Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-22
raY rocsIH.
BY TYLER d ALLEGRE,

Cas good lesson msy be learned from late
events; aud especially from the manner in
puich that Yankee raid through North Ala,
tsir. into Georgia. was met and ended. The
li.saa is, that old men, boys, and even girls
u.y .nd osu, b. li:tls timely preparation
b srsbici 10 resist, cspture or destroy ,
l-'giti.d :'f ncuatsd brissnds making what
tasg call !. raid"-;hss is riding through an
Unprotected, t.ioly-psopled country, where
iasy exgecs 81 meet no resistance, destroying
So: :.a.iiDg ss tboy 60. Sixteen hundred
l..Lss horas0sl ~a'e held ia check aut
fsosned out oi theis Senses by the sudden
g..hszins Of she peacesble folk in the countia;
,a;ovga which they passed. haTsssing theil
MACH nsnspins tseis front and gathering in
thcir :ssi, uEtil as last ths farmers and the
vomsn of F:o5d cnunty closed than up
t.s,st ;tsir fssssgs, sud hsndsa them oTs,
10 F3Trrai's hs.5fa! OF cavalry Nctnms
,i,;.:., lbs Yankee fo:ager iiks suy force col.
}scios III tasir rear: snd the truth is, thsy
20 10 aatf.;ant;y st home on horseback, moi
t:aa::;?L.lT conadsn: In their own ts7dihood
,,ca!:y ttsir ns.sudine operations very fa'
w..:-l .1.y ka7s ressra to expect resistance
tt-H.
ae:e,i:si ga InsT lock out fos these villa,
r.l. ,,uG,ss:as expeditions in ell dir ctions;
-; e: .ciT SaY to prevent thon entirely
.,s .;Gs; ca;:;: AZ j divisions cannot he every
,-i.'5li, lvca' ssnizstion for local dsience,
.2a !ac a'-ogars:icn with noighboring dis-
:5i-i5, :. 'ssa ii necessity. Every town and
-, Lend 81 ga. urcn signals which are
:: s~ou,s IA surrounding countr5. This
- {. ,!2-- fc1 tbs unsi;a:s ne;shbaE tood
- Ing concerted chime upon Ohurch-
Isl - /. ~iasr cir;ui: nJ 6rss to bs lighted
NJ -.ia:acss Hhlch sre fsr visible, or by
cJ4;;ora i"S unsm swift horses sh ould always
be k,.t ,a.dg. Th7 alarm cauld re spread
!, in'i WY :.asa county to county and
sle:s such aisr1!s ara expected, 80 that the
pee2l. are not surprised in their beds, or IN
tAci. wor kshops; cad where souao pains have
:,sa ;.keu 10 heve Iihsh snd ammunition
.-aiy for tll @ho Gao haudle them, and To-
"a. 'l.Gff2 urpv!i.teG WHOM. Ill = Ill III plicitiy
ot.y, he csn 10 ;vn donbt tha, the lsuee en-
,?asss esah County c..uid he rapidly ,nEmed
eD .meigoscy ami positions TAKEN TO receive
tn o,ndnt; 81 h"tIg SIS they deserve.
II. -. : ;h;u aad scattered character OF
80 population 1" many regions, now still
-.o'* :ainrsd o1s by lilo ehsencs of the choice
li;'.is ?7usa in the hald, renders this Up
Is;Gs en- masse. to tLs sound of tocsia bell
t' me warning CT bsscoo, moro difficult
;n,o IL tas aeFs dsnssly peopled countries of
Eu'ans, rss:e, IN rrouoled times, this has al
s;Ts o:en The customary rssouics but still
tbs; tbs in'1E nlsy bs tlons, even with al
n.' =" s:H,r:ns ar ,reps1stiah. lie svi1sncs1
3? iss axs!npI Ia 81 Floyd caunty aad the bravo
ps1s nj K ,u.!. Ski! ,noie sff.ctualy ccnId
th3 k:l1 Of resistance bs provided for. If
.ae:o we're soma previous prep :ra:!c1 ezd
:;liaius in r,h--;aooting; if raids were
eIi2c'ea eye;y dsy and every night ;
sat II watchers were kept .. points
oa :elH''s roads - gre concerted
fs2-: Ne i.ara fton NO nswsps-
pas Let u..ny towns and counties
'ecc1gaoat 81 ,ts Uoa:adsrsc7 are arssdy be-
s:i7:inx thsm:s!vro; they ought TO receive
:ss 8: of ;be G5Tsrnnsa:, ia arms sad su-
-l1ai:!oH. .aere needed; and We venture to
lrs5.: tast j; ons or ;wo parties of the bri-
gs2j; b get cai sur1cuIdsd aud nsptured,
9: Fh,! wVu'd Be f.s botsss.) exts nilstsd,
~. Etstn ana uuspsIing vengeance, those
7s5sieai enemies would be much more shy
t;snSir '5r.ii:.at cavalry dsahss" The frat
pa, Of : TOM ball in tbs distance, tn hfat
zee lash &; beacon Are shooting up by
@Ss:, you'd FAKE them under tsnd that
;iaT '"eE, riding not into e couuty Of pescs
~ n'rcisis sll asleep, but into an snbIs
e75s d wsks.ul sad vengefai mon. IL is .
AL oi entertainment Yankees do uot rel
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