The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-17
FROM W WASHINGTON.
srKcIAL coRREsrospENcK OF THE pIsrArcH.

tsrEcIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S 1850.
II contrayention OF MI Sydney Morse's
idea alluded TO III my last letter, that the
British aristocracy are at the bottom OF dis
union, hear from undouhted authority that
Lord Lyons is i'll great gt.ff (my informant
accen ted the woTds,) because of the impend-
ing dissolution OF this great Republic The
Prussiau and Brazilian Ministers are scarcely
less grieved than Lord Lyons and the Rus
sian Minister is stated to have said that the
peopie OF his country would not emily be
greved, but astounced at our overthrow as a
nation.
Owing 70 my being in Bal ,inore last uisht,
] arr not fully posted TO- day. | an told that
the unanimous disposition Of the Crisis Com
mitte- to do any aud every thing that can be
done to save the fnion is hailed az a fAyoTa-
bic augury. On the other hand, see that
Ion, OF the Baltimore SuH-a man not easily
thrown off his balance-says that mot much
good may be expected from the action of Con-
grtss inns session. and thinks that the guar
antees demanded by the South, TO be Of any
avail must be granted by 4 constitutional
Convention Of all lbs States. Oue thing is
equally certain new 10 US ali, North IS well
A. son THAT something must he done which
VIII lut final stop 10 these quadTenniaI
crises. Can that sore Thing be done ! l think
not ont WIS., men say II can and will be
duue. We snail see.
Let 1ne commend TO your attention & letter
vIItten in Noyen Der last by Lieut.. Many to
B.shO Oiey, OF Tennessee, which appeared in
The Memphis Bulletin of last Sunday. It's
true alike 10 The Union and the SJuth, is full
ut matter whiGh ought 10 be known to the
people OF bota sections, aad ITS publication IN
IL ehm0Ed at mis- time would, | think, Go
III uch good
An Intelligent Baltimorean told ma on the
cars that New \ DIRK m.u had assured him
tuat continuance OF the crisis tor Il mouth
ionger would bankrupt every mere hant Ia the
Country. In BLIum lie, the Union feeling
predOininaEes iarke!!; III the Interior of
Mary iaud, separation has numerous adyo-
cafes.
While the moderate Repu bicans ara dis
posed TO com promise, The extremists are very
Indignant at what they call southern i'm
pud"nce," thinking mat any concessions
made 10 mere Impudence will only encourage
il 10 make stili further demands. They are
excessively bitter against The SoGth-so Iauch
SO, that a man disposed to quarrel conldn't
walk & square without hearing something 10
provoke MIN to pitch iH."
At The Front >Ireet Theatre, saw Blondin
rex Up rope I the third tier and then run
down IL back awards. He then walked up this
rope blIndIUlded and " It'll Il sack over his head.
Next lie took Tom THUMBS vale Il man of
10 los. or more. on his back, and walked up
aHG down the rope. l. silly, while playing The
part oi ape, ne ieaped from o. eide OF the
theatre 10 The other, sfartiug from the second
tier on one side aud alightiuK IN the same tier
opposite. OfcuuTse, a rope depending from The
top OF the theatre aided him In performing
this Terrific Cataract Flight as il was stgied
IN the mild language OF the play-bills.
Last night vas singing cold. As We came
along, the BOYS we're skalIag on The shallow
ponds p the felds. IAD.
WASHINGTON, Dee. n, 1850.
One OF the Southern extremists belonging 10
the Crisis Committee assures me that II is
folly 10 hope lOr any adjustment; another
Southern member who would be called an
extreme submissiunist by the former, tells me
they have literally made no progress " haieSer.
The desire on the part OF the decided Southern
tn ssl
essential point, like the protection Of slave
property III the Territories, at once and put it
TO tie vote The milder Northern men, with
Winter Davis, are using every expedient 10
delay ACTION.
Dumas amendment TO Eusts resolution,
was, az l hear Obtained in this way Hear
lag Of the Southern Manifesto signed by men,
beers from Georgia. Alabama MissiSsinpi n
Carolina and Louisiana and wishing to an.
ticipate and neutraliZe il, the moderate South
ern Llen entreatsd The Committee to give them
something, aud they gave Dunn's amendment,
which, II your readers will examine it. will
be found 10 amount 10 nothing.
The "Manifes TO" went North to the New
York Herald, and not South to the associated
press, whose agent contends that it was re-
fused him. THIS, Barksda!e denies most posi-
lively. Evidently there was a trick plaved 10
keep the Manifesto back from the Southern
people as long as possible, aud a notorious
FIrginian Waa at the bottom of it.
Adams, OF Massachusetts an honest Repub.
iican member OF the CrisIs COMMITTEES, said
that II Dunn's amendment was intended TO
lead Southern. people 10 believe that the Re-
publican party would back down from any OF
lis RvoWed pliDCI piles, II was a fraud and that
expectations of the Union based on such a be-
liet would be disappointed. great deal of
The Committees time has been waSt ted in dis
cussing slavery. As stated in my dispatch
last night the probability now Is that the
G. mmittee will be divided into three parts by
Monday or Tuesday-tne Gull men going one
way, New England men another, and the
VI Iddle men another-and so, as every body
exrec'ed. the whole fair will come to nought
We no longer talk OF the crisis here Reyo-
luton is the word, and us revolutions never
taks place without the shedding of blood, men
are nervlGg themselves TO the Inevitable cause
of events. Wild fellows talk about taking q
contract TO whip Lincoln out of Washington
The reason Gov. Hicks does not call the Lee
gislature OF Mary land together, is stated to be
his desire 10 obtain the collec torship of the
port of Baltimore frem Lincoln; and the
strong Unionism of certain Southern men is
explained on The ground that they own lots
ne-r the Capitol. But whose motives are not
impugued now. days
Gen Cass' resigna ion, and the Presidents
recommendation of a day Of National humiii-
alton, fasting and prayer, are well calculated
TO deepen the existing gloom. Much sympa-
thy Is expressed for Mr.. Buchanan, even hy
his enemies. Dickinson is spoken OF as Cass'
successor, but no one knows anything as yet.
Juuge hardy, OF the Supreme Courr OF Mis-
elssippl. aud Commissioner from that State TO
-hoi ihhSs icAl tHt- Sfty AnndpoIls lnl5
morning. Judge IL. Is native OF MARYLAND
/ have letters frUm the border Counties of
Virginia, which state that the secession feel
Ing Is rapidly gaining ground. In Nelson's
district, la Tennessee, thousands have gone
over 10 The secessionists. The revolution is
making Tremendous strides. II is folly TO dis
cuss any longer the pIopriety or Improperly
OF this revolution. We IN Virginia N ust pre-
pare 10 meetit. .t
The snow which commenced falling last
pishi is now about three iuches deep, and the
promise of clearing up more doubtful than AN
nour ago. ED.
The Office at Jefferson, Powbatan county,
Va, Is discontinued. AT Mount Olive, She
handoah county, Va, Ephraim Baker is APP
poiuitd postmas'eI, vice Conrad Long, re-
signed.
a Western paper says: "Rev. Mr.. kalloch,
al lhOuRh In Iha husinRss In kansas sIill |