New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-12
BVsyNESs TO DO.

which has been laid out Tor TINS uuio'Iun''o
body by the Confederate newspapers, and the
labors assigned make those Of Hercules boyish
sports by comparison. The Richmond Enquirer
of the 9TH, after lamenting the lack OF states
men of the highest order" calls upon =" Con
gress"
!. To nurse "our credit abroad, by making
our physical strength and our moral worth
moro fully known to an ignorant aud preJudIce6
world"
.. To provide ways and means to carry on
the war" The failure, it says, "oi the meas
ures of the last Congress is evident" Poor Con-
gross This is the Observation-Disclosures -busi-
ness over again.
3. To- give purchasing power" to The eur
rencv, the Confederate money now being good
for everything except making purchases and
paving debts.
4. 10 "fll The ranks Of the army by enroll
ing the slaves. Crhis problem is exceedingly
complicated. Il is ito take 2O0, 600 productive
hands from our lands and set them free, while
their wives and children remain Slaves" Very
complicated indeedD
:. To dispose of "many minor questions
which The Enquirer finds 100 numerous to par
ticularze.
Here are five delightful jobs, and job No. .
may. for aught We know include fifty Others.
The Enquirer, 10 make matters still more dis
NAL, says hat "the unparalleled pressure upon
the brains Of people, famous for intelligence
and mental culture, has not produced states
men of the highest order" There is "a pie
thora orpoliticians," but statesmen are scarce
The really able men" "sco their broader views
narrowed down, and their higher aspirations re-
duocd TO the lowest level" All
Tae Richmond Dispatch If the 7tb inst is not
more chary Of is demands than Its co'en'
porarv above mentioned, although it L MORE
general "The object Of the present session, ut
says, "is to make every possible provision for
the prosecution of the war. That great
duty, indeed, comprchcndi everything II
"Concrcss" does everything il will do
no more thrn It's simple duty. Unfortunate
" Congrees" Everything to DO and no.
drains" The country according TO Tho
DspafcD expects honorable members 10 bel
"calm." Also "diguifed." Also "dclibcr-
ate" And an this without "brains.' The
strawless bricks were nothing to this! Credit
10 be- "nursed with diminished production.-I
"wars and means" provided, when no way il
seen and the means are minus quautities-"
chasing power" given to worthless paper rags
the army ranks "to be filled" from more than
deeimatod population" slaves TO be freed,
and their families left in bondogc-"m many mi
nor questions" to be disposed Of" everything
to be done, and no brains TO do il! lil-iatod
Congress
To complcate matter. srl further. We have
Mr. Bovce with what is chilled his "recon-
struciion policy" and we have Mr. Stephens
with hi, "polcv of reconstucior"- o.
,t-cb 81 e. NOT cosy 40 oa NJ the urccise nature.
Inf which ,,e Goreel, denounced I'M the EAd
,o,,sroror, NJ Bovco birrsolc socn,e 70 have
someul'af CHANGED his tone undertlc Influence
Io(bullyinc and brow.hcaii!e, bat It is very cor
lain that with all its other work. the Conicder-
ate Congress viii be forced 10 consider the peace
ooe.tjon. and that. too without such aid. com.
for, and Iicbt nc would have been afforded bv
bo eloc,;on If Mcclellan. Poor Mr. Bovce in
last letter seems 70 feel thot cerebral want TO
which we have already alluded. lie wishes the