The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-15

tUIce as we nave feceulIy seen Anc AuseiA1as
marshal to the massacre Of Sinope. demands
some attention, and careful and generous
attention, from the American Senate.
II is also evident that the remarkable de
cision of the Emperor of the French, does
not alter the matter in the least as between
our Government and Capt. Reid On the
contrary, it is most true, as declared by Ine
Union, that il our Government has been leo
into false predicament, we must ABIDE oy u
as regards Portugal and France but the We
ry fact of submitting to arbifration' aec'nes
the fact that our Government now stands IN
the position of Portugal, that it acknowl-
edges and endorses the claim Of Capt. Reid;
that it has undertak to settle it; and it is to
Mr.. Slidell's honor that he comes in the Sc.
nate to the relief of the Executive in mat.
ter of grievous personal injustice. The We
teran sailor is Eolonger in the field as an APP
plicant to that flag he formed and so nobly
defended. The disappointment of forty odd
years is enough for him; but his family have
| a deeper interest in these matters, and now
proceed, through Mr. Slidell and Samuel C.
Reid jr, the petitioner.
We have said it is the policy as well as the
| duty of the country to render justice to Cap
tain Reid Should war occur with any of
the great European powers, we shall need
| the services of priyateers upon the water,
| even more than we did of volunteers in the
Mexican war. Our Navy is too small eff
GENTLY to defend our commerce, or to com
init aggressions, on any considerable scale
| upon the enemy. With privateers, we would
| be able to sweep the commerce Of Great
| Britain or of France, from the ocean; and,
in conjunction with our Navy to meet and
| do battle with their men of war on every
wave. Indeed, it would be perfect madness
| to think OF war with any first-rate naval
power, without relying upon the aid of pri-
vateers. How vastly important, then, at this
particular juncture, when the Eastern hori
zon is gloomy with the signs Of storm, and
| the leading belligerants have shown strong
| indications of attempting to arrest American
progress, that Congress should by all act Of
long delayed justice to Capt. Reid encourage
| all who would volunteer on the deep in the
| service of their country, by the assurance that
the government which they serve will yiudi
cate and sustain their rights and claims to the
last extremity and to the uttermost farthing
NEW PUBLICATIoNs-We have received
fron Buffers & Simons, "a South side
view of Slavery, or Three months at the
South, in 1874. BY Nehemiah Adams ID. D.
We rive in opatbpr onIurop q ,,onra
notice of this most excellent production.
We are indebted to M. j. w. Randolph,
for History of the Grand Lodge of Virginia,
and ancient Constitutions of Masonry. BY
Wor shipful John Dove, M. d. This history
was originally presented in the form of two
lectures, by DR.. Dove, delivered at the re
quest of Richmond Randolph Lodge, No. 10,
before the brethren of Lodges Nos. 10, IA, 49,
36, 81 and j3, on the Goth Oct, 1858, at the
Masons' Hall in this city, and published by
an order Of the Grand Lodge. This is pro-
ductIon full of the most interesting informa-
ton upon its subject, andrefects distinguish
ed credit upon the ability, zeal, industry and
devotion to his order of the veteran and de-
voted Mason, its author
"R.omance of Biography, illustrated in the
lives of Historic Personages. Edited by the
Rev. Francis J.. Hacks, d. D." We have
been favored by Mr.. j. w. Randolph and Mr.
Morris, with the first volume of this SERIES
which contains the adventures of Richard,
the Lion Hearted Almost delightful and at
tractive subject. Weventure to predi ct that
this book will carry by storm the hearts of
all the boys in the United States The youth
that can't read this book, "can't read moth
ing 1t abounds with illustrations, repre-
senting the fiery Richard in various attitudes,
but generally giving his enemies 'Jessee."
"Home Life: twelve lectures. By William
Hagil, ID. D." A well written and instruc-
tive book, embracing the following subjects:
The Marriage Institution. Duties of the
Husband. Duties of the Wife. Duties of Pa
rents TO Children. Duties of Children to Pa.
rents. Duties of Brothers to Sisters. Mutual
dunes OF HousehOlders and Servants Duties
OF PRINCIPALS TO Clerks and apprentices. Du
ties OF Young Men to their Employers. The
use and abuse of Amusements The Family
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by NJ. a Norris
RUSSIANS, AND THE UNI
TED SrATEs.-Mr. Robert Walsh, in his CAP
peal from the Judgment of Great Britain,
from which we quoted few days ago, gives
the following extract from the London Quar-
terly Review, of April, 1878, disclosing the
kind of comfort which was sought in England
hor THE increase of American power. and
which is of particular interest Just at this
time:
1T As not in Europe only that the prosperity of
hasSta is ely obe advantageous to the British
monarchy. There is nation without the limits of
Europe TO whom, Tor the sake of our kindred race
ana 'onn on language we would gladly wish pros.
peril D. ort whose hope of elevation is built on our
expe ctef4 tall and who, even no,g do not affect 10
conc es the bitterness of their hatred towards the
iaho OF their progenitors. Already we hear the
amer icans Boosting that the whole continent must
oe Ia eir own; that the Atlantic and Pacific are
alike TO wash their empire, and that it depends on
.ssr, ;harity what share in either ocean they NAV
allow to our vessels They unroll their map and
poinf out the distance-befween the Niagara and
the Columbia. Let them look to this Last no;nt