Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-09
SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 6, 1864.
There is a. present II great probability

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of the papers must "nF'"ad.
Gencia- Of the pubic s"r"icc 1''n'iu u ~
ice o; m. usual organs "t rno'ie "Fl"'"n'
there Shah be n, comtlrint on our at.. We
.a~osnowlc1,o chr duty to the country. we
yolun:.-~ci in :ne 1o-inu'ng OF the war ana
ocly rctn:no.!,o The paper whcu the regiment
which ". we're attached was disrlndcd by
The Secretary ~: War. Whenever ordered, We
shall rcn!I: To any duty assigned us. The
convenient AID .Ee interests OF editors are q
TO more importance than those of any o'ne'
men. Ths ownership and ed;sorshlp" OF q news,
paper gives no pri7i!cse, contars no rights not
eniayed by every nan Of The community. II
: il M, ,ne-sG.rr. ca account of editors tina,
newspapers sl2o:t be cx shrptst. Their claim
~ exemrtion is founded on the interests OF So
ciety; on the good they do to tho great mass
Of the peoplc-ns mediums of communication
for the ccun;ry-as tho means IL conveying
informa.;on--as necessary {? the BUSINESS "a
tho communicates Indispensable 10 the
Gorcrnmant--rh,;a a)usti'use the roasons
shy the rew man neccssHry 70 The pn'iica'ioh
or the newspapers cS the CONSTR are OF more
use out oc .ao :rrav than ,has can possibly be
ia the ranks. There is scarcely a week thHt
the gcn"ral officers u the army do net n''e
{, tlA nL~E$r&aers; the 1oSefhiHe'5 n"S
s-rn ,bG necc:s.iy OF publishing therein IN
,c...,l .rirc-: its advertisements reach the
f.!E..,e nilv ii,ran:i :l2 .nlrm!IS ut the frA;i';
49,. J., IS i tic lard a.. require! Ly The Con
,.r.ss =, ~, nrhi;,i,,I IN ,hH rewynaners: the
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.., r,-,ishrt mix iv tho newspapers. Ia
; H.. o,;d.r-r t;c ulivcrsa! Ignorance If all
..rali. .v,2l. That must tniiaS TIE suppression
- a.. nc,.S j. n, anxiety o. people t. know
N. ra.c Of c,1.;r ,~.h:!lren in tho .rast battles
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,.:f. s,y. no ..A,..ja,icn or ~fnov;1g ,;iat the
.,ry h,s s,,,a recruited ny al.u; tso hun
r. n,o, .hu,: sir moa,,,4 after n.r;,
-, $500, ,,.,,.s thai NIL 10 :,aght
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.,,, -. o,,n,e w;ii hear the ness-;uch
VII be tbc ELECTS Of re.rlitia. the armies by
..,,u. .,ro hundred p,aa. TIE Congress OF
-. H~.,r,Jara Stale. have gotten into 4 pet
,-;,,, s,u.o r I'M newspaners mud
:; ro oS,-. p, n,Dish the offending Journals,
,..,r,,, IA cov,- ,,e land win darkness and
;o,,r,,,, w, hone that ref ,c.ion will con.
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vic .oa:cn;Iici, but really injurious to ::leir
oyci ,..n..icaen,s.. LIZ the Congress remen-
he. ,1,a tn. readers Of newspapers have
r;.,zs which TIE editors do not enjoy
.hsul, e., ,i.. r;ro.. which belong :, the lias.
+o-. e. members Of Csasross, and if the pub.
i. s,r,,-,ts ,yo,ld lr.y upon sha;r heads the
:, ,;r,sn. crrs,s Of tstir masters, lei then,
l.,,.,., the country in.o darkness during the
uu:,.r.. ,,,vcmants Of this Sprinc.
~, o,rs.,,yrs vo ask nothing Of the Con-
10. g.. .bc =, i.rs Of the "Enouirer,'
r,.,.. uoiacrs wives. children and
50 50. v,,d;..I 90 do ask thu nrivi-
49,, ,f .,~o,;nu;op tic ratification of the EN-
.,rr W., L,,yc that the many thousand
.s,., # ,bc "E,ou;rer'' desire that the pa
.a,,,u ,.o,.;,r.. hsv ba,s pgif for il: and
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tsl>" t11 pSs' ''4''
no"ap:ne-s CO no newspapers.
Perhaps We cauli get details made l"r tho
n,h,;,ay;oo Of the Enquirer :" hut there j.
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dent editor II AK iaT'fS % any au'n''lleS.-
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A,,.rto.,, or ~, G~,veruuact. have amount
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isr !iayo oncn gf"its1 IA. we shouii NOT
hy:.ntc - Apply for details. TIL orders OF
~, ,s;rg,,t AID Iusncctor Generals Office,
go r c,,cro,s IN,
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aiv2r.'t2m ms "i iHe "''eEn"e''' '"' &c
clir,uan.s and necessities OF trade, the inter-
.,l VENTS os the people, I'll unite to make
OIL rho iI,vern men,
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caIa:ry The details required TO rhDlis'
,.,2., To DO this fox I'll the newspapers
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nary Ht ~ S'aS H't" '"A""' 49,
:mns. hY law, the ciitor and employees nsces'
..-y 50 s,ndust the newspapers, and requlro"r
ntt, tt.Gt 10 more arc employed than are alb
a,iute'y repaired! lfin'ers over ~ yeals u
-; ; iS1 - ;r.S 70 relv MON old ]nrintcrs
>. i he I, stop the p.p,rs. Oh cli.ors may
h., found. but OF printers are played out.
VA arc uAi9r' peculiarly oot.Sa"on "
fh'r5y,rT' -, ,. .i,t;r !n,,sar;nti.ns. This mouey
,,,o .x,nod,d on matariul. necessary tu
]nfias;as Of the pa:~sr. II il impossible for Us
:, ,s;.,ni r..i3 Money. Ii Congress prevents
=. f,,m r,.:ing ~rr!nte,a. it m.sss us d ;rsal
"n, snb.sr;Drrs. Cons>7,It the clitors, .bui
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