Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-01-19

House. between tho hours of s and 10 o'clocI
tomorrow, (fussdayl evening, and ever.
Tuesday evening until further notice.
COMPLIMENTS TO THE ARMY Oh
NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
The Congress OF the Confederate State
have lately unanimously adopted resolution
Of thanks to General Robert E. Lee and tn
officers. and eolders under his command" fnl
"ths mastery and glorious achievements,
lrendesed, by that aas !ass' army, during thu
two successive years OF 1852 and 1862
Taese achievements huyo especially endear
ed him to the hearts Of his couEtrymeu, 'anc
imposed on Congress the grateful duty C
giving expression to their feelings" for "ths
great and signal victories they have Won ovsl
tine vast hosts of the enemy, and tor the i'll
estimable service they have rendered in de
fence of the liberty and independence of ou,
country"
These are the complimentary thanks, tht
tribute Of admiration and gratitude from
friends; richly deserved, they have been gen
elvusly paid. But .. compliment moro sig
nifcant, and conveying even q higher apprc-
ciation of the sallautry and prowess of thi:
army, has been paid in the proceedings OF
the United States Senate. than even tho reso-
lutions Of the Confederate Congress.
The telegram announced IN Saturdays
"Enqu:rer" that
"liowe, Of Wiscopsin, has introduced reso.
lutions in the Yankee Senate, recitiug eul
cruelty 10 the Yankee prisoners, ami req aest-
ing Lincoln tti call out and arm one million Of
roluHieers, to serve ninety days, unless sooner
discharged, TO carry food audfreedom to every
captive held in rebel prisons. and to plant the
flag Of the United States upon every prison
Lincoln is requested to pluce Grant in
command of these volunteers, together with
such forces in tn" field, as may bo joined with
them"
This significant, but humiliatins announce
mont, conveys the confession that the present
army Of the United States is unable TO "plsnt
the flag Of the United States" upon the Capt.
tol at Richmond. A rabble CT zone million Of
roluntecrs" IL to reinforce tho remnant Of one
million FIVE hundred thousand, who, for the
last three years have in vain, sought The cap
ture CT Richmond.
An army which, having won the gratitude
Of its country, the admiration of the world,
and eztorted the compliment of such humili-
ating confession from its enemy, may DO con-
fientiy relied on for the future protection Of
those entrusted to its guardianship.
But in view of these Indications, which
plainly point to q fanatioal crssade of mum.
bers, it we'll becomes the Congress- of the Con-
fc1era.e States to lay aside all matters not re-
lating to the army, and, with carr estness,
devote the remaining days of its session to
the work Of preparing for this last crusade
This resolution may be part Of the strategy
Of the Aulic Council at Washington to induce
the Confederate authorities to reinforce Gene
raj Lee, while Grant falls upon Johnston and
attempts to penetrate to Charleston. Or, Mr..
Howe may be merely whis:ling to keep his
courage up. But be it wlla:: may. the duty of
the Confederate Congress to luy aside ell ques-
tons, and devote it's time and energy to the
military and currency bills, is too plain TO re-
quire remark. And it the duty Of AL people
to 10y aside their gloomy apprehensions, to p5st-
pone their anxiety until tie next grass" in
the words Of Mr. Garlands resolutions (sec
Congrees proceedipgs,) and devote oil their
energies to the production Of food. In the
threatening aspect Of affairs, with one million
Of neO Yankees suspended in terroren,, our
people should not allow themselves time for
gloomy apprehensions. We cannot afford to
be anxious. Remember that Grant with the
one million, is to be reinforced by all Yankee
Of Congress under "fifty years.
Will not these threatenipgs reconcile the sub.
stituted men to the wisdom Of their conscrip-
ton?
The approaching Spring has real dangers
apart from this Congressional folly. which
should cause the energy Of thp whole land to
be earnestly devoted to the country. Ind
;idual interests of every kind aud character
must be suspended, family supplies divided
'ri,h the army, volunteers organized, of men
above the conscript age, to do service now per.
rormed by details, that the whole army may
meet the enemy in tho Spring.