Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-15
NO v.rr.yeIeaAx AND IMpIg2E LlscoLs.

TINS i!.:.- OF si!..i!S'. '-''1 SSiS'S ~
,,ar,,sl has $500 roi!is1cf ;nto.ess lar ua.
Ono Of these IS !ha appearance II court
,,Ss,rs tf tae Federal army In tho character
-. a.srst;yDs. Captaia Hi, OF tho ll5th
cbio. nj Csp:cin Ms.ns ofthe same regiment,
.,cora ths. ;hey had attended pubic meet
,,s, c,c.as&. II. c..i-snv' gaEb, and had inside
nc;ss ni 10 anGuag- used by tho Speakers.
Probably, ;udeeu, snoso fellows wore much
,ro-s M their paCs prowliug disguised, note
hnsl in hard - monsiDg detectives, than at
la h.Hd i! ,h2!. companies in front of the
C.rfs3.rate liza q battle. But ths ci.cuul-
s,,nccis irst.ultive,ss exhibiting to what depth
OF degradation sacisiy mus. row be reduced
enosgsts people whom We once regarded SO,
n enc .enae, sinosi our fellow ccuntrymen.
i was :r c:uzsn'; o,hcs," says tie gallant
usoo.s;I. Hal, {" sni went for the purpose Of
listening 10 shy sosechss thst might be made
thss day. Ih.d no oraoss TO Lake mates. p
Bat take notes he did and read ihsI before
he court.
Ano,hsr tu..use Of the Etfsit is this: Nj.
yalisnGi ;h.,I was charged, se,oDgs. other
th.ass, with asYisg ASSERTED thst proposals
had ascn mudo on the part Of Inc South. the
dar before lis s&stls Of fredericksburg, t,
,r,.lo tic wa- ~ 1cccnstluction Ct the
Cg:or, aai lint Ito proposals hal been re-
;cc..d ry Tie Lincoln Government. III his
.s!crcc. Cai'andisham desired TO have The
.es,fI,,aly Of M. Fernando Wood, (through
yio,a, !. is Esid, tho Southern oYsriurcs
ve.a made by par!ies N Richmohd0 and
70 ,ha. end sppl:sd fer suble to
biick nm forward "a wi.noaf; tut the sub
,rrs visa refused; s:d thu Judge Advocate
"s.:vod ths point" snd struck oat that
" .0lo a:iiois from tho specifications. Why
VS. ttst m.t.aT cpSiirned up? lt.n aid sp-
posr thai TIE Cuurt actually prelendud TO
So..e,e Me. Forns:,Go Wood 20 he ia possess
;ion OF proposals. ihr recorstf ucticn Of tie
onion. And Nobody could h8vo had tho
81 sn:oaL su,n.li.y 20 max. aay such Propo-
sas except tie Confederate Government
Vsit.ndieh.m himself evidently believes that
such oyerturss waze ma'c; otherwise he
would not ;rs:s. cn bringing forward Wood
90 subs.ao;is!o tho assertion. What can be
!hs mescirg o. 81! this !?
Ihe Statement. .hs: any such reasonable
cTer wss N ide by cuv nu,SeIities on the day
bsfe-e TIC hatla Of Fredericksburg, or on
any osnsr dsy, 3hch statement has bsen
made .ad yelto-astd by Vsilsniishsm on
Woes authority, wa pronounce to be foul
cslu 2ny, ether got Up snd invented by
Wool, OK iup0Hsd upon him by somo in
Amos fJEg,r. Bat tiloa Why does the In
cola Gorssru,ln, Keep back Wood aud pre-
yent his les ..l.aly Ii that Government be-
.;svtd t.aro vera 70 SUCH oveeturea, it would
bs 50 easy nnt 50 natural % 1T Wood como
fo..a.i snA Esq go; And then the Govern
moat would b. viadicated tciunphantly from
Tho NAN cha:5o Ct Vsila udisSsu, namely
ospsrs;s:;ns in tho Ws: when an honorable
peaas witt, rsconstrnotion) was within reach.
Tho Sc: sotras to DO, thai some traitor or
other, ws.k;rc to Cay, perhaps, in the streets
Of E.cau0..d, did, uuoffaislly, without au-
:::,ority SUD without suggestion, except the
suggestions Of his own grogolliug soul, IN
acrtaEc 10 spcak Of terms Of reconstruction
to :hst notorious Nav York democrat.
It's Is what comes Of t.mpering with our
Northern "friords."
K would 10 i,igaiy doai:sbic to know who
nu- safappoin.ei negosistor il. N1f. Cox,
one 81 Vsilsndgham's witnesses, said on his
.xa,ai:.:,.ion, !h,t ValandiShsm in the ncu-
pssed Hp2cc5: affirmed "theye were private
p.ooi5 ye! &c 80 developed, and which tine
would Gi!c!Gso, proving bis statement
namely: his statement that peace and recon-
s.,ucticu wore ofiaEod the day before the bst-
Ie ofFrsdori ksuure snd refused No doubt
time will diGc!oac al these ';private proofs"
and wo oE|y regret that Woods oviGcnco WINS
withheld for tae prsEent. AS f9- that Con-
f;dsrato who iceia that he wss guilty Of en-
t.rpg iat1 81 1890 traffic with the public
eao,ay foz tho betrayal Of his country. we
nike the liberty CT .dTisi"g lin to 60 across
tho ines before stc documents eo1ug tn Light
and ihe7o 10 still another feature in this
tri.l, which muas not be omitted. Fa.laa-
d;1hac's d,tenco is that no never sappr aved
of Tho "War ior tho Union" st al, ou!y Of
the var for abel ton; that 10 wa3 against
Tho "unccGstsntional" var, bu. warmly IN
fkyor OF Tie ;'C5rsti.utioual' onr. His
FREUD AID colleague, MIR. Cox, dwcls much
on this point in his evidence concerning the |
incu!pstsd speech. "Hobterly denounced
swea-s Cox, "ae bitterly denounced any az
tempt to nske peace by separation Of thn
States" In aao.her place Mr.. OK gives
ihesn answer.
CD, YOU remember what Bas sail in |
refu-aucs to The possibility Of diaau!ut,on OF |!
the Union, and Of his determination in re-
gard u such { contingency?
Al remember the metaphor, that he
could never DO q priest to minister at the
altar Of disuuior.
Q.-Wnst counsel did he give the people |
At tho end Of his spoesh
Ale invoked them unosr NJ circu,n-
stsncss to surrender tho Union.
The Judgs Advocate had 40 questions 10 !
ask the witness.
We have, to the grsas disgust Of many,
spohen Ct this Mr.. Y.llsudisham, not as a
friend" but as IN ccamy. II was said We
wore "Ierel!:%g" :h,s most excellent friend.
4 man who ia making war urca US, then, to
compel us 70 submit 20 an Union which we |
have -ono@Ecsd, is a Jrien4! Those who |
rsssge our country With fro aud sword soon
additionally" arc our allies, and must not be |
hazshly dealt viii! We waat patience.
What is it to 10 whether their war be |
constitutional or unconstitutional? Ia either |
case 1t means horse, foot and artillery, burn.
irs, slaughter and rape; it means that we