5. And be it further enacted, That to
cn,lrc the spec ~ termination o! the present
rebellion it snail be the duty OF the President
of The United States to cause the eczurc o. an
the estate and property. money, stocks, cF'i'tS
and elects Of the persons hereafter i,ancn II
this section, and 20 apY', anu us: The same
and the proceeds thereof for the support oi
the army Of the United States, that Is t" say
First, Of any person hereafter actin@ a IN
officer Of the army or navy hl inc rebels III
arms against the Government oil the United
States: secondly, of any person hereafter act
ing as President, Eicc-prcSidcnt, member o.
Congress, Judge of any court, cabinet officer.
foreign minister. commissioners or consul OIL
the so-calcd Confederate States Of America:
thirdly, Of any person acting rs Governor OF
"A State, member Of Il convention or lcg isla-
turc or judge Of any court Of any Of The so
called Confederate States Of America; fourth
ly, Of any person who, having held an Office
of honor, trust or profit in the United States.
shall hereafter hold an office in the So-caIicd
Confederate States of America; filthy, of a"y
person hereafter holding any office or agency
under the government of the so-caiicd Coz
fcderate States Of America, or under any Of
the several States Of the said Conicdcracy, or |