Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-03

this suggestion has been received, we are sure
that in the dread event which 1t contemplatss
with the European nations on terms IS favor
able as they could desire, In preference to the
dominion Of the Yankees.
We win not dwell upon these topics now.
We speak Of them not out OF gloomy forebo.
dings, but simply as man In health speaks OF
his will. What we ask now, In the name OF
the people, is that the Government strain every
energy and develop every resource for the pub
lie defence. Remember that TO hold back any
thing Is not to save Ill The only question Is,
shal zoe have the use oft, or shall our eremiesP
Upon such efforts and such devotion Heaven
will surely send its blessing. But IL misfor.
tune should still pursue us, and our hopes all
fail, let us have the election Of throwing our
selves into the hands OF those who are cold and
Indifferent, rather than to fall under the yoke
OF malignant enemies, raising the woif-howl
for our blood
The Enquirer Of the 18th has also an elaborate
editorial Of great significance, in which the
alarm IL sounded that Lincoln has issued his
call for 3OO, 600 more men. The Enquirer says
"Already the armies of the enemy outnumber
ours largely, and with these 3OO, 900 the superi.
ority will be greatly increased" and goes on to
urge the arming Of the negroes as the only
E"Oppoeition to the measure is being speedily
sileuced by the progress Of the enemy" says
the Enquirer; 'men are beginning to see that
this war cannot be conducted successfully On
our part II negroes and slavery are permitted
to stand in the way of national existence"
Sherman, !" the Eaquirer says, lugubriously,
"has recruited his army by seven thousand,
which being taken from us and added to the
enemy, is equivalent to fourteen thousand"
The Enquirer then goes on to say that sla-
very 10 externally and hopelessiy dead upon
any Issue Of the war except our success, and
our success is equally hopeless without adj
ditional men. Can the white population fur
nish the men necessary to restore the army to
relative equality with that OF the enemy! Ne
do not betiere it cam
After arguing that subjugadon, reconstruo.
ton and submission alike involve abolition,
the Enquirer makes the remarkable admission
that eff unable to keep up the aggregate Of the
armies by supplying their loss tcih ne,o recruits,
1t IS only question of time lchea those armies riU
be unable to keep the field against the enemy
The Enquirer says II we were confident
and certain that the employment of the negroes
involved the abolition Of slavery, we could not
all the principles and prejudices Of the people
oppose anything that approaches abolition;
but frankness OF discussion must be permitted
when beset by such perils as now endanger
our cause. The defeat Of Gen. Hood and the
loss of Savannah are but events In the war
which may or may not involve the safety of
our country, according as the authorities act
upon them. But the diminished aggregate OF
our armies Is the cause which produced these
events, and unless that aggregate is brought up
to the proportion which our armies in 1863
not be remedied nor similar ones prevented in
future"
In conclusion, the Enquirer says that the
Confederacy Ia ready to give up slavery and
slaves, if the sacrifice Is necessary for their
independence.