The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-15
a,N;,mon1 pispatfll..
TUESDAY aaRSlNa. 49,. OCT. "a, ,ss

onsr can DOUBT that the moral deve.aerafy
American statesmen afforded ONE cf the sure:
inil ~ ~ vel az most powerful Instr
roes,ts Of maianal eetroeressian in the late 4
pubic eS ,e United States From the pm,
auaSinNp'e aavs 81 fssonaR Wasa'$ereS, -
Standard of politics, norsli'v continued sl"wl
an,soa&iilv to decline, till it sunk cat of sigla
In thc Iairy and pesi;.eutial quayniirc that noa
covers the whole Northern section. Bargai
briaery, aud corruption, became the distin
gushing characteristics Of the i4s, and hsp
critical pretensian to superior patriotism of IT,
outs, who never failed to disclose their re-,
ro,tenaess as soon "a they obtained powe:
Patriotism was the common trait of avery di-
appointed individual and defeated party
"p,.triots," once exclaimed WALroLE, tAi.a-
self hv no means the most scrupulous Of MAJ
kind in the British Parliament "Patriot~
Sir. why patriots sfriag up like mushrooms
couli raise fifty of them within four and TIVE
" hours; have raised many of them i'll q
nighi- L. is bat refusing to justify an nnre
soaa0le or an iaso'.nt demand. and up starts r
patriot, l have never been afraid Of MAXI
patriots; buy disi..in and defy all their
forts Their pretended virtues spring froa
. personal malice, and from disappointed am
NON, There is no. Imam among them whess
particular aim am not able 10 ascertain. AZ
from What motive be has entered iuov the Iist
of opposition"
I.isreInar Sabie that, whilst the character
the public mcn Of lac United States has {, I.
Seended FROM that Of such Al man i.
tie Ers: President 10 such maj
tie present, FROM Congress of state.
men and gentlemen 70 a Congress o.
b,liiis and StcXiAS's, there las been IN Gree
Britain an evident aud steady advance IN I:
political morality Of It's public men. There
high British authority for the statement, tlL
of ali Ike f:isnds ct liberty al The period OF Il.
Restoration, Lord MN. RrSsal.,. and Lo.,
Hollis We're Tie only ulen Of note who d.
not Intrigue with the foreign citelnies Of the.
own country aud absolutely pocket briGes f9j
abandoning their duty. Such d thing as Il COZ
scieIce was hot more common thea anon
Statesmen tlsn among hig inv a men. Tie slates
men OF Tue Revo.u,ioa had Il tar type IN liz
Ear. OF sunderland, who is described As III.
bitio,,s, cu| etous, co"ardiy, without prineipi,
aid withou; conviction, but amply gifted Wi.
more valuable tsan genius in such times 81,
obtain power, SAYS historian of the period
'he betrayed the liberties OF his country TO Ais
sovarelgn,-to obtain money, he he;rayed HI
sovereign 20 France to obtain immunity i
the hour of danger, ne betrayed the nastes
whom he had encouraged IN ioiquiy 10 the i. =
vader WHO came To avenYe it. In few wear.
he acquired the entire confidence of even til.
shrewd and suspicious WiLLiAn, and held l;xl
offices abou: his Court maintaining all tn.
while traitorous correspondence with s.
GERMANS, certainly betray wing JAMES to VII
LIAM; probably betraying WILLIAM to JAMES
also but Carrying on his intrigue with sue
dark ability, that TO this day hen are in I'll,
dark as TO which monarch be really INTENDED
% adhere to. Probably bis only idea was IL,
secure himself pacd G-terre in either camp >
The Earl Of Strasbnrg and Lord CARMATHF>
waie trusted Ministers Of WILLIAM, as w, Il
As many Others, kept up treasonabe intorcoui 9
with the banished sovereign. Tie sham.
ful stains on MaRLBoRoUGH's glittering es
eutcLeon familiar to all the world
His double treachery to sovereigns who I.af
loaded him with benefits he continued to tia
last. In NIB says Lord MaHoS, 1--WE fin
him protesting the most unhounded devotion
70 both nionarchs elect-the Elec:or Of Han
over and the Pretender In l715, while Com
mander in Chief of the British Army, and /.
member of the Cabinet, he sent a sum O.
money to the pre,ender, which served to al,
him in raising troops for the rebellion of tina
wear That lie did not sell his integrity aId
self-rrspect for nothing, is evident from tie
following list of tie Offices and enolument-
he at one time enjoyed, in addition to vas
Parliamentary grants of cash and estates:
Pienipo.entiary TO the States. e., o0o
G neral of the English forces on Mr..
HeEr's Establishment ................ 500
General IN Flanders, on .pr. Brydges'
Establishment. ................. 900
Master OF the Ordinance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3,Ota
Travelling charges as do. do ..........--. l,s2j
COLONEL of the Foot GUARDS ....,....... s.t
Pens -....-.-....-,- -. g. 0v+
From the ST. ties ot. Holland, as Gene 81
raj OF thriF troops. .........-..-. ID, 0es
From foreign troops ill. Eag.:sh pay, 80: ,
sixpeDee in the round Is zoe
IQr keeping Ia ble..-.................. .uh
...----.--- ..,. d.. f54 s.1
IN addition 10 THE his wife had Offices which