The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-31
The Gr~at Battle.

with mingled smiles and tears we read the
accounts that have reached us of the first
great battle fought In the second War Of Inde-
pandeuca.
Our heart sinks within us as we think OF
the fl Id OF caraage and blood, of the thou
sands of brave fellows s'if and stark where
they fell of the widely scattered homes where
there Is mourning aud weeping and wailing
for loved ones now still in death; and in
anguish OF spirit we curse the mad 'ess and
Nickedness and obstinacy and stubborn pride
ana unholy ambition OF the President and his
Cabinet and hi supporters, who have thrust
this war on us. and brought sorrow and suf
ftrirg and ruin on the land and humiliation
and disgrace on the American Character,
rat her tn In surr, nder he iota OF power they
claimed to possess, or agree TO ackpoW ledge
aud respect the constitutional rights Of the
Sou h.
This var was not of the sseking of the
S,uth-ft was madly and wlckediy thrust
uppn the CUnfe0ara g States by the Admi is
trati IL al d its iriends-it was the leg,tlnat te
aud iueyitthiR res utL OF the 6 hair nrainsd
and ruiuous poi. .cy'' adopted by Mr. LtLcoln
and sustained ana Upheld by the enemies OF
the cnunuy' who elected HIM !; and upon his
heac and II pom their heaos " Ill rest the re
spoD 10 lily, and ganist them Will the blood
" the slaughtered thUus inds VINO sleep the
sleep of death at mansss cry out forever.
At the date or Mr Lincoln's inauguration
he found com nj sIoDer> from the Conte de ite
States Government awaiting hi access sion TO
power TO propose negotiations for peac- fui
solution Of the questions il Cou +rOversy be-
tween tn sec IONS AT The request OF the
Secretary OF State, they delayed q formal
communication unGi The II n of March,
when Messrs Fcsy'hs auu Crawford ad-
dressed a letter to Mr. Seward, in which
they 81 q
with u view 30 ,he speedy adlus tment of
all ques iops growing cut of the political sep
art'iOn upon sucn terms OF amity and good
will as the re spectiys iuteresGs, Biographies
conJ,guity, ana III ure welfare of the na atoms
may render ne& tssary, the undersigned are
ius:t ucted 10 make to.tha Government of tn.
ULiteJ States oy-rtuTes tor The opsl ing of ne
goJia t;vns, assuring the Government OF the
Uniled States tAas ths es dent, Congress
aud people u the Confederate States earnest
~ desire ii peaceful solution of these great
quest ions that it Is neither their wish to
Ike demand which Is not founded in the
strc test justice, nor 40 any act to iIjure their
late ASS ciAtss
paptly ana saorntuily rel acted The commls s.
sioners themselves were denied evn the cour-
tasy OF au Official intervi.w. And further at
tempts through j odge Campbell to open up
negotla bns tor a peaceful settlement failed
About that time, but little later, Mr.. ste.
phens. the Vice President OF the Oonfsdera te
States, in pubic speech, which was publish
Ell IL toe Mr. and ii the South, said
"OOr object is pace. not only wiz the
Norm, buJ with The ,r.d. All matters re-
III x 10 the public property, pubic iabili-
ties OF the L i)n when ue we're members OF
it, are r. adv and willing TO adjust and set
tie upOt 'he principles OF right, eq uality, and
good dth.'
In his ne ssage t, Congress on the 30 h oi
Aprii, President Davis reiterated these eenti-
ment~, say lag
ave pro otest solen1nIy, in the face of man
kind, tnat We desire pece at any sacrifice,
save that of honor.
ia Independence we seek no conquest, no
agg raudz sment, no cession of any nd from
the STATES Win wuitn we have lately cou-
federirad Ali ask is TO be let nIone-that
III )se who never held power over US shall not
now attempt our sahjugation by arms 1hi-
we will, we must resist, to the direst ex-
tremity.
The moment that this pretension is aban-
doned, the sword viii drop from our grasp,
aud we shall be ready Ia en- ter into trea ties of
amILy aud commerce that cannot but be nj u
tuaily heupii ial "
Bat the rfo.Ls OF Southern statesmen to Sc
cure q paacetble adjustment of the dIffi cuitie
berWeen ne SECTIONS were in vain-the au hor.
ities at washington were determined 10 su0-
ing 70 the SJuta uulesS they would submit To
tie GpvernTneuJ buiit up at " lshiagton in
ST ad OF the Constitutional Republic of their
IA AeTs--se ven y five thousand first, and tlen
tens # Other thJus EdS, D: sold ,e's were called
nto tne field, aud he dogs Of war We're turn. d
Ioos, TO rava$e tae COUNTRY aud lay was e
WaOie States II it should prove necessary to
crush ont wnat they persis ed III terming 3 re-
beiiIon.
The Confederate States had no alternative
th-y could uot be slaves /; they must hShG.
They saW TIL sCO' m. AM they prepared to
me-JIt Tn Y saw he Irdes of armed M n
gathering iOr their Invasion, and they made
ready t0 Tepul-e tIem Thy could have
/ ken Washington city within twenty .ys
after the proclamation of war was issu d by
Mr. LtucOin but they preferred TO act only
on ne dtten
Tna lion for ho ipyo
sion 0t FirsiuIa with great deiib ration. TOE
America " got e4dy. They chose their
time To II 5ht.
TGe result is seen in our telegraphic columns
this morning The grand army which W s Il
march 10 Richmond without halting is no
more
The sons OF the South fight ting not for spoil
nor fOf gain, nor tor CONG uAst rallied ar 1u I'D
their ch le iders in d. CO of their proper
ty, their hom s their wives and little oues
their honor. their God given rights rs Ameri-
cans, and tn lIoert les, and Jhe great God
= no Iuleth and gulda'h il all things smote
their enemies before them and blessed them
with great victory
We f-ei that the cause OF the right has tri-
um ph sd-U ri ice that men fighting for
what ali treemeu should hold dear, were not
oet en- I'D we pray most sincerely that this
tarrlbi- reverse may open the eyes OF our mad
rulers ty cOuVi-,ce them OF the imposs bill
" OF subjuza'ing free people. and may lead
them TO Tecoguiz1 toe Independence Of the re W
Republic, ana SO 10 restore peace to our un-
happy country -Lou's0flte C0artsr, July 3