Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-01-31
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MONDAY MORNING, JAN. 50. 1865.
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NS' >~ s>SSs oA'eAiN"t>y Will niitVo kuo pro.
Fc.ition to sacrifice ulGrosy for liberty has
BEEN responded to By our people. Had there
hesn any very great opposition; had there been
.ng hating and holding bsos; had this poo
p, svincsd low, mean spirit Of a.aric.
ra;tor than high AMI holy love of libsrsy,
.hs enemy would have undsrstoed, that .he
war was truly hut contsat Of endurance
sr1 thst perseverance must in the end con-
QaH and subdue any people VIII, would debsse
tie holy aud sscrsd cause Of liberty bonsath
,ha! ol property. Tbs New York 'Nsws,"
tawm al ag> on tho pol;a5 assp.a5a, says,
The Sou.tern people insist. on separation,
gth terrible esrnestn.ss. Their domestic sf,
EG:in1s they haro already aso,ifi :el in pnysnit
sl that purpose. Tlsy propuee now 10 giyo
up for its Rooomplis huaDt AN inmerss interest,
hst has found ae.p root 10 their politicnl
yas.igas. Tho hats with which thsir heart,
bs,s ha "a infamed By FEDERAL atrooitiss, they
stand ds:tiMiusd b follow tu., at even tn
'Ns Of the sacrifice cf tho iossitntion of
,,V:ty! Ii tha President hs seapat!e OF rising
.up:.ior to the passions Or The intrigues Of
sesioa, he must l,asn to deal with the rsls-
:i,as # tie ssG;ioas with q corle,s sprrt cja-
li,i Il shai Astounding loot
"S!,yo.y jiea a. the foundation of Southern
sac!eT. Thc. sy,sen'os labor ia in,.r,w.n
N ti.: Cosfadayacs hrnrnd all the rights Of
r,oreft7. Prejudice aid rriG. hedge ii round
abous in the Southern s0ul Attachment and
a2.s haze sngrafssa it in tho Gor!at.racy, side
by si, viii dons,tio affection. 3'o r!uok
It's: sys.enl irau thsi' hearts. 10 tear il frcm
;h= ssiy bass IT their svcisl nrganiz..ian,
500 IS "a .rrSib.slizs ot pnrplae 81 ~hiah o7su
tJoIy fana.icisln ialss stand aehass.
'Tco S,ut! hso:afas tea! sas RSh!s hut for
b:r iIssaom. T4s siEcai;J Of that isc!ara-
liQn, sbs proposes n,w to place under tho proof
Il snhlino saar;fos. Tho rspablicaaisn
Ehi6h hl.ls hsr St.tes free ard independent,
-: yosa lst~sa,i oloi.1ial teeth 70 preserve
* t.a e,,: oi 10. ,a!ly Lsr heart. blood, but
hv !ha sacr.fes IS deep psssioas rf her soul.
Ihs h.,c, determination placed tiua in prssf,
will ualoabtally Eatis(y mankind shss tn, ia-
.as Of the war Ltncetorsh il 5ns itv1lTiua .hs
iao,sd right Of peli g,seramsn. Tas AbUli
l:pn.t or the Democrat y ho, in tlsse S:aes, ,ctn.
.ian:s hsnoefurth 10 s1sta!n lhs wa;, dos 40,
l1,;..HTa Ia fail kanE!sas. L: sss i.s.: taas "a,
::aisa ii tae Sc!ta caa nsrs; 10 Esoushs hack
:a7a ?nlJ as ooLqlsrsd Provinces trailing a,
tx i.ssis oi dssros;a contamination"
Tho all. l,tionss: vii 1inders.sai thss tai:
ss1r;hts af a:if g.;l> iusti!u!i;a Is made as 8
ia:ccsu't i6r tho F,ossrrs!inn ii tie liberty
i.qGaatisd to rs is our foreiashsrs. RA.tsi
thsn rrose degenerate aa1s who oau!d na!
nain::aa SRI aran.alis t0 11,. ,'.litsm tia lit.
eit5 add independence gained Us uur fs:hsis
wo hs5s saoriiiosd tee liTss Of our b.ss and
hvhl.ss, endured ti.e seTeiiags Of loved onss
sal now etiN M iiS great sooisl institution oi
thsss Sta..s. Thi. is t.a!y : 0a5liinS sac i
H.s."
THIS war, which Vas Noaasionsd hs assault
upon Tho institution ofslsVery, hiss oiearly de
In aiEatsd that fanatiaisp, which disls
g,r,ie1 the p:sinsst provisions of the Corsii o.
i'm, aimed elso g. tka destruction Ct civ;
liassiJ, ana sae sfi!:t e republican s1Se:n
n-as. I'hst fsuassGi.m h.s conducted shi:
wsr with an straci.y hsieIs whiah the orusl,y
81 the saTags psies; Willis jisssEd;ng tha'
tksse alec Torc pat: of !i+ Uni5o, It 'ad
Iarsgei thsm with frs s9lumna 1sa,tny ne
F7cH.eiy, aat:asing wolusa. sni by avery ap'
rl!~aceaf feT5, sousas so destroy tas means ol
livelihood, and to make orr tountiy dessert.
sABht rLsss physical wfoazs AZ, tho least
s7l, inflicted uIon us. Wi!hou. tho shadow
df ii4h:, snd against tn, Provisions OF thsir
Owa oonstisuSon, ths ensmy has wfea!ed from
Virginia lsrgs portion If her terfisory and
s,asat to NAL it S;at,. II We arein the U aio'
ihsn this sa.,allsd w sssVirzini has no legal
snd oo1ssi!u iion Il skis sno,. Thus fanati,ism
hsstranl lied u 1;sf fo1ti o1l constitution aud
l.x,, aat, subre-tins the republican Gunia
ton # so,einn ont, souyht t. establish q
ia: o.al go7,rnmsat AZ .inst ovsrJ priaoicls
oi Is acn i!itu.i,a aud all /; trs 'it:oas Of it5
h;st5ry 70 c.ta2s in, coas:ql=nc,s IF shis
cta7gs ia forE tni theory OF gh7sTnmsns
ii, p.opls of ,h;s, S,ateI hare taken tp
arms, and fer four gears maintained
b,a9dy end dsaolaling war. fhsJ have sac
,i6lsd their children aud their property,
.ni noS are willing to purchase libsity and
inltEen1ercs by ,hs abolition OF slavery
M) resr of III, enemy prompts this last great
ss,tifoe--.out Jsar3 OF wsr have taught ua OUT
..rsuta and c4nsipool rs Of the ippos,ib:lity
oi cur eutjagasioa. Bat 20 atop tho io's OF
LIE sni tho dsstra, ,;ioa Of prapstty, aud gain
,1s vrses CHI ,ot Of all our sutfs:ings,' ths in
es,imah,s Blessings oi liberty end indepcn
demos, no offsr this 'sab!im, saoriiIs" Of
material W III, and domestic affection.
Th, New York "NtEs" understands The
7rsss impara ,as which Edrops will alta III Ia
,!,s u, bio stf,,t on tho part Of these States to
pressrse the right Ct s.lEaoYsnmeh:. j.
Gays:
O,nie lersts enab,;pa.ian extends 9 zig
nifesrcs T., tbs cabinet, Ut Europe The pride
aad polioy Of France stand committed T. she
suipo,t oftle Empire cf Merioo. A triumph
aut consolidation a. Washington would thus
uadse the Moa,oe doctrine, plunge L'uis No
,.,.e5n into bloody var. Dissolution q the
Union, then, is result to which No is, there>
fo.s, openly and iesply committed; AS po
litical dsduotion, he bas held ID an az
eorarlehei fss!. As fundamental sasump-
ion Of bis ro!iey il Msxiea he has placed thu
sctoess Ct tho South "ader the guaranty cfh's
sao1d,
Louis N,rclsau stsn,s o5sanisssd against
;s, ns<.notion Of the Union on the evidences Oh
aa.u.i ersnts. Political ihfsreuos: the man
:.lo scuid r;so 10 tha le7sl IT craftsmanship
:au=i l,arn to deal with ID with sxisting fact
III, ursrt 60. Of France j, not lnsra conclusive
.; h,r rol;ay in reference to tho WaR Of the sec
icn, ii OIL are tho interests OF taas otaer gtea'
io1ae, of tlose Of England Whether on
gsoun 1. Of comms,cisl aggrandissmsnt, OF ol
political powsr. nc conclusion ia piatnef !na. !s.
that Great Britain is, to-day, biding her time
to mske coed tie dissolution of the Union BY,
II necessary, her guns or h.r gold.
"a hundrsi b.aias watch the struggle OF
t.s .ocs!ens in its moral progress. Agents OF
F:acao CT Of England, these inssllscts care
very l;ttls for the fall Of the SsSonnAhs' tho
A,!.utaz, The Wllnioetona. Ihs7 know thA.
,h. progssss Ct conquest Is not material og'
moral. Fnrs may b, caTiisd, c.t''s ooaupiso,
S.Il, ia u,.i., I,,, ,Js rsafk Of CONQUEST