Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-10
LATER FROM RICHMOND.
Frantic Endeavors of the Il ebel OlisaHchY
to :. Fire the Southern Heart"

Frantic EndeavOrs OF the Rebel OIfS0rchv
to - Fire the Southern Heart"
The Richmond papers Of Tuesday are more
ferocious even than those Of Monday In their
yell for war to the knife" the aggravatio
being the polite declination OF President Lin.
coin to accede 10 their modest demand for q
recognition OF their independence It il evi.
dent the rebel Z" fire. eaters" have played this
game Of the peace deputation business pur-
posely, with a view to bringing the war tired
people OF the South up to the work of the D..
oellion. under the argument that no peace is
attainable. To this end the Richmond papers
RAISE the cry OF "war to the knife in tuil cho.
rus, and with significant uHanImity of key
no!e, showing the common inspiration that
guides them.
The Wk,S says: --
"Submission is the only condition on W hich
we can nave peace The man who is not sat.
Is ned with this effort at negotiation Is a fac.
ZIONIST, and will be held by all as an enemy OF
the cause. To talk now Of any other arhitra.
ment than that OF the sword is to betray COW.
ardice or treason. We must beat back this
enemy thirsting for our blood, or be destroyed
by him. There is no alternative
The Examiner says: |
"Dd it ever before befalI in the history of
mankind, that the power which had In the
field three unconqueTed armies, such as ours
with Government firmly seated in its metro.
poitan city, and a territory scarcely vet
touched by an enemy, four times as great as
that OF some frst-rate European Kingdoms,
was asked for an unconditional surrender of
Its armies, its Government and lives, liberties
and fortunes OF all its inhabitants, men, WON IN
and children, to the absolute discretion OF an
invading enemy, with certainty besides that
this discretion would be exercised for the ex.
traction of its present race Of inhabitants, aud
the rese,tiement of the country by stras gers /
There is no record Of such demand, and the
very monstrousness Of il In the present case In.
dicates that our enemy has purposely m AIDE his
demands so theoretically preposterous in order
to make all forms OF reconstruction or recon.
Citation impossible; aud has made up his mind
to go for conquest aud the rights OF conquest
Herein be 1T so. This is indeed thro wing away
the scabbard."
The Sentinel JEFF. Davis organ,) says:
"The spirit Of 1861 is revived. We are rein.
yigoIated with resolve to conquer or die.
The deserters will return to our ranks, and
those who delay to de SO will be hunted and
shot down Ill their lurking places like beasts
OF prey. Concert of action and Zealous CO. Cd.
Grafton Is all that IS needed to insure success
and the ms ulting reply OF Lincoln to our Com.
missloners Will beget these on the instant
Every man now sees and feels that a fate
worse than death awaits him, II we do not in
success.
Under such circumstances it should be easy
to emulate il not surpass Roman virtue. Our
cause is not nearly so critical as was that OF
the Romans after their stunning defeat In the
past year we have slain thrice as many OF the
enemy we have lost, and won back from
them half the territory that they held OF ours
There is no cause for panic, none for despon-
dency. Some Of our people had indeed be-
come tired OF the war, but they only needed to
SUR them to renewed eXertions such threats
and insults as Lincoln has now supplied"
The Dispatch says:
this day restored, as by miracle. Laus dec,
We shall maintain our cause, our institutions.
the integrity OF our soldiers We ask no more
for peace; nor do we expect it. nor will we
have it, whilst the foot OF Yankee soldier
poliutps this soil, hostile Yankee flag ia
unfurled on the continent"