Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-17
MISCELLANEOUS
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As the newspapers E,sks public opinion arc
ssan ambitious aos only Of piaaains caa
psisns, but OF inst; uc!iss our laadsEs no" &c
esecuia ,hsta, take the liberty of drawing
:atc tue lists, ana Of tie nt st modest OF chan
p;ops, this "El quire7." May 1, through yoaI
columns, r7opeuna some DOUBTS CT the wi5dc.-
OF ill tbs: is said o. taught il some oi yoi::
oor;sr, eo1s7ics9 As somo Of tbesc military
CRITICS set q ir-oTa into cramps and spasps
o. ihc ToIds "5padS" or 'sDitch," Elli su3
gas; III .--vs and Lava them 70: Gorelopl.eli
.: ,lss!1uct,3n, by Tloe: heals anG pens witn
r,iare prhc.ice a1d laisa!s tsan can afford.
Lc: ~: pr5uise ihst thora are eu: toree
veJa oy which this c:;apaic1 in firsia;a CAD
80 cnaausted. TIE ft-sr is &C abandon Eica.
mend 2 I'd adopt so1ne othtT lias OF deIeoce.-
NJ 1sasoDs present themselves for abandoning
Eiehnlad Ebjoh viii not as readily apply &c
sng 2!i.hI Mo Hhice mas 60 resolved 90. as
ssoi1 Gs It is assailsd &c iae srms D.nner hT @
-. es 81 snIrsnckEsoeS, and rs Ins5 be slowly
tu. surely driven Sack TO tie Guli Of Aia1:co,
Ii We 10 not abandon this line Of argument
I.sisaG of tn'5 itt.a Ok deirGce.
The second causss foT u; GO :a5p!, is 'ba7
Recommended by tks newspapers mere OF iess
saui:o>AlY, aid viii, greater eT less sIpun:
III declaration. IL is 10 oppose 10 toe saaiiy
s,i7spe.s; parallels ii sSs sns:Dy, &c their s5..
trench r5p,e aid ds.d walls IL earth, sad II
.!hsr hriatiii.s aosttis CT is:sd t,ess, il w1icD
si.s dea&ly sAaTpsh0ole. SAFELY lusks, a, tide Of
huGsE Lsaiis anu nj li-.i!g mon. Have you
seer serI colM;Dl "i bra7s iEan dashed aSaiGsl
shsss obstacles, u;ricT G-nvy Grs irou sn 81 e.
mg nn::ri c.Talf !! no., pray Gnd yon
Deaf nay II ui.y pa lecessaTy Tor gees,
pI, pgse= 10 io,.,: 1,sisiesS COLUMN on soma
stNooEnulG o. tots eu.s. aad 10 hshoio the blood
q jour hI5ii5yau = Sc tho sa7th IKE 9,.;G1cc;'
ssin; bus 10 ADOPT saca 9 ca;ifso IS : cystic.
of wss, 6 srs:E2d u dsfauc-. policy, "cSsd
strangely Saosz:b u .lsas3u, If.ii vas nor more
I.elE!y kin :: iis iisi.a!sa co1ara.cs ca Tia
p.si 81 .ta planters, All iia5eaie stupidity -.
tbs p%ri OF tE.,ae y 80 c.ulG s',c;"ulb &C ihl;S
GSGleU;sti3I.
a:ocloilsn Is appscachins this city with :.
iaias ;:sGiJ *sa all It's =ppi'untei oE iaddsin
s1gin:eEng at each tli Gils o. sb,te OF bis
SiTsnos hs Gtsuns up os,tSeuGhuonra, certify
lag his i1e - liz conIea Tur udss1ion lie t.: il
Eis si,aT s..d AT Sn.t5vcr c1st, tGSco 1t 6rst
::oia a..:i hon i!nr4 another e !ness Inns
vi defence, aaiii no dTlTs il back 10 It's gun
to=!s Iie cyst, Ia bl.nd, oi sYca aa operation
mby t,3 .ss:ir.rir1 hy Gus attclnps On the lines
NJ the enemy ri tnv battle os tbs Ssren Pioss.
Is it saasrsls5i2 &c 1sht v!ih the ODDS always
assiLn. 5ou: G=asTsl Johnston sal los &c bars
c2cssn tho lioG il. front of Eci1acnd ae MFRS
desirable .ban eas 81 :oIktoEE % Williams
harE, Tia I=aioa acaig2sd, and approved >?
nearly ali CT tbs ruSapapeT:, Tas that We hEo
nov gcs tho enemy sFaJ f!c1i DIS gu1haats;
opt II Ito 1ilcle stIGtesy Vi this wax ccaslats
n slowly, ard Tish ttnmsass ascridcss TO GIT
selves, pressing hin back sgein 70 his sua>
boats std 80 hta bsso OF operations, what
advantages ha7e Es gained in coming b3ck 81
allp
The rTits7 of this ia one @ho celieTes tee
genius and instinct OF tho Southern ,ruoPs pc
culsrly fitted Tor attack They assume ,hs
cfans.Vs and mako aa assault with remarkable
spirit car; energy, But thsy Gre like oil o,t er
tfooDa end ALL oTREB MEN IN ore thins-thsy
6sbS be,tsr With tho odds IN their favor THAI
Nth Ito oa;is against than aud snch defsh-
sire works as ma nature of this counlrr Al
fo:dS are odds CT more than two to ono Iea
To:,y, in spite Of enc cSr2ss chiTalcy 81 solca
of shese aapioot warriors Ct to- Gull. il inay
b. E;-l.ly wageEed that they-eysa they 5heIa-
ssi=se-would asnt With more. couhaslc CO ard
stHa dioess, So we'll CT more safety, hshiad s3od
e:sassThtS, AID with :he 100 staggering icr-
Tasd through It's satSlad orae:nss OF fsllad
timber, anu Tee'ias usdec the crushing ire Ct
car r;d:DsI, than Il tho Position Ters reversed.
/. tho ensasy would give as lair Gsd, Es
SHOULD Ugh: h!ua :aere, hat II Is crssps uo os
lid parsi!Sie. My lnsy ~ OCT vppuse h;u
nth Ike inaaaa.
Cruise lsii 10 oug lasdsis Ne have oar os,n
choaeu sruuIa IL i:3as ii Richmond. LIE, u5
hzhs him :oT 1t Itch b5 inct. Lit us loa7e
nothing 10 chance. Pen up this a1phib:ous
onsmy 10 Lis unhesi!h? don 10 tbs sFamps If
&c iesa psstilef.isi locality, ,hsre were thSec CT
1ss.n "'to had e,.caupsd at it, himself, o nuak-
sot AID GO osts7; that the musk IA. was des3,
:hs otiel hsd typhoid fever, and ne only wss
IaauS Tor duty ooch viii be tho fate Of Me
uieiiao's troops il thsir presals sncanpnsn
II No ean t.oid them ths?v ior sixty days We
hs7e alEl se ibe. throat. Il we but brace
caTssiEss' :E:saS present position, hs can.
&c: sf:st:: as i;GT ais front. If no Cal 50
- ;noTt. sc csa strike hiu. faIal tl,E.
W,
tic0g oui fioEt, Chosen positions sIs judciOis.
~ fortified, 40 that con- pa7,tiT ey srasll bodies
OF ,,oote 2ai; bod ,haEa against an Assault,
TIC tha Ga;i. sGdy vi the Amy can De held in
rs-.ailsss, 10 .n"ss ana te concentrated and
lssfiPtaied "hsrey.T opportunity vdders an
s.1vantsgs AT brcspi.i, No can1tt movs.-
LaTIs iaEsias Of our soldiers arc canaelled to
I-Maa rila-a aHhei;sa:o inr tho schcrEsi
DITCH :s:.G ;hu aho1iina6io ab.ttis. We u1i.st
d: down il. i'o0s OF lie ensDJ s1id watch lila
eTa:y Enai oan5is. Let us mobilize oar afu7.
Do proper dsiences 1aeSh iusei;cn2 o., The
ooD.ssrJ, shsY giTs 20 the army which has
them the p5S4G 81 aaas5ai3f aaY si7ac ooiat
Tor purpose. ii ne nh6 tie deiences Eas5s
By .hs ''SpGd=" r.d sxs IN fTbat Ct our a,uy,
IS ooa!i ta.dsy s2afs &c, Don nan from it 30
Jackson, il ihis Amy WIS lot itaslI ready 10
assume tao cifoD5ivs That great master OF ibs
sIl 81 yssE, jules Caesar, who converted 1ne
re~7y lcg!oas Of Roms into. troops zap;d AID
1ao7cabe, entrsnched his camp every nishS
We AIT tOid that = bessigsd city is slaays
taAef IL ti.5 sid We have heard Of sons,
Shere tho hassiasia Wells tsksn, but still the
saying may De true, With tho qualification
thSt.lhs bseeisers huvo rneahs enough to ,ake
u. We have aeTa al army nearly, If not quite
es numerous, as that vi MaCleilan, situated III
q less unhealthy position, nearer to our base,
Ehsncs ~s Cali draw supplies, ordnance sid
hedlca: assistance. Our troops are brsyeT,
hshtlng iE better Cause and with moI.
plestigs Wig, ii 30 eject dsfeuc=s, is net
AoClcils.s tssitgsd ID lis dismal swamp as
1ineh as re in Richmond IA must siiher
rot - mis- ispie !ike 6 pvisohsd -st, bring bis
men agetnei olr bEesstHoIks, which he can
ae7et DC, Il .tsndou his position.
But" slsy say, 'his insn can outdis us."