Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-08

Congress which have been passed. zbolishipg
slavery, cOnfscating your property, placing yon
in subiection to ons.tenth of the community and
publicly executing your glorious ehieftains, aud
every officer from Colonel up to Gen. Lee.
When the United States Congress last mot,
Lincoln was called upon by. the pressure of pub
lie sentiment, to propose some terms of peace to
the rebels of the SouLh-to advances the greatest
! Inducements that coald be possibly preferred to
s.cure their return to the Union, and, after long
consideration, amid all the peace pressure OF the
peace element in the North. in and out OF Con
piess, the best proposition thst could ts oil ire1'
! Vas 10 support one,tenth Of the Sou,nern com
munity, who wonld swear to assist il the confs-
cation of the property Of the rems ming nine
tcnths, set free the negroes, anl hang eVnry man
| whose bravery has elevated him above 3 rsrtaiu
rank, every nan whom y0u have seen hit to place
in civil Cffics-deIiver up tn tho m~a!ignity Of IN
unres. rnined foe, At whose deeds no &. N ne 'co
Of our Immense armies, an checked ny "a: OF
retaliation, humanity is livid with horror. the gIc'
rious h:rnes whom oIrsons have followed through
so many try ing scanes, aud who have MADE Tor
us a record of glory, rs rcsplendent Il! h'StoryS
ample pars, rich with the Spoil5 0i time, las
cv~r enrolled. prolonged applause
Let m man say this is a fancy sk':cn' ~ not
sSy old Abe is joking that he will certainly 90
better than that. l pledge you my existence lie
would not 10 half so well. Do you not see now
| tlTbIul III 10 Y OIL ullc III lHS 10 D f
wpu,s To breed this very civil war which | am
here to>lay to warn you against. lie vans TO set
up a government within the government Of North
Carolina composed OF une-ienth Of her popn'aH
tioa. Our voting population is about one nun
dred thousand. They want 10 set up a govern
msnt Of ten thousand per jursd scoutilrels VINO
are un sorthy 10 lick the dust CT the ie't OF tne
poores. soldier i'll our army and 20 support:
| with the bayouct, and to se: the psnpla to slan2ll-
| -. ..l ,N..s N,,, ura ,pt f.rlI nnOnUh IN lHIl
| into tho trap. YOU do not need aUy warning up
Oh that subject, although / have given it.
What is 10 become If your negrosf Ihere
were fnnr millions Of tllsn III the Southern Con-
federacy at the commencemcnsus the war. They
ne all to no turned loose up"n rsif NO oonna"t
10 tho only terms Mr. Lincoln of :rs us. They
cannot 90 to tue Norih. would almost BIO " i'll
ing to send them To Massachusetts. Laughter
| think tLcy would elevate he lone OF It's society
very much. Laughter Indeed | think every
! IaIkey sent iruIn t!'i7 country for ruhalnS h5r-
roots auI stealing hogs would be n missionary
To that deprived mud God -:o-sakoE coan!ry.
Lontiaued laughter Rn. thsy woald no: ~
! reivc ia I'm, for tiiey are 50 dH.eTfnin Il On shutting
on. anything which nigh. improve their moral
condition al tiIerrby disturb their swindllng
d" calculations, ;" they have, in common with
every Northern Safe, passed laws prohibiting
fire negroes from settling within their limits.
Let us see what would be done with ihase miiions
Of blacks, ss ALREADY indicated By tue Its OF the
enemy; and | will only cite YOU to one csSe ni
which there are hur,ir4ls Of illustrations al
pointing to the sam, dreadful! result.
His ErceliencJ here raj M acc"int publish
cd in III Philadelphia 'Inqrirar," sho Wing how
the towa OF Beaufort, South Carolina, had re-
Gently been laid off in lots, and sold to the n's
eroes, aud how they wora becoming extensive
holders Of the property soi"=l from the white i'll
ilabitnnts.
Nsw YOU sec, Continue: his Ezca'lency,)
what is in store Tor You. This Is but the be-
CLAIMING Of what w"4ld he the end. If they
do this in the green tree, what will they do in
tnc Gry? If they d. this at the rory moment
thcy have the imcnit1ae 70 Offer you terms Of
peace, what will they not d. wien our vast
armies are disbandei. when the batt'e lag II
laid low iu the dust, ana VIXEN the gallant man
VINO have, CIR three ycai =, stood as Il wall OF tire
between YOU and Destruction. TO longer pc.
r;olicaI!y send q thrill Of guilty AKA through
the enemy VINO Listers for thrir :.veagirE tread
;.crass !is Il lids, but saolt away h:;' the nn-
impedeL rush Of tho greedy corqne:e:
tell you, my GciioT-c:::zens, il VIC could
consent t. this thing, wo would dcsetvo the
fate Of dogs: but We you'd not get even that,
Tor drss arc all,wcJ to slceY under their mas
tcr's ijor, and to tas Oh" c;nmbs that fall from
! their masters ta,;c. tGhasrs I"u would
ret nothing. IL yoirc, '';icky.' Yes, you
wou!d vet kicks. al until you would wish
YOU had died = M, rathct than live to be-
ono u dog. Anil:ase
II .icre any ::,.H 80 LIS. to I:as3n ~ 70
imagine the only possible wey to save his ne
groc4 is t, max terms Of peace with the UH''
ted States and place :hrm u:!c' tao care AID
r.,,...;o- IS a.. I.;-"-ls* VIZ, AZ
diculoul proposition Z H.. %i!hra The rnwcr
| oi our imagination Il concerto, except, posi-
bly. the lurat;r'a, who pr posed tn purchase
Mount LIMA for a powder hOuse. Laughter.
What would You til.ni: rs Il shepherd crying,
Oh a raT white: evening. to .c5 his l:ts'c lJc;
into the fo!d, IN being accosted 10y L rG hu"-
Try wnl:, sitting on the fence and licklas has
chops, w,ti. "My dear f:l'ow, @ home ont cf
the cold and do ic: mo r.:c care o! your il12i.
| am specially ordained lot this, particular bu-
! sincss, (and, altao' 'tis s2il a great many hey"
died on my haIdS within the lass ytar or two
| will SIC thar nothing narta them, l doa5sure
you unon The honor &C aTOli." should taEc
sou !Dr u v"ry poor shepherd il you c2nfdei
your property to his tender mercie5. Laugh
ter and applause. / admit ! I'm creduious,
but there ore s)mc things | cannot accept,
like an old fellow in p certain part OF the
State, (it is not necessary to indie lte tho exact
~locality, J through his Iarm the telegraph men
were running q line. He went out to the
field where they were busy arranging the
wires, and Kicked up u great tnss about the
matter. No such q concern should be set mp
on bis premises; lit was aSin Scriptur." "Bus
what are you agoin' to put it up fl. eaid
he. 80 transmit messages ard dispatches"
was the renly. What, on that little wire
You can't fol me-" They tiled to explain
the process. He shnok his head. "Ycu may
sont letter and small bundles, bat I'll be id
if you can send passengers" Laughter. =
Nnw, On there wirca which old Abe is fixing
up for our r,comm,jstino, you may get over
cnmc littlc personal effects into a region o
safety, but you cannot MAKE mo believe thai
will baar the weight Of your ncgroc5. Cheers
and laughter
Speaking Of restoring the old order Ct
tbing4,' he says clOquently:
tell you now rAndil!y, there il 10 moro
possibility Of rcc0nstructjn. tho old Union
and reinstating things rs they were four years
ago, than ther, is fer you to gather up tac
scattered bones Of ycur Sons who hare fallen
in this struggle from one end Of the country
to the other, reclothc them with flesfl, I'll their
veins with the blood they have so generously
shed and their lungs with the same breath with
which they brcathcd out their last prayer
for their country's triumph and independence.
(Inmense applause.)
The old Union was not merely q physical
iuxtaposition, a constitutional agreement
it Wis Il moral l'aion. The ccmtnc Of conf
dcnce was what held it t3gesher 70 lons. Tho
tendrils Of affection which grow icOm Il com-
laon soil Of national memories sud past glory,
wreathed its tall c)lnmns with 4 beauty pass
| ing fair. Dies this confidence and affection
| cx,st now? 1t hns gone ~forcTar. u hGN dig
| app AIRED beneath thc fiery hoofs Gf wHr that
hive tramplcd our fair fields into desolation.
1t ia lost in the smoke Of burning cities, ami
will be talked Of no moro BY the hearthstoncs
that now lie hcapedw With the saarTed alters Hnd
| the cindcrs OF nc family altar. the bloody