The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-07


We a4tribu ted the authorship Of the bean /.
ful poems published under the general title OF
"Rebs'o Poefo - to Mr.. J. MnHARn We un.
derstand some Of our friends mistake the au
thor for MIR. J. MICHARD, the we'll known pro-
fessor Of modern languages. II is proper to
say that he is a Of the latter, who is mere
~ the editor Of the volume. When we said
~. MICHARD" was the anthor, we meant the
son, supposing that ne bore the same name
with his father.
The deep tone Of piety which pervades the
poetry Of Mr.. MIcHARD, not less IMAM lis
beauty and truth to nature, Will not fail to
strike every reader Of taste. A mournful in
terest Is connected with the poems. The au-
thor has been more severely tried in the fur
mace of afIiiction, than commonly falls to the
lot Of one so young. I; seems to have had the
effect Of purifying his heart, and fixing his AZ
fections upon better things than this world
can afford. Fer many months he has been an
invalid confined TO his bed, aud these have been
the productions Of the short intervals be-
tween hours of intense suffering. How any
one thus situated could write at all. is a SUBJ
l-ct OF wonder to us. How he could write so
we'll, under such trial, will, we think, be a
subject of wonder to Mr.. M. himself when he
shall have recovered, as we most fervently hope
he will very shortly. Toaperson so thorough
ly in love with nature, it must be unuttera-
bly, painful to be shut up in a sick room. Let
1t not he supposed that we apologize for the
"Rsiigio Po,,o.'' 1t requires no apology 1t
would do cred, to the most firmly established
reputation ut present in the poetical world
We merely wish TO express our admiration OF
poet, in whom the love Of his art is so strong
that it cannot be suppressed by even the
greatest amount of physical suffering.
The Legislature.
The Senate yesterday coneurred in House
Joint resolution granting permission 10 the
Committees of Courts of Justice OF the re-
spective bodies named to sit during the ses-
sion of the General Assembly, to hear the ar
guments of GEORGE SENNOTT, Esq, for COM
mutation of punishment in the cases OF AARON
d. STEVENS and WIN. HAzLETT, parties now
under sentence Of death at Charlestown, Jel-
ferson county, Va, for participation III the
raid of JOHN BROWN. MIR. SENNoTT VIII ad-
dres. the committees in behalf OF STEVENS
and HAZLETT. on Thursday night, in the Sc
nate Chamber. The bill uppropriating %>75ooO
additional to pay enpenses incurred in defence
Of the Commonwealth at Harper's Ferry, was
passed. Sundry local bills were introduced
by leave The bill assessing taxes on per-
sons and property was considered, discussed,
amended, and ordered to its engrossment. The
Senate voted down all propositions submitted
in favor of Conference of the Southern States,
including a motion to refer the subject to a
vote Of the people. The vote was afterwards
taken on the question of the adoption of the
majority report of the Joint Committee, adj
verse to the proposition of a Conference. and
ii was carried-3l Senators voting in favor of,
TO u against il. Sundry blanks were filled in
the bill appropriating the public revenue, and
it was passed. The clause approprating Sl0,-
600 for the repair of the Capitol building, in
the present and succeeding year, was stricken
out.
In the House, an effort was made to obtain
An earlier hour Of meeting for that body dur
ing the remainder of the session. The discus
sion OF the bill imposing q tax on special
licenses consumed most of the day, and the
t.ll will be up again to-day.