The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-27


tne GoTefnment overwhelmed with disgrace
the people on the eve of civil war; How
peacefully the snow falls. But though is
pure man tie covers the naked earth il canno
moe the crimes done in high places, nor con.
Ceiti the WicKedneSS Of the Republicans who
nave declared their willingness to plunge tbt
country into fratricidal strife rather than
ABANDON the odious principles of their marty
ana, thanB God il canuot CONCEAL the fiery
southern heart.l With regard TO the transac.
-t'ons or GODDARD Bailey | can p We Won moth.
ing ia addition to what reached you | st nigh
oy telegraph. L am told that nobody IS tC
blame, neither Bailey nor the Secretary Of
War At least no criminal action can Iie
AGAINST them. Bailey is out on bail | say,
MN last night at the National Hotel He
noticed DO one; but his face thought showed
that great burden had been lifted from his
NINA aHd heart. There is toe much reason Il
lear that Wnen the investigation ordered YES
terday by the House is had, the disgrace will
tall mainly upon Virginia.
Some tine ago. / wrote that Fornev was
begging Tor concIiation for compromise
Hear how he talks now
II have for weeks past couDsellsd neaos R,,
tle dtJ ior persu-Slon has passed and gone. The
time mas come Tor action acton ac1Ion - The
cltS OF fnlad lahla, which po led elg ty thuusa nd
Hoes a. tbe late e.ecLton, ought to he abs TO pat
IN the held morrow thirty thousand volunteers
ner great hFe department alone IS a splerdiu mil
the RI ght k'rd rF Gu !et ]9uus men only need
~ ~ hlHu - IedcaiS 10 ldTIn corps G'0F1'lst
CT more max nihcsnce than that of sny other .ity
- y IA 1ne mon only excepting InGt ot Eaw YORK
- ~ s ea' COUNTIES "a pSfks, anu NJ MONTGOMERY
anu Lancaster, and Northampton- La oasfe
alone exhl rting popu alton Of one hundred and
sixteen thoG>ahd-W"u.d swell this force into au
army more powerful than all the Southern State
coHIned could put iLto the field hese, VISA
Lac HShtIag men OF the other counties Of ha
States, pioIerII reused and Oflcered. could suyr
per authorities tiov Packer aiTsTs kL1rit r.
10 me HcHcf OF MS C1tltEq. S.ot.id q IN the pre-
seEt eXtsencs With gnugual promptItuda's
does tnis encourage delay On tna part O,
Virginia Is she scared Then, for the com
fort OF her timldity, give the reply OF tas
Philadeiphia PsanSylranian to Foruey,s Ihrss.
Of war. The editor VS.:
desire to say III the most emphatic Ian
RutSe 20 tlis epistp AIRY dog ui war G n2r 'Us
c's!onai' 1aaL we DO not intend t. nave the Aho.
itti"hlsts l"f h.S5sr, at any tine, and that W.
shal Su'Llt 10 -h6IT gOhttcal Itiuenee no iongeI
than We can he piJ; and 1t whenever the ke
armies in the CIV of PhladGlphla or N the N0rtt
generally. to Sustain t5sJy f0,s ,.,t 0j
d0h3iHaftOH by establishing a nilitars despntisr
10 the ace OF eur pre- ent free government the re
Will ~ t"0 armies raised here at one aud tht
"Occasi0nal" is the name Fornpv signs t.
the letters he writes from Washington TO his
paper, the Philadelphia Press
Gave also a S"eet niuIseI for those patriotic
gen tlt .n9h VINO are doing all in their power I,
reLd Virginia asnnder by divided counsais -
The Hartford C0KrGHt, q paper which apnosa
Coercion anu eulOgIzes Daniel Webs ter to1
mot ueEoGHcIng South I4TOliua, but praisinI
niHg her over 10 the Union again-this paper
says.
The fact is that we Of the North happen to 81
go situated that the best thing can do IL to dt
LotHnins, say h"thIhg, threaten nothing. rOacsd
noRiHg' 6Ut g"Nt stand tack, ana let Virginia
heHtHch mt the other 5Order SEaUe STATES, settt
mas matter a. tasy te,t caR.'
50 thls is their game. Does any Virginiaf
feel proud of playing into their hands How
noble ana brave thing IL is bT aarrin&
among ourselves, 10 encourage the North Il
''2eHGedd nCIhIngn
WIth what eagerness the Black Republicans
seize everything occurring in Virginia, which
ls III the least degfee untrieudly 10 the Guf
Sla'rs, is shown by the malignant JUNCTION O.
tAe IfttHHs, as II quotes the resolution passeC
al tAe recent meeting at Christians burg, il
n4obt lmefy county which resolution de-
ciaies ts4at l4Incolns election is no cause fyi
secession. Ise Tribune bases an editorial OF
this meeting aud CLOSES il with al appeal like
All the otLer appeals Of oar deiayers and re.
taFders) 10 the P0c&stS Of Nirginians. Wher
our enemies praise us, and then appeal 10 the
bassst OF ali our pussions-cupiaIty-I ash
virginia gentlemen, If ii is not high time TO,
then 10 take sucn position as will not su b.
jet themselves 10 tbs insult of Abolition lau.
dduou, nor afford the shadOW OF an excuse Il
the Republicans for refusing any comprD1nis =,
whatever, on the ground mat the gem tlenen o
N.rsinIa do not think they oug1l 10 couced,
anything.
am compelled, in spite Of myself. to laugh
at the absurd way The Yankees treat the pres
ent troubles OF The country. la this same "a
par. the Hartford C0ETGaf,) the local editor
states that "Messrs Starr, Burkett x Go. hav,
got the 4 -repressible conflict and are seIlin!
oil their goods with rush y and, on turniu,
TO the advertisement of s., b. * Co, l find
"Tremendous Panic among the Dry Goods
Carpets, and Paper Hangings. Can't kee,
them stlll-bOund 10 secede. They wlli 90 a
such prices" Have we much TO hope OF ;
people who will treat the most serious calam
iiy that can betall u nation with IeYity iik
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