Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-13
SEWhED,S AUBURN SPEECH.

The New York "IIcrald" Of tho 7.h gives
tho following report Of VIM. II. Scward's
rccsnt speech at knbnrn,' Now York.
ca Saturday cvaning las. largo crowd of
tho citizens vF Auturu, New York, including
acyrrsl huHdred volunteers who wero waiting
10 bo mustered into The service Of the United
S,atea, curgrtgated in the grounds a:jruing
William III. Se~ar,i's residence in that city,
ard cai!cl Inr TIC Secretary to address them
In responso to tbs invitation Mr.. Seward Camp
for ward and spoke as frll1we:
Nv Dear Frioais: 1t is 81 that ike to SEQ
ycu come marching tp tho timo Of national
arS, un::or TIC I? lbs lf the oil national hsg -
/ shank Y1u ;Cr this cs,itHbls and patriotic
wecomo. IL proves that, though you deal
rignr3ualy with Your public seryahts, exacting
roasone inr their policy, energy in .hair cjn-
duct {! G.ilirs, and explanations ior failures
and dGisapDointnrnts in thoir administration,
vet y0n ere nevertheless just, because You
willingly allow them to rtio;cu Vi III you when
7ou have successes, victories and tIiumphs to
celebrate. The news that briggs Us together
ia autifnti,. This yictGry a.riug IL the right
connection, r. falls in wi,h TIE echoes OF the
capture Of Forts 0!incs aod Morgan. which
understand to hs tho particula:a Of FarrsguPs
g.urious iaynl battle IN tho Bay Ct Mobla-a
battle eqnallcd bv NJ other in American his
tori but tie naval achievements Of tho san,o
veteran Admiral ut Now Orleans, Et Port Hud-
SOD and all theac have no parallel In naval
rrnrfIre but th battles Of the Nile aui Ira
falgsr.
Tha victory at Atlanta cniuas at the right
plsos, Ths rAhel:ous district is in the shape
OF a. cgE. Ia presents equal resistance on
ia whole suriaoo. Hut Is you could hreal the
sr5!l st either ct ths t13 ends Richmond
and Alrn,a---thn Thoin must csumble to
pieces. MEiFo Sherman, under Grant, h:s
bacn striking tho big cad, Meade. under
Grant, las bten striking ,iunt as hard blo~s
un5a ;ha lesser end. The vhnl, shell will
nes be oaailJ crushed. fori: has grown brittle
Wit, RIO exhaustion CT vi.ulity within.
Ti.is glorious victory cnn,ss in K3od tim for
annacr reason. Jmst now we are calling
rrb1 WI inr tire, hn- iccd ,honaand more
vniuI,ir.f+. Il sau %;!l-drm;tai msn, il We
muz;--,i. ..:a,A tbs w1r. lu w6Io getting q
ii;.!e sired tf long Ge!sya cnd disappointed
czpsesatiGf7. Ia Indiana, d portion OF tho
p..r!3. ins;iea!t1 h7 rebel rl0tte--, ss tho
Citizen ituusc, in Cannds. we're importing
British rcv,:rcys, in hrzts. which passed the
Cua;am iI3usc as stationery, unG'r Iretenco
Of sr,ring 70 defend themselves but really to
rns:5t tha drift ard bring the government
i ,:ga to r,iin, through subordinate and auz-
iia.5 c;vi! WET. Tiu,. rn arms have hcen
imported here: yet delegates Hcn: ont from
among ynu, and sas down in council at Chica-
90 with those Indiana c9nefirstors, and agreed
With them not only TINT that importation OF
| arms should lie defended in tho election caE-
vsss, bnt also to dcn,nnt the cessation OF the
war, unon the grouhi THAI success in restoring
th- Union is unattsinsb!e. Already under u
influence OF the cheering news ffom Albania
bill this discomfort md this despond"ncy have
di az peared. Ws ssaH hass no draf', be-
cauae the army il being reinforced at tna ra!e
of FIVE to ten thousand uen Ter day by volua'
tcs-s
comes in GOOD time, as the victory in Mobile
Ba7 does to vindicats tho wisdom and the en-
erRy os.the war administration. Farragup
flest did not make itself: nor did he make it