Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-20
INTERESTING SOUTHERN NEWS.
THE CONFEDERATE LEADERS SUFFERING
THE HORRORS
THE RECONSTRUCT ONISTSn SHOWING
THEIR FACES

We haze copy OF the Richmond Enquirer
of the 10th, containing the following important
and interesting information as to the desperate
condition of the Confederate situation:
The Confederate papers show by numerous
indications that the rebel ship is in sinking
condition, and are endeavoring by desperate
appeals and threats to intimidate the growing
party of sssubmissionists," who are beginning
to talk openly of making peace with the North
and returning to the old Union.
The Mobile Advertiser says: "The Confed-
eracv has seen darker days and emerged from
them, 1t is not dark enough to justify it to the
prudence of those who are ready to submit,
and anxious for peace and the security of
their property on the basis Of submission, to
sho,v their hands yet. There have been some
signs of this white feather f1uttering during the
few past gloomy days. Let us warn them that
it is base to feel and dangerous to be premature
in the utterance OF such sentiments. The land
has made too many sacrifices for its freedom to
falter at the last hour. The timid AID faithless
must not be allowed to fetter the footsteps of
the revolution. 1t must roll on to triumph,
although its wheels have to roll over them and
their fortunes"
The Richmond Enquirer, the organ OF JEFF.
Davis, shows its alarm in long editorial ON
"military necessity" in W ich it urges that the
only salvation Of the Southern Confederacy is
in calling out levy en- M asse, the application
of martial law to the whole country as in a
state of siege, the absolute control of all trading
ESPECIALLY in drink) as within military lines,
the abolition of substitution, exemption and
foreign projections, and the material enlarge
ment OF the Presidents power to revise cleo
tons of officers and to make appointments and
get rid Of incompetent officers.
The Columbia (Ga-) Sun says:
The people OF the Confederate States will
soon be called upon to undergo severe trial
one that will fully test the sincerity OF profess
sions heretofore made. We cannot escape the
ordeal. The time for "trying mems souls'' is
not far in the future. Many, we fear, will be
weigh ed in the balance and found wanting on
that dreadful day. Many will be the articles
and subterfuges res0rted to in order 10 shield
from the odium Of their comrades. Already do
we begin to hear murmurings, gloomy predic-
tons and visionary specuiatiOns This ia q
critical point with the regulations OF some who
have been wont to consider themselves in the
front rank Of Southern craftsmanship. Any
land lubber may sail on smooth sea, but to
ride the whirlwind and conduct the old ship of
State through the fury OF desolating tornado
when the heavens are Sowing above us and
when All around us seems the blackness Of de.
spair-requires sound Judgment and steady
nerve Many a reputation, we fear, will suffer
for words spoken and actions made between
this and the early frossB Of autumn. II was so
in the old revolution when the cause OF inde-
pendence seemed hopeless, and 1t will be so
now Many q poor weak minded fellow VINO
as been looking forward to- plaeeS Of memoir