The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-12

No s.5 American citizens, nave ueeu accps-
toned ell c-r lives 10 tho iarsest liberty
particularly Of thcught ard eE prsssion. It
was u maxim OF Jefferson, tha. error wo:la
he harTrlafs while ruth lett Tree To con-
bat IT, This broad iresooia, il Times OF peace
and safety, may be al right. IL perisoee mas
shown, however, that tho a1vo[ates or eTrcr
:.nd raisanocC havo h6cr, ir orr country,
much mere active, besides their Shameless
;s0,iacity, than hdyo heeG the mere modest
batting them. Fer generation past, the lit
eTaturs, sO-ceiieo, O.. the North hes hsaa teint-
ed with falsehood and corruption, 20 an ex-
tent which the friends oF trUth and purity
have ROT even attempted TO expose. THIS aooi
of contaminated Northern litratrre, with
waict. tn3 gentry has been deiuged, has been,
We have no coabt, one Of the eoaccee o. the
troubles n which our country ia now in
VoiVed.
We rejoiea that tho war has dried up this
Poisonous fountain, or, at least stopped its
streams from flowing into our section.
But # Wa allow the nn-es trained publicity
OF opinions, however false and iicentious In
times OF peace. when war exists The arpec: OF
the matter is greatly changed. We have al-
lowed people IL I've among US mere in ths
South. We lave even given them lucrative
employment and patronage, who were kuown
70 entertain sentiment Is ad,er2o - o..r .nstitu-
tions, and whose sympathies were maniicstiy
with COr = Or tasrn roVllcES. Ia Qua hlas rs Al
unity We permitted these 1enleettc a,tsf19 to
stay among us-we hoaored and we enriched
them by our favor and orr Ds trOnage. Il tais
Ta3 WISE, o. even just, N times OF roace, 1t
is u1aliiestly Ganeeronc anu euicidal IL tiIdes
cI war, especially 5uc-, q war Us is now Ya3ed
against ls.
lis 10. wi5e e,tha- 70 ov5r-r.a 1nr rover
or to underrate that OF our deadly foes ID this
V.Ar. L losU ~i4C NsSe a..ai..ss ls are
more than we are IN number, and arc better
provided with the -r1ul.tionr oi war. And
their malice Is as hot anC deep 2s the Gra5 Of
pordition. Ifthey could conquer Us, or once
get re !c their power, they would g!oat with
Genl.iE.l JOY oye- or destInCtio Their re-
venge upon Us wonld hs as remorseiess ae hsil
Itself.
This being SO, e is dangerous ~ tolerate 40
presence o. men among US who are known 10
syrSpatiiizs vita car malignant fces. Should
Lincoln IS taoiish his power nvar Alabama,
who among Us wCut6 rejoice--who vocid be
his friends, a9d prove tha: they had
can easily be spotted. Because we helisTe
that if indso men had g good cpportu-
nttv--if they had ths ror,@- ovor rs which
| we now have over them - they would
delight ,heEnse,veg IN arIesting and killing -
they have tbs power, and are net restrained by
| their cowardiy dread OF retaiiating vengeance
we think that every consideration CT 9afetJ
I 20 ourselves demands that tnoso men among
us who sym painize Uitn Lincoln aud are op
ro-ad to our Institutions and our capse, ough
| 20 be dealt with according rs they would dec.
win Us, ana as ,asir allies are dealing wit!
| our friends who have unfortunately fallen int
their power.
'rne II orth and tue Souti. ara now not onll
| two separate aud distinct Governments, bn
they are also two people. 1t il aDsCrd tor an,
| man &c expect 70 belong, IN all his syulpathis
and wishes, - the former, and yet wAite Wa
| rages remain In the latter, and claim or expec
J arv other privileges thsa tscSs 6. co. s..s.;
| Aontgoxaery Ecn.