The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-11
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FRIDAY MORNINd..........J JAN. II, ist
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In the Senate, yesterday, toe Committee on
Federal Relations was announced. A bill for
holding e State Convention was reported
Resolutions relative to the "National Crisis "
were introduced; aiso, several reprobating an y
attempt on the part of Virgsnians TO take pos :
SESSION of the Federal property In the limit .
Oh tae State or marching on Washington
The Governor was requested TO furnish pla n
for reeonstrueting the Militia Brigsdes. Reso-
la lions OF inquiry were offered as to the expe-
diency Of creating Military Bureau, Of legis-
iating Ia reference &c The suspension of spet. 10
payments, and of enactipg a law for staying
Executions.
In The House committee was appointed Oh
the part of that body 10 consider ara fepoF
what action should be taken by the state IL
the present crisis. The secession Of the STATE
Of Mississippi was announced in communi-
cation from the Governor. A bill was re-
ported for amending the charter OF the city OF
Richmond. Resolutions were adopted asking
the President of the United States, and the
authorities Of the ses eral Southern States, 10
refrain from perpetrating any acts liable to
bring on a collision between the General Gov
ernment aud the State authorities, unless The
same be done by either party " to repei any
actual aggressive attempts" The first section
Of the bill prov iding for State Convention,
was further debated and amended.
Battle of New Orleans.
We published yesterday some interesting
particulars OF this great battle. 1t seems I.
have beeu ceie brated with more spirit On this
anniversary than for mary previous years
Tue achievement of JACKSON was one which
has few parallels in the history of war
Win lew thousand miiitiamen, drawn from.
three Southern States, be defeated Brtist
regular army about AS large as the who!.
United States Army is at this moment, having
only dozen killed and wounded, whilst III,
enemy lost two or three thousand So destruc.
tive was the fire of portion OF the Southerh
rifismeD, that il was almost i'm possible to con
vince the British that they were not regula,
troops. They had forgotten what execution
the rifiemen did in the American Revolution
bat, after the lesson taught by JACKSON on TIT
sth of January, the rife has gradually grown
into favor all over the world.
JACKSON was not a regular soldier bul Ee
had military genius by nature, and the iron
will which enabled him to control free sol
diery. No regular officer, except "OId Rough
and Ready ever had such confidence and re-
spect as JACKSON commanded from volunteer
and militia. Gen. TAYLOR was perfection il
that respect. lie combined military science
aud common sense in ii higher degree than any
other officer in the American service. We owe
the military glories of Mexico chiefly to "O!d
Rough and Ready" whose battles on the RE
Grance established American military pres.
tige, cowed and demoraiiZed the Mexican
army, and made SCOTS march from Vera
Cruz, at the head of large body OF regulars
matter of comparatively little officially. J.
required old ZAOK TO teach yoiun;ee to fighI
as well as regulars, and even after Gen. SCOTT
had Withdrawn from the brave old man nearly
all his regular troops, TAYLOR, with five thou
sind volunteers, fought the battle and achieved
tae victory of Buena Vista, crushing the grand
army of twenty thousand Mexican regular
soldiers, which, otherwise, would have dis
puted the march of Gen. SCOTT, and indeh-
nitely protracted the Mexican war