The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-13
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A Card.
In the Daily D ,spGtch Of June 2s h, there
appeared n letter isom me 70 the second Ct m.
pany Polk County Vciuntaers. The language
the idea that the postmaster this . nee sent
he lett-r TO the dead letter cfhee The letter
was written hastily, and It Was rot my ntsn.
tion 70 convey the idea :aat the postmastsr
no man, Il 10 due TO the pos tmast~r that I
make this CORE ction. a. the p stms sster start
a them to their point Of destin ation, and they
j. X DouaLAss.
Inserc.p len Of . Letter. asA Arrest IF ~
Old Cas- Fen sf a. W Orleaas.
We copy the subj,ined from the New Or.
leans Be. OF tho h inst. Mr Dewey ls q
Northerner by birth, wnlch fact readily &C.
counts for the impressions which he end 4.
vored t, commun icats to his reia i've In New
ork. He is a brother Of Capt. Samuel w.
Dewey, who rendered himself some " aat con
spicuous in Virginia few years ago. and was
especially famous for his w I'm Sou II ern pro-
cilvities:
Nr VIM. Dewey, for the last tuenty-
Elk years resid' MT ri New o Il, ans, and for
twenty years identified wiLh the busines,
community as a ship broker, wrote u letter,
toi which we give copy b-iow.l TO his cousin
Ia New York The letter WAS 10 terc spted
OT tue Iul4t6ly OCmmitieS CT Memphis, Ten
nsssee, and sent baa X to he au, hor,tics here
with the equest that they should take such
action as they deemed necessary for the pob-
lie welfare.
Accordingly, yesterday evening, Mavor
Monroe sent Lieut.. Boylan aud Special Mil.
ler to the residence OF MIR D'wev, wi in-
struc ions to bring him down TO the First Dis
trict Police once Those III. .ers discharged
their duty; and we Row lay the letter before
our readers without comment. and precisely
as written:
Nsw ORLEANS. July c2. 1861.
CRocKER, Esq
Ny Dear Ssr :-rhe present awful state of
S f .irs In our once happy country Is my ex
cuse for addressing you at this tims-my
OhI Iact to ask your fuii and candid opinion
with regard to tho duration of the war and
wha You think will be itS effect upon busi-
ness with you At present my business is
completely destroyed-thers Is no o ther branch
that can engage In, and what little means I
havs will soon be exhausted. ny business
was nsver 50 good as it had been up to April
last. | had land have) an active partner,
whose faithful service or many years / was
glad to reward BY giving him an interest.
Our relations evervwhere were being extend
ed, and tha struggles which had been max.
ing for twenty years with fortune, seemed
about to be crowned with success-but you
know the disastrous change
Ny object Is to ask OF you If you think there
is any chance OF my getting a living in New
York. or getting any employment suited to
my capabilities ,hink I may say. without
keeper, and would be a useful person in any
business house as cashier or manager Imay
not have the activity which i had fiftee1
years aSo--being now forty nine years of age
but think could, In very short time, make
myself useful to any house that might require
my services.
1t seems to me, that in almost any event tn
place is fatally injured Even in case of
peace, by separation Of the North and
South, it seems to me that we shall have a
slavery dsspo'isn here tha. none but slave.
holders can lve under: Ad led to this, who
will trust the South when repudation seems
| to be iude'iblv written upon its policy7 Free
discussion is destroyed, and if the South ever
| gums i"Gspnndsnco, (as 1t is called hsra }
all tree iitsra ~ re nst ba aboished, and thar
| OILY admitted which jus ifi4s and recomme, d s
| the peculiar institution " IT This gig N tic
| insurrect.on is overcome, still what becomes
! ri the South? II suffers the same less of re-
pa tatiCn that SOuth Carolina did In nullifica.
| ton times. and a similar sigma rests np i.
which stigma cannot ee rem0vs' u d It'll ano. her
| generation, who shail b" loyal to tn Tnit-a
| States q Ivernmenr, shall come upon the sta1a
| What is to become of these thousands OF rest.
! less politicitns; these recreant offic RS who
| are iU 8 ma against the 0ovarpm ent which
| gave than all the honor they ever hada The
whole South witl ba the resort Of scon ten ted
| spirits There will bc no sacuri.y for life and
| property, and thousands Of disa appoint ted and
d;scom fitted soldiers and civilians will he
thrown back here upon us, with their morals
| corrupted by associations iu camp and nmidst
scapes OF blOodshed, snf this city, which was
| never very orderly, will be fall of riot and
| crme whatever may be the result Of this
contest. IL ppears to me- that the South loses
| every thing
! The North, however, has always its indus.
! trv, It's manufact0r urea. Its commerce fore
cotton was known. the nth was thrivi z ;
| and 1t seems to ms that the Nnrth and Wesi
| would have beer much be tter on il thev ne yer
| hid had ary SoUth-that is, If he Mississipri
river could have belonged entirely to the
| North, East and West, as an on let for the
! products OF the latter
| Now, II you will have the kindness TO give
| ma your views cu this subject, you will
greatly obligs us # course no one can tell
| the duration OF the war The mai ,ritv OF the
| North seems as determined as the S nth -
| There is this a. Il .rence, however, n ( Will.
| there appears to oe peace party a, the North,
| Us is sean by some petitions etc and by pro
| ceedings in some OF the State Laeislatnres
| there is no such thing peace par Y in
| the South aud the determi nation q appears to
| resist to the end--or indeed alway 10 r. SYST
| time people get tired
| July Is The news rscei we'd to day, of a
| great victory at Manassas by the Copfede
| rates makes people thiuk that the n ,rth will
| now give In and consent to 4 para,ior /
| would like to get your ideas on the subj.ct -
| You will have to send your letter by Adams
| Express, and will have to pay Is to 80 cents
fr 1t l enclose you niue cents worth OF
United States postage stamps, and win have
to remain your debtor for tho balance, OF
| twenty one cents, as stamps are not TO be had
| here
| notice by the ,rthern papers that many
vsssels are now arriving at and clearing from
| yorr port, and would like t, know Ii there is
| that dts.ress with you which our p pers re
| port hare They the North Is bankrupt,
ana cannot raise the money to carry on the
| war Besides, that England and France will
! force the blockade and acknowledge tha in1s
pendence OF the Confederate States early in
tho fall. etc etc. Please give me as tnii a
letter as you can con vsniently wri'e. Yours,
truly, lSigned,l VIZ J. DEwRY.
Having been brought to the Office of the
| Chief OF Police, the Mayor was sent for who
| on his arrival. stated 10 Mr. Dewey why he
| had sen. the ID cers for him Ihe letter was
| then read to MIR. ID. He Acknowledged the
| writing of il, that they were written TO his
| cousin, and he gave them for what they were
| worth. That the letter couldn't do any harm
| in.smuch as 1t didn't reach b its destination -
| The Mayor declined taking bail for his appear
| ance. and had him locked up to await an ex-
| animation this morning.
| Dewey was subsequently passed TO Gov.
ernor Moore by the Mayor. and by the Gov
| ernor sent to prison. there to hs confined unit
| he can be examined.
AHoTHRR WAR IN BuRsos AYRxs DATES
| from hnenos avres are TO June LIST, and NJ )D
| tevideO. June II The news from that region
| Is quite important. Prepara' IONS for war wer'
making on every side. Colonel Saa has been
| declared worthy Of his country, and his con :
duet In San Juan endorsed by the National
Government In q formal decree, signed BY the
President OF the COpfederatiCn Dsru a and all