Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21
From the New York Times
THE RIACk FLAG IS. EEY7ER
FEELING.

4 "'E ~
FEELING.
\ few weeks ago, when the President
emancipation proclamation was first promul,
gated, the rebel Congress was profoundly agl
tatcd. Violent phiIippics were hurled against
The people of the North-threats Of an cXter.
minating war were freely INDUCED in-and
the usual alarming apparirion "G a "Liack
llag," with deaths head aud crosS-hones
painted III shastly white up"I, it. lllslerl be-
fore our faces. Who Of all the loyal millions
nj The loyal States wnhId 'u. spared if the
Sunth, Justly intaIucd ~ the l'reSident's
cdict, shonld declare a war of DETERMINATION
against us, and henceforth give no quarter"
The Virginia Legislature, then in session, SYM
pathized with tins frenzy, and forthwith pre-.
pared to utter 4 decree that no person in that
State should be held to have committed d
crime who might Kill soldier or cilrarr en-,
saEra in carrying out the Presid :nL'a prnrln-
nation.
We have not watched the further action OF
the Conlrdcratts very closely on this exciting
ann Z. cxasl,eraling" subject, because we have
lacked the Richmond PAPERS, in which Con.
tederate history is written. We know, now.
ever, that the Richmond Wing" in publish
ing what we nave recited, promised the v orld
the Immediate inauguration Of a war Of un-
~speakable horrors, i for, Said the "Whis,'
after the PRONUNCIATION Of the Presidents
policy, the Contedcrates can hold lu Terms
with the North"
So much fnr the first intimations Of what
the Rebels pouM 10 on ACCOUNT OF the Enan-
crpat;on edi:i. The record Of what they lace
tone since thu Proclamation WAS known
among them, Is in astounding contrast with
their iloody programme.
FIRST, We lind The rebel government rXhih-
itlng extraordinary industry and unilnpcaah-
able Suavl,y III the paI"llng and Irtm'ning OF
Union prisoners III heir hands. Many who
have ~Sutftr,d for six months III h~phym,ns. ate
finding liberty al iasl.
Second, Cnlunei Wood, keeper # C:p;tcl
prison 1T Washington: whu wa4 al Richmond
a few days ago, ellcctlng exchanges t y: is"Ir-
err, was taken with respectful crro'n""y "n
n tour of inspection through a Richmond
prison-louse, and his complimentary coni-
ments on IT'S condition made public, with
manifest pride and compIacency. On the
9Th inst, when Gen. Buell's army, march
ing out of Louisville in pursuit Of Bragg.
came ND, near Salt River, with a portion Of
the enemy, the rebel officer gravely sent in a
fag Of truce, asking suspension of hostlIi-
tics until they should hear the result OF the
mission Of the Peace Commissioners, whom
the Confederate Government was about to
send ia Washington !" Last week, when
Gen. Eegie,, at Nashville, applied to the gner-
rilla chief at GalIatin, for a safe conduct
through his lines Of over two hundred sick
and wounded prisoners that he was DESTROYS
of sending North, the rebel officer not only
granted The request promptly, but sent for
ward a party of his own men ahead OF The
Union train, To have bread baked for them
each day in advance!
All thrs. events have occurred since the
uLlack ti4g'i was threatened. Weare hearth
" glad to record them. We do not impute
them To any motive derogatnry to Southern
courage ~ chivaIIy. On the contrary, we
nref., to attribute them to the redeelning vir-
tues OF good feeling and humanity which are
Al the bottom Of the hearts, we hope, of all
American people. They arc evidences, VIC
of the subsistence OF passion IN the
which not even The Presidents Pr"cla-
nation can reinf .ms. May we not hope
thyt if IN a Stale of war such amenities can
exist a restored Uni"n is not impossible,
even with slavery persisted, as it ought to
perish. in every land Of light and nominal free
,iun,