The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-24
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curious feature of the war at the North, Is the
fact that the ultra Abolitionists are the most
lakewarm class engaged in its prosecution.
The war upon the slavehold'ng South is EN-.
phaiically their thunder but, by some strange
wan, of tact or vigilance, they have allowed
what we of the South used 10 regard as the
conservative classes of the North" to steal
away that thunder. The only grumbling that
we hear in Congress comes from these turbu-
lent and disgruntled spirits. The only at.
tacks upon the policy Of the Administration
are of their making; and we find in their
speeches what the masses of the people Of
that section really think public affairs, though
none but the Hales. Stevenses, and Greeleys,
dare give utterance TO the popular feeling.
In the Federal Senate. Pr. Hale, of New
Hampshire, has the temerty to denonnce the
seizure and confinement of citizens and the
overthrow of t1bens corpus. "Our fathers
fought for principle, for constitutional liberty,
regulated by law, and not for mere independ
ence. The Government had better fail than
be faithless 10 that great principle. 1t was
that principle which brought this Government
into being; and, sir, if the time ever arrives
when this principle cannot exist, let the nation
die. Let ii perish, and its memory he blotted
from among the nations OF the earth, for it
has failed i'll its high mission. 1t will be faith
less to the principles which gave i. birth, and
wanting in all the elements OF life mi power
Constitutional liberty regulated by taw--that
is the beginning and the end OF this nation,
its high mission and if it does not riRdicate
hat rttsn had sfte ra..y ha Hspr, harn
and the British arms had better have crushed
the rebel forces when they first aITayal them
selves against that power, than fog them to
have achieved an independence and we to
have lived for nearly a century simply 10 sur
render up that great boon to any power on
earth. Have any arrests been made in viola
ZION OF the great principles OF our Constitu-
lion Ii they have, let Us know il"
To even more purpose and with reference to
the general management of the war, spoke
Thadeus Stevens the other day in the Eede
ral House;
" According 10 the estimates sent as We
shall have TO ask in Il deficiency bill, even
after having made the appropriation OF three
hundred and eighteen millions last July, an
appropriation of from one hundred and sixty
10 TWO hundred and fourteen millions more,
10 meet the deficiency ot the last fiscal year.
Inen we Will De asked To raise four hundred
and thirteen millions OF dollars for the LeXl
scar, making necessary W be appropriated
by this Gong ress more than six hundred mil
lions of dollars without the addition of u
single dollar more than is estimated for.
1--WE have had rose-coiored view of the
u ni m tier tad In in ha
dents message; we were informed that Ken
lucky had assumed an attitude which she
could sustain srself in alone We were told
that Mary land was all but tranquilized, and
would never again be in danger from trai-
tors. and now told that Kentucky
Will not be satisfied without an exclusive
military occupation. If the force aiready
there b.. not sufficient TO guard and protect
her, let her have as many more men from
The main army she calls for. In Gods
name, in fair defence of the State, let gentle
men give as many men as may be necessary,
not only to conquer her from the rebels but to
hold her. ] believe that the secessionists
would rise again TO morrow in Mary land il
We withdrew our troops from there. do
rot believe il the semblance ofloyalty there,
or that even that semblance would continue
day in the absence of the army. l do not
know how Maryland can have seven regi-
ments in our service, and none in that of the
Confederaies. / don't know how the Presi.
dent gets his facts, but don't believe it N.Y.
SELF. believe the President is misled in the
matter. believe he Is laboring under
fatal Northumberland willingly no doubt
but as grievous as that under which sam
4; sha
when be was under the manipulation of
Deulah. He could not vote 4 dollar 10 call
into the service any more troops than now
are mustered, unless necessity can be
shown FOR their EN- ploynent."
This is very plain talk, and as truthful and
sensible as rongh upon Lincoln Mr.. Stevens
thinks six hundred thousand troops ample for
the purposes of the war, and six hundred mil
hons OF dollars, appropriated within period
OF less than twelve months, a mammoth sum-
he at least will not fall into the "hallucina.
ton of Lincoln, and accept his "rose-colored
views Of the war" as true and faithful The
war must II carried on economically, or the
people will become alarmed, and be compelled
10 abandon it. We must practice economy"
1t is in this manner that the leading aboh,
tionists in either house of the Wash ngton
Congress make bold to read wholesome lee
lures TO the Lincoln Administration. We have
no doubt that the war with England will give
new courage and voice to faction always
troublesome, and probably soon to become
formidable.
The manly declarations of Hale in yindica-
n h.yH IIy s
his ancient sins; for the man who, in the face of
power and public opinion at the North, dares
now to lift up his voice in favor Of constitu.
uonal liberty entities himself TO respect.
MIR. Stevens figures, taken from Chases
report on the finances, which has not vet
found its way into the newspapers, are full of
interest," Besides the 1913, 000,0OO appropri-
ated last July, deficiency of SOL 600, 900 for
the last years expenditure must be added, it
seems; making 1892 600, 900; aud this appro-
Prisiion must be followed at the present SEES
sion by another of $4,000 900, for the next
year, making an aggregate for the war
during two years, exclusive of expendi
lures on civil account, of $94S ,0o0, 900. Add
70 this sum the deficiencies which will be
surely brought In TO pay off expenditures not
entered in the annual estimates, and 81 ,20O, 600,
600 for two years, or 5000, 200, 900 for each
year, will be found TO fall short of the actual
cost Of the war, Il result which vindicates the
estimates of the Tribune, which makes the
sutlsy ~, 000, 900 day
DANCER or TOO GREAT CoSFIDEHcE.--It il
hnsArfe ed hx all thu hiafnrians of TIC A,aar;oo,,