Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-10
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH !, 1888.
AlBEHtRLE

North western States into the ton!s's-
-sts, c=en without siaSerE: 'dI - 'hs
-sne time DO not deny .asS 'h7y shouia
,s.yesn to lava all cur Oonirdtrai" States
characterized By similar institutions Inc
~ gentlemen Go not advert 10 the tact thaE
saose same North Western STATES are not
ssiinr admission into cur Contederacy, but
"a The contrary, wagiDS bsrha'cus war
.ao,, Us u ,o.ce us into theirs. We believe
faat the ten gentlemen must es in possession
~ d;p.omstc news which has net coIe 70
"a. They must have received overtures from
:so,ne distinguished rsn, woman, or child
Something Of greet Importance must be going
-; Is no. fair TO keep us in is:orsnce IN
rs cert Of way.
But yhilc We do not understand the ten
Gentlemen, it appears also that the ten gen
S.meu do not understand US. One Of their
resolutions is this:
4th. That we mot understand, Docn less
s-broYe, tie course Of certain portion OF
40 Southern press in discussing this qnes-
ton.
II they understood it, peIhsps they would
.pproys If it; and as we greatly desire the
nod opinion OF sll the citizens OF Aloema:e,
Including this Council Of Ten, we shsa eudea-
-or to make our elves more clearly under
,ssecd: being morally certain thst sl,cn they
say "csrtain portion" CT the press, they
--ean Us.
For two years these S u.hern States, in the
Assertion of their absolute sovereignty, and TO
lake good sbsir eternsl separation from the
Northern, Abolitir niz.d, or Yankee c,lnInuni-
a.-, have maintained dreadful amd wasting
defensive war against The whole Ao,t We
se-y the rhoie NORTH, both Ess. anc! West
which. with malisn un.y!iri!y Unparalleled
n hls."-y, thre# Itself upon u e' m"$Ss 10
subjugs;e, to slay ard divide the s2"il. IN 'r"s
var many thousands Of the best n,n Of thu
.nuth ave 5iel OH the ticl', AMI gla'!iy sn,.
,,oudl} led, because tnsy fit bal thiy wore
purchasing Southern independence with their
n:trd; I'D rnany huudrsds Of thousands
bare passed months Of sore p-'rst!on aud
Gs'dsni and enduredi i, With Gheerfuiness and
iay, for all was in tie sacred cause OF South
IN independence. For this snd ior nothing
''o's Of this, they devote their energies. To
h,s, snd nothimg else, they consrc.ate their
aeart= blood.
- ~! cushing in upon Us Toand oil our
1,,H i":, lherc IS u" abatement 40 rsuiis-
~. Every morning ,huis husi=S. answer
~ Que slo;htr along limo Of two thou
's'd miles, sake i've hunircd thousand
Ared rutisn, q 81 nations to their daily in
:-.s..y Of faysse, an: burning, and slnugh-
~. ttv East aud Use Tes. vic with une
ocs:.=r. and their rlvai:y is which shall
narry their ac:os.ud tis deepest into the
cart If on- ls1d Bat in tbs ,ivalry III,
'Scr;a weS: clearly ha1 r:,e advantage. Its
..~,opS nave duna us moro harm than those Of
::.= Northeast. AT suy rate, now, at the
'.onr ne write, The whole Of our Gonfedera-
y Is compelled 20 strs II every nerve, and
- s?d waste every resource, and place
7:,';-d -'or;n, snd p,e:eut i. from reducing
=; TO slaves a.d 5egsars.
Now, just in this state Of things, soms Con-
:s.oerate citizens begun to Org. that one Of
t-.csc two sections Of our Northern taes--
'.ane,y. the NORTH, wSst- sGGuld bo gently
srgued with and tendcriy entreated. These
r:tzeas are d,sgusted and alarmed if any
me speaks ha7sniy Of the Northwestern
.-enp!s--sgainst Dawn Ess:ers NO may rail
., va pie4ss: call them damnable fanatics,
10 Aho!,ticnists, fraudulent Yankees, and
iioh:r!y VII! com plain. Bat II you use an
-xp:essinn which might wound tho sensibi!-
Sos Of THE Northwest, people cry Hush |!
ga will rcpel them; you will change them
tom friends into enemies. AssursdIy this
you'd be bad change; for, if they slaughter
<suir friends, they would undoubtedly devour
Cfleir enemies.
And when we ask thu m:aaing Of Eli
rs, We are answered that there /, roa-
A,n to bs!ievs the North-wes. is tired
II the war; 10 disgustet with the Lin
oa!n Administrations. 10 awake to the fact
tAst az the South cannot be- conquered, she
sad better be concilintao; is eiccting Demo-
ratio Legislatures, ard sending mysterious
s,rissaries to scatter over the South vague
hopes and cheering -umots which are irnpor
Int, if true.
And what then Truly 10 are gisd to hear
ii this; it bodies evil to our enemies, and there
fSee .ugu:a COOL tons. Be: ~ stprecisely are
We to do in the matter; No ono advises TAFT
,or armies, who ar. in face Of these North
estern troops, should lay doyp t,cir arms,
a should Iun aSay. On the contrary, it is
greed on al h:nds I'VE suppoac) that cur
'-.oops must still oppose a certain degree of
~sisiance TO armed invasion. But ;ha Specific
stdins We arc iavitsd to dc, IL TO show to that
,-vction Of our enemies GONE marks Of friend
FAp, some desire TO cultivate friendly Yela-
IONS with them; and above al ;.:0.a, not to
wound their feelings by unknIi pias:, a:!ons
further, i, is urged that Our h"rs1a1.sn:
saonh so SO far AZ to ento. into negotiations
@fth-not tho Governments Of those States,
Tar they Wi! negotiate with US only through
tho cannon mouth--bu. with private poiisi-
ssssos individual STUMP 0, ators, and other oh.
s.,ate, unauthorized pe,sons. In tho meantime.
}. seens to be thought desirable also that un |
asthcrized persons Oh cur side Qikc these |
IN Of Albsmar!e) should offer to admit tho
forth western States into cur O0nftderacy-
;...i they, all this while, are not asking to be
;<a1uittsd, and no: listening to any terms ez-
opt submission Of tho Rebels
A painful thought here obt.udes. The
9sn OF Albenarie, when they express their |
.TIl,in1peSS 70 re.nuite With cnrtaiu Markham