The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-21
ruE NATIONAL CRISIS.
,,;o>cptimeuti is Virginia Proclamation
"" i,coiu's Peiicy--tndignation of New
e., Treops--ThinRs nj Charieston--i Inter
t,s incidents, Ac.. Ae., &c.

.s1ln
-, ,,,e zone of the ucN, spapcrs and cor
,dcuce from various sections of the
,, ,e have every reason 10 believe that
...,s,op sentiment is decidedly on the in.
81" ic Virginia There seems, however, to
-.,sral desire that every honorable and
.i.,s,.f eftOr, NJ Cancellation and adjust
sseuid he rcsor;el 20, and fun, fair
>.ite.t demand OF our rights be made
=, fhn final step Of disruption is taken -
,..o,sl the counties are adopting measures
s1,,.c with a determination 10 he pre-
-.8 for any emergency.
,,,,.,la 4 summary of information from
.,.-oi.srtars bearing upon the crisis in ma.
i,onaI afair>
t4S,0LN'r POSITION DEFINED
Tho New York Tribune makes the follow
o,,,arrutly official editorial announce
.,, II viii he seen that Mr.. Lincoln not
lis. ,,,,,o>c> any concession TO the South, but
,t,.s-.,> means of coercion
Tho af,e>tjon having anew been raised we
~, - prouCT 10 say again what we have
~ be,3rr and We wish 10 he understood as
I'm, IT auihorttatiVcly, that President Lin
.ir !, rot ia favor of making concessions TO
w. slave power, either pretended concessions
,. r,-fi concessions. nor in favor ui any meas
~ lnJkii.c To the humiliation OF freedom and
n tha fr,4. States, no matter in what prptcnse
.fqy- nav lya disguised. nor by what seductions
.t,, NAV ~ commended
lie believes, with the great body of the in
5e,.udcni frecmen oi the countly-DtmocratS
Xii men. and Republicans-lhat the first
4,fv tu D, done l. 10 ascertain whether we
save a government or not. aud whether the
I-Dign u mere dclusion of the imagination,
10 y. dissolved At the first touch OF actual
hostility, great and vital power. as com
,r'cut 10 assert itself and defend itself against
f-,a. -.
have reason to know that he perceives and
feels clearly that this is the predominant
4r, ,>lion Of the time, towering above every
a.u,r. Indeed, of what avail iS any cOnpro-
gDt.g or any arrangement Wha teNcr nntii II be
ars, established that the Union Of the States
And tie Federal Government are something
rrA3 and living, and not prrcar!ous sham,
hnilt Of nothing more substantial than parch
rlfUt and red tape, and existing At the mercy
Of ,neuklug traitors like Floyd. or noisy ones
Ike IuUmbs.
so compromises then, No delusive and
drludins concessions No surrender of prin
tRlc' No cowardly reversal OF the Great
Verdict Ut the sixth of November, Let us
have lhe Qurs ton of questions settled now
and Tor al time There can never be another
0pp0rtunlIy 80 good as the present. Let us
know once Tor all whether the slave power is
rally strongeT than the Union. Let us have
it decided whether the Mexican system of re-
bell.ou can be successfully introduced in this
country a> Il means of carrying an election
viii be time enough TO talk of redreSsing
g!leYaHcrS of long standing and of minor con-
srQueuvr after this startling novelty has been
disposed Of Let us first yindicate tie majesty
and assert tie power OF law III general
amendments OF particular laws can be consid-
cred atseTWard
THE OFFER OF NEW YORK TROOPS.
Tho recent tender of the services of the First
Division If New York State troops by Mai.
,fo SANFORD to Gov. Morgan, seems TO have
created considerable dissatisfaction among the
rank and file of the Division. The Herald
contains column of communications cx-
pressing Indignation at the Generals course,
Of which the following is a sample
see by your mornings issue that Major
General Sandiord has, with the concurrence
OF thr division Board of Officers rendered TO
GOV Morgan the services of the entire First
Division, Ior any duty the present emergency
mlv require. Now | would like to know by
~ltl authority Major General Sandtord, or
the Division Board of Officers, has 10 offer the
services of the New \ ork State Mil. tia with
out the consent of each regiment, which, L
know has not been obtained: and | think
there aIr many who would object 10 90 so long
a. the Republicans persist in dlsfr;nchlSlng
the South of her rights. And l would like 10
ash If il would not be imprudcnt on the part
Of MAJOR Gen. Sandford, under the present
excited state OF public feeling existing III the
city, to order the military out of New \ ork
Il seems to me the action of Major General
Sanford confirms what l have often seen III
some Of the New York papers, OF his utter
Iugapacity 10 1ill the high position he now
occupies.
Among a number of similar eommunica-
lions in the Journal of Commerce, we find the
following from a member OF the gallant
Seventh -
General Sanford has offered the services OF
the FIRST Division of the n. Y. =. Militia to
the Governor of the State, should he be called
upon 20 assist in maintaining the integrity ol
The Union. Very patriolic-or very alnmtious
10 see his name in the papers hard 10 deter
mine which Better wait till he receives or
ders to offer that which he has no authority ol
himself 10 grant The First DIVISION Woult
no doubt be prompt to render any ana III theil
power 10 maintain the integrity OF the Union
which j. dear as Iift. to most of them. But l
for one as an old member, would like 10 say
thai if the fourth OF March should come round
without proper concessions having been maze
concessions Just, lawful and constitutional
10 allav the storm and guarantee security tC
every one OF the States of this Union-l would
be happy to Join the First Division and pro-
ceed to Washington to stay the inauS Suratloi
Of the power which has caused the deplorablt
state ui affairs now existing, uiI sulnclen'
guarantee il given that the agitatlng causes
viii be ignored, and the rendering OF the Con
stiLutiOn. as II has always been interpreted by
the Supreme Court OF the United States, bt
conceded
a letter from New York to the Philadelphia
Ledger, says, on the same subject
The city military are all in a ferment, owing
10 Major General Sandfords tender of tht
First Division To Governor Morgan, in case aI
emergency should arise out of the crisis III oul
national affairs rendering their services de
sirlhle. There can be no doubt that our citiZeI
s0Idiery are, every man OF them, loyal to thu
Union, but before any official pledge was given
committing them to take part in civil war
there are not Il few OF them who think they
should have been consulted.
This feeling probably flnds the freest ex
preston among the members Of the celebrated
Seventh Regiment, the officers Of which viii
probably unite in an address 10 the Majo
General, in the course of few days genti,
reminding him that they are citizens vel
as soldiers and have - will " TO be eonsulte,
IN such cases. as well as orders to be obeyed,
INTERVENING INCIDENTS IN CHARLESTON HARBoR
4 correspondent of the Baltimore American
who has visited the Notifications III the har
b0r OF Charleston, narrates some interestin
incidents connected herewith. He says:
Al starting we had on board, in addition
the party of gentlemen in the suite OF officials
gong the rounds of the forts, about one nun
dred and fifty or two hundred hearty, stron
negro men, intended for laborers on Sullivan
Island. These fellows chartered and Jabbere
lheir peculiar negro lingo with Infinite deligh
At the prospect of becoming, as they termed II
sogers to fight for Souf Carliner," Role
up IN huge knots, wherever the sun shont
'hey dozed away in peaceful slumbers, Q
gilaned with delight as anything pleasing I
the fancy passed in review. The ideas an
language interehanged among them, and to al
VINO cAse 10 address them, evinced almos
barbar,c simplicity The majority of ther
exhibited wonderfully stupid set OF features
ohe Of them, however, the most intelligent fel
low III tie lot, gave quite satisfactory ans wer
70 mostoi the inquiries propounded ~ him. Al
tLe rest seemed satisfied simply with showin
thelF worries and acquiescing in whatever re
piies their spokesman should make. He, Il
answer 10 my questions, Informed me tina
most of the set of hands were from t.Ssan Tee