Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-14


merely urging Congress or the Legislatures
to do theirs. He thought that, if the people
would do moro themselves it would pay bstter
than holding meetings and hearing speeohe,
upon tho subject of our resources. Colonel
B. thought there was plenty in the O0nfede-
raoy, provided they were used economically.
Our soldiers, no said, had nothing to eat but
bread and meat, and tho community at homo
should also endure self-dsnia, and live on
hslf.rations. No man WAS doinng his duty
to his country by living sumptuously at homo
while the .oldiers in the f,ld were suffering
for shoes and clothing; and if tho people
priced liberty and Independence to thnt de-
gree which they soy hoy do, they should ccrne
down to tho scantieat living, in order 10 a!o
our soldiers; they rhould bowilling 10 1.-Two On
bread and watsr end wosr less clothes, IN or
der that those in tho field, who gro eho.!sss
and hungry, and exposed to sIl the hsrdships
incident TO camp life, might be made comfort
sbls.
A great deal hid BEEN said about the fail.
ure OF our financial schemes and the ctnti-
ton of our currency. For his part lie thought
tho financial history Of the governmental NOS.
remarkable succssa. Without dollar to
begin with, and everything to buy. wo had
eng aged in this war, supplied ourselves with
an abundance of ammunition andimplshsnta
Of warfare had fed and clothed orr soldfsls.
and had boon enabled up to this time, to
stand up against 9 most powerful government,
possessing every advantage ever u.s. Bot now
our credit had given out and our moaey hrd
given out. Ii was necessary to rtetlro our
currency, or Confederate credit was gene
How wss that to be done2 In order t. do So,
e,srJ person In tho country holding O1Efede-
rate securities should bs wiling 10 bring
th Elm forward and burn them, thereby light
sning the burshens Of tho government. This
was the spirit whioh ought to aotuato tho PEG
pie; and il tho government and tho paupia
won't on as they had been, VIC GOULD AID woCld
b, subjuScted unless something was done to
bring the people up to thsir duty wo would
DO 0vtrcomo. If we would DO free and iDdo
pendent wo mus. come up to the sssistsnco
of the government and do cur part. lilo did
not value public meetings and hurrahipg
spenkers rs much as chew OF tobacco; had
often heard mon say that thoy would rashar
die than DO subjugat,d-haGri suoh remarks
eyery day; but still there were q great many
of that class who acted very ditfercnilY.-
Sumo had, indeed, shown disposition - act
up to tina! prinoipl. Oar young mon and
Others in the fold had manifesiel suoh de:tr-
Mutation by riskiag their lives in tho oauso !;
but yet we needed more mon to d. likswlse !;
and If we he'd back, containing ourselves~ith
simply talking about our willingness 10 die,
until Goa. L.e's brmy wastes away from star.
vston and oald, dying for our country would
then do o good;-lhe dying must DO done cow
and living must DO dGns now. Each nan, wo.
mon and boy must e. away to dpy deter
mind; he must give up tie idoa Of general
patriotism ard tsks up that Of special patriot
ism. Fifty pounds Of bacon and harrel OF
-four, the speaker said, would sustain sol
der till the summers campaign WAS OVER
Lot evsry man 90 home, overhaul his shoes.
clothes, provisions, eta., and divide his NIL
With tho bravo boys 10 the army. The epiak.
Or closed his lem5rhb amid tho Wild st hi-
plsuae.
Hon. Mr Goode, wha foll1wsd Colonel Bald
wiz, saw no dependency among our brave de-
tenders in the army and wished t. know whether
tia people vera prepared to fight like freemen or
submi. rs slaves. We bad reaonrces sad man
enough to win our independence, snd our sue
CESS could be accomplished if we but did our
duty. Eight mi Lions Of people could never DO
suhjugsted, if they we're worthy of indepen-
Deuce We bsd not suffered So other people fight.
| ing for their rights had, AMI he saw no res5on
why we should desponi. We may be compeo!
to contract our lines. yet thcfs WAS nothing dig
coursging in that, for WAS net our ,rmy in tbs
days Of the Revolution driven fromLplaca 10
place, and did they not ovontnsllY, ragged and
| barefooied rs they were, compel their encmes TO
give them peace aud Independence Ha roi"tea
to the example Of 0ancral Washington, that
| bravo and COOL NAV, who, when asked whsro ho
would 60 If driven out Pennsy l7ans, replrl tist
he would plant his banners upDn the mou,.tsi ms
Of West Augusta and defy the united armisa of
the world. The North went to war upon the
abolishment OF slavery and we fer the main
tenHnce of our rights tho North for coGqueata,
wa for existence. Tia rrlrrre,l to tho atrrcisias
Of the Yank ,es rs unhcsr Of in history they
had burnt our houses stripped our Fl lids, cut
rsged our women, and he'd committ.d every
other barbarisn which the ingenuity OF demons
could invent. Our only alternative was to Fight
it ont, or live slaves. The ep?aker 10 conciuIicn,
| said thst be had been :slght by holy wit that
resistance u tyrsnts ws1 Obedience t. God, and
be believed that if Virginia and her sitter S:stes
would BIO true We would bs victorious III the
end
Col. Fnns:an followed in speech Of .boEt
twsuty III. NUTS limo. Ha thought the diip0sl-
| ton of the people CT Richmond at Ills t'mn u
hear spescbes wHs the moat iusat;abl; thay aete
ready 10 giya eager attention 10 whatarir might
be spoken. Altar Soma further remarks rc!,tiHe
t, the enthusiasm which pergaded cur people,
the speaker ihsn ndvertal TO tho tt.ta of IaeliHg
msnik ssed throus hoLt the country. lie fSIi That
the scornful IT lection by Lincoln Of the hmm 'nc
proposition for peace. which had tetn "ii.fni
through car commissioners, had given ~ 1vi'
dsnce that day was breaking. Stnce then the
darkness of night had given way to the brig ltntss
of dsy, and be thought we should ri lice in the
bril.isucy of its beams. All tho Dependency
should now cease, and We should 90 to work with
renewed energy and renewed hops, determined
10 win our Independence from sueb dsotsrdly
sot ss the Yankees had proven Themselves. In
referring to the insolent demands Of submiarion
made b. Lincoln, the SPEAKER iBstsaced the almc-
rity with which the people of the South buchied
on their armor, and bade defiance to the threats
and oppression Of Groat Britain upon the break.
ing out Of the Rev luton, and d, sired to know
If such people as We are, who had nevef quailsd
before the Brush Lon, should now da 80 before Il
auehrg hyenn. There WIS now no Union,
every iganent bal been burat ssnnder, and no
power on earth could rc-uniso them. No fats
awaited US in The event Of defeat bot Bnbmission.
and nothing short Of complete success, could save
uB from complete aud absolute degradation.
In conclusion, Col Fnnbt=n again spoke Of The
demonstrate 1ns of the past few days among the
people, and thought they plainly foretold their
read iness fer any emergency. He predicted tie
brilliant success of our causs.
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