The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-19
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ST's AGENCY IN NORFOLK.
wv n POINTER, ESQ, 10 tfN Agent FOR the pAlf
n,s..-rs IN Ebyfslk the circulation OF the paper
ta.rs havfnssnoreased to IN extent demana'hs per
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~Belle Britain"
~>.. n. sisssturs OF letter writer for the
-. oh. protesses 10 be young lady, but who,
:. 80. IA, ia q man in wsman's clothes, a nons-
"a. ambitious Of euris; brseehes pining to be
-..,,.,., We had never locked with much favor
-, tho praetioe Of some female authors OF adopt
,,g rsnsutic nompu de plsras, but amer this ex-
h,h,,,on Of q male biped, futteriug about 10
s,upces and calling itself "Beile Britain" We
sha,, have more charity hereafter for afectation
In the female gender. We had never before heard
az a masou,tnc, who Was willing TO pioneer the
mu,.n,um OF womau's Rights, by arraying him
self in eriaoiiAe, and chatting Ike SFseions
maiden: writing q wonans impressions OF iasn'
tcaable Watering places, and otherwise o''poi""g
htu,self In print, like . nimsy and "ohcsons
vonar semaie Bat sues seems 10 DC tue iae'' &C.
.ora,nr "a the Baltimore American, though that
-, aocs not inform as who belle Britain" Is.
ucweysr. the masqusrsde would not be 30 repre-
h.nsibie II "Belie" conducted himself In woman.
" rsy, and wrote letters which lady might
write without discredit to herself or her sex. But
the letters of "Bslle Britain" were not calculated
20 elevate the reputation Of the sex for delicacy
and uaodesty. They rather tended to confirm the
very prepostsrous ideas which the vicious and
shallow entertain of eBsle character, and which
no man, xhs has = mother or q sister, can hold or
express, without an acknowlesgmsnt OF his own
shame
More recently "Belle Britain" according to the
American, has ventured In one Of his letters upon
an undsguissd attack on Christianity ana 'he
truth of Revelations. We concur with our Baiti'
more contemporary 10 surprise and regret that
rsspectable Journal, like the New Orleans Pic
ayune, should have allowed Its columns 10 DC
made the vehicle Of such sentiments If this Is
not a Christian nation. as some assert, Christian
fly 10 at all events the faith Of the masses, and no
public journal should permit their religious sense
TO be insuted and shocked by exhibitions of bias
pbenous irrsysrenes We know that there are
newspapers in our large Northern cities, some OF
which are the organs Of the widest and most de-
structiye doctrines of social and irreligious re-
formers whilst others, protesting to acknowledge
the truth OF Christianity, speak hsbituslly In
tone of irony or levity of the most sacred sub
jects Such enemies Of society are not often found
In the Southern press and We believe II Is entirely
through tnadvertepcy that our contemporary OF
the PcayuDe seems to be--we are are persuaded
it is not In reality-an exception. We have lit
tie doubt that the wide spread moral disorder OF
Northern society may be traced in great measure
20 the influence OF newspapers OF wide circulation
which systematically speak In disparsging and
scofing terms of the religion in which the people OF
this country is educated, the only religion which
any considerable portion of them allow to have any
claims upon faith and conscience. The crimes and
exessses Of the French Revelation may be traced d.
rectly to tho general renunciation Of Christianity.
Men who disavow the accountability of man to his
Maker. will soon cease to recognize any respo nsi-
biity to human laws. Set aside the only perfect
code of morality which exists In the world, and
the hoodgates of universal RIGHTEOUSNESS are in
stantly opened. The fearful increase of crime in
the largo cities is the natural fruit Of the indel
tone of q press which breaches unbelfef six days
and sometimes seven In every week, and which has
a thousand readers where the pulpit has one
bearer. The editor, conscious of the power which
his vocation gives should beware how he permits
his own scspteism to influence the multitudes
who regard him as their counsellor and friend,
and are more or less affected by the opinions
which he directly or indirectly maintains. How
can a man who saps the foundations Of public and
private virtue, like the inhdel editors of some
northern papers of enormous circulation ever
atone for the widespread evil and misery he has
causedi 1t is no easy matter, oil history proves
for men to be virtuous oven with all the aids that
Religion gives; but when these taken away,
when the people are daily taught that the only
Authority which men have for believing that hon
esty, humility, chastity, forgiveness, meekness are
right, and pride, thierins, adultery, revenge and
murder are wrong, is fable and an imposture.
what can we expect bat the total Generalization
Of society, Of which some alarming symptoms are
already beginning to manifest themselves in vari-
Gus parts Of the country.
BENEFIT OF STAGE MANAGER PBILLIPs.-Tomor-
row night, Mr.. l. B. PHILLIPS, stage manager at the
theatre, and a gentleman 20 whom the public are
under many obligations for their amusement this
SEASON, takes benefit. Apart from his fatiguius
and harassing labors ca the new spectacle of Alsd
din, Mr.. r deserves the liberality of the public
for the close attention and unfatering care he has
bestowed the business OF the stage for the last
four or Ave months, emitting him as they do to
place in the front rank of stage managers In this
country. As an actor, too, he has afforded much
refined amusement to the plsygoers of Richmond,
duu ~ 10 III tuc COnufheu VI dCtOT anu
manager that We expect to see him amply reward
Ell Tomorrow night. Avery attractive bill is"ul'
tos the occasion.
fHE NEW LICENSE LAw.-The April term of the
county court Of Loudoun, Va, commenced its see-
sion on Monday last. That being the day for issu-
ing licenses to merchants, and others,a good many
persons we're in attendance, notwithstanding the
inslemeney Of the weather. No certified copy Of
the new law relative to selling liquor to negroes
having beeh received by the court, licenses were
granted without regard to it's provisions.
NoMrxATIox.-Judge John W. Ellis has been
minated by the Democrats of North Carolina, for
Governor Of that State. Mr. Holden, editor of the
Raleigh Standard, received n 5ei votes in the Con-
veption, but was beaten by 1909 votes Resolu-
tions were adopted, endorsing the course of the
Administration with regard 10 the Lecompton
Constitution, and oondemning, as disloyal, those
Southern members whe voted against 1t.
TIE FisHERIEs catch of fish on the Poto
mac is increasing. On saturday, cargo of 10000
herring and 500 shad, arrived at the Fish wharf.
at Alexandria, from White Point, and ii 900 her
rim and or 500 shad from Stony Point. Besides
these, there were several other arrivals of shad
and herring, though not In such large quantities
from the other landings.
CoNasEss.--In the Senate, Saturday, Mr.. Hunter
made an earnest effort to get up the Deficiency
Bill, bat failed. In the House, nothing of impor-
lance was done. The committee of conference
was not in session Saturday, and IL Is stated vii,
hold its final meeting to-day.
srsNPEDs-seven negro men belonging to Dr.
J. y. West, of Loudoun county, Va, decamped one
night last week. since which time nothing has
been heard of them.
CASprpAfEs.-Coi. John Ii Lee, of Orange, and
VIM. l.. Bariy, OF Madison, are candidates for the
State Senate, from the district of Madison, Culpe
per, Orange and Greene
DscwsED.-Wn. O. Mckee. of Abingdon, Va, wa,