Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-17

,;,o-s North Western Qonio1sracy---and
.,., 10 tsi,sy days' rAis To- still tho cry.
.sar5f tom tt.li'ax, and q distinguished
cu,..n'' u, sYme Nosth Western StSte, are
,.s.aasiaie this ,ime and crowds OF esger
mel have b:en sWslin~i iag snd 'digesting tho
eaadroas Intelligence for tw" days, filing
,.sir bellies S:th lhs &ssl wiaI,
Tho ,t::l ,hst-msy he produced upon our
sMy BY ..sO rumors ia seriously to bo np-
,,s-e,y'sd' oar soldiers msy think their
r5,k IS dins SOD they might as well be st
pau- with their -ismihcs. One might even
SUSPECT eur e1semsss OF i'romulgsting such
s:orirs for ,he vesy pnrpoaa oflnlling to alesp
,ss Ccafador.ts Governtnsls and people, and
,suorsllz,ng the ConfedssIsA troops st she
a rrmsh, y hen III ft.stst iss -, 3
red .tf;1t Of eli The wax ia about to 5e
.,s lor oar utter conquest. SappesiEg it
b- all t,us, 10; Us ,See whs, it amounts
Tie thing "hlch ws, have demanded OF
icsssn i,anans, ami which We have right
;y.isn sths recognition Of our existence
~, psuirnt Power. If Franc ha in
".. odl} s"us, this is the frat thing shs
=. Ii The Emperor caI,nut "inediate"
cu,. !, tt:.s Without this, he canno. nd.
...-; i,f..s,,; IT, us d; all Tor he does not know
:. III b. even ..uo THAI be nov proposes t."
- >n.e. States, i:hs cniy power DO reeog
20 u,, lbs con,ihehi.)te nsko an GrmiStice
.s-ssiiDn OF hvssliiiies. for givea time
,Aa tnd l-rd. his proposal is Addressed
.,e. 20 ,ts United States, and we hsys no
,Acs,a ~. il H,e are ready, and have al
,sr. Dvt ally all arinlsiice, but g peace !;
III. n,ei States Government, fron &hst-
s,e, i.u,I.o- cuurssi frV;u zbr,at .r their
an ,EL.u-t,cn si.i disappointment should,
:. ,-rA ;, ',,;ri.tiea, aud trithLruic their troops,
20 val. !.o l,s:1is:lan FROM F,aucs. but
:"url t:s sAlas day. Nobody believes
'.- i''y ~,'i 30 .iie.
IA. .up."s se hey si.oud yisld to this sup
;.r. saunssl "f the Emperor, .lij pro-
rs-. .r,ntsttce Tor six months, on g.
c ."A; theS Arc III the mesnt!n
,,.u,: .hs sruu..d now within their llu..a
drs- q: so!i-coYe.lug the greater pars
u .'",Saee, governing y parl Of Vir-
r.. ,.s.eeeiNg Ticlbbcrg, crushing LOU
.r.O.. -,Ilsuhing Pensacola ana lying in
,.-". "a: Foi, Pulaski snd Fortrs ssa Mon
,n, .'" wyaid a:,se tho question, what
30" sa.u by ibis. Ii is net in
-: .v'e L. ,.ssjudse tnat question; its
DC "nl lest W,rh the proper adthori.
10. m SIS we'll 70 understand iiat ii
Ia; : &c any afniatics 1T all, l.islatttr
t. 'r:i. Tney Will havo to consider how
COR 5 10 bo kept together and paid
d.: < months Of ihsction, while the
sa.M, II =; ti,es over our coun;ry y, and his
ga', .'iris q up all our siSers. At the mo
@'-.' Ns have every reasor to bslie7s
;o.. !:s ssAdus Yankee States are tecom-,
u! .>h-u"t.J, divided, haunted by the ter
~. m'a,Dent anarchy, disruption and
La"l,,. :. hall 80 give them nix months
tt,.>,n. .I;,e 70 rest on their present bssss
Of v:>'..''". and to gather their strength
iora.s' ~i.paign? Time, it may be said
Na :. ;2u,. Iss, long as The. enemy
rat,.os nr wsr and makes no progress In
Ptr"'i~ 80 b's efforts. Every day Iost by
al m"." ,;my ill fruitless marches and
ta'isi s>ss'sts ,s day gained for us, who
.ro u =, rI.hsi,e. But, during The pro-
ps.d l.: Gag o; insc;ion, it is to 10 feared
sd'' ii: ...:!. gain more than va should.
Asl;u.I; "'sseuri, Maryland and pat of
f"s'".,. iv'.,-a=s, Mississippi and Louisiana
"coi4 tt w.oLy within thei. power; and
c''Tvr;! Il. 't''sus aud violence wBuld have
ir': =. i. .grH. Time would be running
.5'ust uj '."t against saIf foes
H.~.Tet. '"ay he suggested That Frxncs
'a.y ..ea" sG'.sthirg more than mers az
"|s'ic. 'or ue:olist;on; that sho hs3 some
ss=eh' ta-'s - settlement to propose and to
"fe" ap,, -. nelligerents. 1t ia possible.
Ia TIA; .ss, t'D"ce would offer to bargain
VIII =. '"' .cean recognition of oue 10
d'iendsn.s. '.,'shs terms OF giving up certain
po'iors OF ihn s;;stss forming ths Oonteders-
'l' snd 'uaSln Some kiud of engagement
ta:srnu: "uf .io,nlslic Institutions, which
4ighl .on:,sai. IL. canting and ssiYelitDg
'ra''c ci,"p Il Europe. Neither ono
"'r Ia; utn.f ttese things has CUR Gov
''n"eni ,lsut /" do. No proposal of such
sk'EL tas " tie right to enteftsin. Tho
lsso'laiion "ouli necessarily break down,
'A4, :: the ead VI six months, fighting you'd
'rs'' aga!n, n rhs Yankees still had s.odach
"'G. Oa. .r,ny, We believe, would raihor
~'as one Oh Q: I
'in~.Io possible, indeed, to bslieye that
a'' FfsncL r;:Yperor meant in this case to
p''p'sa the DUPLICATION Of MIA own leading
p'"sal psinclpio hy which he stands snd
'e'sus--that ssery Community has right to
''''''e It's osn Government and if be ahould
Op'a 'h's p'mcir'e, propose Us the basis Of
''"eal:nt tho; tiis burdar States should be
."OSsl to Ya,o BY uuiy,r,al suffrage, esch
'' R's:l, a"i iresJ tre tho presence oi
n''i's ir"n any oshar. Stato-xhtih=r it
' saatfs 10 tns Oonledorscy OF to the
u"so Statse; IN, ii--.whsn the Washington
1"sfpusht should have refused the tsrms--
g, 'l04d "7 prepared TO recognize the Con
s1'''cS and sweep awsy tho blockade, then
~ 'uio' indeed: attach soma Importance to
' ~ 'uuorsi mediation, .Socu we shall
Nv '' what it all signifies. 10 the mesntirne,
pah warrants Us to reposs fnll couf
' IN orr President. Ii Le is we'll as
IN. "st be has pscpie around hiu. united
,ppo't OF the Government, and IN srmy
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