Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-03
DELlRIUAI.

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DELIRIUM.
Some crazy person has published pamph
let entitled "Ihe Times; orthc F2ay Of Truce,
and has favored US with copy. The patient
calls himself 'White Republican," and dedi
Gates his rawlings "to the Cabinets at Washing
ton and Richmond" 1t is evidently running
upon the subject of Peace but we declare th"'
we are unable to understand one single word
of it; let the reader only buy it and try. lift
shall turn out that one faintest glimpse OF
meaning can be unprecedented in the whole OF
it. by the unassisted human faculty, then VIC
shall give up all pretension to the use of our
mother-tongue Here, for example, is the first
paragraph:
''Thc condition OF our country and the pro-
gross of our time bring home to every reflect
| ing mind consequences that outweigh the cX-
listing estimates of civilized life. History al:
| iords no parallel equal tothe present condition
| of this our land and country. Sages and sa-
vans for ages to come may toll in the fruitless
cndeayor to solve the questions which that
condition involves A people, inhabiting in
peace country with prosperity unequalled
and influence unbounded, wrecked in dcsola-
ton from inability to meet that diversity of
opinion apd interest which is ever the univcr-
sal bchcst of Heaven to make the efforts of
man eErctual TO secure the ends of life"
But as it is the last paragraphs Of a PAM
phlet that usually sums up the scope and
drift lsupposns that there is scope or drift)
of the whole performance take the last
'The existing condition of armed protcc-
ton all see is an admission Of national falsty
in practice. and should be Abandoned
Whenever disturbances become evident, they
should he placed in the balance, and Justice
awarded where duty ordered. 1t is clearly
proven that no amount of lie, OF treasure cx-
pended affects the relation of opposing pow
| ers, of whatever degree. 1t is, then. to the
! pen, to the head, the heart, the conscience and
duty we owe to creator and creature to admit
the results that have weighed like q mighty
incubus. upon the great family Of man, and
say, that ~ar shall be no more"
1t is possible, however, that some humane
| person may not yet consider the case Of stark
madness clearly enough made out. Well,
then, let us plunge into the chaos of words,
and take two other short extracts, selected be-
cause they are distinguished by italics, and
seem to contain the very pith and heart of the
whole Authorization:
ss ',lls j. w ",r o0no,., to b.; ~
| themselves injured.
"Secondly-N leads to Meinju,yof some 9TH
or one equally entitled to tile benefits Of life and
liberty"
Next and here is the truly practical part OF
the palaver--
1--WE propose, therefore,
"Fust-One grand council of all the recog-
nizcd nations on earth.
"Secondiy-I could propose that each nation
be equally represented. independent Of condition
or country, great or smaN''
1t is now evident to the dispassionate reader,
that shaving of the head, with bags of ice ap-
piled to the bare crown, is the logical reply to
this writer's rcasonings. Butwe should never
have occupied ourselves with this one delirious
pamphlet, if it were q solitary instance of the
malady. Unfortunately, there may be found
sporadic cases of the same Peace complaint
There arc really people walking about, quite
at large, who seem to imagine that there is
some party, or some person here in the Con-
| Tolerate States who wishes for war and has g
horror of peace. They are all under the i'm
preston, these creatures that we are making
war in this country and that if we were only
| sufficiently impressed with the horrors of wars
and blessings of peace, VIC have nothing else
10 do but drop the former and embrace the
| latter. If the men were in their right
minds this would be treason; because we can
have no peace now save by submission to our
enemies. lc;, we find advertised, as on the
eve Of publication in Augusta, and recon-
| mended to Confederate readers, Z" \ Plea for
Peace" by Mr.. Wm. 3. Reed, of pllladel-
| phia. What have we got to do with Mr..
! Reeds Plea for Peace? lie is Yankee, ad-
dressing himself to Yankees; and his Plea
may be good for them; they it is, who are
making war, not We; they, not we, can alone
make peace. Mr. Reed, therefore, is notcrazy;
far from it; but those who reprint his pamph-
| let here, are not far behind our insane friend
! of tho Flag Of Truce" as candidates for the
madhouse.
We do not like white Republicans" by
/ reason of the color of their lirers. Plain
Confederates are good enough for us.