New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-23
IMPORTANT FROM RICHMOND.
TIE TRAITORS DESPAIR OF MAIlLAND-siiARP
CRITICISM ON JEFF. DAyIs-sTARvATIoN IN
THE TRAITOR CAN'T.

BALEIEoKx Saturday Sept 81 1861.
Tie Aaerieqn Las been furnished with late Rich
mond pa pers by Y.rginian refugee from which the
following interesting items aud correspondence
taken:
TIE Richmond E1aniaS. Of The l.ih inst. says:
"I is evident 70 every intelligent observer that Tie
cnbittered remnant Of The SCbmissionst party, wbch
was fully represented in the Nirs inii Convention IL
bent on or snzing regular opposition 20 the Gov
ernmenr Under oil the DANES that IL has borne, that
element in our politics h';s been in'arabiy against
Southern interests; ana although the eYenIs OF ls-
Spring annotated itr msterisl form, least caused
il to disappear from public view, il exists with und
miuIshed yirulrUce, and awaits the opportunity to
spriog into existence again
TIE following article appears in TIE Richmond
TTEig, under the Initials Of " y. NJ, no doubt from
tie pen Of Franklin Minor:
"'To uuou IT MAY CoScERS; Tie following ITi-
vate letter to the editor is frOn old personal friend
but long separated b. party, and one 'st in position
and intellect in tie eea! County Of Albemarc. Il
was obviously not designed Tor publication; but on
thai very account it may be the better sign Of things
unseen, aud the better serve 70 enlgheu the Admins
tra,i1n respecting the temper Of tie pIblic mind
"AinzIAstE. Thursisy Aug %. 100
"DEAR MosYLY: / am utterly dirgusted with yo,,r
nen-,JeiI. Davis anu biz Nalker-guG Iaai 20
know If Won viii pubhh my spleen II ] utter y. ..
have letter iast from Manassas. oar troops
there OhY last week ma lbnbE iOf DftHhff-i bH
salt and potatoes; were sent eight miles double
gu,k 20 meet false alarm, and rot neither dinner BOr
supper when thew came back n camp. Now Musely
it is evident 10 that yonr Government u roiieu
the bead. Davis oaght to he spiked up where men
see lin. You have won great victory aud Roi
fruits from it. You have had charge % thC GOyemeut
for siN months and done nothing No meat no bread
no powder, no wagons, an ming bui salt AND pOia-
toes and yet You tiug oUt, Tie Govorntnen has the
entire confidence Of the whole people Now. II hHs
bot NINE and ! wan. 10 know whether / can get
fair hearing The only smart thing have seen ID your
proposition 20 postpone the Presidential Election.
:. That Is excellent most excellent 1 trnsl that il
may save n. If / was 40 Congress would reiEee
approprG,iOns for Che war holy though II IL, until
Walker was turned ont, and somebody put Ia h place
with sense eBoagb to attend 10 the duties Of i. |
don't know either DAyis OF Walker, but 1 have seen
enough 10 raise suspicious n lay mind that neither s
| the right man in the right place. Why, then, talk
about the confidence of the people ia the Adminsira.
| tioa | don feel any such confidence myself pc
Ieye am not singular IL ny disiTust. Ii you editors
| would ouly speak out fautoned about the abuses
! which stink under your noNrils. things would get
right II IL a shame which cries 10 Heaven for
! geanCe when you men Of the pen are talk.
ing about confidence, ETC.. and ou soldiers are made TO
trOt sixteen miles on one meal OF pol~!oes and salt
t There il rOtteDneg- enough IN the medical stan
! alone 10 damn any Administration. Why hoodwink
tire people Your Government Il rotten and ftInks
We lust smell il at last, and The sooner the better.
You VIII 10; saeh any stronger to Yankee n0sirils
after YOU turn Walker ont and make DAVIS toe the
mark. They know you cannot advance upon them
for want yctusls aud vehicles and your weaknes
Iaiss patent % them until you reform The abuses OF
your Administration. The smartest thing that En-
paud did in the Crimean the reformation ri abuses
IN full view Of the enemy and her rival TOO. Your
enemies know Won arc roteU. You will not tell them
| any thing new by turniug ont Davis aDd biz whole
crew. which | am decidedly ia favor Il, If they 60
| moi chow themselves more efficient
But all You editors sing halleluiahs O. Davis &
| Co. Ii frets me. Your soldiers Starving but 60
| long as the President aud Generals Con wear fine
linen. &C., you sing Ie peans &c. II ai moi do, my
friend Somebody must tell the people the plain truth
or VIC are ruined Freezing and starvation stare you
in the face for the next Winter and YOU call on the
women and children TO give up their blankets and
| bread for the soldiers.
"The women have supported the war 20 far. You
could not be 10 the field 20 day but for their needles
| You have had the Government foI seven months and
Won confess cur inability % % hing by your daily
WAYS and still you speak O. oontdelce II waning
hourly assure you, and unless the pre5s speaks out
plaihiy aud thai sOon all is lost DO not know an
| politicians and do not care for any bat DO care for
NV couitry and the brave men who arc Fighting FOR us
and il sts nv pail TO zee them treated worse than
treat nv dogs aud hogs. DO not he AFRAID Of showing
| your weakness 70 the Yankees, for they know IT.
| Show your strength BY putting tbiags TO rights at
| home and you viii then be feared abrcod.
aysrv rruiv You're F.Mp