The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-03

. The vOccess OF The RICHMOND DISPATCH i,
eert1inIy unprecedented In the cities South O
Haaumors Is founder would have beef
Stad To compromise. on the day IL frat saw
the light for daily circulation Of 2.0O L
now exceeds EIGHT THOUSAND daily =
1Ais number 10 largely over that Of ANY daily
journal pubiished In any Southern city W.
doabt whether the combined circulation OF
any Two journals OF the largest cities in the
south can e4uaiit.
Ehs aumbsr here presen ted 10 the naked cir
cuAtton Of the DAILY DISPATCH, and 10 not
swelied by those pious frauds, sometimes
practiced by some Of the profession, of adding
the Weekly and Semi. Weekly editions 70 the
Daily. The WEEKLY DierATCH has eircula-
ton Of Its own OF FIVE THOUSAND, and the
Sapn- WEEkLY DisrATCH one Of near TWO
THOUSAND. Both these papers are rapidly In
creasing in public favor. The cash book OF
our counting room shows daily entry Of be.
tween forty and Gjty subscribers. The average
would certainly not be less than forty; but it
10 believed to be fully my per day. Most OF
them are for the Weekly and Semi. Weekly
papers.
These indications OF public approval but
stimulate us to greater energy. There will be
no Alminution in the interest aud in the ac-
tive ind ustry and enterprise Of the Dispatch !:
bus they shall, If possible, be increased. The
cash system enables us to publish the several
cdisions ofour paper at very low rate. We
arg not compelled 10 saddle the paying subseri.
beswith the loss sustained from the delinquent
The people see the advantages Of Il cheap ard
energetic newspaper, and are literally avail
iAg themselves OF them in subscribing for the
Rspateh, which is fast becoming a universal
thcSouth, as 1t already is in the city of Rich
mond.
The Commissioner from South In DINA.
Mr.. MEMMINGER has, we believe, received
tue attentions from our citizens due alike TO
his dignfied errand and the high position he
occupies personally, as q man of elevated
character, liberal attachments, ind great abli-
tics. lie Is q man, we may say, OF national
fame. lie was, in 1882, during the exciting de.
liberations Of South Carolina upon the aues.
ton Of multiplying the revenue laws of the
United States, among the leaders of tue con.
servative minority opposed to nullification-
He Was among the friends Of the Union who
sought, by other than VIC ient means, to secure
the rights of the States and preserve the
Union He now declares frankly that SO steady
has been the inroads upon the peace, the
safety, and the Constitutional rights of the
Southern States, that he sees no hope ofayert-
ing dissolution OF the Union. Thus much
has Northern aboliiionism accomplished -
The conservatives of the South have receded
stsp BY step until many OF the most prominent
AND Influential among them have boldly
avowed that they have now no hope.
In the way of public honors to the Gistin. |
guiShed representative Of the Palmetto State |
no has been entertained al a public dinner by |
members Of the Legislature, and he was treat. |
cd with marked attention at the dinner to |
Governor WISE. A very handsome ball was
on Tuesday night, given in honor Of his esti- |
mable daughter, who came with him to this
Guy AT the WISE dinner the following toast |
was drunk with great enthusiasm:
70 n. Guest Of The State In the fullness of |
ira a.es siection. we welcome to our mldst
ToNhy son OF sister State-a State whose sons |
have have over united with V!rsinia's children to pre-
sosSe IN the cham 81 Union at least one link,
u nnapafeo ~ aggression, unco!roded h, wrong,
1nmenaced with severance AIanianed ip snas,
Sy tse combined people of two soyereis n les and
Serse and wsn nnS aas ,esoes'ons Of mutual conf
Ant. WEANINGKR replied briefly and appro-
pfAtely. concluding with the following toast.
winch was so similar to to that previously of.
Tered by Governor WISE that Mr. NJ took oc.
casaon to notice it. as showing, neither having
known the senWment proposed to be given by
the other, shat the reflections Of Virginia
Patriot have led to the conclusions which are
equally accepted by South Carolinian." He
gave
The General Assembly of Tirginfa,-By arming |
the state she Ia, taken the first ster for rtins
the rights OF the South; may the second he taken
with eaua' promptnoss and sagacity.'' -
The toast given by Gov. WISE was as fol-
lows -
1he GeHer0t assembly Of the Commonwealth |
Ns VuStnsa--We cOnhde in their constaucy and
courage to orgamze and arm the militia; IT, CONFER
VITA sister States upon the hest modes Of defend
Ing the Constitution and Union Ot the ContetieT-
b0rders.n - ! = : $50