The New York herald., 1865-02-20

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correspondent referved TO says Ne p~rsnsi sharsss~s
and social position guarantees fur Whatsoever ~ states -
and they may not Indeed shss be saris ~lsh lsilAz
us has already been dsenssea IN ths Nee fssA Tsi~~
editorial Implying the great ssssaaasss -h.sA nss.s
Greeley attached 20 h. hontfs ago nssntssnes sis
speculation % % and Il may mo-, wss,~s.r may rs.s' -
II not disturb cour~e Our duty n wih cuFSeis ef
Dasens asa mnasf s ~ % ana Sas Ss s n IT,,
who do NOT trust in themselves lean GA sxass
A Rebel Irl.:.rss.en sr ysnesA s~A E.s-
lFrom the Richmond pi-sAscA rcs 10
Tho 'rigid neutrality ~ the British eosernm~nt =
this war IL ono q ie phrasss which wh I'VE 10 history
II means, practically, onitiing cppcrsasv " sssss
In the memorable combat Of Pau Jones ss,vcss y.
American frgaie Bonhomme Richard and the British
traty" not witnessed IN aavs sssens The r~pssss
OF that desperate hght subsequently gvea " sess No
the damage suffered from the frsAas Alsanes
maDded by Frcnchman, Captain LAnd@Axs ~ho pro
fen; fe.sed o 70 os ss,ssns asr ss A%,ss.a s ~ @
critical period Of the action, whea both shsps
were on a. ars bis own w.,,. .sd 70 b. s.s.ss .sa e
loose, the Alliance appeared. and b. new ihcasa NE
battle end, bat 70 hk u.ser ss,eashmeas the Al
Bonhomme Richard Jones caled 70 him. for Heavens
sake to forbcsr nrng into that f.aie; yst be rA~.d
There was no possibility says Jones' q has nl.Askiss
the enemys ship for the Richard there being the mn
besides IL was then fun mconlxh,, ana for srrsisi
security Jones had shcyed the sgnai cf his rsconnes
Sy Sss srs bs s IL Inc
horizontal line Rvery tongue cried thai hs was arsns -
the wrong % M ship but nothing ssasd hs pss:sa ,essa
several Of the best men, and delivering various shots
under water, with the view Of sinking the vessel An
ment Of the conduct Of the Alliance y -. turn n
the report of the British commander Captain fesren)
OF the Scraps lind him stating that he fought Jones'
with the muzzlss Of the guns in tho ships touching
each other, from half past csht til half past ten r. ~,
matter ~heS threw upon ~
decks chains, and Short into every part of the ship
IN the sesn, vas ss@s on fire u 70 les s Ssn twelve
time the largest Of the two frisa.es kept
sailing round US the whole sctios and raking
us fore and ait by which she killed or wounded
large frigatc which distributed her iavors with such
handsome equality between the two combatants, was
other than the Alliance commanded by the worthy
| Frcnchman, Captain Landais. whose object 10
encounter TO disable each other that, keeping the
Alliance unnured, in the event Of the Richards striking
| ships and return 10 France with great glory
The 'rigid neutrality OF the British government n oi
assists one begerent then tho other pours brosdsis
into the Confederates and then rakes the edcras the
object being the same to disable both, and 10 build lis
own fortunes on their common ruin.
The Rebel Planters Demanding Consti-
tuti0nnl Protection from the Impress-
ment OF their Tobacco and Cotton.
/ TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
GES1LKaxs-The people OF Kentucky make no cotton,
and since the war Kentucky tobacco goes TO market
member Of confederacy, Kentucky has never been
30 practically. Under these circumstances hr. Marshall
Ky % s
OF other members from other States, and bold this
content 10 cotton and tobacco Of those VIII.
are wiling 70 SELL but he gravey proposes 10 take By
law all q the cotton and TOBACCO 70 now held BY n.
and just have not the to perceive.
times rho Southern States dissolved the late Tnon Be-
Of the unwillingness Of the Northern States
our couisd:rass gsrernm-S stau, anasr ne pssa D
nc ssIy Be nreed mo de poi a. then shall have
gained nothing by separation from the Infamous Yam
Would our Congress pass bill compelling the banks 70
n Ss S nor
useful in sustaining public credit; bill 70 take all the
silver Plate 70 be found within the confedeacy, or bill
comp ling the citizens Of Richmond Lynchburg, &c,
throughout the conedoracy TO sell their houses and lots
for Confederate obligations, and to be used by
the government basis of financial credit I
No. These houses and lots tn, silver plate,
and the Specie would IL hold by the government, be
very useful In supporting the public credit The specie
OF the banks would redeem immense sum in curren
cy But Congress win not take this specie the plate OF
stitutiona and unjust H. then il would be unconstta
tiona and unjust to compel the banks sell their specie
or the city people to sell their plate or their houses and
lots how be constitutional and just compel the
planters 10 sl their cotton and tobaccoS If the city
people and the banks entitled to justice and constu
cultural class is less entitled to jrstce
protection Since the commencement OF the until
this tine tho agricultural class has borne heavy
tiop, and submitted to impressment in It's diver
SIZED forms Judging from all that can learn
where property has not been disturbed by Yankee raids
who have made dollar net money during the
so "a srSe number naSr ARE arg NOV living their cp
to sell II after the war Many Of the Virginia planters
subscribe to and read paper To their surprise they
seems 10 support Mr. Marshall's proposition.
hope sincerely that this impression erroneous and
that the influence OF the Enqsier will be execd in
behalf OF the passage OF bill which would prove so in
furious to large number Of The tobacco planters &c
Virginia well the planters OF tho south-a
bill which, in my humble opinion, would shock the
moral sense Of society because Of its gross ijus,c
Confidence - ne p"Sie IL ne ortv G.d ~, don oS o,.s ss
! ruler, arm, respectfully yours
/ Notwithstanding the above letter marked "pri-
vate we publish IT, suppresslng the authors Hie
objections entitled TO be heard, but his name we
withhold and thus violate no confidence by publishing
| Many Of the Virginia planters who subscribe to the
Enqwnr have doubtless been very greatly surprised at
many other Things besides what correspondent oh.
jccts to, which have appeared in the Enqrrgr They
have doubtless been much surprised TO the nuence
OF the Enqtncr given TO the taking Of men in prpid
! posna from homo and family, from plenty and
! ease, and sending them of TO conscript camps,
/ TO the trenches, to deadly battle; seizing upon
the citizen In spite OF the magma charta Of civil
lib rty, commonly called habeos corpu. Many OF the
Virginia planters who read the Enquirer have been greatly
surprised TO the influence Of the paper given the
forcble seizure Of their wheat, and other crops
under law commonly called the tax-in. kind law, by
which which they arc compelled ellie. to give up without compen.
others than themselves and their heirs and assigns
Many Of the Virginia planters have been surprised
of he riya l~ry
which authorized three gentlemen, commonly known
as impressincnt commissioners, TO arbitrarily nx
the remaining nine-tenths OF their crops; but,
for fear our correspondent should regard us AZ per-
sonal In aluding 70 these commissioners We will
now say that all these surprising things read OF In thc
EnQr1er the legitimate results OF war which knows