Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-04
NEXT MONDAY.


hi, ~. .rl! ever met with graver task before
tn, m than that body vii h is to assemble in
Rrimr,,i nn Monday. They orc 10 come togc'h
or in TIE vc,v crisis Ola tremendous war wase5
IN r.. one hanl fer the utter annihilathn, IN
II o other for :he natioral life Of tie country;
ard fever the urgent necessities of such n
eisant'c >iracgle called .nr ratriotic forvor ard
Stern r. s,lutioa, and absolute remuneration OF
,ary ,rG- md pre1'!eotious. those virtues are
csI',,l for " ard here.
We n S"rrc that the Ccnfedernte journals
a" verr generally and very naturally depre-
ca'ir 4, Lore sIearhes. and, indeed all speech
e:wha.s over, which do not 90 straight TO the
s.e actual business in h nd; that business he-
ir,,n .tr"nehen the hands Of the Ekenutiv-
in carry;ac az thr war, and furri.h him the
maau< in mrn and morcy. There is ahso
lur.!y nothing else TO he thought Of; and ever
iud' ae> "a those u'jeeta. lorC and eloquent
enur c;n'i"ns Of principle would he lwhatp1er
tho ar2rcr;a'i'e c. unity of Buncomhe might
think cf 'hrm.) no'hirg hut horror and
wnarircss 70 rhe,,her counties IF The Confed'
erav Thr p,rpl" EXPECT from their rerre-
s.,,i'iva- at ,h;- M ment that theN lfnrret asa
thr,w irhnd ,h' m al sounding periods, and
al I'm los ard ioal uses, ard that they reg
&c, "y u ,,r making 'f rolitical. capital and
20 ui.,iv in Their several States. They
NAV lc VOL az nrcd that the most poIulnr
hi, g. ary re &c them can do now. is to de-
ya,c i,i~ >.lf stcrnlv. and as silently as may
h. tn the 'ask "fcallinc forth all tie energies
f,le na,inn n mna. ard b, file the foil Designs
e ,ar o, rmv. Y" ,hanka are 20 be got for
~, r,.. -" ,rckets &c IN" people" in these
:ncs O., h" c. ntrary. the most rnru'n'
ma r.cs will ie those which tax TIE most
r.nyi', and >wcep into the army most C n
,lr IL II f.-LtiriS mon rn' emrloyrd nor
rs. CIV :" h rarse in reacefu' pursuits
V, ",.crav.,.ion + IN" t'x"s. no extension o
.'..,..r; 81, !. win m. ct with olicc'i"r. rr' :
vlrf q. v,h, ~, measures he equa''le in h"''
or re; n
r.- wnd .h"re is no time. and No ronrr
s,ve We, ,'a;n words ne NAV hn rrede'
II" &,.>i as.-i;ko arrangom"nt of tn" mos
sn.;'" nrI ,nnurnher-irc wnr measure " :
~ ice' ,hc.c he srme Sen ator nr Log
la..r. , ho. 81 @ to the height nf this grrs
arrumnn- ard inspired by the passinn of Pr
=; ,t;>m can pour al his som into some burr
in ri. flushing right frnm the heart. thH
NAV have p,wer to kindle the stern reaolutn'
Of the nation into even intenser lite, az
breathe into every action. sup"rhuma'
energy This Confrderacv must not he, ard
shall nn. ha. tubAnrd nv the bastard lank"'
na.inr LIT all mem ers Of Congress max
IN :, cr atc urts 10 that a act upon tha
with siurie mi,d Let them he assured, tn"
If th.v 10 rot help us with all their might
frhrv Sand too much in our way. they "
10 svert ont, "a oih.r useless bodies hav'
b"cn ere now, and their uis iaertie shnke'
f,em tie arm. OF n peorle determined t" tlgh
cut their independence, or perish IN IT,"
ruins.
I, makes one ahiynr to think that this se'-
si,, might pass nver, as The last one did, e.
cnp;e.l partly with insane paiarer ab"n'
Pace. nor,ly with dilettan'e discourse over
flsss md Seals, until the time for adjonrr-
mcr NJ n. .oa. les. az d batch Of eatenporfzef
and II c n.iaersd measures then flung on the
hand. nf thr President too late tn be read an'
xrrcl Thetru.h is, that the ORGANIZATION
orronyrrss. with its regular sessions and long
rs,7,';,ns. j. not suited to the cxisenciss .o'
>aoh a wsr as this. Events will not wait f'''
i: AID Congress-. wien il does meet, ough
chr7 ~ he "in for the war;" or else to res
=" Pes arnt ~ish full powers to act IN al
''n:. during the recess. at his' dlscret'"
sni'c' 'n ratification at next meeting; or e>
na.n.in, s :.ator or Representative trr'
'ar% >'nc'n remain permanently at R'ri'
"o'h s. an FIX cu,ye C' uncil lers acre
VII" - r:.,.o,,--nnt varatinn-actinn, ,str"pr
'r' ai co,renrraed THIS suggestion
4 nay i" ''r'm'd ly ZONE crude and inconslc
e''": al c'.ar contrary to that permans'
E',ti u'ir'.so.rr"maturely srstied in The D.
s'"'ns "f y mi.hry war. which said C"nsr
"o' i> cur ,rrssnt condition, like
"" '"d ;ia"A liver s.cam' cat in hun
"-H M'l'ti. .h A art;c
t" 'ha (">:m "M.,cnry" las lately
U'"' I" tie subject of SECRET Sessfsns; AZ
We think, very rati'raIly urges that y
'''sfPss :" " rbou, to ass mble discard sl'
"'r'"a" ma"hi'erv. and consider
w. ''''- ''.a fn'l l-'t &C day Whnts
IL s'n = ,r., .i.,i.. j., vi , r..;o,
'''' 70 "s'7 r" pet. "i N"rt he"
." - tel Intervention. "r any t.,
''-s' t'"s' Jatui which were all the igL