Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-21
LATEST EkUn THE SOITH.
THE DUTCH GAP ENTERPRISE.


avoid the la:terY TT li,uiett's house and the
submarine a5s!ru"tio',- in the river ut Treats
Resct: s.c,,!ti, 10 bring the Federal from cads
through the canal and secure position, alter
driving away our little fleet. from, which they
caH silence the battery ut Signal Hill then,
having secured Signal llill the cDemy hopo
t, be abe:o carry the works at Chafin's Bluff,
; which nrc in easy range Of and commanded
by the greater elevation of Signal Hill; fourth,
having carried Chafin's Bluff, their next
move 1rouid be against Dsewry'e Bluff, ds,ant
one mile; tfth, Drcwry's Bluff in their pOs-
session, tho way would DO open, they think, to
Richmond, Such ia believed to DO tho theory
upon whici. tAey lrc acting.
Their industry and enterprise arc allke
crcditsb|o to :hs,cselye! and worthy OF cur
imitation. We. fGing the weaker party i'll
: nambsrs, should have bccu the first TO nvail
ourselves CT defensive works and mechEn'cnl
ami scientific appiixroes bet instead Of this
being the oas%, the enemy, notwithstanding
he ;ar%e!y uutnImborci us, was the only Hn.-
t. T:lo cmrcYtd thu spade during tho frat
, i.ree Years Of tne wDr. Two years ago it was
the fashion to laugh at 3icGicilan aEi Lie ar-
my f1r he use they mado Of the spade. But
wo haye got ever all tEGt now, and fud the
spade almost as-goOd q weHpon ~ the muskst.
This js ths first caInpuun the Army VI
Northern Virginia over fought behind breast
works, though not the first time it ever prcpar.
cl such de:c..c"s. just now it is fashionable
t. laugh at Butler's canal.
Nyws rRoH RICHMOND.
"Ganra." ,ha Kitb;Goud correspondent Of
the Mobile " Ns.i-:e.," mast hare hre1 very
na.Y t. ca TIE oc:".i'n NJ she recent Rs.Hncc
Of tho tn.n,r upnn Fort Harrison. Ito :;ruto
the i"iowire evidently urder great excite
u.cnr:
From dinner time until dark the houses in
the suGurf, II 'hs city iur;hes. Iroia the se"nc
If action, have t.raliy btoa shaken by T.,
concussiun Of heavy artillery which roRrid
srd revtrhs7nted undsr tho dark CANOPY Of
heavy cl1uds. As sat listening to the uproar,
was nrIcn reminded Of The opening lines 10
TeHayson'E Myrls D'Arthur:
"Al d,v long In. nols- of battle roIl-d
Aulons the IuountaIns BY the Hin'urs~h.'
ur:1 ever and anon, al q nonnent OF dosp md
ancy would seize nic, thought of what King
Arthur said tc bnli ;;'s Bedivsre:
LIAM ruice,:hy hi, people Which male
This writ,r does not s"cm TO la over sanCuine
,. rIgGrjs th- safety "i Iii, hmonl H. says:
chmord il certainly in great danger Er-s'-
rr. perssTs. ii,e .rAr b. .fe but the people DO
~; alz.i i: N,trer ii.l the people of Vicks-
iurg ur Atauts reel 20 their danger, after they
h:caoic Us,d 10 The noise OF battle at their doors.
The Divine hand may again It.rpGss in our be.
half, no i has so often done heretofore, but :ha
pr4sent state uf airs makes IN, wish most
heait ly that the Government ,tyres, thu arch;es,
the nRcEiuery md material Of wnr ware safely
away. The loss Of Rcbmord .worll be hard
moral blow, but VIC could bear il we'll enough, if
our machinery ar'l ur,iiiiiior : were saved But
these are 90 enorlno,,s sni our transportation 60
limited, that .here is little chance OF eets
ting thsm away.
FLUCTUATIONS UroN NORTHERN POLITICS.
The QoiumbiS, South CnroliniGa" presents
the following s:e~a upon the political question
ut the No-th and its iIfuance upon the
war:
We we're iueiinsi, lot many days aga. 10
wisll euccees to Mcclellan in the approaching
Presidential election. Blu, we have changed
our uind. 1t hiss lately beanms evident LAT
th"Iu a,e lnanv pere nI in TIE South who are
disposed to bs'ic7e ii Mcclellan should cutrY
::l1 day, the restoration Of the Union wCnlj he
not impossible. TO such C conclusion under
any circumstances to the gccred contest in
which tho Confedaracy is engaged, No ure sn
much cpro5ed. ,bnt VS. must perforos trpre
Gaze any event S:aich might lend to tho f0rEia-
ton Of q Fa:ty. liasseye- small which c"ult
entertain the thought vr L resll.uce wIth ic
p.0pIe If tae North. We iIase tbertfgre,
determined to withdraw tho support tt
our good wishca frnT ih, Chicago norni-
n.c. W. arc LnCa.u rcsT !rrua this time
E,r:h. Tbs T.: rlro,iai .: that unqualified VIII
= will eii-r;ualip ln, IL stop IL tho dream of
reuOHstru;iiri. il, a.: hcsrts eVcn Gt :uo noa!
lim!5 amanG ha i:r,Mrri!.ct O. accept NTH
l,,I IL; q, -
I.l.,o,ln vii. soad s ll ;r.o unanimous. iiri o1i-
promising, retentloss, desperate opposition
and il, such Opposition lies the only safety OF
thrsa Confederate S;atos. Abraham forever,
the.etofe, say we! Ii we could help him in
any wey, whether with OPEN speeoh Or eur.
reptiticus vote, We would do it with ths utmost
PLEASURE. Fortunately for us, he stands liz no
need oil sssistarca With the agencies paw at
vo: K in his behalf. :.e may roun. ~ aersniniy !
upon his re-z}ec;:0n IN u the IseaiL vf his |
c4n'c,s with Mcclellan hnd been air-niy de- |
clara':. Th0 irtlc:ice, the patronage. ard !
~, power OF thn Government arc in hia hands. |
H.. j. using rbcm al with no littla sk,il and |
t1a moft fearless dssision. No officer oi :fe
Federal ar,oY can distribute Mcclellan tick |
cts among his men without mourning the |
rick OF being oashiered, by orders over the
signature CT the Secretary of War. No Nc |
Clellsn meeting Gan .ase place, except under |
,ha fear Of Leing broken up by rOllegs Of
stDnes from soldiers posted for tho purp9ss - !
No polls can hs held, hut uoder the anper7i- |
sion OF u vast militia called the Loyal League,
whas. usensifl 10 clfi;a it is to keep the peace /
lu. whose real business is to xii! or arrest !
thosa whu Cara 10 cotns forward 10 vote against |
the present occupant OF tho PRESIDENTIAL
tbrons II these means should not prove com |
pietely efiGacicns, thcro uro others s.ill be-
hind. A government ~ dtspo;ic ard ~ un-
rc.upulous needs never want oon.rivallces to |
maintain itself in power. "By heck, or by |
crook" by foul mears or fair, it ia binc0lh'a /
intention 10 heat Mcclellan, and beat MCClel-
Ian no will, without the emallest doubt. Let
the raconstruc;ionlsts Of the South put that !
aserrAnce in their pipes, nnd it may giVo them |
heaittl;er dre8ms, uud:r .to IL tlnsnce Of which |
they ai;, perhaps nj. Ia understand that the |
ou;y wuv Of soltiirz this d'fIinnlrY is to fgl;s !
through it with all their spirit, and with 81! |
their strength.
AKENITlks OF TIE HoRfH CAR"LlEA FREES
The editor of tbs Raleigh Progress" mus:
I&vc brcn reading tho "hlacsn speech. -
Listen 70 shi- dcnuntia:i"n:
.'Tnu ,nIs.,@u- ealu1u!fatjr and h5r03riti-
ool svrunirsl that prs<idsa over tae Salisbury
"Watch,nnn." grsoiaisly 's2nlsscea.is" 20
"6o;:ce' ,i.::- paper, and fo ncrifes his four
tcsop -ea:.rs. Wo cs,e D"ttiing for such car
tie - le is tu: the trucking siase Fad nbuListi
tool ct a few politician. s;d Inrn in "di,'s, and
should tsa Yankees ocrupy Salisbury TO nj 'r-
r,w he you'd be ready. lat in hGnd, to seTve
se,,. az IL is nGw serving Others. This war
has nsvrr ..st him dollar, and never vi, II
snv a,nauni Of hypcerscy aud oath taking will
save .m ~s.; his pluuder. lilo talks about
'cordcecajri,,." ,."--i:Is ssuotimonloas,p piarlsai-
ca, suoundrel.
Tbnt Progress" ia 10. quite as good a
.!hris,ian as Johp Banyaa'a "1ntsinoas ca
ldmnistar," 'hypoeriticsl scoundrcl," "ea;.
t. mtrnnkllnp sIsye.N ''0bedienr tool"