The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-07

bankroptcy 10 the happiest and most prospsr.
ous country On the earth: Therefore,
Rssolred, Tn 1T the preservat ton Of our below.
ed Union by fighting, under present circurn.
stances, is prspSst.rous s,n ana rniie we d"epiv
ven States from the Union, We prefer peace TO-
civil war, and believe that coercion can never
carry with II the least weight In favor Of le-
conciliatinn and peace. e
The New York Daily News, Of July 2iss,
has the following edi torial, under the caption
of
APRgR FrsHr AMONG rHs ABoLIrfoHTsTs.
1t is difficult to ascertain how far fanaticism
may obscure the in tellects OF men Doubtless
this Administration and Its abettors have
lorg since yielded up their brains exclusively
to the solutioa Of their Abolition riddle; yet
it is presumable that they are 1T this moment
nstipctively aware, at the bottom Of their
hear Is, that the war which they have foisted
or the nation is utterly hopeless, % far as
Like men who, about to receive . deadly
blow, close their eyes TO shut the threatening
otjects Fl ON their sight. they are voluntarily
blind to the present aspect Of anatrs, and r.
the conseQ uences Of their own rashnees and
maligpity.
In the midst Of their warlike preparstlons.
they have as little hope Of restoring ths Re-
hosts hosts of Heaven in concord with The ieeiona
of He'll. They know that il the seceders have
struck the first blow At the Union, they them
selves have struck the dsadltesS one. and
what they are now fighting Is the battle OF
ohstinAcy or despair 1t is for this reason that
we see disorganizition and ircompetency In
high places aud in low places. II is this con-
bility that unnerves the arm and bewilders
the judgment. Our soldiers may b Hectors
and our Generals Agamsmnons, but tho feel.
i. that vaIor and skill will be Of no avail is
settling within their hearts with that para
ly zing IL fiuence that forebodes defeat.
Was ever, la the annals Of an enlightened
country, such q piteous spcctacie seem as Is
presented at this day BY Mr. Lnco!n and
=arm Of demoral z I'd subordinatesf A Ohef
Magistrate In antagonism with the teptsto Of
his armies; q Cabinet suspec ted and abused by
its own party adherent troops disorgani1sd,
unfed, unraii, uno fncered. with nothing bYt
their valor TO rely upon; and, more disgusting
than all, horde Of Alb litiOu scribole's
wra angling among them mselves, bandying re-
ordinations, accusing their partners In evils
vainly striving to exculpate themselves pre-
varicating, exaggerating, moaning and mout
Ing over di.a ter. or inventiug ridiculous the
cries to prove defeat a victory; agreeing uron
no one given point except tn all absorbing
one-the slavery ques tion. Out Of this CON
glomerated mas OF discordant elements Mr..
Lincoln would reconstruct the Union. With
such materials he would subjugate elk mil
lions of A mined, well organ.
lied, confident. placing Implicit reliance upon
themselves and their commanders. He win
sooner accomplish the ruin Of the cluntry
and his own disgrace The North il proud.
come ont Of the con test with q set OF 10 Bull
Run; but the North is sensible, too, and will
not consent to proiong a struggle for the mere
sake of giving and receiving blows. We
| have seen an angry child perslstently knock
its head against stone wall for very site:
but we remember no instance whore grown
up people with brains have indulged In such
a q ues tionable recreation.
The next reverse that the Federal arms may
chance to suffer will orive the entire Kennel
| of Abolition hounds in'o inextricable confu-
| sion They are swapping and snarling at
| each other now, like pack Of belligeIent
| ours. A few more such yeips and the pso-
| PIE will whip Them into silence. The
| better portion of our citizens are already
I some secretly, some openiy--longtng TO
| drop the curtain on this traHical farce -
| The very soldiers are degusted with their
| occupation. They are willing enough to
| fight if good cause cau be shown; but IL Ii
| too much TO expect that they will he'd their
! hearts blood in the quarrel of a tribe OF
| squabbling fanatics. 1t is questionable whe-
/ ther Mr Lincoln can enlist a corporal
| guard beyond those who are abso!ut tely driven
| into .he ranks bv hunger, or those who are
| soldiers by nature and fight whenever coca
| sion offers. AS for the Abolitionists, To az
| will mostly stay at home, and do their fight
| ing among them selves. II we could piaco
| them like the cats and dogs Of Cambyses, In
| the van, there would be- at least one -pasops-
bic obi ct for the prosecution OF the war.