Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-12
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eau dim or atsin tho pure ieme Of these
Ssa.ss srd tkpis citizens. TO suci spectator
10 seem, indeed, a baud OF br0iEets. En-
c:mpsssed, as We sro, b an eun'p7tsSns foo
around all our Coasts anu borders; lSo!ated
and shut up sl@os. entisoiy IRON conmuni-
cation With tho political, social and n.o!lsctu-
81 movement Of tho civilized world, that
world kaoTs little mere OF us than what
csn be discerned, IS through glass darkiy,
in the Representations which our enom'es
CHOOSE to make Of US and our cor
csrns; of which representations except
where thay k.e reluctant admissions in our
favor, no nsn, fortunately, believes cne slns'e
word. Tho picture Of US which exists IN lho
imagination Of Europesns,' is OF an united
hich-sp:-itod people, linksd AcaE. 10 heart,
standing back to bsck, lighting III the dsrk
and in sieuco arsinsL poto7t aud mClu!ad:
inors enemy, with sort Of diadnlnful
cou-ogs; joyfulIy enduring everything, devas'
ts.ion and slaughter, poverty snd hunger and
nskednsss, rather than osor cen1escend to
call = Yankee fellow clifton egain. The noisy
acd bius!ssiag Yankee nation has, indeed, the
ear Of the world; bnt' what j. rosrs wiki. eli
its threats into that ssr, passes ciean cat at
the oiAsr ca. Astorishod and Admitting man
kiad is loudly Informed svssy tsy OF all that
the irresistibls Yankee n,ticn ia doing and
maiSa.jrg; of the gigantic proportions OF
ia =rmiee-of their -,rhesra Of grandeur IN
equipments ant comnisssrist--oi tho Cl.m-
moth fleets, snd.their thousands q! h:aT'est
guns-sud now impossible It ia f'f enY
pocy .iyc IniiIion3 or 80 OF d@::aved eud
eac,vatei S2u;ho:i.s.a long 70 make hesd
scains: such 1tupsr.!oul power. Msn'7nd:
wu say, toacs And sees all tals, aid wands.s
>uG axni:es. OF us 1t s5os az h7sr3 litt!o or
nothing; yet takes uate OF the fact tai
somohow Wherever shose snporh"a.Sn Yam
Ike. s-r,ies advsaca ii..io. lh"y ala gong
rally met. peAtsn, Gu: up ike :;pc water
mcione, sud ;ho imp:aa5.on rem ,jrs firmly
on The general mind, FIRST, tbs! ihcre IL
somewhat n,Shy i'll the gsst bulk Of lh"se
grand armies; and, n1X:, ia. there il u
strorg akiliful hand, sa: shs,p niste al
work far The siciIs !heEa@f leo. that .
Cause for which Eien VIII fight 80 sci!
srl iis:csig nus: LsYa .i0luo basiG OF sight
Ieonio il Erope ss0 eIdowea with some
powers ~ "osorvSticn. aid somo discourse Of
cc.sor, moio or lsS; md .iuir logic IL &s..s
bic Of attai-,ing so !ar.
We do no! mcaH to attach very m.sch in
pot!aace 10 tho judgments formed en- sliI
these ,aatao;s, by Tho aforesaid onsidn verdi.
God kroTc. "a rE'o II nothing; and IS for
is opinioH7 upon u3 and cur csuss, it shall
f. II ju5. %uch opinions 50 VIC g.vs il, and
zone ul:,a.. Aud No snail icTusIi i. with
tha"c opinions Tot by roaring cur own YER
sion Of dc story ii:o is carz; bat OF doing
Lnsn!u,iy Gus own duty, ard accomplishing
Cur oTn dasijuY, which duty AID destiny il,
60 coEquoc cur a5solr:o Independence, or
elss 10 perish utterly from ths face CT the
earth. /: j; enough chat wo sre sure CT on,
own affair. EGgolo, tic Earth m.y stand
aade, i; they no SO Eai&,icU. Here upoa onr
own ground, standing on our ri;ht anchored
iyaInoysb!Y upon Our OWE s.csris withir and
trusting firmly il Gcd above, VIC Can, ard
su-s!y viii, either conquer, or else jic.
Yet, ins0f.r as our present reputation
abroad is ofany consequence aud this Is rcI
dsnicd-j- "ss been positive gain 10 us that
Tho Yankee nation h2s had tee " hole ear of
Tho wos.d-aas poured into u suca sstenish.
;og inTcnticrs, aad las habisus.rd mankind
to !ooi; fo- nothing il: thst G;iartor, but loud
brsc..nd2cio. sy-:.mA.i: fsisshoc*! si,oeinus
thre"ts. pTcpas's>2us pTa.ent:ona. sDd moan
performances. The disgust O. To universe
has created y~ac.ion in cur favor and tho
Confectionery il psrhsre sdfnirei mora than
j. deserves.
when VIC Of thrGo spsatstors comes avcs
be,o, and passes within tho wall Of fire that
girds Us round, :hor: TO secs tho wrong side
Of tao scenery; the cciora and the n4t
tern ago not so bright He porceiges
that ws arc not Eu2h : Aev"tea band
of brothers after sl---that n5asanae is
spoken hero. oven he,e also; that there arc
f.lnt hears and weak hnsts sTorg uonfed-
nr.tcs snd evGn isa not wholly uuknown.-l
He IS astonishcd IL fiat tc q 2l ,l.at enc State
Ia ticrcely ex.spsrs;cl sssinss smother S.Ste, |
DersUsa 1t Gac6tioI loo soon Or too I.:o, fr0,a
tho Old Union newspapers IL enc Staia lreG-
&c wi:h r.ga because tho solisra and eff |
cars 81 that Stale 10 no: receive enough CT
honorable m:u!ion in Tbs public papers, Sid
trose Ct another openly threatening taal |
their St=.o Va! quit The Uonfedarsoy (thas 10 |
snbmi. 20 sic ccnmen sneny) because i!a |
eninont statesmen are not called in sufficient |
numbers 70 s.v councils of. tie Government |
and the ttiess Of cmo!umen! Ito observes |
with a!nszsnent thas evan in ths very |
agony Of q desperate war, 70 make coed our |
sot of secession, t1o bitter iac!iops gro in |
sope regions mutually abusing one smother,
nsccc-ls;ns IcEe .ssotjse--~ GRO e. item for he |
ing "osiginal seccssionihts," The ether fos he
Jog 100 lato sccessonis;s. lie hears Virgin.
ians denounoing South Carolina, because
che, being q sovereign State, presumed TO so |
out c f the Union wiI9n she wsf ready and |
Caro!irians censu'ing Vuginia necausc she
would nor 60 out unsR she was resdy; Vir
ginia insisting on her great merit in shielding
like bucklsr the S:stes to the South Of her,
and bearing tho hrunt OF fhs waT Tor them
on her own soi-as if che would not have
resisted invasion upon her o,cn account; and
again, come foolish people from tic Calf
S.s:ss, prsising themselves for coming here
to the banks of the Potomac, to fight Viz
g,nis's batt!es-ss If they we're not fghting