Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-27
YANKEE DEMOCRATS.

n rho two great pelhocia'e
p,,n-u,vaui. and Ohio the candidates on Inc
s;se If war and ihe administrator nave
soon elected by large majorities. Saliana's
ham il crushed out, and his policy OF re"'e
Democracy" along with him. II goes ~ We
expected. ,oro ia.
Rensatodlv. in The Enquirer VIC nave oe-
uo.st,...a mat amongst our Yankee enemies
.t.rc WAS no difference to us; that INC pono'
,.rots were equally our enemies with the lie
,uh,;,ans. that tho "Copperhcad' movement
'n;,h al its knights uF the Golden Circle was
merely 4 continuance Tor bringing back tue
Democratic party into power, and that llni'e-
iistely on that happy event. the f'aeu nsIV
rror13 all be War Democrats. Inc Du-
s;nc,s of that country is war; ny war 'ney
ill.,. sod move. The credit Of their current
,,,,sv and its W CT TO purchase the neeessa-
-;.. nf life. depend entirely upon war the IN
49,, and daily bread Of each family Is oe-
rived from the war: therefore all princ'Pics
and n~olicies yield TO the grand principle anu
,ol;cv of avsr. Ardently as. Democrats ane
rbtIoy W A..
rornsrhssds desire to have for themselves the
MANAGEMENT Of the national business anu the
handling Of the national money yet they al
,,c, that they cannot do without the war al
all Therefore it was By skilfuilyTepreSeneing
chat ,hie vigorous prosecution OF the war
pould be impaired by any condemnation {"
rho Presidents present policy that the popu-
,..;,,s of those two Democratic States nave
,c.p Induced even to forego their party III
t~,re,ts and predictions, even to renoahce
the hope Of Office and spells, and to '"ali0"
Black Repuhlicsnism whole snH'ue"'lon'
Abolition and nll--1atilcr than weaken tho
hands If tho war administration.
This result, be itmatter cfregret or otherwise
va, inevitable at the present stage oil the analr'
The war f.ver, like any other malady, had TO
70 through al its range Of symptoms and
,..acL ;,s crisis in the regular way. 1t was
-. 70 bu hoped. that while the patient was
S.t n!s.s,oric and full OF blood, the fever would
suddenly abatc Of itself. The ankee nation
. ,,;II in tho wild. unrestraincd enjoyment OF
u. artificial prosperity. New York city, as
-. learn from its press, was never so luxurious
anil .r,r, ,acapt, never so abandoned to plea''
,,rc and license. On . certain fine day last
usrL. sny. tho Herald" over six thousand
.arri.seu we're counted in the Central FARE
On tho ,nms lay all the Hotels OF the city
,..y. full to OVERCOMING, and the streets were
aino.. iassssable from the tbrong Of convey
ays.s and pedestrians railroad and eanal
stuck have advanced far beyond all former
,xneriencc; the mighty hostsor contractors, na'
al and military, havetEeir bands full andman'
ufac,urcrs are paying fabulous wages. The
whole land ina. tia vein, injected, swelling and
,hroihinc with unnatural life and in the full
career Of It's warIikc passion, all goes merry
=. : marriage bell. Wasi it i'll human nature
hat this lclirious fever patient should subslde
Iii At once. before the ninth day, int" 4 cool
rorrcShipg: slcep, and awake whole and sound
Neither is the continuance of the 'paroxysn
! .l.inr to be regretted, because the longea
and more vehement the excitement, the more
utter and Frustrating will be the collapse
All that hi.h-wrought life is false, morbid
and hectic: il is not health, but mortal disease
and The rs,icnt must either die Of it, or else
o7ser :: hard struggle and absolute exbaus
,;o, ,low)y rseovsr. q saddsr and a wiser
nsn.
Tn whole Of that imposing structure
standing so fair and sumptuous in the enemy's
.cuntry, is q house built on sand, or rather or
srnsr. The longer they can prop and shoi
!, ~un-huildins additional stories on it all the
while-thc greater will be the fall thereof
Whom it shall have fallen down. q hideou:
~vrocl-rhen national bankruptcy shall have
come sad further disruption of States, ant
.;yii war and anarchy 1.-THE consequences o.
hankrsptcyl-then, and not till then, we vii
zee an end 81 the var.
And it is better 50. To make sure that on,
,sn.r.tion, as two distinct political eommuni
ties, be complete aud eternal, it is perhap:
,ss3ful that the'war bc fought out to the very
,pd--that ia to say. to the entire destruction
Of tl:e Yankee nation. The longer they carry
On the war. and the more atrnclnus they>mak'
i. tho more Impossible it will be that there
SHOULD ever be any sort of union between II
and that detsstel people. \ year ago Their
were many "reconstructi"nists" in Firsinis
7, ray nothing Of other Statcs-wc mean
,o-. Of martial reconstructionistS, lookin!
Ala Skn&n. -
tbe Yankee nation. and, Of course, ol
st,onor,blc terms" Where arc they now
The continued and still increasing bru
t,litY of our enemy in all the regions
,scupied by their troops, but more especial.
The distinct. policy Of entire suliugation, will
TIA ,,6uctica Of these States 10 Territories
,,;vsr.,l soutiSca.ion, .iisfranciisement, dis
armament, and a settlement OF cur lands b.
Yankee propristors-this plain policy, an
pounssd hy Lincoln, ard adopted By Generals
Ministers, platform: Of Republicans, ant
uou deliberately sanctioned Ivy tho Ohio ant
Psnnsrlrania elections, has opened the eye
and ncrved the hearts Of thousands OF veal
ard wellintcntioncd men, who dreamed .
ss.ss On ".ome terms" and who now know
a,., they can have peace on no forms save sur
render at discretion and nhject vassalage to tn
nsans.t and NEST vulgar race OF beings on al
Ai, earth. Therefore, say We, let Black lie
.ubli.aai.m grow blaeksr; let cvory Yankee
General he as MilroY, and Butler, and Rose
mans. and Burnside; let the printing presses
Of Chsao rest not, neither icy day nor yet BY
night: lcs Northern cities rcvel and run ria
% PAPER wealth, based on the credit OF land'
in the Copfsdsracy or in the moon; let tl'
z,ho,e Yankee nation, drunk and mad Will
,.L, .lnnrir tI,nir insane dream 0