Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-23
THE SOUTHWEST AID TIE Wax

81 sail .uore.d Gaucrai HTGSs: s1":l
i. De Lonsstreet? Or Jue Johnston: Or
shall we see the great Lee himself, "ifn an
his glory, out in the West? IL Is one OF tine
p~rettles. Of themes: for whilst it en-ures q
radiance of one leader, as unfortunate as ne IS
unpopular. it possesses all the charm OF n"T'!-
ty, and of fresh hope. interest AID COURAGE
For we cotton-tc,s, like the French, are q v"i!:'
tile people. and come to rapid conclusions. IL
is our mood to dccapitato a General as quick
IL as cut a Yankees throat. when he does MT
please us; and seeing that General Bragg has
had q fair trial and . long test. and that. De.
spite his one victory at Chicamauga. Re fats
80 please Us, it is generally conceded that >
will 90 the way of all fash. to make way fer
some one likely 10 do better. 1, may lie. alas,
that we shall yet sing q dirge Of lament over
Braytoa Bragg. %ho knows! The wavs Of
war, as those Of Providence are inscrutible.-
Yet meanvhile-for sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof-vho shall be mis- succe-sor?-
1t i, Who takes his place! That's the que.-
ton. i Daniel has a. last come to I'D ..men',
and his wits arc already on the look Ous peak.
Man7 Of the confederG,el brotherhood Of
croakers, who decry everything except eI;'r-
IlUI, PuiT t!lI l|CbllsI Jki''s llI ~ N-'C
themselves at various seasons in a~ssailIng the
policy Of the President toward the South-west;
his n%eslec. Of its interests: his carclessnas.
With its welfare; his blindness to us imror-
lance: his obst nate ~prciu:ic.S. and his -tnb-
born predictions. Ties. naAiGesteG charsai
have too often found S"r2 u.yn t.in heels ri
disasters, which might haze been mutt! rIi"i
had Mr.. Davis exhibited Jess 6rmae,S. Bus
IL H. .ll.., 81 ,tat. 80, ,.r
day: far most OF US, whatever We nag Think
of some of those unyieliing traits, which nsw
and than refu.e us what We think our due, or
some of those opinions which ws may have felt
to be errors Of too much r~uIturc-mrst Of Us
have great faith in'the Presidents Integrity
of purpose and largo capacity. and whilst We
may in candnr ~crltic!se Ills acts. DO noS feel
Disposed to inpusn his mo'i7-s. lie is "a man
Of an imperiouS temper, Eut ar enlightened
mind, If great experience. deoP devotion, and
q trenchant, though pcrhapss -nm"wha: ta7dy
perception. He is a man Of force ard hon-
e,:y, with he rare merit .; thinking for him
self.
HI. ms2h abused ne.'-ot II m" S9u'h-~esr
consists, first in sending to lis .AIher; Sidney
Johnston, the best soldier Of his limo, .rl IL.
t4inin2 HIN hcre against She rcmpnsrrarccs
of 81 Ignorant, infatuated popular prejudice.
Secondly, be even went 80 fAr ~ 20 cpnci'i"tc
this i'l-starrsi public sentiment hF aiding
B~eauregard, who stood high in the regard f
the land. Next, when Johnston i"il. aud
Beaurcgnrd passed under a m"mentaTy .!rud
Of di>pleasure, he gsys us Bragg Al the
time no cficcr held a better rerutc. Brar".
wore ont at the heel. and ticn carrc j."
Johnston. The Mississippi ra'ii"g him hence,
L.ongstre"t and his mHn were d"-ratrhod.-
And finally the President has o. Inc himself
This .eccni visit To look after al these folks
and their lost sheep. Could he have i no, Or
could he do more: Pcac'. thou balbling
tongue O spleen and f"liy. Let the iist Ia
justified. A CITY that is s"t upon q hill raa-
not lie hid. This chief If ours, who has his
?silingI ~ other men. cannot he accuse" 81
ranton neglect at any time. ard surely he IL
proven himself any thing but ung.n--oas tn
ward the West. 1t is saSi.r To propose the
removal Of n commander than 20 supply lis
place with a better.
Wh.lher the n.w general he L,ncssreet.
Johnston or L"e, the campaign is bnura IN hr
: rraat one. Its object will b. tn. restnrari"n
Of her c.pit.l ard State government u T"n-
nessee. Next, the possession Of Kentucky.
and the retuEn If her gallant .1iles to hrne
and family. With these large scc,ssioa- Of
producing territory, VIC shall winter in ~ase
and luxury. singing songs and roasting heevrs
hy hTawling csnp-fres, ~shparing sheep md
tanning hides. weaving and jeans p.sgirg
shoes. Thu. the spring vii! find US 81 well
clad and shed. and 90 fat with good living
that We will only know ourselves by the Old
spirit within us.
; We will take back Eicksburg. We viiIr.-
occupy New Orleans. We will drive every
-eStige of vandalism from Missouri and Ar.
kansas. We will dishearten the pork princes
f Cincinnati. and the money devils Of NcH
York. The West, hitherto proverbial only I"r
disasters, will verify the saying that a bad
beginning makes q good ending. and light up
with a splendor which will redeem the past
md all it's llunders and mi.frrlunea. The
true programme is at last posted upon the nm
giles Of this department, and we shall carry It
through to the end in triumph.
Our road to peace lies through s producing
territory AMI over the breas,works Of the
Northwest, and we shall. march it from the
hour that We lift our foot from the Missionary
Ridge.