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

until he urenchss the bare, ocsles tue Walls
md atrta, terror into tbs hearts of hIs ene-
MES, whom they dream they are most &C.
,ure. rsu would hare such : pence az POLAND
,ss to-day. She has obtained peace again ana
again, but 80 clearly has God drawn q dis
:inotion between the PILES and the coIquer'
,rs, that they refuse to mix, and have re-
.aiaed their inherent nationality, though
every quarter Of q century demands for it
a s%scrifcc of blood. FJr a while peace would
reign in Warsaw, but some act Of oppression
the whipping Of delicate ladies on toe bare
back in the public streets, for instance !
wouli cause the people to hoil over il! q fresh
ebu .lition OF Indignation, and Il torrent OF
bio9d 70 iow until "pea:e" was again restored.
lust 80 with ireland 1t did NOT, l;ks SIT
land, hold GU: to the bitter end. but obtained
"oaacc," AMI erer since, onc Of tie nohiest
races 90 the face Of the earth has bean cr-
sascl, ezcrp. wheH fighting their oppre:sars,
in fnttenins sucking picks for the delicate
;o.latc OF thei- foreign masters. Wills: their
ch:ldrea criel for bread and, sslnnGrh, thsir
mnynit .aiit country is being appropriated hS
tbs policy Of the enlightened conqneTors who
lind that 'ho3p Gra more vs.i!ulhio ;han men.
Like the Is.kacs, thar propose to supply
"5etter race" D, you suppose tla c5'vai-
rOus people OF the SIuth, whose distinct moral
nationality has long since been recognized,
would submit to see all their proud cities ga
risonel with negro soldiers: 10 see the lauds
OF their frieais divided M and .par1ei!ci ont
the foreign rne-cansries? ID You sup
nose he blood of the Southern youth would
run quietly in hi. veins when he saw a negro
officer waking the stroe5i and .k;AS tns
sister giTc way 60: him, OF insulting hHr ~.
his very prescuce2 DO you sln3osh THIS kinc
Of peace would long endure? NJ. iasu'r:''
ton after insurrection, revolution rpoa rcFo-
luton, war after wal would burst upon the
and for year after year. century a!.er
century, as in European States, victims
would be demanded and blood flow in torrents,
com1a7ch to which a drop would haze at hrst
won independence and permanent peace =
The only way to obtain continued teaco and
| want no otho--is 70 tigh. 1t out no." lap
plausc)--to fight it out now, whilst VIC. have
u goTernm sn1. nud gru1tt and glorious ar:nlei
in the field. If we do not, ITO will leave war
80 n. Inheritance to our childten's children.
We will leave this terrible question for our
little boys t. settle when We haze passed
away cid under circumstances far different
:.ni ad vsnta ,eS far less than we now possess
for asserting their rights, tn 'ir rae, aad ma
.icnaiity.
In reference 70 the manner Of Offering terms
of peace to the enemy, the orator ives tho
following excellent advice
No doubt many Ct yOu haYa reed the writ.
ing. of Solonon, aad have r)nclu!cI that
Solomon knhwa thingOr tw9. | think among
the lcst things he cYcr sail was this 'Tlc
Kings name j. y tower vi strength lie
simply meant that those who had law and or
der an authority or their yile, which in old
times wGs represented by the nano Of
King, had II moral jorceagainst their enemies
and would generally presail. therefore, re-
mombcr, in all y,ur individual efforts ~ OBJ
tain relief, that the King name is 4 of
strength, and that, If you proceed according
to tho established authority and order, you are
to carry with you this tower Of strength.
which will accomplish moro fur you thar any
revolutionary or iil>consiiercl plan tina. oou!i
possibly be devised amongs: you.
Those who pretend to be so indignant at the
treatment Of iha principals Of substitutes, re; II
sharp rap over the iinu:kles. in the Io!!"sing
passage
Ent lc; us see !!nw much consistency thcra
wouil b. III "a. proposal action OH this srhsti-
tai" question. Why. gertienen, rs oGrly as VIZ
years ago, the conscrip. law came a!nnE md
seized tIls poor fellow who hal niae CHILDREN
lha eldest hardly mile to pail The youngest ont
Of the ~tre-!;rinc on ranted lanl in n lea..y
cubin. IIe hid no money. and WAS forced N rs!
Did anybody propose 70 raise q revolution Tor HIM!
Not II single, solitary nsn Thought o! snch q thing.
lat Iii, nei.tb0r, Oh whose !nud this poor
{ ~,nscriDt Wa living. mad his pockets stuifsl
with mnaey, bought his carcass ont CT danger,
aud p.s ii y substitute. Two years hai rolled
around. Meanwhile, the poor conscr1ps, worn
down with anxiety thinking about his wife AMI
helpless little ones, Eaa nevertheless fought ana
b;cd aid suffered to protect, among others as
ioa:e. his rich neighbor. who, i'll the interim.
has dressed IN purple aud tine linen. Jared surpp-
.uous,y every ,iAT. ard mad 50 much money br
snccuIatius that he don't know what 10 90 with
x. Congress says IN" eHiErlclc9 ~ Tie nJlt
rlaIarl more man. and it is nuout t'Inc iOT this:
man 20 TAXA his risce a'orr.ilo Of his poor ten
IN. and tc,l drive ta"k iie foe. But, cay sonic.
ii. is;a v~:oisiion CT Iuw; wejw;li,kick up q fuss ana
plunge ourselves imto danger :'or the benz III O!
The man wh: buys himself o1' Of danger
Laughter.
heard "r a scnt:cn'au. Tho, to &c: I'D OF q
h~c-gar's in, nr;unity, 1t lcnctn gave him rwo
quarters. About one O'clock IL inc morning
as was aroused 10y = great banging at the
:iocr. "a going TO .ca tho occasion Of the
unseasnpab!o visit, he inund .le fal!"w u tlIa
door. "Iou case iao Two quarters tai7 rern.
ing" We'll, are yea rot sltsiicd?" No.
I an't: one Of 'eIn MS Il plicH quarter, and
came hero to collect the 'tO:rar five cents -
(Oraat Isughter.) That fel!ow hal rather y
small sGul, and | was gcinH IL say WIS the
meancst man [ ever heard OF. but I happen
70 know Some fellows who were 50 red hot for
the war, that hr3 you tnrnwn them into u
branci: they would have sized iaughter -
now that fighting by proxy is played out, sa:y
70 somn Coavcn. ion man, oh fellow, ynu
haze been right all the time: turn down 1he
sheets uuick, We want II ret in bed with
you (Chcers ard laugbter.) know some
men who were tho most furiCua war men at
the start, who wero fer giving the las man
ard the last dollar, provided they di3n'thap-
nen to he the final If diriduul, md the dollar
came out Of tic pocket Of any other man J
until the question began to come home. and
now il is amusing 10 zee the wh!tes Ut their
eyes turn up, and the palms II! their har'ts
begin to sweat, and their knees bea. the long
roll OF tho appearance Of the enrolling %clirer.
We can't stand it. Il is q violation Of Ga tn.
The agreement was to fight entirely by proxy
1t will nerer do; vi must go out (L.ugh-
ter anu npplausc.l
If it is not 9 legal outrage, let the men who
pat in substitutes go to the WAY, and he thank
fui they have no. been shot during the last
two years. ('Good." ''ltrt 'cm AGAIN.
There is a $ great deal slid about the danger
Of tho military authority overcoming the civil.
Well, 7 acknowledge al that. There; IS dan
yer. But there was never yet q WAT where
tina same danger did not arise, and especially
in O war like ours, that taxes the whele ener-
gies of the people, that rermeates every strata
Of society, and is the sole business of the day:
We may forget, in the mids. of the pomp and
circumstance of wGr. that we have civil rights
an,l constitutional liberties. ! have stristn
against this danger rs much III any man in
the country. We mus. all strive against it
Gut If We undertake to 20 out Of the Southern
Confcjeraey IN this account, ana to % over
to Mr.. Lincoln to get these rights, ! think ii
would be the part: Of prudence, to say the leas:,
while we nre simmcring and frying, ard the
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