Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-10
Cnquirer.
pNESDAY MORNING. FEB. 8, 1865
BY TYLER h ALi,kslkE.

FEDNEsDAY MORNING. FEB. 8, 1865
Il. following letter from tho ermy of North.
Virginia asks us to "rropose to tho Vir-
,a.s Legislature to rslse two or three regi-
.,a,, of pioke! rcgro troops and oifos them
Gen. Les lie Till be glad to have them
.,a /. will stsrs tho thing. There are many
i'd rat, ctkcsrs. native and foreign, who vii,
,t, lie command, and when the thing is
ri., we con tell better how it viii succeed
s,a by ages Of talking, VITA nothing but
,..r,ions on eaaa sido. ---.1------.---
4 small Oxpsrimsut with thIse thousand
,..o.s nil help Us more than all tl:e aots
Congress combined, and, ,ny word for it,
( tho thing bo properly done, we viii aeon
! r., 70 n.rs about the negro beirS uait for
i .3iii.r. Begin it, begin it new.
4 Th.y tlk about diminishing production.
q .tluld like to krcw what good tho largest
a,yps will DO if wo cannot defend the Iail-
a.,,, thai e;ve aooees to them? LIST tho
Nos 10 reduced little, bat let I'd DO abls
81 .ct at all ~o raise. Jadgo GhclSon ssyu
B :wga.d not aid 70 cur s!rensth, az there arc
N, I, y 800 coo srm.-bcsfins men among the NJ.
Ill., is good. If no bring out 100000 it
Sri. msks Tie work ofreoiuisitg in the North
ssss;,.ll more difficult, and will accomplish our
as,es,. Our people are delutei about
ss5s.,.. The army will not be sold out by the
scss.ds at homo. Thsy must consult Us. We
Z 1. not negroes, 20 DC sold fer price. We
ssLa. our dead ,mrsde, at very high figure.
but liberty will satisfy us fer thoi5
g., Md that prizes 80 ore determined to
y; in spite Of ihs timid and tho trsi,orous.
,a1.ess has us!e us feel ashamed. 1t hiss
errt,lsd tho county far which We srs light
a1:. Is it russible thai what ws call the
I. a.ai,d.esoy. that for which 20 mfnY cf our
Esa!.sat brothers hsre died, ind Tor wkioh 60
lazy aro endariog rrot.scted imprison.
s,.&,, is ncthing but vile party aft.r all.
! Had i: nothing tu. esnsu.s fos the insolt
1 ., mon il by the wretcho4 renegade Foo:e2
! ~ it be that Congress expressed the fesl-
sy oi tie people in lis action in that afAh ?
Us aart TO kn0~ whether this is quarrel
4 :a:,iss, tja: osn b. sdjasted by political
,ucu., or whether il is q struggle Of q ma
ggn toy .1:stescs. II it he tho former, il j.
20 worth the life Of sny mule that he's psr-
.ssl in the war. If il be tbs latter. i.
askts the names Of those who haTe fallen
,l,!ous, crd ths resolution Of their surviv
ss comrats uacorquersble. L.: there
,.s:, mon sp,ak plainly. We will suffer
..A de. j! ne,d Us. for Whist 80 bellows ~ be
.ur causo. Wo wouh'at loee dinner foi
as eaus. as they appsaf to understand it,
lh Congress, np.ak out boldly anl worthily
4 oar asmiss; yes, and, ao l tismly believe
t u. srsst mass tf Luc people, who hsvs
sstu misled and discouraged by few das'
:a,ds and bloastd spsouIa:srs. We want te
lsar the genuine ring cf tho tire mstsl once
n9.e, to aoeurs US the. We ssaud bstween
s.se. country and its ruin, and not between
, mean pas.y and its d.fsas. L,t US see that
Il, oause is moro prsci M than tee h'groei
y .ho'r wssl:h tha: sYsrything viii be Civ
N to support it, AID we will Sshs with th'
psursnc, that il vc fall it will be in th,
li.ohsrso Of Tho !otie,. SEQ q! duty, and
:hs. tho end arrived ss is verify of the saofi-
! !ss s. havo made and may y,s make to al
lain it. I rspea. is. show tbs army and
ihe people TINT tae Confederaey Is nation
with national dignity and national rights,
a,t I. yilo parsT, with its wre.oheI triokery
I'd mean tinidity.
Il g.t mad whea i think of. what is being
aid and done Gu the subject of adjustment,
by men who mean nothing bat psace on any
.,ip,s that will .eooro their miserable lives,
:A.sr ci.hcno.sb's safcty and case, ard pes-
,.eua.o en iostitu:ion about. Thich .sey Gre
iasain.s nero lsEstie.l than AZ ;I:s Smi.hs.
Gatsocs, S:owsa snd BeecLais. 81 you
muss excuse ny warmth, tu. dent spare
;ae ioiirqaopts. Bling thoI1 to The point,
.7I then to Csa.lo ThpEdcr and the gibbtt,
i; :Log 4, any &C. 'hat dscsics the 'ndsp.a-
jar q. ci tbeas States and This Couf,Geraoy.
l.. th,m choas. nnder which KiTI They
viii b, of li,,lo value 70 any, ak: lssss Of ell
ne ps:p!e vs.o hsTo resol7sd to ma!nsn'u
'h,r inte; ;s,,!:r:, Or perish. They WONT
S,i; on eisisr side, aud they who vent
:sss or ns'p tho:e Who dc, mast ssand Esids'
1icir destiny will 10 sott!sa ;oF :iien. by
.;2us.r hcn:ts s2d stronger hands."
scch Is tha ro;.s Of tbs army. GiVa the
my hop,, aiI in numbers aud encourage
N. in spirit. Ia sas mstter Of arming
!. n.sr,es, no hope that tao ftsuli
tbs lsts Hampton Roads iotersis~
y fully adfired all persons that What
hi .ta.s;n OF siava.y bs!oiss 50 this people
THIS, St,:es to jstSrMins. Reconstruction
aa,t psyo sv.a the remnant; rou:ion could
ly be made witheu. a i3 V.s.igo Of it. Tharc
a,hsrefore. no earthly hops for slavery but
,,t. euocsss of our arms aha!l it no made
& Il t. psotoot itself and rs, or shall it bs
!mi:s,d 10 lie IN inmeoss RESOURCE, al.rsed
{! us$lo1,? Macy ol i:c! to making soldiers
as4;o,5 b,oSusU +hoy LSVe no confidence IN
"l Il 'a!i,y, while others bslieve thss their
1'h :erai from producing will ba n positive
u h!ls.cut sr3 compromising s:iengshdo ths
'aJ Tho experiment proposed By our cor-
:p,hIe..s would Tea: ihs flaality Of the negro
Shoul affecting production. Aud ss this
4:t.r can cnIy be determined and settled by
sr;",.ns, ws hops tbs Virgins Legislature
Il t:!esmipe iu,ms.;istely 10 crafty uon.
=. sad t,st tho experic.sDs. /, IN tho short
aad sAf,,t wAy OF settling this question.
That nothing slisll ssand between the poo
Z ol th:so States and THAR inisp sndsnoe,
u 5000 be made knoan, wdsn the popular
;Ioasss oame ringing back from the coun-
70 L;nooln's propositions. A new spirit
Il be aroused, a determination to sacrifice
s9thins, ard to reuke all serve the cause
q contribute to tie suece.s. II thst spirit
6,nneas enI resolution 10 mot with any