Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-02
ylLKsSORe AND tbs WEsT.


uos rsp,ny around tho bluff o! Eicksbu!g.
= ia IA. nuc.s momentous, sud ps'h'Pa ING
Llcodiesr tlsh. vi the campaign thu year. II
G..a:'s ips st;einp. isii, cod his army be
dezs,,yec, or wen dlssn of with suca plen-
liza: sarnsse I'D havoc 81 cur oatserlSs are
low lnsk,rs "A lis :sIk", Lhon the M.6alss'PPi
.v,d nj, lie Wet sre ours FOR ihls sessop. Ii
y,ck. burg uuha2piy l.u, tue war Is onis De-
ynn,ns, b., .uo w,rS: ttlscs Of liza: c.sss'ef
would s.sa.odly 10 iSo yeviYai OF tns. m'se-.
III, ouscey ior counting eHa tarnp" Ing W'sr
e,c,. ,;,rsh-yos;-reG with several
S-a..s OF Ito Noc.h-rest--:hat is. submission
- tho Eer.h-w1gt
V.ckssurs, ss ~e hsv, god kepe' Will not
Ia, snd c-cauI ..l. No hsvs :oc'e hne
-. ;, asava 20 d.-per.Lcp, and lea ~ -S-s
.u-,m.n-e. EYsry mo:iY:, eysTy passion
..-t Gun ex... iG'e.s 60 The p3,cs s. WEIGH
ccrureg o. ~, Is thors present; pSti r
,.-u nnd p..1s. .L% Eped c: Obtaining G
s-ell vcn :slow1, .bitss lof puG.!o snd 10Y
n1i9als v.ns,e.cs up,n Inc deSclators oil tie
lsrd. Inc ao.adisrieE # our towns and cow
49, cr2Iea-,t- T.: d&yio;e"tnd women -L0
.:.Icr.p, a. -... IL. SCzclen our men to
{ ir,rc { .+I2 ID give : z5et Sc the Eotk Oh
.ca-:l.eoroo .;suShtos. P.-neTt>. / uo2.y
-r-1:s;p,ug h,s !ens 49, GUS; End with Jchn-
s..i M 49, ..lu.ilnc endorsements 70 strike
4. a. LIZ ~, In.us G! fs:e ana 1nisa tho ts7r1-
r;a e.r,ie, It may We'll Do hoped mat, win
s,.d;s s,.se!,s -: :. srlns, .hese mcas forml-
%. s.u.-n..nss CT INC nsr , u lact- .no
Lar. will b., Yuinsd, overwhelmed -nu cent
=, - rci,ica.
Yet, &c b. fassd, th.t In spite OF al hu-
u;sn ys.os ssi dsvntico csn do, V:ctShurg
md is ds:en3sIs should 6:c:-as The prey Of
nm sn..,y tt,ea :naaed will come tho tug OF
VA. Tier also viii co,1e the political c'i-
=..cev.r Of lrbccii:ty snG fam! Eaars-
-..o,s, nd tovp:i9hs latent torJis.n md
fr,,s,3 exit "A this Cnw!adeEsoy, VII! az
,..;ys &c, ACCESSION Of wcakueSs !;
r..nv Wi ag.,n 5eeta 70 cry cut tor an
!.cro-sL.s prscs' - they Will cali IT, oy
,~.s-,, Of submission TO enc section OF our
i,yat ding io.N who sro Lew raging over our
..un.sy 9Th f:e e'.i awoed, The doctrine
So. necessary unity OF the Miso:sslP-ci VAL
,.y t.:m Lake Itasca to the Gull viii DC
sys,n revived BY politicd gsographe's Of i'e-
s.. kuses-ss Is tho Mississippi .'ver were
:oussh;rg different from sli other RIVERS; rs
i sheys we're Say Tcie al!!y o! community
n il, shoes ths. in the shore Of the se'' eS II
-. (ireat West nsd right lo our Country
Z-.,,usy the rs.e- Avs rom thsii Ian g In
{, cvs.r; al l-,s sad Ecnss3se, which ID
-,..a,.s Eu.a olcak for treason and excuse
&c. ,osarJ!cs, would DO echoed and reyssba-
r,,, ov., ,hs lana sgaiu. AND then tbs
Notlh-sss: wouli cot !iassn 70 ODD etars and
oysrtursa, il such should be nade. With
n, po3ssss,on of Vioksbufs and Port Aoo'
soc, t.sy would fsaoy themselves assured OF
INA Whole M.sa,s.;pp,, ry conquest snd they
would no longer dream OF accepting II ny
+-e,ty. II lux politicians Of Tonnsssee ano
Mississippi stvu.! .hen .s:low !hsiI helpless
* of c.sing favorable ocnncrclal treaty
t. ths upps. s-LSs If ne river, as az induce
nun: i. them to sepsr.te shsnsolsa Eor tile
E.s.srn S:st,s and eroct Con 'edersoy Of
-. W., sucu cffers would bs received
-i.h con:eGpt The Issue wnu.a DO pre-.
,~a.rd ,u.e and siupie. naked md pe-enP-
.or7- submission or subjasstlop. Aud sub
iurs,,cn mesas eAtofml?ation.
Thu. V,cksha-s lie at this time point nc:
only Of s:rs.sRie, bat also Of political in
,,.,s-,s. Wh.lc sur hss l:e5 1eh.n
oy;r tne G.est River, no party OF con-
,m.he csa rentaTo 20 rsiso us hsed; no
,,..s:. .s.u-, .ca-'h, on' word Of 're-
:--.:ruct,ou" IN TGo.. -, part. All will
se GOOD Oonfyde.stss. TIE csass which is
,.,,ose. 70 10 failiHs saa sinking is the one
. which is likely 20 H. abandoned b. The COW
a ia, ed betrayed by the .:ai.o:s. 10 the
o.Ijs :an: psgs2-.s We are always true a.
..s.l.
For this rcanop. the result ei these VIZ
.,.,.,a electors, or Of any e'eet!'rs, Is ey no
,--.ns OF SO 3asp. political slgn'hcsnco ss
/. :esult Of ,caso battles round Vicssburg.
- =. gentleman elvc.od the day hstoso yes
osy aIeto-d.y, 40 we h:pe aud teiie7e, fslta-
ia End resolute C,nfs DEBATES, whstho. they
90 late ss2sas.onists OF oslsrnsl ones. Ii Say
si -hs. have unco-scicusiy lorkins within
hem g: -. relic OF teGIa:nesl for The
, C1ioo, anms uaioh..od h.aksl.ns af
:rA psacc by tois' or partial recon't1uc-
"a u2oa sry terms Whatever, "honor-
- ~" :. o:he'wiss, Tho successful defence
81 VieAspurg will hei2 to obliter.te :he
l4s. -iase o- faint Ct 5uch anti Confederate
sent,1ent. This il pst ssid in 6itparagcricbt
OF those Eho Jeff t1e uc;on Reluctantly md
a. The last marent, bot - no left it then fer
syor, snH nsvs aince maintained on many .
hi2:dJ hcll tie sovereignty ef their States
ssstrss "a invading enemy. We fad it i'm
poasiblc te conceive, fox example, that men
lk. Gol. Wickham, who has iod Virginia
reyirent through Two years Of desperate war,
IL dsfsacs Of Virs:aiA's rg5t to sscode-or
Ike Alaxsuda- Boteler, whose home las been
:ssul.td By invsting barbarians, and who.
has riGdon hy the aide Of Jackson through
sac ;-lpsigus wbioh illustrate his native State.
.nd semnedi it ali ovor with fields Of glory like
AL smp,ror'e shield-should ever contemplate
ths possibility Of shy conprcmise CT Virgil
m.'s sovereignty q. all under :uy ci.cum-
stancas or Ary pressuze--YlckKbu;g Or no
Tioksburg. Yet some there are, II mean
Q. tYpe-yrey Goo hoy be Iew.-who would
nso IN the al Q. V:cAtlo.g an occasion, per-
has svun 1ess9a, perhaps they might oven.
.nins FL honest and patriotic reason, for
r,~ing b,ck f,em The sxtreme measure OF
our proud position, ard asssniDg to eompro-
m.ss ara an honorable psa:e." We do assure