Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-11

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lentlug On the part Vi President L:ucUin. his
nrecedes. 100, auy in:er cut.va or recognition
from abroad. HIS letter vi august 2oth, lrVui
the Executive MaiIslUu, " ;:SaiESlon, anu al
dressed To lion. JAS. IL. GvlhiiiS published
Ia Lue Enquirer oI to-day, SHa"VNS j"'f" "
mode Gy rAtch pTVpoSti.Y'sS .iVr Pcuce Liay nt
introduced VI Iuauc Uy :. Power Not rec tSulZeL
to 4 Power which repeis ali rec0Sui;i4i..
lie says there az DU: three concicYaDic
ways BY which peace can &c ooiainsu: fist,
10 SUPPRESS tue isuc.tiVn "y i0ite u ;irLis.-
ID, 10 give Up Tic mon. ~, eolus iinao .hiry
cvmylomlse, lie oaunslDly anu plV!ess7d-
~ u.gues yor QVSUtutc sut;a3Gtton, aSaihsi
g.,4u, up TIE LHioG, ana uSAlhe' any 'Vui-
proIu.ses. tie says no cv".p'"""Sc' are posse
0te milIvul SivlnS Up tac Cni"n. Ahd yef
he Significantly PotstS oui Il a''as y P'Gp"S"y
u peace cv". ySOH,tse ~"tca Is fe"tafHu0ts' @"0
cats ~. oOoe' .sittCIt. :,
Ecucl.. Government had repealed all
uei.y...v.s or vy..ID4. ss.o..cIe SI'hS ifom Tue
Lou.,ucfu.. Gocer..ntent as Goce.nnssH, "
Ireat ci,.4cI ~ p4v,cut Wax or .vr pehce attef
the war co.ulneu. e,I. ..hr. L.n.oiu himself lad
renrusu nc yer, appr..lvu vi flce-PIcs.deEt
Stephens, treat e,.. lOr '.e n!liiSaliUh Vi 'ue
i.vrr.4 > =. var, coAsli -..i,eiS &c may Lave
Leeu uuue. Stvv. 10 damttthe cciSiencG u UH ~
uuutssu LvnJeuerute GUrsrHmein. l. hat po-
Ill.,. vi:.u:l.tIUu cvuiu Iot W any
Iuuui.., ,.v, ~. ~. nu4iuL.sy eaAc ltotii, au-
IIt, uu., =. low ....L .-cIe IL ahy.hei
existence vi .l..L. .o..-I l'"iehtia.' tue
Ouy pvItutl4l iIu ~"""'@t'"y VAo WHICH
hv .ues .,r snl1v " - :. 49, psnrf' I" P'V-
],oss U, ,st'"s4te pe"ce c""P' ""''S"'' ""''
the stgenjia ~ ,i.s 't"s.''"" Is ''' M"""'y--
ITS AMY. ilc u-uo. 1-at @T"J uV4iIi-
uatcs all tile cVu-uy iAi All ts!e PeVt!e WALL
IN lts Ianyc. -iHy OYER - t:F":s "'"ie 'Cy any
7auH Or me.t H.tHsm .isHt '""ye ~ GFPVS'''V" I"
ma4 urMty, IS stmpty "9:""Gj, .'"f Ms HsSe"''
BECAUSE Suc.. mH~ o. mcn mare 40 pO"tf eh"t-
= ere, ~ emJorcs laeu sax q TIE COMPROMISE, y
one tccre mud. tc.m i!..Ht. lie aUGs iu:tiIrr
a ruIav.viu.s. L. ue cite I've must te
made eiin r w Il tuvse WIZ contiul the army,
Or w.lu the people, ,ETSt u1efQf:d jf""t IL.
domtn4tiya = a.4t 0r"y, " ;t!e Success I'll
Our army Snu .l.v.. cyiiIrs the mvst prc.,-
raa, anrnailye: "-NOr uttDr 10 0SSu':
vou thut no lrorI or t.t,m4ttOn Irom tas f.Icj
dtnyy, or Jr"as l"J IF "a" ts" cV"!'"!t!"J ",W
reiuilUn ~ u"y psHts compromise, res efF
come ~ neg EnUg..ye Or. Oet"J. Al cnarges
or .ut!luai!vus Ii.c cVLIaGy are receptive
and grUuuIles>, GaG FT"m!Se y9n th0t, y
am such prvpoSttyn Sh",t "sF-yJf:r corr. It
st4{t not ts rejected @H1 Hcpi secret .I'"m y"u.
Now gentlemen, what Lve. t!44s n,,a..!, IA It
doe, not mean iH!:. Il Have HVt entertained
peace compromises from the Confederate t3r-
erumsm. because | canuvt and Will hot re-
coguize its existence. But the exist
..ence Of u reGsi army hare recognized i'll the
exchange VI blows Vn tnc baliie-arli, anu Ill
.'rhe excnange ol PRISONERS vi war after dcica.
s'or victory Know mat the strength oi the
..rsbsiisou Is its m.{itayy-Hs 0ra,y; That II
i, tina nd "a. l..
within its range, AID taai Il IS p9rsr de
''tactV. All compromise, u De effective, iuust
.be made with that army, Or with those WHO
'.courrol il. And have eutertaineu no wOr.i
cor intlmation in relation TO ANY peace coin
s'proInlse because none has ever been made
'.trom tie reJet army, or from any OF the men
controlling It. IL is a power dr. .JNcto, which
IL recognize, and | would have received its
'.peace propositions, if made but none have
lever been made Gy the army Of the rebels
"And / promise yoa that il any proposition
"saaN hereafter come, 1t SHAT not b. rejected
'aad kept secret from y9u."
If this is not the pointing out OF recog-
nized de tacto rebe! power, and IN invitation
to receive peace propositions from 1t, and a
promise not to reject such propositions and,
keep that secret from the Northern or Yankee
people, what is it 4! If it is what this inter
probation would define, is Il not the pointing
out mode tchereGy peace may he discussed ?
lie p:etends " be ivr war, that compromise Il
impossible without giving up the Union, that
he is NOT for giving up the Union, that he can't
recognize any Confederate organized GDcera-
ment, but he does recognize It's reGct army as
potentiQi, Us "dDmjnuttny'-tha a may pro-
pose peace propositions, but has nscer dv"e so,
and that u toes so he pM m9trcicct ITS pro-
positions, and keep mat fact secret from his
people.
Now,these are important admissions. Great
use may he made Of them. Lincoln had been
rsprvuched with repeling the advances oi
peace. That grave charge hc meets as We see.
mo peac, compromises have been made to me
Jy TIE reJel army--the only Strenyth Of the re-
belliop." Now, President Davis, in like mun-
ner, has been charged with not having pro
posed terms Of peace. HIS just and true ait-
swer la, been, that his right to make PROPOSE
lions OF peace, or any other sort, has been &C.
MED aud rcpelied. lie offers To send :. COM
missioner, and hc Is told, you are no gore, II
,peut. But nor he is tvi: You haze thu
control vi an ARMY /, the only strength
the only power de jGcto, You have, AMI II the
arny} has made "iter vi any peace
compr .iuiscs hat iiuw ought Mr.. Davis T.
do, or may he do? Say tic MT tryan 0u:n,P'
at nsyotiatiom Mrouyh Gen. Lee Let Lin
coin reject-the hypocrsyoi Lincoln Is shown
and the complaint that no peace proposition
has been tried is met. Let han accept acgo
tiation, then we will and can announce uur
terms. And here let me add, that if We
would defend most, defend all IRE hold dear
those terms must ue extreme on or SIDE. We
must have indemnity iur the past, and securi
ty for the future. 10 say that we must Sc
cure our successes before we name our terms
of treaty is to relax and shorten our deieuces
No; let US in every way make known that VI
will never, even III the last extremity, abate one
lot or one little Of our conditions or terms o.
peace 70 the EXTREMIST verge If a rightfu
Claim, and then nothing, or the least of what
as ours will be lost hope President Davis
them. Can you call his attention to them p
At all events, Mr.. Rlves may see the pro
priety and policy Of making his terms o.
treaty known. One OF TIE ARMY.
If the expression quoted from Mr.. Lincoln,
letter, and so strongly commented upon by
our correspondent, had appeared in the letter
of almost any other public man than A
Lincoln, we should have been inclined to re
gard it as our correspondent argues it to be-
a hint for negotiation. The whole letter is Z
lachrymose avowal Of inability to subjugate
the Confederate States, at the same time tina
it evinces cowardly irresolution as to any
steps that might lead to peace. The para
graph quoted by our correspondent is either
IN accidental expression that has fallen from
Mr.. Lincoln in his effort to convince thu
public that he is not responsible for tn,
continuance of the war, or it is the studied
IN; ~, 70 r.