The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-19
Correspondence Of tbs Ri hmond Dispatch.
4 Rough N,ghrs Journfy- Public Sentiment on
fhe Quest on Of ths ID y-A"PsshsHfs9 Dts-
I+.sa A1oHsn in5ore7s on the Railroad.
DEY CREEK, Grpenhrrer county. /

Il 4
fhe Qas>, OF Of ths d y-A"P,sasHdsG Dss-
Ersga ArfoasH inbore74 on the Railroad
Uhy CREEK, GreenhrIer county, /
Dc II +r II, 1850 5
Here am alive, bnt wtais AID sole alter
my journ.y OF YESTERDAY, including tel h urs
of light staging from Jark>on's River Depot
10 ibis slace dIstant e ut lhiJfy nuss, aud last
tim. At that. c, -idriiug the roaJs cut up by
/, eight WsEons "a The heavy haui' & on tie
works # Inc Central and Gown gtUn Il 'ans.-
Toe severe cold had frozen hard he surf zee,
aui lh- heavy kfaRP, win pee enseIs a'-n
basgag- danced ah the rugged road Ike
a cuIk rough water. IL WAS the longss
uls hrs travel | ever had r. de sseU7ed miles,
uuurs whole DAYS IL 6, eme0 q century ri
TIA z, mat ieug hight Cousi er me hui d ID
and iorfy years Old. Were 10 travel - UIhe
ina / would be Msttiu-' ia. revived On,
n It road IS" tar IT, m be ng stageable, 1T was
uUt svrli Jackas- ahie = Worn out reiapsrd
into :. c0Idi Iou Uf CLEANLINESS Whicu was yet
uut So rDi Oh VI sleep, but that held on 10 he
Leaf ers aud saved my CrUwu from belhS
cracked / drratn, that / was la wagon
without springs, drawm BY gutta-peIcna
hUr-rs, driven bv au Il dia rubber IN Il, over
fields of !; VT! The journey, 100, 1t seemed.
fl lid, AID eternity had c. I:le, AID / was sui.
Teri tre egai'r of my Earthly khort-com-
Igs! / breathe j iTeeT al detp-T On waking;
buI hope the recording ausrI has given me
ca edit IN the To KS for 'nHt II Eht's travel 1t
will offset some II my deliuqurDess, I am
SUR
Blu mat journey had its end, and 8 most
hxu, V nrs We reached Dry Greek at last
W beI- "tuok ny III s. ia milne iuu." a bag
/, FIRE Ia u broad d place al exc Int
break last OF Yeuis0u Steaks, cooked is Ina J
are nuWhaI. els. j huckWhest cakes. &c, soon
res toIed 10 CONDITION Of pei feet satiSiac-
lion rave the recollection that would now
and then ob'ruds self, hat had 10 It Trace
The thIr n lies i'll few days.
Last LiSht we hao grand snow storm, ard
TO day tue ground is covered eight inches
fasI. VI rms. her y = C1Iu IL
las: night. There Is no news here. and give
my Impressions If public sentiment;
The great guesfioG OF The day is agItating
the minds OF all fad that every where there
l. great change going on in the puolic nli"d.
The mber OF outright djsunionis 5 10 daily
increasing, go is the MI Der OF those VINO ces-
paIr Of The Union. The TWO, in my opinion,
Comprise the great body OF the people. Inc
humber W no ara for trying further remedies
aTs the mirori Y. A great body OF men
would gladly try turner remedies. II they
believed any good would come OF them. But
they mink that the effort would only prolonR
the pre- s-nt troaoies, which are SO destructive
10 the welfare and prosperity Of The nation,
and would, after ali, res uitI in dissol nticn OF
the Couiedrracy- III my inquiries and cbser-
vatiuns, / fad that pary Is not regarded by
the people nut sbat men Of all parties are
united. Old line Wings sre amongst the
strongest and NEST decided disunicn men /
nav seen.
Tue number Of in;ellige and Influential
men who believe that al early dissolution OF
ths IyGion by Il coTobiued movement OF the
Scnthsrn Sta 7es w0uld be decidedly the best
a ,urse to avoid war and Ias al 6 peaceful set
Element OF the questions growing out OF the
sapara ion-thosr. repeaI. who believe this,
are now powerful oy Of citizens whether
we consider EAsir mum bers or their weight of
character; and they are d tIly increasing -
such u revoIutien IN pu bile sentiment as has
occurred within n mon tn ON this subiacr, and
10 The direc i have indica led a boVe, nav e
never known in my lite. II know myself
am inca pa !e of WHOLLY misreprss en- ting pub
I've opinion or any subject and least OF all, on
shi< most m omen Gus aud solemn question.
The unanimous sentiment as far as have
heard is for 8 Convention OF The people, TO
IN he In to consideration the state OF the UnIop
and if the public sertimsnt Is respec ed. the
LEGISLATURE Will pr mptiy pass bill conven.
aug such an assem- OAags. Every man Is OF
u,,.n!on that the present. Is the time Ell har for
a more rerfecr Union, with our rights respect.
cd ana yro1ec'ed, or for dissolution Of the
present Union, and the eS'Rblis 5msnt OF u
southern O3niederscy.
The pressure is telt here, and every where
have heeu. There is great fear lest The wor.
on the Central and Ce viugfon and Ohio Rail-
roads will IA SUSPENDED This would. indeed,
be a calamity but one which may De ma
20 dable. under ihs present low price of SAFE
stocks, There are several THOUSAND men on
the two WORKS who. With their families, will
be reduced to the seyeRest suffering this VIM
ter II they are thrown out OF employ ment.--
This may bs the case, l say-I truet II will
mot But should II hsppsn, II will add a large
amount AT human suffering 10 the immei sc
axsrpga'e produced by The crusade of the
miserable demagogaes and hyrcri'es OF the
Northern States. ALLkeaAhy.