Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-13
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

GREAT NOHAdTSsf.
Surely it would DO Agreeable and useiai 70
the oonfsdsracy ii that friendly Great Ncssn-
west, Of which we hear SO much would ossso
to make bloody war upon Us. TIE aFI"7S
Of Rosecrsnz, Of Grant, Of Sherman, arc eoni-
possd mainly Of the people cs Loo s''s SS@'u
Northwest and if they were al 9al0''y a.
homs ON their farms and with shsiE 'annAueS
5nsta.d of r,y.ging our farms enc numbering
o,,. f.milies. there would certainly % Soma
th;,e gained: Ia the meantime, 50 long as
~. North smpties Itself Of its lighting
men and pours them over our heldS. burning,
plundering and slaughtszing, wo positively
know of but one way to deal With i've
mean General Joe Johnstou's way.
II seems hard for the old Congressional
roEtcianst conceive the ides that this Con-
fedcracy has. indeed, severed itself tersrsr
from those agreat'' and @ssllsnt" Northwest
ern States (who were wont to rel mp such
glorious msjorisies for tho Democratic party
that now and hereafter they sTo to be 10 US
snemies in war, in peace friends, and It's. jicss
s+ the present moment shoy happen to Dc In
the former category, nsmoly-ene7s'es Z" ''a''
Our soldiers in tie field, camping II tie
snov, half clsd, who uurch their ears oil
corn for breakfast and charge batteries With
bleeding feet and upon TN empty stomach
and al to keep back those great Northwest
ems fom desolsting Southern hesrths-
those soldiers, We say, would bs astonishod
ithsy knew with what brcthsriy yesrniug
our politicians regard that section OF our
tnyadsrsi how oper their cara aud hoArts as
to hail tho smallest phrase of treaeaeg,ous
Cancellation, coming from thst qusiiss oae
day, sone lady Gan intelGgentlady rho Ass
come ACROSS our lines from tins Ohio. IL su-
mored to have brought to aichIae1d d pro-
posed treaty Of peace from tho G7eat NORTH
west in her trsvellins-bsg; and ths town Is
all in futtsr of agitation, fo- why tho
war is to Be ended in thirty daya, o. lot Us
say thi.sy-fvs! Another day, on v1:ausi-
astic, but too impuisiTe member Of Congress
when the House is about to adjourn, ensIs,ss
honorable msnbeIs to keep their ssGIs few
minutes; q mos: startling and nonlaatcus 81
lair hss occurred. Whist think honorable
ruembera of two Comnissioasrs dap
ped suddenly from the STATE OF Illinois
or from the sky 10 propose t:cs.7,
perhspe an Unie1, who kaows Tlss -
Tie more sensible honorable members laugh
and walk out; but politiea! circles in nicb
mond are much excited, and rhore Is 10 &C
peace in twenty daJs-or twe:.:y-av9!-
Again Richmond paper, yesterday morning,
perhaps with touch of mischiavcus i.oay,
gives this paragraph, which We tear viii
again throw our politicians into pa-oxyG,ns
of agitation:
"a few days aince s lady who came tEz orga
the lines at fredericksburg UNDER flag Ct
truce, brought message iiom hcr. D. ".
Voorhees,, of Indiana, TO Gen jackson, 10 the
effect ths: he (StonewslD was tie only r.an
Congressional district, 80 great is the :daj1s-
ton of the distinguished chef.aia Ii tao
Northwest"
Positively We spprsheEi .aat there IRE
some Of our S!atesmsn-nlen who ocyTstG!-
lzsd III " ashington, and i-o1a ,ha: coIEsrt
have never learned anything Tor fo-sotten
arything-who will dwell ito fondly rnoa
the prospect thus open,.p2 When such is
the public sentiment of the "sallaa!" Ecosie7
State (hey viii sayJ wig should ~e fight
lot as forgive one another, as Eallandigasm
suggests-let Gsn. Jackson quit the Kappa
hnraock frontier and whip Voorhees, st tie
polIai So sasl blessed peace soar sloit u
her white wings, and the Democratic vampire,
on his black ones, shail sgain brood o7O1 our
country and cover the whoIe lsDd as tho
vatsss cover tie sea-
Now, AL this wss intended &c pseieco to
some observations We intended to maze upon
z short article which appeared yesterday II
the Richmond Whig;" and 77aien L. f.:r
nssa 70 that rsspso.ss.s j.=,rai We To-
print:
sTaR Ga1Ar NORTH VI EsE..-All the ir5ics-
tons from the Northwestern Ss2tea Gro IL
yorsble. The people CT tso3s States srs cp.
posed to tho prosecution CT Lee WEI, and &C.
sire peace and aDity with the Southern
States. But their Legislatures ara divided.
and their Governors are creatures Of the
Black Republican faction, aud there Is cen
sequen.y difficulty in tie wsy &C say formal
negotiation. Il MI the authorities wsrs in &C.
cord with the people, their troops might 1t
onos be Withdrawn from tho wsr, snd We
should hsve peace in ten days.
In this State of things, the policy OF the
Southern States is clear. We ha,o 10 cause
oewXr with the Northwost-it is "ur interest
and our wish 10 be at pesce w.th thom. We
should consider the enbar-assnen:s b. which |
they are surrounded, and &C sll in our po*c- |
60 smooth the way to reconciliation aIi ami i
ty. The occasion is too grsve, and ffaushr !!
With two many mighty consequences, to hsg- !
gle about petty difficulties. These Lay &c |
settled hereafter. For the present, the main |
point is to dstach the Northwest iro.a tbs |
Yankees. This would carry every good witt !
il. It would give US instant peace, sud q /
peses that would DO durable. For the East. |
eru Yankees, unaided by tho West, would |
crouch like spanisls, and nevo. tSain da-e TO |
raise their heads.
It ia In our power to extend too haad IF |
friendship and fellowship to tia poGpio oi |
thesa States. It would be gras>ful md be- |
coming IN us to take the initiative snd press !
ovsrtures Of pescs upon them. It would Gu
courage and strengthen those in that quarter !!
who age fighting against tyranny, aud enable !
them to control events AID uaSter tho situs- /
ton.
We foroear, from prudential considerstions,
saying more. A word 20 the " $50"
Certainly the Wing" doss not 1ssn, can
not mean, to exhor. tho Conisderates !!
to fght their invaders more quietly Esd |
nildiy-nor to paralyzs the military passion
which now makes US invinoible-nor 10 Ca
courage the yearnipg Of our fossil polit;cis-s
sftsr that glorious Northwestern vote which |