Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-09
ANARCHY BROKE LOOSE IN RIUH
MONDii
A PLAN ON FOOT IN THE CONFED
ERATE CONGRESS TO MAKE
JEFF DAVIS AND STEPHENS
RESIGN!
HUNTER TO TAKE DAVIS PLAUE.
HUNTER TO MAKE TERMS OF SUR
MISSION TO THE UNITEG STATESm
LEE SET UP AGAINST HUNTER AS A
D1CTATORM
THREATS AND COUNTER THREArsu

We have Richmond papers Of the 9TH.
The Enquirer has a remarkable editorial in
reply to correspondent.
The correspondent inquiries What mean
these rumors Of Senatorial committees an.
preaching the President to submit terms OF
submission +? Is that report true? Are any
Senators or Representatives whipped Have
they approached the President to press upon
him any such base propositions! Who were
the Senators! What were the propositions
Is there any plan On foot to
force the President to compromise with
subjugation, or to resign! Is any one
else ready to volunteer resignation in
case he is forced to vacate his place! And
if he does, who is proposed to fill that place !
Is an attempt made by rumors to create the
impression that Gen. Lee is ready to consider
terms for laying down arms under the pretext
of preventing the sufferings and sacrifices of a
forced surrender? Who are busy in these
plans of surrendering to subjugation Speak
out! The crisis demands boldness and de-
cision and determined resistance to internal as
we'll as external enemies. The worst enemies
who now depress us are the "ohipped S..
ce.Iers" Y This hour of agony ia n n
time for factions opposition or for paltering
nothing but despair, relaxation and ruin
Terms ofreconsTua.lon now coming from Con.
gress are nothing else but subiugation. Let us
know the worst, that the summary remedy
may be applied"
The Enquirer in response to its correspond.
ent says it cannot answer all the questions
asked, for want Of Information, and then goes
on in the following remarkable and significant
language, showing Enthusiastically that the
rebellion is in its death throes.
The Enquirer says: "That there is a. partv
Y. whipped seceders In and about Richmond
cannot be denied. They are cowed and cow
ardly miserable wretches who brought the
war upon the country, and who would now
surrender to the enemy. I'VE hare no doubt but
that there aoas plan on foot to- force Mr. Darts TO
resign, and that MI Stephens had consented to
resign, so that Mr.. Hunter, as President of the
Senate, Mould become President.
The plan we hope and believe has miscar.
ried at any rate the ''conspirators' may un-
derstand that II they should succeed they will
have placed
A barren scepter in their grip,
Thence to be wrenched with an unlineaI hand,
No son Of theirs succeeding.
Robert +. Lee, by and with this advice and
consent of the army and the people, will grasp
the scepter they may wrench from the hands
Of Mr.. Davis and WELD it for the safety and
security OF his country's liberty and independ.
ence. No cabal Of whipped seceders" shall
capitulate this country into slavery and crouch
it at the tootstool of Mr. Lincoln.
The Congress has utterly failed-it is incorn-
petent, and is doing much fnjury-it has neither
capacity or courage, and is wanting in firm.
ness and resolution-it is un1lt for revolution
The very men who were the foremost to Sc
cede, are the first to surrender.
a single head and single arm Is now need.
ed, and if the Congress would consult its pa.
triotism it would entrust all power with the
President and Gen. Lee and go home x
The Virginia banks can furnish one or two
millions In gold, and this will secure the sup
plies now needed. Let the Legislature
promptly act, and turn the gold over to Lee
The Congress Is dsfunct: the country 40 Ion
ger looks to it fer aay aid in the struggle. The
negroes have been withheld until 1t IS now
nearly TOO late; the currency is beyond their gctcer
tOhelp. x TEose who talk now OF conn.,
promise mean submission to subjugation.
The Enlistm emit Of Negroes.
The Enquirer says tAeConfederate Senate t,tli
for the enlistment OF negroes in the military
service was on Yesterday transferred from the
secret to the open calendar of that body and
made the special order for to- day at ~ O'clock
Senator Hunter and others are expected to
make elaborate speeches."
Significant.
] B. Pannill Of Ptstsylyania county, Va,
ann Inces himself candidate for the Virginia
Legislature, upon a ticket favering State.
Convention for the adjustment of the difficult.
ties between Virginia and the United States
Government, and eX presses the belief that tie
pending difficulty cannot be settled satisfae-
torily by proloaging the war
Exchange Of Prisoners.
from Richmond Examiner, March ~
rhe lines around hammond and petersburg
are yet without any incident of hostility. 1t 10
stated that few days ago Gen. Lengstreet
with the enemy under flag OF
truce, and that the object OF the communica-
ten was to effect IA arrangement for the re-
turn of deserters on Doth sides.
[This is evidently q Confed dodge to frightea
deserters from coming into our lines, lest they
should be given up by exchange-Ed. Star.I
Virginia Legislature.
Yesterday was the day fixed by law for the
adjournment sine die of the Virginia Legisfa-
ture. but the tive bodies had anticipated the
Limitation by the adoption OF q resolution az.
tending the present session for pariod MOTTO
exceed eight dayh
Flag Of Truce.
"Flag oftruce communication was resumed
down the riveC, yesterday, and the steamer
William Allison went down and returned as
usual The water was steadily falling"
The report csthe drowning At Matthias Point
of VIM. II. Haywood, signal officer, formerly
a resident OF Washington, H. regarded BY the
Examiner as doubtful.
Brig. Gen. Gardner, in command Of the post
at Richmond, has been appointed Commissary
General OF prisoners, the position held by Gen.
Winder al the time Of his death.
sUPPLIYH FOR OUR ARM4ES IN TEE SOUTH.
The Quartermaster's> Department has been
unusually active for q. week or two pasA In
forwarding supplies to our armies now oper.
ating in the South. Transports are being dis
patched daily from. Baltimore. Washington,
and Alexandria fog Savannah, Char lesion,
Beaufort and other points with horses muleE.
wagons, cattle. &C.; calling into requxsitien 8
large number Of vessels of all descriptions.
THE REBEL DESERTIONS.
The records in Col. Ingraham's Office show
that from the sth of February to the 9Th o.
March, one thousand and seven hundred ant
sixty.six rebel 1lesertars have been received II
this city FROM the armies operating agains