The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-20
Stnte of Affairs in New York - An Inside
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Stnte of Affairs in New York - An Inside
view--Conditien of the Northern Troops.
The folio wing extract from New York let
ter received at this office, gives view of af-
fairs somewhat different from the representa-
tions OF Northern newspapers:
The Stock Exchange brokers of New York ii
Is said are nearly ali Aboitionists and some
resort to all kinds of tricks to bolster up Lin
coins insane civil war. One OF these devices
is, tina, whenever John Brown Chase wants II
ne W loan, they make fictitious sales, one with
another, of United States bonds, At advanced
pricas which never change hands. This Is
done to bring bidders for The new loan at high
rates. The money spent on account OF the
war is reckiessly wasted; every thing is con
Quoted i'll loose anu extravaganza man ntr, ana
sticks in fat Jumps TO the Palms OF Black Re
publican jobbers, spolsm.n. camp followers
| and contractors, of course ali Tor The sake OF
| the Stars and Stripes. The terrorism pro-
| claimed By Abolition mobs has subsidized some
what both here and in New York Common
! sense people begin TO reflect upon things, and
| look at what is going on III Its true lignt, now
| and for the future
| Nearly one half of the so-called troops in
| this city-and l have no doubt the same ap-
| plies to the grandiloquent array OF numbers
| at the North generaliy-are "n1en IN Buck-
| ram" About 81 900 are put down as ready
| for service in this city vicinity, hem II the
| truth could be fairly stated, IL does not amount
| 10 more than half that number. The truth is,
| that they are short of arms, and cannot sup
| regiments concentrated here and ut Staten
| Island are drilling without arms. And such
| recruits! They are picked up at random
from the lowest Drugs OF society, composed oil
.Dead Rabbits" loafers aud rowdes. Thai
| New York has sentsome noble regiments, (anC
more the pity, composed of brave and worthy
men, W no have been well drilled as volunteer
| regiments, including the 7th, Sth, seth ant
list, cannot be denied. But neither these
| corps, nor any dispassionate citizen, who have
seen the motley bodies OF raw recruits follow
ing drums and flies through the streets, vii
deny this dsser ton. Arms are short, anu TN
fact is initiating strongly against the move
| meuts OF troops against the South. The mel
| of the South and Son til west have always beef
| in possession and use OF firearms. IhIs is no
so at the North, and especially Ia Northern
| cities, where few or none possess firearms
such as rifles, &c outside of yolun teer com
| panies. The " hole mill tia force of Ohio doe
not exceed 200 900 men 10 call out lOO,0N
would take every other man in the STATE
which is simply an 1mposslhiiity. The Whol
military force of New York city and State
about 500, 900; to call out LOO 900 would taxi
one man in every three, which Is also impos
sibIe-because, in either case farms and ousi
ness pursuits would have to be- abandoned
. which would result in a famine.
1t is ted that Lincoln intends speedily I
| send two agents to Europe to purchase steam
| ers- of war and arms. The South ought I
| pursue similar course.
Seward will not allow his instructions
: Adams, his Minister TO England, to be put
3 | tIsneQ nc TctkOu Is ludl huduts Is a Idb
. | Aholitionist, and 1t Is said Stewards instru
d lions are mainly based upon the Exeter Ha
: | platform. In other woras, he tells him TO 50
that the North is able 10 put down the Sont
| and that it is against an attempt to estaolls
. | permanently a slave empire that the North
y | lighting and that in pu ting down slavery
the South he appeals 10 the hilanthropy al
humanity of England for sympathy and su
| tenance. Whenever his instructions see Il
light il will be found that Abolition section
b alism forms the staple TO all the Europea
| Governments Aksos.