Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-24

y.ntas so,disss, and We suspect That o pronl'-
,a,e and favorito candidate for Editor-m-
nbief of all government literature VIII 20
a.nersl Roseoranz. That chieftain Is ior Inc
,rassnt in command of all army in Tennessee;
but he probably iorssees that he will not DO
long in that position, and hastens to send for
ward specimen Of government composition
which cannot fail to gain for hia pfstsnsiohs
. yery favorable consideration. This effort
il the form of An address &c the General AS
sembly of Ohio In response to vol" Ct
thanks. Hs boldly strlkeH into tbs very
tone and style which are nssdsd. Aa thus
aThis ia, indssd. wsr for the maiotsnan 20
Of the Constitution snd the la"s-nsy' '"r
national existence-sgsiDst those wbo hHvs
despisea oar honest friendship, deesivea our
lust hopes and driven us to defend orf copn-
inv ard our homes Thia l. the ~o.: oi
writing for tie soldier. It ia desirable that
he should believe, while his dosolEsing tn"
homes Of Virgins and Toanesses,, tast hc Is
simply defending his own hearth, ard .bs'
be 10 showing to the Vngiuians sHd f'anssr
ssssns true friendship, "hcrest friendship
blessings on hiB hcnsst asar!'
a Yankee private, fighting for tho h'shs'
nay ever ciyaa t,nrpa in this world, ~ii'
also rise in bis cwn atlf-tsieem, when j."
,,,d, n sentence Ike Ibis touching one BY tie
gsnersl--
aVoluntury exiles from homh sad fiionas'
for the defence enc ealety OF Ill, we 'ops ~,
tie time when gentle pssce shsil again spfse"
her wings over our land, Go.
Why tho Vs.ndaIs, slso, were voluntary e1-
lies from haao ard friends. They had tier
reason to be sure, like the Yankeesi but The
poor V.ndals had not had tho advantage in
{, at rsmoto age OF reading the sccet books Of
Kaston and they wers wholly unable to uss
this SOFT G; handsome phrassclogy about
sentss ,eacs and bel white wings. "Civuiz,-
ton" bss ccme TO us since their day, and the
fn, mulas Of sentimentniity given ~ yellow
coyerad novelsts cradle w to throw hs;o
Of romau.ic tfpdsr ness over the s!aughtsrs.
bu, e'aTies and s'sughters o. an enlightened
age.
But It ~ right, farther, that tho new au-
tao:izcd litera,n.s which is to lake The place
=! .hose reckless shsets, should not anly
~ also cad ,z.A the soldiers themselves in
thsir osu estec,n--i; iauE: also judiciousy
blacaep thei. misguided Fremies, the Con-
Ece.ates. EostcrauZ shows binFelf q mas
Yer IT, this line Of c,lupos;ticr-or exam
pie:
"Cs.fty 10 the fcS. cruel IL liz tiger, they
cried mo cos-cion' while preparing to
strike us. Rully-iike they proposed to fight
Us, &C.
With such sentiments Ek:ilfully iocuicated,
who can Doubt that the terrible dcnrssiiza-
ton which 30 Abandoned Press was creating,
will SOON DO turned back. aud that the viz
;uous exiled Ysrkees, conscious of their oWn
great merit, aad burning with indignation
against the crafty foxes, DULLES ana cruel I'll
gers. viii fight WITH more spirit than they
have shown II late.
NJ. Seward himself Is TOO busy in en!isht-
ening Is Emperor of tie French, or he
would himself bs the 6ttsst lnan to write
books and lesdicg articles for tbs soidisrd.-
A new geography Of the No-th American
continent, edited by that Secretary, would cs-
suredIy DO boon 10 sound education.-
That the Sea Islands OF South Cai olins, and
tho strip OF. coast outside the Savannah ard
Charleston Railroad form two-thi-ds Of that
Stste-thas theze are two States Of Virginia
that as tho Mississippi runs from North to
South, it is physically impossible for TWO
Government To exist upon lis course; so
that, owing to the peculiar conformation Of
America, that which is possible snd usUpl In
Europe, is impossbls he1e-sll these facts
and many otae:s known to ;ho learned Sc
orstary, would surely tend to rs.ks Ysukses
fond of fighting, psrpetuate the Union, and
preserve to mankind its desres; hopSs in the
future:
Blu. AZ Mr.. Seward has NOT time for conpI-
Ing popular literature, Gen. Rosecrsnz may
unswse for tho present.