The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-10
THE SOUTH.

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The Original Seceders the First
to Surrender. y
LEE WANTED FOR DICTATOR,
&s., &C., &c.
The Rebel Congress and the Bill Aiming
| Slaves.
From tho Richmond Enquirer March ~
The Confederate Senate bill for the enlistment OF
negroes In the military service yesterday trans
fered from the secret to the calendar Of that body
and made the special order for to-day twelve o'clock
Senator Hunter and others expected make elaborate
/ speeches.
BY joint resolution OF the Virginia Legislature our
Senators have been instructed and Representatives
requested TO procure the passage Of an act Of the above
[From the Richmond Dispatch March IL
The majority Of the Senate believed TO be opposed
TO the policy Of armng the slaves outside pres
sure In favor OF IL is great TO induce the belief that
| the bill will be passed.
Assault ON the Rebels Ready to surrsn-
m der.
me Richmond Enquirer Of the It'll has a reply to cor
respondent, who inqures-What mean these rumors or
senatorial committees approaching tho Pres dent SUBJ
pt terms Of submisson Is that report trueY Are any
Senators or Representatives whipped Have thoy APP
preached the President press upon him any such base
Propossonss Is there any pSn on foot to force the
there any one else ready volunteer resignation in
nc ~ forced to vacae his place. and If ne Ioes who is
pposcu 70 M That placer Is any attempt made by ru
mors " create the impression that General Lee ready
to consider terms for laying down under the pre-
text OF preventing the suffer and sacrifices Of forced
surrender Who busy these plans surrcndcrng
to subugationS Speak out; the crisis demands bodness
and decision anu determined resistance to internal as well
as external enemies
The worst enemies who depress us are the
OF hs for D rs o e
tons, which can lead to moth ng but despair relaxation
and rein Terms OF reconstruction now coming from
| Congress are nothing else but subjngaton Let
know the worst that the summary remedy may be APP
piled.
The Enqlrr, in response to its correspondent says
1t cannot all questions asked for want Of nfor
nation, and then goes in the following remarkable
I'd significant language, showing Enthusiastically that the
rn 'eion is in its death throes:e
II at there Is party Of whipped seceders in and
and owardiy, miserable wretches, who brought
the N upon the country, and who would now
was esn on foot nave to no
Davis to r ign and that Mr. stephens had consented to
81 n ns pa wee of ns
has IN scarrie. Atany rate the conspratos may
stand that the, should succeed they will HAYS placed
barren scoptre in heir grip thence to be wrenched by
an unlineal hand % son of theirs succeeding
Robert f. Lee by and with tho consent OF the army
Ss pSSa anaS w U
security Of his co tys liberty and Independence
try into slavery and crovc At the OF Mr. Lincoln
The Congress has utterly 4 led II Is incompetent and
Is doing much injury Gee n and capacity nor
unfit for revolution The very m On who the FORE
most to scele the foremost TO surrender Assngc
head and single arm needet' and If Congress
would consult its patriotism 1t would enrust all power
with the President and General Lee anA go home. The
Virginia State banks furnish swo millions in
gold, and this will secure the supplies now needed Let
the Legislature promptly act and turn tho gold over TO
longer looks for aid in the struggle s
have been withheld until It is now nearly too late The
currency beyond their power TO help Those who talk
now Of compromise mean submission to suejugation-
An Effort to Keep UP Southern Courage.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March u
This new levy Of the Yankees will not avail to
whelm US We will surely win the fight If We do our
duty None more confident Of this than those who
have had the opportunity Of observing things at the
North are more enthusiastic; none more buoyant
with courage and hope and lot no man suppose that
such not the spirit Of our people Let no one imagine
without ever having been in nght are sample Of our
population It is shame, indeed that these miserable
ire the car with the exhibitions Of Ss graceful
cowardice. But we protest against Judging others by
many. We protest against the judging Of Richmond
would take their broomstcks and drive them
into the We tell our people that the people are a.
them and sustain them Let them take care Of the Yam
KEGS Those who are join them in the trenches will
intend to bc sold out or betrayed by them Let them
be that such Ia the temper Of the public
life would be worth. II VIC cannot nnd law in the
books for such cases. we will be law unto ourselves
too may not havs provided for crimes against our
safety, supppsng them impossible But the people VIII
not consent to be destroyed by them neveress say
to our readers-and we say II to stimulate no false
hopes and to excite to no useless sacrces-we say TO
them in all honesty and sincerity-our success In
this contest God willing Is sure, II we do duty. The
victory is unless voluntarily forfeit It, The game
is in hands unless choose to throw 1t away all
depends on ourselves There nothing In the situation
to defeat We say this on the highest military au
thonty II Heaven 10 its wrath were to curse US with
meanness Of soul that would lead US TO rcnounce
the price for which have toied long, |
the Liberties for which the noble Of mar
tyrs have died fling away the glorious heritage which
fathers gave US thqt indeed, would be misery, for
II would be disgrace niamy, hopeless ruin, the very
backness OF eternal darkness country and our
names Proud to claim Jackson our
compatriot The very Turk would hiss US II, shame,
70 tho necessity Of taking courage from despair The
enemy have, indeed shut US up TO that necessity If II
We have bright natural, certain hopes-hopcs big with
victory and radiant with sunrise and gory-if we Will
bear hardship good soldier little longer. BY all
that love and that dead, by the fame that at
and the shame that urges stand like men in
this time Of ralthe hour Of darkness that precedes
the day.
Governor Vance Appealing for Food for
Governor Vance, Of North Carolina, makes an earnest
appeal to the people, saying Lees army must for three
Virginia aud North Carolina He himself has donated
half his stock Of provisions TO this rebel government
and recommends that other citizens follow his example
no war News for Publication.
From the Richmond whig, March IL
Since the newspapers In compliance with the request
Of tho military authorities have suspended the pubca
ton Of news, the people have become more eager
than for information from the localities Of active
operations All sorts Of rumors favorable and other
WISE put circulation ampli1ed contradcted and
reassertcd until a perfect middle prevails, and nobody
knows whether events progressing satisfactorily or
adversely The usual sources Of informaton-he news
papersare looked TO In vain, and tho existn uncer
tanty must therefore, continue until the military i'm
portance Of has passed by been qualified by
Developments When that time arrives the press will,