Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-08
SPiRIT OF The UONEEDkaATE PRESS

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SPiRIF 0F The UOnFEDkaaTE PRESS
From the Atar:s EArunIc.e Hnd 5cntHe.
Ocx Gsr4r OysokTuslrr.- We aso rom np
On what be called strictly - Wa f'o!ins."-
TIE patriotism aid sci-dsnia. of .ho ptnp'3.
Ina energy oi ;h5 GoveEnment, Sound s,&!ss-
n1ansh'p, ara jrti1!aus ti:..b':i,i :aoasufse,
psvs c ,2bired TO give us strength and po-
eit.cc rhsi we awe IL vor D. ,ysd b.iJcs--
We Sow stand VI IN b sis that VIII e1.bie
% 10 cary on waS intellectually -c'i ~';Gnu:
ip.prsins Cd :Gcrs 100 ui.tr$..a III, ,Ls saGu!.
dJsa Of ito people.
We are BsSuIc:. C! 81 abundance Of f1' d.
II he hvaveaG Tit srj:lo lrcl!lvusiy. TIE
G2Ysrnment Will bs provided with Supplies
f,r tho AMY by the Ieceipt OF an iuusrsc
atnouat cf produce paid in ia taxes. We acc
rsscuad irup me slough Of redundant cur,
rency by tho retiring OF i.!ge amoGEt of
no.ea outstanding, aod tue tax TO b, paid lii
| ,aonsy will psy toe inteseet eE the public deb:
AMI al! tae other ordinary expenses Of tha
Government. We have, then, by the solu-
| ton Of thuHe important flsnc,ai prc6i=ms
| which The straits iDpUssd by war have forced
upon us---dI1eln!sGad our expsnsrs, curtsitSd
cur intebt. daess, provided the nieAnA Of pur
chase, cbesprnsd Two hope} The price of the
pecesssries If life restored confidence in the
currency, exercised the fell demon CT slA,ys-
tian, aud maize cur accommodating supplies Of
pru sislons available for the uss Of the army
And the secrs: Of This soccess % tho practical
acknowledgement If { osn great fundamental
principles which history aid all past expert
feuces have made pktrrt, rauiely, ttaI ss1es
runcy; :hst dePr-ci,ti,n If cur sa.cy 10 csussi
b; lis excoss; and thst tho rs:s Of dsprecis
:,on Ii Usually prcporsieRats to he sm.un:
of tie sInsss IL IT'S !ssce.
Having thus creatsd end strengthened the
s:.eWa vi war, IUthi;g remains but to s;f,as
vigorously anu 1pp2riuneiy; aid THIS, We
conceive, is the duty of tie G5vernnIsnt B.
tho present time-ihe moro so, because our
snSmy WIS., rLv.r mrrs vulnerable rs now
Il is true, LA. LIS b:a Ge7sr, Ill Lbs history
of tho Campaign, manifested llcrs boltGess or
ohnrgy ~ purpoGs th.n b. hxs dnns the padt
week ltraush1a, t.:a oI;;rp fi3!d cf mig SJu.h
w:s.c,n opsr.t:ons: but lis Efforts are iind
the tremendous. bl>rs of the puglliit. "s..!k-
tlE Wl.I" tn AIS last rcuud. Baked and
lid, b. rerplexed, by tho COMPUTATIONS
.hsG e,;s,uuud hlln ST hGrne, jn iiIc lamp, ALL
s: tho !hes II Of war, 40 fal nu.:, ny his uTH
can 'eae;ons, gati:3., W h!a taaws idr ore
desperate rtteiopt - rat'lese tho lostsos 81
n. past ard wDrG ous ueW III .tsrtsi VIII
which to Prop tho failing nnpos ci his dla6p-
painted nluioI,s. Ii he fsi', she whnlo fshr,c
:sis wiki q crab. Aud II he Eunc=ed ever
sc well r;s v.c,n:ies aud advantages v.:! &c
Suddenly cut stcrt ty !hr .aTsat If simmer
n ,tu apfS ,,f t,Jn a.
iIy, AMI low water iu tbo str.a::.S nov naTi-
gabic. evel though irn&r-aS # Thousand s Gf
vo!ulp,ars we've ;hen to ride in upon the top
wave cf eucCsas TO Ell up TO ranks iep!eted
Ey the rAp;riIg rofTa OF enlistment. But Ti
d. mol assume J ouch poasbiH contingency.
": expo. sGrn to te.: th.t the eEeiuS,
which hss - successfully 2snetrate3 lie
heart of cur ccrn!rY, has been punished for
tis .sraerity Tia: he will FLUID Ill lines OF 20
neat ua"Er.c;:Gly cnt eff; srd tbsi ths for
tits bottoms ~ tie Mia..ssp;i RiH prvss .
trsp fron. vhich Ia ~; asTor ri $50 81.
We wsro fo-swarIed Of thesa uili!lEr
movements that ats nov 50 sssisuSiy eng: glcg
puoio st,e:.;on, and II We wsrs no: .9iesrm-
ed, ne ought to have hctn. We expected
End predicted just such ac.iTo military move
u.al. So IRE DUw bsusl ifi1g, 70 cccuT il the
short interim tetwcsn this ana July; but
vs. know tos. s aefoMs.vs poicy JEust necos-
sarly DC adopted by tie Nortt for some
,,ortas tkere,lte,. Wa know rlat n very
iare. hsdy Of troopa sfs to ID fp1p freed
fso.:; anty; that their plscoa. Il Ail.d at al,
Ine3; b f''ed by conercipslon. {. Uh.oh ;hers
is strong opposi:,en; ihs. ss.e oa!iscripts
lautt be drilled for Como n,tntt. btiure they
can Us brought into he hsld. US knuw thai
t..s Federal GoysrEmsut is disteaI:od by dts
ssns;nna st home ens -nyatiAsd by the move
lluuss IF the Oonf.ders.s Gsneraia; sss. it
- diaisartened By multiplied failures aud do
fats, and fostfui Of moro tsrrltio cplsm:tiey
yss io coor; that II is opP-sss;a by its hpau-
cal difficulties, end fasrfll VI ic.e;gu colnpli-
cs;iops For the fist time zinc, tho war be-
gan. it - wiling TO admit that lno,a than
I;1sty days are necessity 60 crush the rebel.
liza. Its situst.on is not happy.
We have ssid that We have passed our
own crisis; tha. Of The North Is to cou.c.
Sue1os, that The Fede:.ls resnlvo still, IL
Sustain the Governmen, Suppose, also,
thrt .be sdaLnion alton adhere to its pu. pnso
to adopt strrts;;i. policy until tie autumn
a &c SO :csrofo.e TO DO Idle: Arc we to wait
patiently until his alraies sro full, bis enc
Jules at tcmo ;rc9srIto 81 hiI feet, and his
power everywhsss coasoidstsd We trow
nnr. IL i! not altogether with the enemy to
say whether or noi gTr.t battles are to be
tough: this summer, or where or how Now
Id our great opportunity. We should strike
vigorously while tho enemy is yet s.agger.
lug under oft deposited An,i eff.otivo blowp,
nor des'st ffu1n our assault as long So DO oe-
cupiss any portion Of ou;' territory. We can
thus shorten the WAY and hasten the day of
our dsbySrance, hu: IF We permit him to re-
cuperste his wasted strength and multiply
mis- as ourcss, W. know not how long tia va,
my pc prctrectel.
. The w.ll informed g. -" Richmond cor
respondent Of tbs Knoxville Register" in
his last Letter, thus comments on the hi!
(Which WAS lus:) IL. tuc CONSUMPTION Of for
eghers:
The CosacneroS OF FoAtleasHs.-This
proposition of your Immediate Representative
has bsen defeated Ii tho Senate. It seems