Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-10

The New York "News" has been received,
which informs its renders that il has been or
dared by tie War Department at Washington
10 discontinue it's personal columns" AZ
this prevent, personals" published in the
Enquire" from being copied by tho News"
it is proper that we advice our friends that it
is no longer possible for US to oommunicass
their personals" to pssti.s IN the United
States, and that ii is useless for them to nds
vsrtise them in the Enquirer"
The News" commenting on this "lasi act
Of dsspotism." Gays:
,s,lt has heretofore been minated by soms
of our contemporaries that our personals af-
forded an opportunity Of communication in
cyphsr b,tween the North and South. This
supposition 10 monstrously absurd; for surely
eny intelligent polsUn, desiring TO o0I0muni.
cate in cyphsr, would avoid the personals OF
tho Daily News as most liable to inspection,
and therefore. TO detection. Ii would DO us
easy, and much safer, to Communicate by cy.
phsT Through an advertisement for servant,
or q Lost pookc.book or STRAY horse III the COL
rmrs Of the Herald" vi "Tribune."
There hos nerer besg a oyphor personal,
With our knowledge, published in tho En-
quirer," bat ws lave strictly con6ued the
privilege Of Guch Advertisements to i's legti-
mate rnd--thst Of humanity. IL hAs been
the vehicle OF Communication for tho sOrrow>
log and af .cted, and never permitted, with
our lncwleJge, to Es uasd for or against
either government. Ii is just as easy 10
writo oyrhsr !:tter by flag Ct truce as TO
rubIeh one in this LewsI apcr. And 80 for as
detection goes, the flag Of truce lststr pre-
s.nts The eurest way to escape detection; that
is read By but t,oO clerks -one at Fortress
Monroe, and the other in Richmsnd, while the
published letter is opon to tho inspection Of
miliions.
Tic remarks Of the "Nsws" ss 70 using tho
"llersld" or "Irituue" for purpose, Of infor-
nation 10 s.rio!Iy true. We will Inform the
"News" Of instances, now pssned. whore the
Help column Of the Herald" was VI emiuent
service. The expedition for tse relief Of tho
prisoners on J1hnron's Island was planned,
organ z .d and arranged through the Help
column Of tho Herald" and that for tho
capture of the Chesapsske Was also planned
through the sams medium Of Communication.
The privilege Of advertising in behalf Of hu-
msnity which the enemy's government per.
mitted through the Columns OF tho "News"
pro.ooted that pap.r from any advertisements
whiob communicated information. This ias,
und little act of despo.ism may infut scrns
pecuniary loss upon tho "News" at The OK.
pense OF unnecessary SORROW and e6ilction to
ir nccent persons, but it will not close tn, great
channel of communication oGsred by the
Herald" to all who Gloss to pay for them
The Herald" has lesped moro OF the reward
of treason, and given NOR, aid and comfort
to tic enemy of its country than any ten papers
in the United States. We sugges: TO the
Herald" to employ Cen. Scott to take and
administer tho oath to every person offering
an Advertisement, as the only way to ohcks Off
the Confederate allies in Now York, Oincin-
pati, Chicago and other places in the United
States. Fur the present it is useless fer per.
sons t. send personals to tho Enquirer. -
Should sny paper in the United States obtain
permission 10 renew this mode of c9rrespOn.
denoe we shall he glad to renow IL.