Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-16
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','ho .;;.u. rs y :ch ha- attended our orE!S
has be;,a g the lncat graEying character, "uo
has demonstrated TIC srpurlor quallhcatlo3s
nj our commanding Generals. aud the lndom-
table energy, courage and aeli-sacrihcirS de-
ro,i,, Of cur soldiers Greater galantry has
mayor been .yh,.;'el---a more generous, no.
HI. md natrioti. spifis never animated IN ar
NV i, nnc.u. - nlodarn times. Each has
r;ed with ~. nt!l.r n The performance OF
ornrr dirty: and ali have exhibited IN ardor
md eur,cstrcss for the cause hnd The coun-
try. WORTHY cf mea struggling for !@oepe!i-
dence. Their glorious deeds have en"hrlned
them in the hearts ul nj our people ana
from thousands OF Earaily affairs and places
of religious worship, prayers ascend 10 hea-
ven for their preservation and protection, and
! for The tl,IiyrraiIcc Of our country from the
horrors OF this wicked war, brought upon 1t
hv lhusa wl.u are ready to sac:li!ct al the
nobler feeliugs Q: oar nature to pasa,"n' :"
| prejudice, and to a"aTicc.
SubSeouen: reflection ha7 tended ~ con"
firm and stFeI Z hen the opinions heretofore
expressed in my previous messages, OF the
| imperative Necessity Of mixing this an az
uxsssi~c var. Oar own protection t+IEanii"
is3the quiet Of Engir!a, whose bosom Id
SCARED II! oYeT, snd whose people have been
hsrs. sed, periecutcd anu plundcred. demands
| il. Duty, .pi.rirlisr1. g speedy termination
of this war-4lI appeal. trurnpot-tnnSued, for
an aggressive movement. Happily, VIC have
every reason to believe t!:ia policy has ct
length been innuanrsted. 1t must ho firmly
nursued. plunr The Confederate standard
| upon the soil Of Maryland; and Tns'iuts
| hearts and gallant SPIRITS, animated oy gen
| virb r.
sire to protect the rights and maintain the
! laws and institutions, common alike5to them
| and us. will rally around it by thousands,
| and will raise their oppressed land from the
dust The fire ufpatriotisn! is not extinct In
Maryland-it has only been smothered.-
Lex tic opportunity be presented, and 1t Will
! burst forth into q flame that will illuminate
the land, aud give Joy and glsdness to hearts
| that have becn crushed By { tyrant's power,
indiscriminatcy Used, +, sGhdue men, women
and children.
Let aggression, then, De tue watchword.
| and let Us push the advantage we have gain
! ed, until the North shall he made to leel that
war mas its horrors, and that they have been
made 20 bear their shsre Of them.
Every government, like every human beng,
carries within itself sfic seeds of its nmn dis
soluri n. The old Union has lived cut its
days, has luIhllet Tie measure Of lts glory,
its influence and IFS power. Its dissolution
is iact accomplished and understood. In
| every aspect in which the qucs.I"n can be
Yiewcd, educlt;onally. rcGgIuus!y. socially,
morally and politically, ne are separated from
the Nvrth-finally and forever separated. 1t
is impossible for hul.,an agency to reconstruct
tho natural boIr after dissolution; and IL is
equally impossible for human agency now to
rcrnr.truci the Union, III its present dissolved
and ,iccnmposed condition. Affection, fra
tcrni.y. kind lcelng-every element Of a'!he-
sion is bnpvlesj!y gone The tendriIs Ct hate
encirc!c the heart, and ennlty and lnaicyo-
Isnce have crushed all the nobleT feelings OF
attachment ard brotherhood. Reunion
therefore, upon any Terms, is simpy IN i'm
possibility, ard the idea il not lo be enter
| tainci even Go- n moment.
STATE FORCE rSuGR GkS. FLOYD.
| Shortly after your adjournment, commits
| sion John 3. Floyd majtr general, in pur-
suaaca Of your at. passed May 18th, loo2
and gave authority in numerous persons 10
| raise companies, ata(ioni and regiments for
! service in the S'G::c forces authorized 10 be
raised by sa!j act-ali ~ wrIc;i wrre :.II'
tnorzcd TO 81 rs:scd from the non conscrpts
| he:yec.n The nsus e thrLy:tire ard under
fortv.fi:e, anl uhGsc under tie Age 81! Eighteen
years.
Finding, that tt.u nni: cu'lscripto were mol
disposed to volunteer - promptly ~ had
expected foe TINS sci VIC, and asccrtairf9
that the Northern t:rvHrn,:2,.i !i1d called lOr
m additional force of six i.lndfed Thousand
men, and seein; that large 7s.!t Il she State
was oyerrun BY lie invader, called upon the
militia ri t:.irty- n;aa cuaI.t:.s ~ report to
liuncra, Floyd lu,rlciIis.s iur serT!ce, in the
Stare force and har" st,"'r H,ry could
have responded promptly IL the call, but for
The unwarrantrf and i:,prcpcr interference OF
& Confederate officer and 5000 other PERSONS
who iav. used ye:io,s expe':cntS To produce
dlss.ts lac.ou viii, this Order. Very shortly
after the call COR iii. militl vas issued, and
while the enrolment vas in progress iIajor
General Lprin, issued orders to stop tho
enrichment in Monroe, Giles, rad perhaps
o.l,cr counties 4 Letter addressed 10y Ger.
L1riug to the War Department, dated August
18th, 1862. in which u" admits this interior
ence, will &c found win th: accompanying
documents rs q Confederate officer, he bad
rCthing to 10 with the nun-cnnscripts. They
were no. under his control, FOR subject to
his orders. Tnry were unicr thu order, ii
the Stale, and suhjrc' 70 the orie's cl tie
Executive, Grdir thC laws 81 lie State. His
interference has been essentially rlE4AevuuS
and improper and i':is hal the c'feCr To de-
moraiiziug The militia, and dcfc.tin;;, so far ~
they were concerned, the Objects mch Tho
Stats designed to effect.
An1llcati0ns for the detail o! PR ",r; TN
pluyel lit PROCURING uitre, WHEREVER they have
been Or. scented in the node directed by law,
have been granted. know q no instance in
wlcn such an application has been d"nied.-
80 appl :;ltion ha.. been male FIR details for
urnIal Lorirg's co1nnlis@ary or quar,"Ilnas-
tcr's departments.
directed the several ranger companies to
!spor: forthwith to General Floyd. Many
complaints hnd beer made With regard u the
rangers, mos, of which | regarded ~ un-
founded; hut, under tho circumstances.
deemed it best 10 place them under control Of
cnlnpe.ent officer, whn wouiG direct their
operations,
Ny latest iaforlnato:; irom General Floyd's
command assures NC that he has cOnsdera-
bic force in the field, an,i that ho expected TO
move last week towards the kanawa valley !;
ana nave 10 uounI liz !idS upIe ~. XIV "dS
i'll fine spirits when parted from him, and
manifested bold end nuoi- confidence, that
promised the baEt results. u copy Of my
oruer, issued at Wythev!lic, ard procln.na
ton subsequently issued, accompanies this
communication.
This State force will 10 m honor to the
Commonwealth, if cherished AMI supported as
it should he
In this connection, renew q recommcn1a-
ton. heretofore made, That law lee passed
authorizing me to strike i,o'a tia rolls the
names of such rnii:LIl o!lisers NJ refuse to
obey promptly lhe orders of the executive
The reg SINS in enci, case will 10 most cheer
f:!ly assigned, whes': an. c+llcd upon to take
mch action. This recommendation would
mol DO renewed. il, IN NY judgment, tho No