Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-10
Aitbutonb Enqulrtr.
RY TYLER d ALLEGRO.

SATURDAY MORNING, MAY :, 1864.
There is something which moderates tn'
virtues and vices Of every iosm OF so'oin-
ment IF the American forms nave ho' GU
tailcd crushing taxation, and many classes
widely differing & estate, we have not seeufeo
the glitter of a splendid civilization or pro-
y,sss in those arts wnica make a people Gle
rart. re we ara not compelled to purchase
the gorgeous magniicence of Blcnhiom, as {"
reward of the great victories of Marlborough,
VIC arc deprived Of the m"ens of retiring Bate
f.oil i, scr vice which &c !njurn. 20 IN" 'nA"'s
of great estates, which TIL :-..io:. ecu" "eh
,.T:rd to furnish as q price tor NJ ""SSN''
f,c.n 1..:a. Thoro il scarcely day a"'''S
which we Il, not pee somc MAJ Invested With
high authority, to which ne wholly unequal
and instances are b. l" means rare OF per-
sens OF large capacity whose talenrs are OF
little use to tho State becau"e there are no
adacus.o means to secure for them proper
positions. These misfortunes Arc caused not
30 much, if vt all, by any fault ii those who
di.cc. public affairs, as by the inherent vices
OF our politica, civilization.
Gu. first emotions were those Of deop regret
when we learned that Major General Buckncr
was relieved from duty with his recent oom-
msnd on the eve of the great hattles no" I'M
pending, and ordered to distant and, perhaps,
less important service. This eminent and
ACCOMPLISHED soldier is at lat separated from
enbarrassments which no did not create; and
If the sphere in which no is now to "ct is 10"
narrow for his merits, no will ut least have
wider scope for tbs display OF that
skill which all admit he p assesses. snd to
add credit TO the service by the exhibition oil al
the virtues which grace gentleman. Wild
capacity to handle large armies on maids o.
. su, c.ssful battle, with ambition to pure and
noble, form developed by every manly eSer-
cis,, and with chiTalrous SEPARATION to secure
q cause for which, after ri .ctihg with scorn
tLc comusud Of the vast Federal hosts. that
now, On the bosom Of Virginia, threaten our
existence, he aband oned home, great estates
and all but firm conviction Of right. Many
regret that personal causes will not porm't him
ID bs present to assist in securing the declsiFc
victories which will shortly announoo to tue
world the birth OF n nav people. But, per-
haps it i; better as it is. All should work for
Common fortune, and il injustice be done tc
some, and unmsrited honor and authority be
assumed by others, the grand result will re-
move the traces of past injury, and will dis::
tribute the rewards which will be declared by
the peaceful investigation Of the future. In
bis new career, separated, as ne will now be-
from old scenes Of action, no carries with hun
the affections of brave armies that have seen
him On fields Of farce battle, aud the confidence
Of grateful people, who we'll understand why
ob!oGuy Has been heapsd where honor and
high position were due.
That future is not far disant. Tares years
of bitter war has now elapsed. barring that
time events have occurred tina: have no parai-
lei in history, and whose recital will neser be
believed except ty thoss who witnessed q
Armies composed of the vilest material that
ever gathered to scourge mankind. intaHiad
by promise Of gsiu and unfettered License.
marched to tho conquest Of IL country guilty
only Of loving the laws aad religion Of free
men. The truth is suppressed and tho world
knows not what has followed in the track Of
the Federal bands The beautiful Delta, from
Memphis TO the Gulf, once tho abode of wealth
aud happy civilization, has been given to
tho torch and the food, and, wha.. pill
lags ceasel to be profitable, WAS abandoned
t. tao water loEl ani 10 .Jiitudo. TIC g
nifty of men nor the mod,ss, =. w''nan acre
rcspected Conyicts, landed upon the rier:,
o: New York, fresh from the alleys Of Eu-
rope were tempted by the silver plate on the
table and the delicate charms which chiva.ry
respects. The eos,lier articles were reserved
te tie commanding generals, ,h'd the gen,nin-
der Of tho country was appropriated to rcg-
mea.ai uluud;s. General orders we're issued
prescribing the rules Of p:lIaSa, and def uing.
in grades, the rights Of the c'nquerors. II
were irdclicutc to paint the details Gon:ral
Tlrchin. first gathering heaps of wealth for
himself, in town distinguished for rs Iemalo
schools, Issued an order that I'll law Was sus-
pended for two hours, and tina. no report must
10 nlndo to hn Of what occurred during thar
time. For this he received :. new con-
mission from the Dictator. Kosccrnns
shipped silver ware and cotton from tho
Cumberland to the Tennessee, and his vic
tins, first robbed filed the jais of Nash
Vile AID tho Lakes Butler, less infa-
NOUS than others, ant Blnks moro cruel
and avariGous than all, ereotei Gibbets aud
conducted executions. Torture was applied
to compel disclosure Of hillen Eio-.es, aud
tho confession secured to the victims. impri
sonmen5 instead Of death. Negroes were
ut,sej to crimes, whose names must rot be
mentioned and, more humane than their new
masters, spared many within their power
From Vicks5urg, across the State of Missis-
sippi, the march of Saerman's army can be
trsced like tue fre.path of the prairie. Nota
fence remains. A black spot indicates where
the dwelling STOOD 1t is the reverse Of what
was created. Nature shrinks and disowns
herself. For this achievement tho Dictator
has given him tho command of the army of
Chattanooga. Nor do they who affirm loyalty
to the conquerors escape. Their duplicity is
denounced and it is declared that they con"
TESS allegiance only that tn BY may play the
character Of spios This construction makes
them the attractive objects of plumber. East
Tennessee, which the Dictator has with somo
truth declared, 10 partial to his arms, retains |
only itp lofty mountains and its living running |
water Its rich valleys, decked with pcrps'
tual green and seeming in vanity TO emile
ut their own beauty, are uninhabited. save BY