The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-19
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Civil War and ssrsns ssversm.ns.


Civil " ar and NsPen9 GayePnmenf.
fPron The Lcndoa satn day h4y,s.
asa last uro ha ve rot n f3cverusnanAt5 49,
the a elis 4 ted exclnmat,ou 81 4 Nc-rhmrn ION 3
nsIjst wher the ahsnr tcr S,a5snnte hrvisI.
,z,savtafred .Aa yr,fg az 4ts -,,as,- A..6Sd snns
tar. heaan 70 exchange its attiti1de Of innkeuiIs
w ,varing for ono OF Va-iike p-eparaf Il ~ The
rer,nrk q r,tly Expresses tho snsf4. ctfYs sym.
pslhy OF uitra- democracy with hiahs hand. q
c.spit,s Of power, and I: 10 NOT. perhaps,
without rinister siSnpccanc5 "a rss ards the
nj ,erior -esul.s os the strpgeia into which the
model Repub.,c has plunged. According %
urvseut appesrnrcs., ihore is svsry prUbaniii-
~ that II the ya- iasss any lsnxthAof time,
the American people NAY nnd. beSors il ID
over. tnat they really have goe d s4ovarnmani
in n sen ss srrie 1reAarsc Of by the fofsnder0 o1
their cousts tu tiocai Liberties. - 4 vigorous
Executtye uua-o barra ssed ty oysr-ntco no.
tions Of legalfty seerns to bs tAa present ideal
of Trausa,iantic aspirations; end {. Ia an i0eal
winch. undsr favorable circumstances, II
wonderfully apt 10 reniivo f.sefE LAWS ere
pre- oyerbialiy silent In the raidet of axH1k; aau
a civil war, IN which tho Central E<xcu .lse
constitutes itself the organ OF ths ferctrx re9-
sions OF n deDaocracy, Is adsui-a nle cxs ated
70 generate whar European rolinc;1ns cell
" strong government"
Souae progress has atresSy haee made to-
wards this conepmrnStAoa. Sonsidecing that
.t is , rely two month"; since presfdsnt Lin
coin = Cabinet recelyest tts snstruetscne frog,
popular opinion, Ii mast 10 admit, tod that ii
mas Lot been idle Dir. Bright never saw
the B-iLieh Constitution, a.uA he would per-
haps be eualiy st = loss tc detect lhe traces
Of ;sn Arnel ica Consultation in the recent his.
tcry Of Transa tlantic politics. In what rs.
speca tho exciting Washington Goyernmen,
offers frcn g Tcili.a-y d:ctatcrehip IL rnisht
take sorpe time ". explain Weiase ias Press
dent assumles and actively exercising DO wers
wn.ch might siSruEt Con tent the Executive CT
the u,ost absolute European monarchy He
in glSee and accepts uLI,rnita1 offers of rps,
disposes OF both at mis- own nptct.ered dis.
cretiou. HIS Generals taks. military posses
sicps of towns and districts " here the iurts-
dicyicn OF the regular ciyi, 81 utIaoria.ess mas
lever been formally su pers aded. and arrest
suspected traitors enlireiy az their own ulea.
sprs.
AS fer Concresa. nobody ayspaars To rsnen,
Der i,s existence. The insts .utlon still sur.
wives IN con zen, pIaiion OF law. hut /, seams.
uract;ca:iy apeakin9, quite q srtys, ilt,itv :.
Inc President. and ms u .binet. End h IS (iep
erals. and the Governors OF States. ard 1hs
volunteers. evidently cons.oer tlsyrselyes
f.Ily toual 10 ALI the demand OF fhe. crisis:
ana wf,rn t,opcress does asassenbie-vh,oh wi,
be just ten weeks after the fifs: prucia,nat ton
of WAR. IA nor rstv cle.r what IL win a.,
wanted 70 do. s Ssvond IN. routine tin nu.,n.ss Of Of
prov,dinr an np,is, fer = st-urxln On yvh vhJeb !,
mas never hasn cousni,ad i.oois Napu,eon.s
San. ~ ana er.aIatiya ,o1v pra rsss,.c 70 f,,a
and fnauentiai conssirutsoasi An thortti, !
compared with ths aemocratio assemblies
American al n
bas NO. vet thoarht IL neoe~sarv 10 ta.e In ia
ais col Ssdence. as it is certain that. In the
presen. temper Of the Northern mind MIR
Lincoln vouid have found no eift.eatrv in oh
sainins from the Federal Legislature any ex-
tre legal powers that ne nigh ! be incli.sd 10
demand this cstep,attor,s ccefetfuf tor con .
stitutiunal proprie.:es 10 ina mora marked
De car ss /. Is aitoreth her gra tuffc,z
Mole than one recent occur relcs has given
star ,lrDg proof of the superiority of the Wan
ineton Executive 10 legal restraints. Two or
three weeks ago, the President ordered ) r.z
zi, 70 he made. AZ a given dav and hn1r IN
the telegraph ofices IN ali the prineipa 70 |. ns
Of the Northeru states on tn. cbance ~ find
ing eyiasncs against TRAITORS y His o.fi,,er.
took forciple possession OF the mannscrin,
originals of a,i tsieGraus eent 10 the Soutb,
during the preceding twelve mon tbs, ana car.
RED them r for ins psc ton bythe q ,yarumeut
This arbitrary ard violent. but unr- res t;cns
bly smart, procesding-yhish nav scerb = ms
afford useful hint 70 European Gs5potisros
-Appears TO .vo baen derico iiv ysonuIer
American editors recorded it with undisyuis
ed compiacency. and evidently admired the
sasaci.y w,th which tns little co..2 G'etqt was
plan aad and The eiexteri tv with which II yrae
executed. -. ..s-ss
The Tirnes' Now YORK correspondent speaha
OF !t with much satisfaction as .a bold stveke. -
and is pleased 20 ts;ck that .tths possessiou
CT such q MACS of material gives til. Govern
nlect guarantee for tho quiet behavior OF
suspected and disaTscted persons. II is nm.
booi, Of suspected and disaTpcs.c ,,ersoas
would furnish 81 eti.; better guara..tss roI
their cUie. behavior; and, in fact, as we shall
presently see, this obvious reflection has al
ready suggested itss.f to seae Of Preslden
Lincoln S t4ererais. Tndgias frora- the gene.
raj ap ppPoba,.ca which has attended the m ID
on the telegraphic Offices there can hs uttJ,
doubt ihe / Northern opinion vouid re 90 nal
iy ready 10 sanction the .adrairist-sttye ssiT
ure' of tho types and presses OF an obnoxious
Secessisn!ss ne W. paper-.., 3 ! .oasr, ts were
possihis that such y. Narnai could exist wi IA
10 reach Of New York MOB sress.a
The last mail brings rs word Of a still boider
stroke Of military rsnfpatton TIE COLI sion
between Genera. Caiv7 tilader and Chi
Justice Taney is so-newhat absu-a.y called in
the newspapers ..a conflict Of laws" but IL
was, in truth, simply q conflict batyveen Law
and il egHl violsnce, IN which law suffered 5
tcial dereat 1T just amon t. to thss-tsat The
commander Of the Northern troops now in &C
cupati ticn OF Raltircre has taken t cccn y; m
of q prccians.ion OF marital law. To area,
and imprison ct his discretion civilians &C.
GU seq OF nNss,scIso OF golisical oIenoes, and
fns YYnIss Sts tae is aurs-o. r;Irs a, 49, " -
order OF prasidens Tjncain ysthonI
a.no,,,, f.o-- nc nrrasa .rr,hv sne sss"r, "a a. y