Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-25
Fran n. Baltimore American. March I3.l

From n. Baltimore irueTicau. March 1al
T1g WI OPINION rF THE giR.
P, ,rc pr-iGai OF The AREA sc ara ;,!srsi
in utss,ssion of our L.2n1na. files OF ~: lGt
;nst. We m"ke extracts 81 tt'u mos! T-''1'.
neuL lcr:ci prcStn.cd.
TERRIFIC BLAST FROM rms LoSp"i T:N>2-7EE
WAR MUST &c EEDEi.
"j;;s war ulsi be art:!pd somehos'
liz. world has bcsn waiting 10 he5r iii;sc
cords |! nas bauIi OIL; i. Question 0: ,.2a.
Tas present moment is, prrnsps, rattle! 81. tt
,haa anr one expected. OGt a'rced!y Sc '-:.:i
iGa expected phrase, hnrCr N tdrili2n:i':
whispers across Tho Atlantic. IL hai ;}'i"h
Iir.ii in Wall street, il stitI gent; ii: IL ca
die, and It IL swa;titd III ilornryrrlih!o rag.
r.. oac yer 'isres 70 oHn II crru';. iL*t'i1n'
sands OF %vu!turrs WhO ara !i:!cs upon lh:;'
n:cT would scrcsm horribly, and attack "''h
b.aks and claaS any ohu nho afiol,c, ~tth"h'
81, ala,s puWe,, ia!cllesc VII! Their hl14uct;
bl, Still tho phra Il is heard. AID II ~ .rG"i':;:
into la.:e pc:cat vGjr'--"lr some way ~
other ,ilis war lius. ~ %ssLtigi."
Wat . wh:ls; Wait juII timely days, ei'd
,;e rebellion "i!i b. crushed" Is gil! III CT;
q, il i:... Lru:i icr .i!-ics ninety day., tH> q:
NJ trc contractors, he GJye,nErct 'iiiciah',
tia f~,r.ti:s. and al oi:O tumj ;'aT@I or tr@hI
or di ,;incti,i. IN n civil VA. The merchants
ard u.:.kcr.i ard trading c!.sfa, h.v" "aI.el,
and what do they ssof TEey Sc tie AiaHtic
c:.;.s wi.her!ng from hCur to hcH'; th+y see
luo ssrefull,e, rmpty, tin larger d"e!!ES
houses nn:aaar,td, property viluslesF, and
dying. Tacy see = wastc!ul s.ia c2tinpt
expenditure 81 hall a million sterling eSeiy
~, qr,! ra results t1crp. 81 caI''ai".:n ;'"':s
,,w 4rds %nitiDitci Insolvency a:d S"::fH' sun.
Sill ,h.c are iul,i -. wuit arG:!i+r fiTriy +:y',
ard all will Us r'"I. i.maT be vc'' i"i ;,'''rH
smart individuals, "l,u hy nat ';p' ~! ."'F"
gathered al! they cnn hope tc cai", f:a"" -" =
iz.d their p!urder, and loaStd'i! where F,>te
uaoe. is nrl q legal tender. BIT sill! il &c "e'l
si,h he o~acrs Of house property III The L'st,
who arc nov Lifting their Stores reut>iitc ~
any one who will pay the rates viii 1t DO
al! eith the poor and thrifty producers o! TIE
West, YE.o are ]conden,ned b. tbs teru:s CT
Inc Classification to TIC ,ax2l III Il ru.Io
p;ul~ruonsi 10 population, ANA mol 10
property VIII it bs yell with tie
holders Of STATE bonds. which were hitherto
holding = lcspect'ec pnSIIinn As securities. AK
aus. EoS tn ,vrrlhid b. IT, u;cu1ta!l o. ~
debt? VIII i. be veil, Other, with ihc
holders If the Federal State securities sEi lie
pc, Session ii pspcr money, who VIII lfok
in vain for some sources whence their
cI.:m, ney be LIE; and VII aTaho TO the raj
,ty thar their property Is fut = Ge!ua'1n sn" :
..raam This is all That lhro who wait vii!
ever sar. This very jig nhd rH;ltati"n ~ilcE
the .successes," Of the Inst iew greks have
caused in the N3rth shaw how little he pro.
motors Of this war ,esi!y expect thst s5.a'r;e
conquest! which ihey promise. Tie capture
of 81 eaT;hEnrk or the Tcrur:c"c r.scr. r7:E
b. ioilcwe,: by Inc capture o: the stru!."7
Tort uPgn :he r.%er CoHstH''t!"",
~ nuiy ono ci Lie nrst Of a i1I;G series Vi t!i-
ilarY opcfationa Tor i cam4aiGt III hel;ick.
and Tennessee. If the .~avsicri should "ol.in
tbs success, liz Use will Only bu to cH,!!: .'ie1u
10 ICED tue army which has advanced ;ar@ush
Kentucky ard to keep it in vcrkisg t''i.r ;3T
CT y tAc,trr 800 miles d.. tc;t IroIn
tie oppcs!ng nImias on the Pcica:ac. A. :esr
o! .ncc3ssea would unly eve ihaT .n;:l!ary pts-
So ,,,u, al tw., Sts!ss wh'c!, IcT.. n"srr sT.yaS
:He mcS.t z.a;"is III the S.u ha'.I c.stsr. As
t, lie dtSGuats UPON the r,as!. tiiHv ar an
poTanc@s rather tnan w,:!l.da. ley gro but
TX. ito burning d.T!a Tni,h tbs Sp.liard
Airusrs into The tanks Of q sluggish bail 10
stinl niur from his defensive posture. Il han.
d:oisuGb ~:ic.a:i1i aud sucF, i,:raja Rs these
tell nothing tGGarda tue corqGaS. q! q coun-
t.y hall "a large az Europe, il tia: country be
really .,rGas. in it, dcIcn:c. Ties 'utt>
cru States before itpy ievcltcd rnnsE llayp eH-
oectslI ali THIS, and rau!h m1re. We hire a..
v:e.s IT, Eurcpg s:Vtn t!:e Norm credit "
frat succc.sta very greatly auPeriar Co irnc,
a:,i have welcomed that their Teal difficulties
Tuu;d onlT Commence wirrE they had ms
tered the great strategic poiois Throughout
the South. At tho rate at Which .ne war i.
now Proceeding it will thkr. hot ninety dav:,
bat ninety gears 10 "crush !his r,beil:nn,"
and tho rrs,cciiTe grAndsor$, Of Genera Nc
C!ellan ard G~a. ii..urcsnra mays; las! & git
oui the baltic Iyr .Msn,s%as.
.'WGIl street" b-2!.- 10 see ,il this F.o.a
L .a3 worti a costly experiment -
ira. rich Soulhern business, ana N&w
Y3ik Will Ie lard put 10 it ciSiler 10 "in !!
or 10 d. without: It. Bit.h9 capitalists
haze now come To toe conclusion th,t ,l:s
;.au,e is up arl tl,a: tho experience.
IS ~p.ssin. out Of their bands. TIC
Suggestion 10 rG;s: *l50.0C0.01o yearly, rs
Iir"c! taxation, A"es EUt dcHt:va them. They
knee very well lhAt, even i: the sovereign
p.opie would submit To endure Il taxation ~
h:asy :na' O! Ensiard, America c3uld not con:
t%inucu,iy raise fnGfe Than Gl0, 0C0. 900 sterling
The rough calculation les slwsJs
that ID capacity of :2x:;:"E be rraiG;
between inc two countries IS that .tIar';,
can dollars ere equal 70 English pourJs
If We raiuc $50 Coz. 000, exclusive
Of our customs, h,neric, !rih,biy Gould, i
stie pleased. rats: $40, 000, COO or Flo, QUO, QQV.
Such i I,,-slbia revenue. -ven If il were noI
upon The wi!d .uIptobah;l;iy that 'hs
" tsteri States will c"!sent 10 pay any su.h
wnIId be a very poor ~.-cuiitg H.: bali
IL" debt %n!ch hss already accrued. In THIS
state Gf things the ccmnIsGcial ad.ge, the
ir:i i,as is tEu best ctrnss into play, .na
.bc ;api,aiisls.o oil New York ore rev watching
i"g tie first opfo'iuai:y Gign it mag be SAFE
To say nl'snly, "lb:e saf must Is aa.t!ed
:In!ehn~.'
Tho 'fr=, ints' X i..d-ei Cpl ~encusL--
are all the profits CT Ills Sonchcrn ssen-
gone. The c"fle:s Gle u dfd!n'd b d
!isastlGI; loan Of iUafy millions. iia?IG
suspcried specie pm! Incnts, O: c6IIsr trey
Z .t,riot borrow aEy nioliey from abroad, ana
they have \ Government so lechi,a=lV ai,tI!.
paper mcney that tAe'e Is TO hcpo
j! kcrping up for any leEgib OF lime tie 'l%';l'
that it is cf value. S@ll Tiers Tou':i ha
some hCpe if rheJ con!d stop "hsTe they now
Arc. Peace might restors 10 ih'M acme :TaHe
Ella lHlg with tie Suu,h, and while the ra%>7
indoient SoutherGtrs have wealth., ihs T,isTp
may sl~hys hope That be ill 2s
seine Of ii. How the lrigh,fri current sSPe
csn Go stopped, or how tha @ar Can bu
settled, it is, perhaps, I!eInstrre 10 speculate.
,D We ycnIuls 10 ,:a'culatn that tie power +
!! capital is Immediately felt as decisive N
such a question. America has such iuiperisb- !
4rla advantages i'll her great untrcksn Whistles
81 fertile soil that 10 nero 3. neal difficulties .
'sa %strangl. her. She pay borroT and re-
over and a7rr again, and Iuin every
c. .!!s!!st she has, ana get r!.r asGin ani
But Fl such & critrs 2; tits ,ha int:
este CT mCneytd iuea arc likely To- Dc OF great
:nnnaDcu Upon v:GGt;. He aru much m;si1-
fnr.nnct IL I'm n-:nInn Il liz nntnIrnrc:nl kal-