Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-13
s.1uapay MoRNlse. JANUARY 10, 1859.

VGA6IAl 80 - SpllsC'sNlh pF''J ~
oppcsed to one another va the %,G.t question
Of our War 1f Independence. 'hhe OF toe
TWO Organs of Irish Nationality, The Na'
ton" Of Dublin, is y hearty friend TO TIE
Sanih, refuses assent to the doctrine that ths
cause Of Trelaud's liberation requires cu'
aubjugation, and cautions the IRISH agalos'
eniistnS IN L;ncoln's sTHy. nhhst tn'
other. "ThA freshman" terms u7 reheis- .nc
traitors. engaged II destroying :ee 8ness gov
ernmsrt tna world ever sE~," sua especial:
.farus ths1 Englsnd ia orr friend. sah Tiers
fore every good Iriahmar il roind TO De col
enemy. In fact, this :. lri:hhsG" re;terste:
snd ipsis:a upcu eli the r;g:as7ole b? which
Irish iesderay in Nsw iorE have celIes1
their ooun1Trea and d-:zen chem ny to til;
mouth Of Confeaorsse csaaor, waving g:ses
fsgH and shouting F~ae-a.bai7agh'
TIN" Nss;on." k~nrever, ;s ct present =
Ear the most influential 81 thsae .Tc erss1s
and nothing Is ncro certain than .he. t"e
efforts 70 onli5; ,'.sn in irci21,d' Tr!c; h"7s
lately hsoA uIde ss c~-er:s cf Lincoln, hase
Nts.n 4 signal fa'.n-s. Eher tne5 hse. :Sf
news Of fredericksburg aa.; !hs a1aT SsT12':-
tioa &C Meashsr's Brigade, thc!- f:a! tor LiE,
ooln's ss-Ts.se will .nt ascas higher. In tne
mven!ims it is sg.oc:ble to aat - tnn "Na'
t!cn" the following ws-m and feeling lestsz
fiosa Jim Ms.tin. hir. Martin is known
md respected in I1elsad as one g Sle ahles:
and best Of Ire "I1jsh Extjcs"o f 1S4S. snd
was the companion Of g.. Smith 9'6ri'a IL
captivity. E:s isre: IL hsia i? . O. Sc
much irn5nr:.:cs ,ha, rec Ir:ch American
OF New York, ii furious WEI ~i'uTnai, Iesis
1t necessary. though with a protest N lr-
print it:
R,lasGsar, R,sIKs:os, Ra7. 8, !~G..
To the s'et:or Of H Matian:
Dear S.r-My nam las h=en mentioned in
-Tour papes of las. Saturday IS that Of q Sym-
Dsthisa7 with 1he Southern States. in tho wsr
which "a 81 present raging III AT-c!:a. su
y s-n,yath;aer with ID :,:p,:tn. .in5 S.!ce tsit
fact :: ccv publicly s;araa. . iasiTe. win
Torr siE6 re1i1iSsiUu, - Ay = 80 wHCds
nT ~.Y OF explaining snd s<t:cicg - syrn-
pa:ny.
Both ra-.:.s re aur k;nATs5. nur ;:ierd7,
our bsnefsrters. Ireland has 10 quarrel
With eitnsr. Int is tcurd - both win tAe
strongest ties Of auction ana CO interest
Tho Irish Iaae ha4 contributed largely to the
people .: he Southern es w2;' a Of tiis
Northern Safes; an! ti- l7ist, III America,
IiSc 81! other Americas cit'-c:.. hcTc Sc 'ste
Iart i: this gar With ih- STATES ~ which
they happened 20 b. rc:;dcn!s. The r.nst
hcnored and trustee # cur political eI;ics
gro upca oppos:s~ sides, Mitchell! Il with the
South, Mesghar with ;ho .c7n:th. Williams
and Dohsny bav. Ei;.;! since the |ar broke
out The one a soli;:r oi the South. toe oth.c
leaving his sons IL at;os io7 the Moth
Those nchls Irish hearts. nov coldin Amer
csa graves, surely moth ci thee burned with
the most ;ats aso loyu :o7 Ireland:
Tn short, it is.s war eetTacE Ssts3 ard
populstioos Tho ara I'll allied % us hy ni0aa,
who are al entitlsd &c orr siernal grat!tuds
6y ,ao E,un;acan! charity w:th which they
strove TO feed ouT peopie when ste1viog III
der tina Eosiisk ruio, who haze iii constantly
Afforded Il frisIdly refuge io ncv people when
driven from ihair natirs coGa.-T o. toe
curse cs that -ll2. vho hsvs I'll secHn E::y
for cur suIeT;nSs anis1 a foreign yoke, sad
given %syInpsti, EDd encouragement &c OH
aspirations atto- independence. To = msEe
Icish pstrict, the hcnor and prosperity OF
North ani OF South a1e equally aesc, Via:
\ epsc.acls to- hin-:he North and the
South contendiug sgaiust each other &c tce
.le.diiest CT e~aeu,ies! r. &c feels that his
7oice can hav, No influence over tho combat
-auts, be ns5 we'll ne silent, %hile. like The
O'Dcaoghue. 30 gazes uSoa the scaSric'dal
conflict with streaming eye"
But. though such considerations rs those
hare hirbe1tn withheld -. from any PUBLIC
declaration W. IT, tto right and wrrrg in thin
uuhsppr wal, thsf have 20: prevented me-
from the free EXPRESSION Of my sentiments
among my friends. ard in conversation. and
lsttcrly ] nyvs begun 10 'ioubt ito pvopriety
Of kesp;nz silence ~;l!ilo 5t!EaDnua Efforts sEe
bsing E,.is b. se.str! nsrs.ns 10 represent
ell the true Natiun#iists "f i'oiaui es parti-
sans CT the North. Snh 10 :.ioTe tia; the
hop.s OF our natinul! cause dcponi Upon tho
success Of the North in t?!is war.
It wxs, therefore, g:.h . fcol:S: rfreiie;tEat
{ rasd your article of l.n! Saturday ord ri"
letter nf ycur correspondent wac signs hn:n.
self C. An irisb-Au:sTir.n." At 81! events, ls;
tho truth n known. 81 try. Irish Sgtica-
aiis;s ere nor psrtiss.,s of taa '!orth n tSis
ga:. d. at he,.eve thu. u majority oi
item eie yarsizSaa OF TIE &,iIh. Certainly:
I am not. j ;eSiS. ard GC3" :iist saf fTor:n
faRy never aacersd i;'its ATTEMPT III oaiJii
eate tie 01wia. syGar.taIs" ~ :.h NJ Whole
tsa.. with tbs people ~ i'la s.ntH :!sTnnI!,iG
sheic homes ard liberty again: :ra lnvst: Dg
srmieS 81 ti!nss whn w:ro lately tEc.c Isi!o~-
citizens, 80 ~num theJ' ha's Gons !f |Tnag.
ani nfThr5n ihsy ::rsir2 ~::7:a'a% Ia. ia ~
al!oHsa to 3.i,5.t - ?2.ce !:"u: :tIc ;%.n!it'n'
psrtnrrah;p ,sa;ci. i;,-r i;a;is". H~bs'sting
iosti;e t~1vasiG!:. Est',ne /" $50 Themselves
fron q yn&s v:s conGGcI":. rhe p-Gf'e 81 sas
South ncs defending 8 i':si sEi nniy cause,
au1 they ara aefeniir" :S.in=s .~reraaaca3
odds, with such g~aii:n:,y :, endurance: dc"cted
catr:c,isu. heroic virtues: Us hsv@ 7.Tsr f,een
surpassed IA tie w.:!r misery vi wars ofln.
depesaance. a mo;s 7ohi. nt"cle Eai there
20 take :ts place cr,o7z lie ~aeti2rs. and.
~sp,jnsins 20 zrms IL &e:rnc. of It's rights,
ne 1t ynco I'll asented fsfGre Iha world a ns-
siSaai s7ra- 90 good ana fcict!n:! !hRt tn
2roides: o; empires u,igE: ec.'il-te it. In
craftsmanship aaa l~ci.:taCy gs3!2s, IN The oour-
age and disci?iins thst make an iar irforins-
:,ToF nnu.t.s:s and oferDs. ii tho ioyctsiness
= til" wr;acn. in taa Lofty ae!T!t Of national
Io01r fh:: ani;.-tes : unanimous po2uia-
,;au. the SGlrn DrSyscasas :ieir:cs5 that eatitls
&c. 20 .ke viciery. Hl' 10 victc:v IS not
always ;" tie righteous cAy=-. no: 90 the
t.s! aai hraveas. Il Ray ra nat lbs greatly
superior RESOURCES ~ it,s Northern :ates viii
esal.c them IN sin.s to aEteruliHs:s The aeien-
dscs attRe South, All 20 suejasste Ihe coun-
try. i r-.,e no!. But gicto:s 1T TauTaisGed,
lly syE.r.;hies are vaclly Nth The people
oI the South.
! enc that ] ns.e ENLARGED so mech ;E ,he
uc:e expression OF my individual feelings cor-
Ierning the YAK between North a2d South.
that I must not stteurt iu tais le:;er TO a-srE
the question between :s:tr. Tor tc discuss tn:
Bearings of the war upon onr irish national
policy. Indeed, it may suffice TO say: tia: