Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-02
AN ARMISTlCE,


raca, and by all means tbs mSss i'',a'1'''
forces they have yct engioJs1 ssS'I'' us
p. Confeis,ao7. In urging IL ROW. saa WIZ
.u,h sudden yisor, they AR "2ta"''a - w.
,--r,, ,,;;sss. Oas In tad ci5af !"i"al!l''A
=. "a, ,t,,r t.tility Of nil further A,t"m:'1 %
su;4ine no by force Of atms. They c'''i'es
ho,d the territory they lave o7errnh. lFs"'
ho. had ia Ire abandoned; Misaissppt a!d AT
kausaa are slipping out oi their sTasp; N'''
tuckY is oVerfuu ty gae.ii!h7 ia Toe H'"'' .--.'
filed with naioobtents ia the N'f'u i''"'''
ar. u only nominally tLeis rHn. hi''! sHe SF'9'
n,ss n,,l h,ast ot their ioi'i'sf-. csinpA'fls'
-, oav;r.tiou Of tie Mississippi ~ notorious
!, h,vcnd their eoutrol. They cannot accom-
niish the PURPOSES OF tho gigantic eaterpr'te
or +hia csa,. Atlanta still aUids lis aw'.. aod
is likely to dsly e7sn shsTuah's Superior h'''I-
bs,s. Riohuon i "a sefs beyoId al ti"o''F'
and eys en- Mobile, With its oa!w5Eks 9"hs Il
MT lihsly to tall into tl,eir halda. iaeT oao-
not, Ana!ly, psots?s their owh 's'f't"iy HON
invasion. Coambsrb6usa lies ~ 's'hes' aHo
Sou.hsrn Indiana Ii in hum.s. Nosi!:or ar
S,gard's bombaDtio promises nor AR. osa'l-
tou'e living bulletins cun any longer blind the
eyss Of tho people. SO. when arms fall. th'y
psoposo to try negotiations
Here lies our greatest danger. Nr:thcr
General Grant nor Gonoral Starvation have
syoilsd them anything against tho skill OF cur
Generals and the valor Of our men. fu: When
tho CONTEXT is to Do woged by "''y tnGh'os
and ehrsSi devices. the gentleman VAL al
vavs la sicliu,izsa by the knsve. Ii. every
dsbste on the floor Of Congress. in every tfara-
action by treaty or compromise. the brilliant
e,oousaee and wise s.atesnauship "a Southern
men have proved ineGostuai against the ;r;ck :
sry and knavery Of our former nll.aa. We
hsye eTer Leen tao frank and liberal. TOO
csuarou; and gantlemanly. to asa tier Wa
nons and meet them on their own ground
Hence, we shall need all ouv caution lni all
our sagaai.y. when 80 haze 10 nice; Tor ;he
pucpoas Of concluding An asin:st.sh .: t'ns.f.g.
peanu. Ws al, happy 70 kEae tha: III GU:
President. sing .uesa .; rd7p'as an! '"!;f
elevation Of principle, We have a FdFe E':"fAn'
IA that no other Gasis bur that 81 Htsal1te
sovereignty snl perfect Independence ct tho
States will ever ts admitted. w En1H 'ho
aagaoity and subtle acutspssS of thu Secrs!"FEF
of State also, too we'll to fear that, hE "7sV-
sigh. or wsne of watchfulacsa, any advantage
saould bs given to the oneuy. Bl; We do az
p7ehsnd that the choice of agents, s7'"ots" tor
THE emuently delicate tran5aot'on R'g's aef
be- such as t. inspire ganeral r"a!iieii1a hG|
SECURE certain 5teeeta. 1t will h"t 10 q 2ht"i%5
for ths purpose lnsn mafely te1auae tt:eI ,'s
ysrsed in all tho idlritdes .! ii!n+f :'''' -
trs.ious an! familiar sikh '''n '5;''': ! w"
pulling aOd los,ral!.ng. thai hA- - '.'&@'i
contributed t. the downiai o! Tao .rr7', 10
public. We want tnen Of trns "','-. a"nshIH'
Of lsred a1fsricaen aI:d ct;apreLrrs'o E!9@"'
met Who CON read the:E a4Sersartt,' h=hi:5,
AMI who look beyond the necessities Of ,aa ds%
t, the contingencies of tho fusu.c.
For the very Offer Of an arlnlssice is trangh.
With ae.ious embarrassment fer theS'pth;-----
Lnealn evidently kaowa. full yell what an
advantage no gains in playing this. bis ias'
card. If We accept the tre,ohsrons tfs. l.
will no; only reap tho Immense adfsr:.:';'T ~:
a CESSATION Of arms in sLttn pa. 'ml"rt -.
eruits, raise taxes, prepare wnT "N,er:ai $40
drill Ms now levies; bu. he NIL Gisa e'"'H'
before his 0wa people. tbs merit Of iia'r&
Welded to their TiHhes ant vro:uf-'! 10: sh'G'
rest for the moment and Tie preparatory s'-Hd
for rssce to come Il! Ws re.Gsa. ha wi!
hold Us up to ali YanksoiOm and to toreign
powers as having made fal5s professions It
desire for peaos, and as having rtia't"d toe
vsry first and Indispensable step towards Re-
op.ilia.;J,. However false those ha;eriiHHf
hjY0ver claar air duty b. refuse s.''h neen:i-
asions as he il likely II CBaT his 'aFroscna-
tIons will. nevertheless, haSo c:r'":" Sdst:
ia til, U.tsi States sn1 abroad. lie wi!!raJ
to tie pssao party, There, you SEQ wba: l.
% b. gained by eifsrins peace 30 the reb'IS "
and he will make us appea: il taa eyeH .! Eu-
rope sc being bent, Lot aPon paaaa 6nis. tut
up,n conquest. Henas IL will rtqaite all The
.nsn t. sci his agents on this slippery st"ua:!.
Ths.e Is tu. one way ii obtain all thSt IS"
want and to remain 10 s,ho right: i: 10 IL: At5i'
ti5n OF II manly. straightforward coarse l."
Us reeS: all secondary Quotations AMI refuse
all contingent arrangements. The sin'T 10
recognition Of full and absolute independents
OF the Confederate States is the ono great oln-
dition upon which alone We caa conclude
peace; We ask for nothing mora; we can accept
nothing less. All other ounstiOns-of e:rrito-
rial limits, of the payment Of tho national
dobt, CT compensation for loases-nay, even
the ve.od question Of emancipstioa--0lns luto
u.ssr insisnihoanoe hy the side Of the fnnda~
1nantal condition. Independence shi Pah'"
is VIA. We light and pray for; war ard death
10 what We ara equally prepared t3r u"T
recognition yielded. We will disaass fsean-
situation with our enemies, and when ON
WINGED that our intsrsst liaa in once more try
inv one government. there will be no danger
of our people disregarding their pisih inter.
est Without recognition there can be no ar-
,n;s,ico no Convention, N discussion-nothirg
but war, war, war. They must CHOOSE between
recognition and war; there is no middle
ground Here we plant our banner, and here,
With Gods help, We mean to maintain 1t fer
Ne and our children.
FIELDS DIVISION.
IL the Editors Of the Enquirer:
CAMP HOLLY, Ang. II, 1861.
Oontlemon: The spot from which write IN
hsllowed by classic associations. j. ~ !h"
,,.o, rhara Wsshinpton and our ,h.liss