Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-15
LATEST FHoss THE UNITED STATES.
We continue this morning Our selections
from Northern papers Of the 10Th Instant.
-, pISsOLyISG VIEW"

the Rebellion" the Herald" has :: !ong edito-
iial. c"ncIudirs IS follows:
With tlrn fall Of Charleston, which We ex-
poet will he eI1s:itcl bv the expulsion OF
Bragg FROM Chat:::Ia0ga, the question rccrTs.
will not the tine hare come Tor il formal pro
clama:ion by President Lincoln to the people
Of the rebe!!iGus States. covering the arnncs-
tv indicated in his letter 10 Fernando Wood,
and Offering generous concessions and ricili-
ties for q speedy restoration Of the Union p
This is much To he desired, in order that,
while our armies are still in the field, and
ready iJr action, we. may proceed 20 the settle
msnt OF the Mexican question, and Of our ont
standing balance against the per!idious neu-
tral;ty Of England. We commend this view
Of the subject to the. earnest attention Vt
President Lincoln for with the suppression
Of the rebellion the army and the people of
the United will sarely demand settlements
with England and France.
M'CLELLAN's PLANS ADVOCATED.
The Baltimore correspondent Of the n. y.
''Hcrad" writes:
For the reasons set forth innv letter Of Az
gust 18th, they believe that Charleston cannot
be tnscn Us hong as Richmond and North Car
DINA remain Ia their possession. You mav
depend upon it, tie North has Lcen greatly
deiulci in surprising that tue fac of Charles
ton depends apon Fort SuG.ter. and that when
the latte" IS kIoa.cd topeccs Charleston !nnst
fall. Unless j a;n totally mi<il:ormcl, Fort
Sumter forms vc:'r incOnsidcrablc part OF the
deIcnces Of Charleston, and after it is reduced
the work Of taking Charleston will only. have
begun. The harbor will still be inaccessible,
and arrangements have been made to reinforce
General Beauregnrd with as many troops as
hemay need TO repel q apd attack. The de-
fence of Charleston, indeed, constitutes, the
first and most prominent object in the plan Of
the campaign on the part Ct the rebels. But
they believe they defend Charleston by defend
ing Richmond. And they believe that they
defend Richmond hy threatening Washington,
and by ncIac:ng with destruction the army
upon which tie defence Of Washington de-
ponds. ia this they are urquestionably cor
rect. Will NOS the administration at Wash
ingtDn learn wisdom from the experience of
the six campaigns against Richmond that
have already been undcrtakcn! As long as
the overland route is persisted in disaster will
attend our arms. But let the plans Of Gene
raj Mcclellan be carried out: let peninsula
campa On against Richmond he organized ard
it will break up and disarrarge the plans of
the rebclS, and will result, not in the capture
of the rebel capital alone, but in the fall Of
Charleston also, and III the absolute safety u:
Washington during the remainder Of the war
GEN. FITZHCGH LEE AND CAPT. WISDER-TuE
OLD HYGEIA-ArrEARASCE OF NORFOLK.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
Philadelphia "lnquircr" writes as follows to
that paper, under date Of tho 9th instant:
Passing within the fortress, saw Col. Fitz.
hugh Lee, son Of the rabel General, and Cap
tain Windcr, who are held rs i.0stages for
hanging in retaliation, provided jeff. Daris
hangs Capt. Sawyer and his companion. No
one would SUPPOSE, from the appearance Of
Lee aud his friend, that they had any idea Of
being run up or swung off. They have
liberty 10 promenade inside the walls of the
fort during the day under military guard, but
are closely ronlined-at night. They often arc
seen reviewing the dress parade.
The pfice where once stood t@ old Hvgc;a
Hotel is row 4 vacant lot, with 10 more gale
ty, dancing and enjoyment Of the hundreds
aye thnusands-Uf ladies' and gentlemen who
maic this sleir summer resort. Srrcssionism,
with its concOmitant evils, has str; arcd Dixie
Of all these Injuries. Cnnsrahands, c,ai black,
brown skin, nluastn and octoruon OF all sizes.
sexes and ages. now swarm, enjoying freedom
where their masters oTce rcveled in pleasure
Those who knew Old Pons rs a watering place
before the the war, would scarcely know it now.
1t has, in fact become sOrtof city, with streets,
railroads, sidewalks, &c.
took short run over 20 Norfolk. 1t was
melancholy 70 behold .Lc change in this orcn
o,t I. r. III.
mournful decay, rs if swept over by SONS de-
vastating pcstilence. Whole rows of build
ings, once the finest stores and most prosper
ous portion of the town, are but sad evil
dcnccs Of ruin their charre1 and blackened
walls tumbling neccmeal with the revolution
OF each day. Ships and boats lie rattling and
sailorless ut the waarves: business, in fact,
has but !. name, while t1rnicr social life and
sumptuous living have ,een transformed to Il
miserable. misanthrapic existence. Elegant
mansions are going to decay: all is gloom
The streets are filthy. issuing Il stencil repu!-
slvr in the extreme, sufficient almost to breed
pesillcncc. Hotels are partially deserted, and
the sidewalks and prpnenadcS. usurpcd once
by fashionable helleS and bcaux. are now bat
pathways for rreron'icrating crowd Of filthy
looking negroes. The yoriag men have gore
to the rebel army, many 81 The red have died
families are broken NJ. t!:" status Of society
is changed. Elegant ladies rolling in luxury
and wealth, who once wore silks and Satins,
are now CoStumcd in calicoes and mousseincs
Fashion, ~ regards dress, has deserted her
throne. giving place to the way Of old styles
and Anticipated needy garments. Cheerful
ness is RI longer q characteristic of Iirsia
c0untCIlnccS.
ANDY JOHNSON Az AEGLTTIoNIsT.
Tho Nashville Union" gives the following
sketch Of a speech recently delivered in Nash
Vile by the notorious candy"
Slavery was Il cancer on orr society, ard
the scnlnci Of the statesman should be used
not simply to pare away the exterior and leave
tue roots to propagate the disease anew, but
10 remove it altogether. Let uS DESTROYS the
cause of Cdr domestic dissentions aud this
bloody civil war. 1t is neither wise nor Just
to compromise with an evil so gigantic. He
avowed himself uncquiyocally for the removal
Of slavery: tho sooner it can be effected the
letter. Some Inconvenience might. most like
ly would, follow, temporarily: but these would
lie more than compensated by the grand i'm
pulse given To all our interests Ivy the subst-
iution OF free for slave labor. lie was for i'm
mediate emancipation, if he could get it; if
this could not be obtained, he was for gradual
emancipation; Int emancipation ataN erents.
lie invoked the people to cast off the slavish
fear which had hitherto sealed their lips on
this question and speak and act fenceforth as
frcemen should The slave aristocracy had
long held its foot upon their necks and ezacted
heavy tribute from them, even to robbing them
of free speech. Lot the era Of freedom be
henceforth proclaimed to the non-slaveholders
of Tennessee !"
GERRETT SMITH on LINCoLN's LETTER.
Gerrcs5 Smith, on being presented to the
recent meeting held in New York, said no was
50 impressed and delighted with the Presi-
denis admirable aud unanswerable letter,
that he thought the Convention might well