Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-11-15
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OUTER WORMS. NEAR PETERSBURG Vh.
y Nov. 7lh, 1854. )
10 lie Editors ct tie Enquirer:
Gentlemen lin your valuable j,arnsl Of thn
9Th ir,tan, we rad w:th ennton5 Of pain AID
u.rasErs the IDEAS got forth hJ the rc:co :hs'
.oac!,es us from Inc aTm!, mld tho msn'J :.at
Drnnd Doctrines oil oxy JrisHG South ct hsii'sS
county. vs., approving anl disappearing Is
CONSUMPTION and srmins OF Cur nAgross. :'Hs
"voica ofihe army, thai 10 SO Justify a7o'ta:S'sd
:rnm Hsiifax uGanty. Ii tio bespssis the ara.scT
III The bravs boys wko Fro here face 10 tHce viii
the ene5ly that ttrea!ua u overran cuI fsiT ccu-
try nuaNHho sra starn.c rsa1l-ed - viz ayr Ill
dependence by their oicn cfdT:s, CT !s in h.: de
fsEc-. How vastly da.rsnt would tbs rf!oa
have Ssen had the "cficr' who raiged It min.
cl.1 Hi.h thcsa ho Tou!i hive founi n5t Gsro n
tie t:luches. Aud, Messrs. El;,or., when We
read tho following touching eHirac. f'om yoar
ed;t,risl in the same issue, OF the srny ba; nos
|, defends our soil our boEoms hsaved wi,h rncn'y
pride, snd our haG7ts overlowed With authu-
sissn; but oh, kow tilter would 0uT rahsct;IEf
bsrs been had we known that those ssmc hcos
were sddresssd 70 the nagtoas o. oar ls,r' fi:ST
MeeMs Editor, Sha. your editorial says OF rs ::
'Our ,ruly, tho roblest ever rising in ar.ls on
th!s esrh, possesses all the briilian. qasli.iss
| nnd rare vi.tles Of a truly national army l'S
| eniri, ia unsurpassed. Filled with YEA: saria
OF tbe danger that thre>.eue his nati'e LARD, rer'
sonsly interested in The welfare Of the country,
and sternly resolved 10 die rnther than :ahnit
every man in il is hero
| And can il be possible. M'5srS E;;'5rs. that
you woulJ, az ypnr paper, If The ncftoeE E!' c@n,
scrip,.i tbrt We pray thht 0Tr Cc.GIeaa VII
tsks no n o;ics Of th5 dr. usa tho ssma l.r-
| pnnce OF our nagrVsC GGti0ns u battle HaH
| we would highly commend orr Congress II tasy
woall subst:tu.e slave labor in. such plscoR c5
wagon drivers, Q1a1.crmgsters, OoEntS3ar,st.
helps, sr.ifictrs, snd for the Engineer sod 10.
netr service, whera hundred5 OF sh!"-sodI"G
| whi.s men ne row eng aged, sud where rsSroe''
| would hs as u.efuliy snd a!vsn!oEecacly en-.
| rloyed,, and the for%sr.,irg OF :heso wttfa m+a
| 10 their commands. H"~ regardless OF ou! do: !;
| % our fathers, mothers, srters srd ihe h''!e
ones IT home and ofthe sa:rGj rights OF our c1uh
| .yy you'll we be were vs. to Ia"oks toe siG VI
ocr negroes t, fight our bst!lag, and dsieod 'ho'e
We hold desrar than lii. i;ssif. No.. Asa5-'
Editors. as cur friend 'Sou:h' ssys, ,heTs ar;
e,ont arms and hrsys hearts enough smongs. !h;
| white men of our Contederacy to light her oalue'
and win her independence without resottng &
so low and e1ecrable means Us that OF ccn5c:i2'
ing and arming the poor ignorant negro s;:t ,:l
forcing him to fight oar battles, Bno shIIs Cd
our honors, our fame AID independence.
In after yesrs when we shall have Conquered
onr freedom and shall sgai1 be living in pea:'
and sunshine, our thoughts will wander baeH q
the pss'. the glorious past, when We fought 10
GOOD fight for all that was dear TO usi aro wen
fecour.ine those scenes Of blood aud caIns2s y
the little ones that msy cluster around OUT sge
forms, will cot the blush Of shame mount 70 on