The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-09
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.
BEroRr RroxMo.D, JAN. q, 1e


Mr. EDrroR As you will have observed, ere
this, my forte is hierOgliphiGs, my manuscript 10
evidence de iure ofmy native aDtipathy for fash
ionable penmanship i dont aspire to the credit
| of the immaculate ''pos hooks and -arows feet"
that have contributed largely 10 the epistolary
fame of those accomplished war correspondents,
r. w. A., Hermos, Bourbon, Yalleyten or High
Private But you win doubtless bear me witness
is decidedly in my favor and II not 90 artistic
in my pictures or Rs minute in my detail, never
theless use as much paint and canvass 40 the most
graphic and successful delinoAtorS. 10 lie true, Mr.
Editor, your unworthy correspondent don't regale
you with BeEvils poYtrAitureS Of gay staf officers
Their efficiency, Aability, politeneSa and 0rT&Ity,
although it might DO agreeable eneuRh 10 secure
ths faver and patronage Of the mighty by unjns-
si&ble compliments 10 their Oourtiers. Neither
| have bowed with Turkish obeisanco 90 the well
| fed and well abused dgnitaries Of the supply de-
partments, or grown enthusiastic al their bland
smiles" and couFte 0Hs hoBpitalities, though am
well aware that miss many good dinners and big
drinks for my negligence yet for all this hAve
perhaps as high appreciation Of shsir TsSpon-
| siblties and labor and little sympathy with
that Wholesale prescription which daInnS them, 30
1 y class ms "Sny caher mAR." And herMmI beg to
| enter eounses ttr the defence@shoald process
| sxparte bs institssed At any time against Major
John w. Young. or Capt. c. M Boyse, both OF
| whom understand are duty in your section
| Somowhsre. The armies of the COnfeder3ts
States beast no rusr or morC faithful msn, purSr
sharaeters or frner Patriots always approGOhablO,
always pleasant and ready for dHty, and always
gentlemen. The eEenpeion bill which ID 10 aaid
sxempts no body bat o few aTsisans, skilled me-
shAnios, printers and old women, haa afser many
days hammering and amending, (Mr Aiken, OF
Loaisiana, alone ID &rsported 10 have offered and
lost l57 amendmentA) finally passed the Housc OF
Representatives and isnOw ready to be- knocked
into q cooked hat" in the Senate, where the con.
solidation bin underwent complete naetamor
phoSe and came out in dress 20 foreign that ita
dearest friends could not identity it, and / doubt
taueh if It's accepted by that body substitute
for ths darling which cost 90 mueh bune0me, &C
many concessions and NO muoh labor, and hense
II is reasonable that no plan Of consolidation will
at present, be adoPaoa becausecfthe irrecenelabIa
difference eg doctors. - Ths Tax bill Ia now under
consideration, andyoar readers fwhO have already
Anath"natised Congress with moro fearful dcnnn
citation than the Pope thunders In his bull Of OK
communication against Luthor,l aud who blAmSl
them for talking abooB habeae eeYPAs, for holding
secret sessions, for not forcing Europe 70 inter
vene and the Federal Government to ;ssace, may
now nurss their wr&th The absolute nseeseitie.
OF the country will compel very large increase
Of taxes over that Of last year, aud there are
many constitutional grumblsrs and miserly croak
ers who will howl more dolefully over this fac
than for the butcher Of their friends and neigh
6ora. It is useless tell runh en that it is tht
f'H6Ite ene'pg and net CsMsresa who destroy oul
national finances and impose bnrthensome. take
on the people. They know 10, and yet I'm tht
face of the fact, will assault an irresponsi
bls- and unoffending body aa nercilessIy as th.
Jews stoned Stephen thc martyr. But, ,as Hen. Mr.
MeMullen said :. few days siare lin one of his per
sonai explanations designed foY the ears of "ss1
) caRstftNsHts' and with an eye 10 the uert Cos.
gres "Let him who is pare IN hear, clear of al
guile, who ia above Suspicion who dees his whole
duty, and committed Nc indiPretion in t6is wax
and whose. political vestne1ts and erau eleshe
arc siear' lee him. say. 3Fs sreaker, "throw th
first rock" s.se.rfys-s "a
Congress can CcnstitutieMalFyF F''levy and scllee
taxes, duties, inposts and excuses for revenue ne
} cessary to pay she debts, provide for the publi
@AAu S0Aky Vn NnG gOwGRM19&Rk, B6B
certainly has ne power 70 eontk6l fereiRn e1ercie
which preeipnated war, aasA thu puh9io nseesaisie
' which demand its expenditare. And the paan
contracted species OF iGstiee whiah parsseuts
l. Galhleo for she annual announcement Of tha anna
al and dlurnai revalnfia~a IF lha earth. in thi
which now pursues Conarass "eren INTO stran-
D cities for national ealamisies over which il Ia
no control whatever. u were aa reasonable
4 have demanded Newton or LAplaee, or I4efarier d
blot oua the rings Of Sasarn or eGAngo the motto
OF Jurisers noona by simple mmGhenaGsal ~a
eul"sion, as 70 oxpast Congaesato 10 regore and pr,
serve financial quiily i'm ahe Haidut OF nnigl
t ~ internisine war by wiaalaAsea and resolves.
J Let ssntlemen VINO have neither hold or seuaa
], bomb,Proofn, who have never taken advantage !
v tLe magnanimity Of the governmont. who hn,,v
always sustained il and yielded il thsir anbasa1.
! withont impresament. who have neyer speculate
on iEs Necessities, who have never hoard IN ra,
the wall Of It's distressed widows, orphans or mo
diers, who have never hatened 10 the inainnaf;op
e of Reconstruction, who ara NOT new seeralw,rena
for Submission, who have been snfnltering im Am.
devotion 70 enc eaunes who eould have ndrainint.
cd ita Affairs better than ID haH bean donrr. wth
: con- have ecndaCted hegreaaoat wear ef randhr
history witacdt dollar, an arsenal or ar arm,
who could have secured the neas without asr.av,
who could in short have accomplished imnesafbii
Asa Lds thsus, &r, Ehrvar de sra raes and ee.,