The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-11
"To WHAT BASE USES We MAY GOMEZ
The Plan to Release the lohnson's Islanf
Prisoners and the Capture Of the Chesa-
peake Said to Have Boon Organized
Through the "Want Col
umn" Of the Herald.
A Hint for Our Government
Detectives,
&C., &C., &C.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1868
,vad the following despatch thar

WASHINGTON, Feb 10, 1863
The government received the following despatch ths
morning. o.~
The Richmond papers Of to-day contain no news They
have no intelligence from General Sherman.
Tho Senate by an almost unanimous vote, rejected tha
bill putting hundred Thousand negroes in the army
The Present Passion OF the south to n
Made Available Before 1t EvaPOratese
There Is profound and powerful spring Of revivns4
passion wrath and resolve N our O% @ aSds
again into deeper apathy and despondenoy Nssa ssce
and decisive measnres Be a. once dkn 70 renal oeMsa.
b. and to convince the people that those who gQvfA
this movement know how to give it the right impulsis
and drive II to its legitimate end with strong and
steady hand Tho people Of the Confederate States ue
this day ready for anything that leads straightforward
the right drecton-hat L, 70 independence and lwN
hunger TO visit with stern and bloody retributioa
that hateful generation which has dared
ss hosts on SO
crawl to their feet with halters round our necks a0A
ashes heads and crave their mercy and pardce
like gang Of thieves smoked out Of their den. Tho
high and keen military spirit Of the wars first year
flames up again. and that tide is rising which, taken =
What Is needed now is some manifestation that he
Confederate authorities also up to the mark Here
moro suppressed and devourcd IN silence tn.e
has been expressed In words-at the TIME
policy Of our government with respect 70 retaaton
which has, In fact, given TO this c0nfederacy the
appearance of accepting the position Of rebels ana
criminals resisting the execution Of acknowledged lava
and has encouraged our enemies 70 assume
the insoent airs see by permitting them 80 long
commit outrages the persons and property OF our
some exhbitions Of this sort the hearts Of brave ana
proud have sunk down into their boots, and hsY
have been forced 70 ask themselves arc we rebel. Az
amended, II the confedeacy to stand; and the Pre-
sent temper of the people Is precisely the occasion M
going to any oxtremities in vindcaton Of our equal
rights belligerents Tho enemy must not BE- pc..
san confederate soldiers who turn out 70 defend ths
homes and damage the public enemy In KENTUCKY -
Congress-are robbers and brisends whom is lawful -
hang upon the next tree One of the first and most -
DO to visit and that with aggravations, upon such ~
hercnts Of the enemy we may got within our powe4
all seventies exercised upon Confederate citizens an
soldiers.
The present excitement and fierce resentment at the
carefully prepared and elaborated outrage put upon g
by Lincoln and Seward must not be 0iloUed 70 euapmoe
and pass a,oay in he reorc and cheers Of hoo or thr
ptc meetings The business before us - OF the mo-
practical earnest and vital KIND IN, .ouSSs%c. 81 -
people, and making them feel that the government =
all its branches is fully committed along with thenS
alternative for all Is TO establish our indepe
dence or else die To produce this restored conn
dence II is in the rst place desirable that Congrs
bills before it, and deal with them in such mannss
convince the people and the army that our
Thorough several tneSe me-
sures sre hangng-for example, that for consolidation a
regiments and companies and that other for the employ
ment OF negroes as teamstes cooks and laoorcrs a.
amongst experienced officers about the details Of The
measure as II Is presented TO both houses They
believe that old organizations and denominations Shouts
DO retained much possible; and that whore rs-
ment numbers as many as three hundred and twenty
men, instead Of being consolidated 1t should DO reduced
to battalion. This however, matter Of detal and
which way Il BIO settled doubt the army win
acquiescc and mako the best Of II Even an error
of nj md
this week last week. the important thing nov
to g through with the business and let the army sn1
country feel that there Ii In legislative bodies
both will and capacity to direct and mpel the good wo1
now remaining TO be done.
connected with defence IL Is mainly essential thaA
tncre should b. the part Of shareholders no Manifesto
ton Of grudgng parsimony Nor can we suppose sn.s
they did not know before what would be their reaso.
70 their ngro PROPERTY in the contingency Of any pcss
bic or conceivable reconstruction reunios subissol
They know particularly wen how Il would frs with thea
In that resoct In Of subjugaon and will scarce -
guilty q the suicidal economy Of restricting within
esnera Lee make useful according 70 their capase
ties and TO the exigencies which may possibly arise
Tho speedy restoration 70 the army Of absentees win
ont leave u matter which viii require decisive msa-
sures and ~ We cannot trust for this altogesno
70 force public opinion ~ srss an
these absentses will now conc hockng 70 their con-
mands when they hear what gallant game their com;
ssi remain many skuken, who win have 70 be looked
for nj home and dragged from their hearhstones es
hunted down in remote valleys, among the mounsaa
where they congregated In bands Of marAuoen q
Is suggested that detachmens from ths army shouo
sent into each State for this service.
But 70 induce the sxag9len 70 return, - -
a. 70 crafty and encourage those faithful soa's1
who always Ut their post, the SUBS. =
payment OF arrears deserves some consuesasIo[
LACEY this point strongly urged In the knomsno5
but do not hear that there has been any general p
mcnt Il is true that the Secretary OF the Treasury >
DESTROYS Of contracting and depicting the currency 20
to bring II par value and thus reduce prcee
and IL may be said that the payment or all arrears nov
due 70 the soldiers would defeat this object by flooding
The longer these arrears allowed 10 rum the strongeg
will be that for not paying them. Are the SOL
diers then 70 money At alS Is everybody els
10 be paid In fuand In all the saving and restriction
and depletion b made nj their cxpcnsef This WI
not do Jealous patriotic devoted confcderaas
occasion favorable for adding 10 other smu
ans and Inducements the sight and the touch Of soma
of Mr.. Trenholm's money
II Is almost needless say, what has been 70 often ~
peated, that thore not much faith hope to De 70
posed In all these practical measures nor In the r.
thing else that be devised, unless Gcnorni Ley
indeed and bona Eds In full command OF Al tnc W
federate armiea That matter We truBt, y h'anfe.
pursuance VI the act of Congress, and N oonp ss
with the earnest prayer OF the country ,ssnsS
general order or other official nosncas ,suss
by General Ice assuming tho larger command ~ NJ
tended TO be entrusted hua las ne sseep.eu ~
oflccY And II no when ehall we sec MN unuci.hk -
dues2 OR has he not accepted ~ And II NOT, WY nos
The army and the people AZ ~ WIS mosnens lu -
mettle and game; they could ia p'ooA oo', w.
blanket
ucportS I'm Richmond OF the Evacuntios
OF Charleston.
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