The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
plci1 CORRESPONDENTS OF THs p1spArcH. !

WAsHISGroy. Feb. II, 1861.
Give yourselves no concern about Virgil
"a She viii he true 10 her ancient fame
S. S,mpsr TyraHais has always been, and al
v2gs viii be her mottO-Whether the tyrant
b. Hing, or i despotic majority of Black Re
P-leans You viii find that the ConYen-
tl which Is row so disposed TO peace and
SLprumise that YOU fear it will quail before
% 1fm front of the Coercionists, will, in the
--1 assume the attitude Of a dictator and
@'Ag lad down the terms to which the
A]r'a must yield-terms which will not only
f-1is4te the honor and spirit of the Old Do
la.0l, but Justify the Gulf States in return
Y. !he IniOn-will not abate one lot or
'i.- Of these terms, but maintain them at
~ point e! the sword. The men who com
Pc Tue Convention have in their veins the
.d Of tho Revolution and they viii choose
CAN rather than disgrace the proud name
,-.s'aihei them by their fathers
I4GS spoke a high hearted old gentleman 10
4IEiy Of Gs assembled last night i'll p Viz
s2l Mnmber's room. l can hardly tell you
loT much we were coInforted by his unfiinch-
u cndeuce III the pride and spirit of our
-,t STATE Tor. since the election, we have
! almost overwhelmed with despair, lest
'' 1i'ay Of becoming the provincial sub
.r'.. ~ 80 aapiitiOl ues potisIa should by re;-
I'll u In tr.clrwy OF selfish politicians, bo
i-ir Of the uOb!est people on the earth
az 'a gentleman added That his sons and
+,-li'Is with thclI children, mum bered
2lI souls, every one of whom should find
-"vLfr hciE5 IN a Unniel CLINE, il case Fir-
I-a reualn., IN the Union as 1t il. This, /
"-t. not, i the feeling OF every man of spiri /
Z 'ae STAT. l have Lsart. already OF several
-l'a.s' some OF hem wealthy, who are pre-
}-rinz - les1r
4I- feJte Congress is not dissolved, as was
tl2F,- ls-t night. Southern members are
..- a~0'.d with tRe belief that a compro-
'.+ 7aai" sort VII! bc made, but hHve it
VA i"'lt5s' source that the Republicans
-t'r sts-9 .4ei all idea of compromise, and
.''"1i1as 'u!y TO keep the Congress III SEES
"- .5 The l.u Of lJarch. They have been as
l' " such men as Etheridge, that the
~ STATES ",ip' merely a preteAt for stay
3D. sAH hey think the calling Of Ma
| p. Convention viii be pretext enough.
'"'a"Ied that Seward has resigned his
/ ''-s ~ Lthr~in's Cabinet, but the rumor
.tl ' ID 2if iAatlon. lie is certainly Disguised
"l-ocpii spe "ches
1Ar'ir. has been received here from a gen
r.-a 4 VITO nJ, been travelling with Lincoln.
| -, r''i"r says that so far from Lincoln's be-
lo'e OF wax IN anybody's hands, (as was
's~ - ne some days ago. h~ il Il second
| --l@ d John i}coWu--lnst rs fanaiical and
| --4- 1t Is idle 10 hope that ne will not
ty'a rs his word in the matter of coer-
- =, 's'hs out that Mr. Dcjarnette, whose able
,." On friday last L commend 10 your
.s.!s, Is the unwilling cause OF the base
! a,'-H2n started by the New York Times
4 81, ~ stealing Of books by Southern mem
.,,. ''tt'Iing lumber of books for consul
| ..- @N "hd reference, he requested FRIEND
ts '!' room 10 write an order for then,
| ua e.i nancy between the handwriting d
srs''f and Mr.. D. S signature excited
.rg ~ pc'on in the mind Of the librarian
-la,,Se' o. this triiiing circum stance was
s,se,.,.. ofed the ?rodiglous faisehood which
.-i co. III ire Tia@es--tbe same paper which
Eal,, yrHtiageonsy about the Prince o
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