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


atrnotioaists Tero M m1rt, AID The tslusin
chat sa hnn,sGh!a reAae VS. a,;aiiatic q:
dif,cls!. T!.s S,'.ai3r t'.ou ,.ia a tuIrl;
Gui aaIes II! sas i.oh:7 n ,n E!ry .,.is 81 IA 10
days. a;;o, .,itu thur .:.,.. ii ,,ntt!ns Iui .
ths tiiIsu!ty ". Ii all rt's:r p:Llier, cfi i
tho raJsi.t psace nt,ssln, the - pic 'atI,.n4 :
Siis cOmmiasuIe:-, 4ai ID old tl,oir -; y.
sks cf act vi The oa-m IL hring"1g rho;.s ia
Conference aid thrir tritktry ia csnnsGl,o
WITH it. IL, o9sclaisi With j .tinu,s I
worian. All. let l;ilIsns TIA: p,ui1 irnu,l.
; "Gcll n.g: l.. ex.ftr.i ia IL ,G:ns iuol - q,
ii ras OF car rstEahonsJ z':l.
Dir. Biejam;a w!' th,n ::,'rJlns.l Al,
"rcn1i !,i9 raa,a: ks II ,;;ch;ing Ti.a s!,i lac
! ton tho naiIis tiIu "hiC:. !.."' ID Irp,n ..g'i
! 'cCa, and the cassrs Wiz winch ov:.g cy
| PRESTON VI doiaocs 10 Ito .icm7 lIai be::
,act By Tho alssWb!ago. liz ID v tba. the no
blush Oh indignation maatlsd Iueis cheeks o
! the bars thought of tbs arrogant p5opostio'
| OF the enemy, that VIC shOull bsnd tbs kas'
aud bow b-ncsth tho yoke, and ,usrk y subn,i
to them. All gave assureuao ;lIst tho fires o
| !feodGm still burned :nyircib!e in their hearts
| How different was I'll u week ago! Il soouG,t
| IN age, 60 vaSs hal b:Cn tls c:,aaHa. Th-n
dependency snd dcj ,c.ioa were visible every
where; meu rendered qGe Gus t7 d;sappoiu.
:a7n., npd fretlul by reversas, a,k4d II tho.,
wss fsatlp no WAY ID honorable psaus sX,
oept through the msliun OF war. Thea
polr, err'ng Aaman nature, elnl0a. ever
como, Was promo to bblitva ;hlt j: VA,
cur own psrrsrs.neas rathor than the
srro,Esrce OF the enemy that kep: Away
the blefsed boon Of peace. The popular gloom
in fact, threatened with destructon tSt r.tsrnity
amidst the people without which sIl indeed woulI
ba lost Now, cheerful faces we're met with svsty.
where, and tue purifying influence OF nEfopT
verses begin to exerfi:sel and le:aa Us on tog1.oi
in the path OF patriotism. What wss the cause
Of this striking Change! Our gsllsnt Benure-
gard still struggled with iGsdcquht, numbers
sgsiilst tbs srm:e6 Of Slernsn lie hal heurl i,
said upon tho sireets some dnys sgo that lis wss
going to abandon ChsrlestoE, that city which fol
twenty months hud drii.d The greatest Efforts fol
her destruction that hsd cvtr been mHd. n2alrsl
any city in the world. The en.my wer, still. too
os Fl freely hostile ~ they eyer were and goriyi
iulthose bssest passions Of destiy iists All grasp
ing avSTico which they hal showu sinua Tho
war begun. There canis 10 vUics TO HssGro III
that any n i WAS 10 bo hsl IrJm abroHd.
Wat, ti.s, was il TINT had brac.d the
hearts OF the psople thus rndi-n'y2 II was
.bo kEoTicjsc that rad come EoIn. to their
hearts shat this poOoa must conquer OF die
10 live L siera mover c7'ers3 the 3nntemp!s
! on Of Southern ;usr! Thank Gud so I'll
ar5a it nov The path Of duty b:lofe ~
| wns n:w Straight and PLAIN, ~ that tbs whale
ps0pis know IA 0ae man .hss wo L,iat canlnoi
| - dIs. Li!tla dill tae enemy kn6w wta. 'hcy
woro doing whsn thcy -sas l!Ec,n VT: -u;l
Raj insult y tho Southern rSopie. The Fsns
i basa A.. 90. .l,t.
\ I'd blank Risatt, nran whias, tno t5rm4 n l., al
| 5G written. Oar C1iai,r--;pueis had tasi. BAH
| s!tgat, bat cn3 word ~al written on IT, n
| adrsnee, hy tbs P7es'de-t Eal ilI.. .o,L sG'
| tn1Y?5uiencc. liz said: Hi's uh iui:p.a.
lance, so;C gcyernment. 's!:.s Gay thinr cIst
yIu p:s.so, ali ! vii riga The dec! =
lnicTrn..seceW naa TIA Response o
| i.'cI,!n fYa a1e my II I,cts. STR p ~
| swcrG- tfan Jour oil :oia. ntr.n tn, rsEGsi ani
| foTa,s fram off va: toIiis,s. bring y, III
| lssd-rs. w!:s hnlte-. r1Irrl their ntcks. he
| !a.s n.e, ard thor--y6u knrw ,ns; I ,m 4
| ne. fai mgn!" -. G,1ia. r.t!ed ar d IT.
jaDin, Wal no: h3W !re,i N - slstteg, tu
| freedom, ur Ws perish.
IL ,Lan, in dsf.r,nca 20 :S1eJ'a'iia, re
!s>et thp teu:s cghEsGted With IA Hair NE.
| aioa and a:LJ.qnsn: tp5..:s c2auT'.ng 6at =
il. Iii etmnisLc;4 ~ y.ki.E& a y,I'i1" u
LinoolI'S Deoo.uGar !a>dsaE4. az wa,ta b-'.r
tbs GO1ufrenea Of the B!lif mission. ia wheel
ne esatosAh that .hare pss ~. i.sashI;s - tres
With tbs Ddnisjarass State, broauss they Hou!,
ii SubulittI any tcrniL .t1Es 81 iadspeu isnao
| h:Y Asssoipt IL ueSvsst.. he ,tcG;A.si, nu,li'
| % u:ic-ly u-ei-s+ Ito Snsw it, xnj Said III
Six Se.k afterwards t!Ierr oEula From w a.s,
in st,S;s ma1 sa0.Pii 80 Us hi1 .rlIuI erI an
joj:nS !is iullaai alnlitnc,. fla lad III IL.
.ers!ow with Mr.. Dlyis--what passed hos"ss,
hSn, ha would not say, bat "h.t followed h
En.i. The P;e4i:!ent ,Ysvo E!n. Ii t,:ter
which was 5, follows:
Sir, put down now in writing whist [ slii
| to you in w0r,1s--l Kin ready to confer for pe8ns
| Ii hal any Asenrancs thnt Any commissioner
would hc sent to meet and treat with them
| would \ ,nI c0mmission,.n for the purpose o
| dcvising peace for our hro ounries"
Lincoln knew thst ws would trent for no pGac
| without independence, and would not .t.kn6Wl
edge Bsir ~ his eGvuy. Blair said no WIS no
his mrsssngCr. lilo MIR. Brrjanin) iufsr,>l TIM
no wns. lie might hayu believed him hal Ia,
sall that h, wsH no niesseGs .r from Lincoln once
but wluu lie took tho tro't 10 Inpest il liza
| six times rs knew j: wrs nut trII.. The hnsWe
Of Lincoln to his nolu 10 Biair, then, VIM n
| follows:
"A3 y3m hsvh shown - luz The uoto brough
| wrh ynu from Rirhnlrnd. sou maY say 10 Dawn
| that will Sea amy Informal agents TO HoGur,
prn"u 10 our Onf enuutry'
Under the.s LiGuEln!an6ts nnr commission
ers Tero scrs- wha. i,iioR va. kn0En-
tho teTna Of rtu!.iOn snd the alternative u
| baltic were n3W he!Uro I'll. lie be!i3.td thGt
! when Blair first GAINS to RThmand no hst
a hope that il Wa IN tpenicg foE rome ~
| ran9oment WHOM luigat lead t1 ultin2t,
peace Has tho anemy btsa Of ti:o ssm'
miud bo s:i'! b3n.ysd tact ttaro might LayI
bsen SOM: mild!i ground UPON which thol
oOuid have .act:led tho question. Tint VIA
TIC prospect and. H"undel ard torn end suf
r.fing ~ 20 we're, was il wonderful that GU
| President wbnsa urly !1u!t, If fault it wsre
| was thaHho vas tao tanierphAsTtSd- yi"ltui
| {, tho pOrulsr voice 10 try auI s;Jp, i; p3ssi
| DO, iiIs lJw OF h!ou1, tScr3 drop Of uhi;!
| scanned h a3Iu. IRON Tia ran h,art2 VIVA
better cculi 10 dane : W. kt.W emo thing
| tad ti;s ;r,prcved tone q, popular soatiment
| tho hushcd croskings of tho Taat have shoE,
| ua ehsa HL:Ie $50 failed II stcarc ns-c, W
! successful in na:a.ing ~! ti;St unity aai0r
! tho psol ID T7hin': Taa waiting 70 te:uio cue
cosh.
III STU tiS. " q nSfSol
| Hims.hing ,aO.o than rdsliycs AMI snVin2B tina
80 w'll i.e!i-ll bstara Hs eiva mp. Talk coult
:a. via I,attlt., nor fesolutions oil tho trs.su
ny. TO. Hastuia :hs ssmy nadaSfrita nee,ssar.
| anil dn,!Y occurring wEnta-- nar Ssnsf lit Z
| y, rsgiisti that everything in fEfs cSSsiiFs
belonged sithor 10. the Ysukee. CT TO tho Con
led7rn.s States; taat away msn gho ownei ,
do.lar Led il IS trustee ct trosdDI1. II
word iuks every ta!s VI c3tten in tue land
| (Chu,ss) fl, had Some f.w hal,s h;mss!s
s,sg rs:o to h;cl Els iI,s sifs of the country
Rus whr spsak Of hio'soii Whsn his own M
| H.. I..u;r,,nn had Oife.td 20 munh AMI a.il
| ,tf.rcd moro 10 til. tsuas. la 1862 what
sight .ust Fsrla,.iz's oyo when lle steamed NJ
.l,s CtcsG;,.t by the lavse a, New o. !tans, sn'
lha lsla,y u. Dt TIA. Grishs Spring mornin
] ga rendered ,aarky e;sa smoke AMI ovsry
Thick looked lurid with the burning Of i'm
nj, nie heaps Of cotton ba!aa. Did any atn1
{, nas wl,ose cotton it WEST They knsw ths
| the Y.aksrs wantsd is, aud thsy eaij, "fhe.
shall not ha7t il"
A month aSn, Sherman eatsra1 S'sanRaa
and VIA bad bcucnls Of The a5itan theto
| To re5rls wsro disin ntepcd aid brrkon Ii
apiris; they hal not destroyed their cntton