Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-17
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THE spIRlT OF viRa 81
We very believe the records a.n lilo. L
:try may be challenged in Vii, s,oaad nr "
equal the nolle courage, cOnstat cn,,;t,Sa =
and magnan;mity which have be;s,IasaS q =
by the people Of Virsinia, undsls fa,yfnj 0
.'de Ut irvpsion which has wclls, ~ o
merged them i,E the past threda. C
.opd man LuH,ting tho waves off ro;,v c
was sIil hy tho uhrienta 10 be u spt,n i, r
,3r tie ruis. What, then, shall We e. T. G
:.ulle nu'i generous ra;e Of. Virginia -, U
with unllincljng lprtitude and CON- =
have sec,, their fur lnmai:I rayugetv.o -
.,a.esL Ct s:wilers-thrir noble munsidS3 y
comfortable holuestcads destroyed-tle{ n
Guets delmuched and kidnappcd-thtir4 v
plund"rci and destroyed, without q singh a
scent from the lofty port and and spirit
which they 6r-t barred their bosoms tosg
strife. or q solitary complaint against the 50
ernuent which has failed to afford them pt
lection.
Other States, Grst to take up a'nls, and 81
comparatively uniriured by the war. ha
an,,, loud and fierce in their dissatisfuc' II
/ with the. alleged ~iucipucitY. mistakes, blu
Jers, ayyresaicns and tyranny ct tho Comic
crate Government; hut Virginia bias made
complaints. In her darkest lour she II
| been iirmest, and chung Closest to The Comic
crate uoverbment. The scVerest Infections
| the foe have provoked reither croaks q
~eroans. Her MOTT desolate regions and mt
impoverished people have still q word
| cheer. and, may be, q crust to divide with +
hungry Confederate soldier; and there is no
| private in Lees army, whether be hail lrt
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, or North Cal
lima, who does not speak in glowing terms
the ~llyle-souled Vrsiniu1s. ind declare
would rather tight in the Cd Dominion III
on II, ' other spot in Couftd rate territory.
But our rurpose Was t. ca'l attention NJ
rarti., | ,rlY To the conduct nl.t demes' or
lac Il r,.m1n1 people duriryq tho presen. +"
n;ryi,..- ra.;paiGns, ~ giI .rd!ag al rxanl
which ought ii tc initiated in Ge1rein =
every o!her threatened p"-ition in the Conf
ersce. Although 5! this lime there is little
NO reul = u,nd Of alarm 10 tho PEOPLE oi III
mond from Grants movements, yet IL moi
n VI. when the storm first burst, there was
%r:sinn fer deep anxiety. So also when \
Crellau with Il vast urmy approached Wit
i've miles Of their capital, aud again rap1
edly. wher, Lse's army being aihr OF, stteln
have been made to surprise'and capture X
mnnd. On each and all these oocasions HI
. moud has never shown the slightest ra'
Her fighting population have turned out
: peatedly without excitement or disorder,
have displayed coolness, address and gall
D try in rep,lling the enemy.
If there are any ~croakerp, psnic.mak
and prophets of evil among them, they are
o few to be heard or needed. In the thundel
q McClellau's cannon, and now those of CT,
!. Richmond carries on sl the avocation
trade. logislating, and public administrst
J. with undiminished composure, and never
j. fers anxiety to degenerate iuto fear, iret
ness or impotence. Let our people iml
the Virginians in all those grand quail
which entitle them, as We believe, to be ella
among the noblsst Of the earth-patience.
!, tituds, endurance, hopefulness, courage
c0nntancy.