Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-27

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rival among them. They will see in il
guaranty Of my solicitude for the welfare 9
Poland, an evidence Of my disposition to par
don their errors, and that they should return
to their sentiments Of duty Gld devotion 4
their sovereign.
"To my extreme atf1icticn these hopes har
not been thus for reached.
an spite Of oil efforts, the institutions or
dained by me for the government of Poland
have not thus far attained their object. The.
encounter obstacles, not through default
the instructions CT efforts Of tho goyernmsnt
bot Of the country itself, Influenced in its ao'
ton by criminal persuaEjpps, and the ruinon'
effect of foreign intrigues; 4 having
always 10 visw tao interests oe Russiu and o
the country oonfded to you; confronted 81
wsys with 'persoaai dasgsfs, you have never
relaxed your personal etf.rts when an open
insurreotion has como to oppose the regular
action of the laws. But rebellion still
pending, plots more and more criminal aad
trsitorous, have convinced your Imperial High
ness that the thoughts Of affection und recon
oiliation which have inspired me to charge
you with the execution of the policy SO gene-
rously ordained for the Kingdom Of Poland,
are incompatible with tle existing state Of
that country.
"The Polish people have not wished to .p-
preciats or comprehend tho signiGcstion oi
your nomination. In riaicg ss insurgents. M
contempt Of all their oaths, in abandoning
themselves to criminal complots, they hare
shown themselves unworthy Of the guaranty
which I have given them Of my a8tc:;oaate
Intentions in the person Of my w,h beloved
brother.
"Whsn, by the aid of the Almighty, the re-
volt shall have been mastered, and oncO more
accessible to the voice Of duty and loyalty, my
subjects of the Kingdom shall have set them
selves free from the violonoe of the coward au-
thors of the treason, snd shall have rooourss
to- my clemenoy; when the. establishment
of order shall permit you to renew the work
which you have commenced; when circnm-
stances shall rendor it proper to organ Z }
those institutions to establish which, has been
one Of my most sincere and active purposes, !
rejoice to hope that you will renew the e1ecu-
ton of my views, and devote yourself to the
good of the servics with the zeal aud soif d:niG!
Of which the incsssant AMI indispu!able evi-
dences. &c., &c., go.
"Msy God aid you! I oonfdo you with
rnshaken confidence to his infinite mercy"
Such is the tyranny and hypocrisy of Al
exander, Emperor of Russia. 1t finds O pre-
else parallel in the conduct of Lincoln, Empo-
ror of the United States.
These Poles, flying from the ras-sas Of their
benevolent ruler, with ths sohs and shrieks
Of the harmless women ringing in their ears,
will be sent to execute thu will of Lincoln
upon Atlanta or Knoxville! European MD
lions hsvo been sent to the United Statcs by
thu despots, with deep policy Of overthrow
ing Republican institutions. They have suo-
ceedsd. They fturd violons hostility be-
tween sections. They are st hand to aid tho
one and ipjuro the other. They furnish the
power of long and obstinate war. They
have infused their own ideas into the North
ern government. 1t is no longer q Republic.
It is in limo with Despotisns. TLsy have
couquered the Yankee Republic. Henceforth
the United State, and Russia will be aliiss.-
Their ideas, armies spd fleets VIII he common,
and the world will have to contend With them.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM SHERMAN.
Tho following is tho reply Of Sherman to a
letter from, the Mayor and Council CT Atlanta,
asking revocation Of the infamous order of
exile:
HEApo'Rs MILIrARY DIV. OF rHs MIss
In the Field, Atlanta, Ssps. r. 1864.
James NJ. Calhoun, Mayor, E. L. Rawson and
T. c. Wells, representing City Colndl CT
Atlanta:
Gentlemen-I have your letter Of tho Lib,
in the nature of petition, to revoke my orders
removing all the inhabitants from Atlanta. l
have road it carefully, and give full credit to
statements of the distress that will DO occa-
STONED by it, and yet shalSnnt revoke my ore
dsrs, simply because my orders are not de"
signed to meet the hunt nitios Of the case, but
to prepare for future struggles, in which mil
lions, yea, hundreds of millions of good people
outside of Atlanta have deep interest. We
must have peace, not only at Atlanta but IN
America. TO secure this, We Inust stop tie
war that u)w desolates our once happy anu
favored country. 10 stop war we mu't defeat
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and constitution which AL must rcspcc. and
obey. To defeat those armies wc must pro-
pt.re the way to reach them in their rec. ses,
provided with the arms and instruments which
enable US to accomplish our purpose. Now I.
know the vindicsve nature OF our enemy. and
that we may have many years of military
operations from this quarter, and therefore
deem it wise and prudent to prepare in time.
Tie use of Atlanta for warliks purposes IL in
aonsistent with its character us q home fer
families. There will be no manufactures
commerce Or agriculture here for The main-
tainauce of families, and sooner CT ln:er want
will compel tho inhabitants to go. Why not
20 now, when all the arrangements ara COM
pleted for the transfer, instead Of waiting TIL
the plunging shot Of oontending armies will
renew the scenes of the past mcnth?
OF course do not appreheuI any huoh
thing at this moment, but you do not suppos"
this army will be here till tho war is over.
cannot discuss this utjrct with you fairly,
because cannot impart t, you what l pre-
poae to do, but assert that my military pla-s
make it necessary for the inhabitanss to 20
away, and can only renew my offer OF scr
vices to mako their exodus 10 any direction az
sasy and comfortable as possible. You oanno:
qualify war in harshcr terms than | will
War is cruelty, andr you cannot refine it, and
those who brough. war into our country de-.
serve all tho curses and msledictions peor'e
can pour out. know had no haud in max
ing this war, and know will mako more sa'
cri6ces to-day than any If you to secure peace:
Bat you cannot lave peaco and division of
our country. If the untod States submits to
q division now it will not stop. bat will 20 On
till we reap the fate of Mexico. which is etel :
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