The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-12
CURRENT EVENTS.
Facts and Rumors Extracts from Nor
thern Journals Movements and
incidents, &C.. Nc.

rEscI PETITION.
| The following is "A copy OF the petition pre-
| sen ted by Hon. Ben Wood. OF New York. In
| The Federal House OF Representatives, on the
! ceth OF July. We are authorized to say tha,
similar memorials have accumulated there
daily for a month; snd while meme OF them
| we're successful, the fact shows that the ,les.
potic Government dare rot denv the people
| the right OF petition
| 4" Abrdham Lincoln, President
fthe Eafted StGtsa
| We. the undersigned. residents OF Prac:s-
| VILE, Greene comfy, N y do respectfully
! petition That. whereas civil war now exists
| between portion OF the United States ard
| what are known the Confederate States.
rostrating business OF every kind and pro-
| ducing an estrangeneut OF the people Of the
| two sections OF our once glorious country, not
| likely to be restored by said war, (Which also
| rs OF doubtful result TO Northern aIms:l we
advise a compromise between he said sec
uons on the ba sis of the Crittenden Com nro.
| mise, giving to the slave States slavery protec-
tion III the common Territories or. au ac-
| acknowledgement of their independence either
| OF which would, in our opinion, he honorable
| to our Government. and preferable to civii
| war. lSigned by 1SJ names
JRFFERsnS BRICK AND rgg RrEErKG BarGADK.
The New York Herald makes the following
| thrust at Raymond, of the Times
We learn from reliable sources of Informs
-
| Brick is 10 be appointed Immediately sa Briga
der General, TO have command or a new bri.
gade, to De raised by himself and organized
from the debris Of the troops who lately
| fought and way frem Buli Run tits to
| be called the Running Brigade, and the x1en
are to be carefully selected with special re-
| ference to the quality OF their lsgs, wind ana
bottom. The " ar Department so thoTOUshly
appreciate not only the speed OF Brick, but
mis- skill it making others run like deer, rs
! exemplited in the late fight, that 1t has
| rendered 70 him this appointment. accompa-
| nyips 1t by protusion OF compliments upon
| his running qualities, which greatly enhance
| the honor, and render IL impossible for
| Brick TO decline. It appears that such was
| the preeipitancy of his fl 'ght that he smashed
/ the wagon, (foT which he now refuses TO pay
and then mounting one OF the two horses
which drew it. while the driver straddled the
other, he showed the way to Washing ton 10
| the retreating army, and taught them how TO
run as no army on this continent ever ran / =
fore. he acquired the art Of rapid retreat in
| the Italian war. On the day after the battle
OF Solferino, ne set Il 00Q frenchmen going,
followed by some Aus trian bussars Tney
| swept all distractions from their path, aud
Stopped not even To breathe til they reached
BresCia, a distance OF ten miles, ard founG
that, rapid was their flight. they had been
| oRtstripped by the hero OF the Nincto. L.
his race from Bull Run 10 " hipgtop he
beat his former So h eyenent, making the
best time on record. On the principle that
he who nights and runs away may live 10
fight another day" 1T has been deemed advi
sable 70 organic 2 Running Brigade, with
BriCk IN command. In 2N rapid retreats this
brigade is TO lead and show how 70 co it
We thiEk the appointment 70 this brigadier
ship is excellent, and we will guarantee that
when the next race from r battle field comes
| of, Brick will beat the best time Of Flora
Temple.
HgssIAN TRooPs rgTAID.
The Northern volunteers ara not paid OF
promptly, aud complaints frequently reach
! the public eye through the newspapers i
| ineInher OF the Seventh" thus addresses the
editor cf the New Ycrk Herald:
Why is there nothing said or doue towards
paying the members Of the New York Sc
yenth Regiment Other regimen Is are paid as
soon as they are discharged: but As vet moth
ing has been done towards paying them any
thing. II Il is supposed that most of the
members are in good circumstances, and do
net wish II, think IL is q mstak' rs most
u IL Of The members are clerks, and d great
mary OF them are out Of en ployment at the
present time. think speak The minds of a
ma )OIity or the mem bsrs, when l say that
they need, and would like 10 have, W hat is due
them from the Government.
Capt. Giles, Of the New York Sixty Ninth,
| publishes the following in the same paper
In reply to a communication in your paper
| this morning, rejecting the cOmmandant5
| of companies, accusing them of neglect III
| not making out The rolls, ar thereby keeping
| the men out of their pay, would state that
the rolls CT my company have been made ont
| since Thursday last, and are ready q; any
time the United States Paymaster may re-
| quire them.
| INCIDENT or The EVACUATION or HAMPTON.
| New York paper says
| Harry Pearson, the actor, well known in
New York, has turned tavern keeper -
He last week Started restaurant at
Hampton, Virginia, furnished il well, and
WAS ready 10 commence operations, whe:. the
rumor OF the enemy approach induced Gen
Bu sler TO order the evacuation Of Harlpton
Pearson is said 10 have filled a cart with his
most precious treasures, including Il negro.
ana hurried away rs the rumors came closer,
| the wagon went on at marvellous rate, Pear
| son on one horse and the negro on another
| quite a picture for comic actor to remember.
| II he reproduce IL on the stage some day,
| il VIII d0uoties be highly applauued.
| If this nying actor should ever happen 10
| come into Dixies Land his theatrical pere-
grinations, he may have 10 account for that
| stolen negro.
| FREE SPEECH.
good comment upon the clustering ct
| Moses II. Grinneii appears il the n. News
MIR Jefferson once said that =" error OF opin.
| ion Should De tolerated, while reason is left
| free TO combat it," Mr. Moses II. Grinneu
recently remarked at a meeting of the Union
Defence Committee - met 3 man to DAY
who expressed secession sentiments and if
had had sufficient strength l would have
| hung him 10 the nearest lamp. post" How
different the spirit OF the cavalier from that
| of the Puritan One manit sss the catho!icity
| Of true apostle of liberty, while the other
| exhibits the bigotry and tyranny which
| scourged and burned the Quakuro and wi fches
| OF New England in other days. How foftu-
| nate II is Tor poor humanity thai Heaven so
| often emasculates the physical, while error
and fanaucism dehumaniZe the men tai ana
moral man. Were the powers of 3 Hercules
united 10 the malignity of u J Ohm Brown, the
| land would grow purple win human blood.
| and the limbs OF trees and lamp posts wouid
kko liU lot 4
gnastiy skeletons of victims of in tolerance ana
| fanaticism.
| PRINCE NAPOLEON = Toga.
| The reader Will fully appreciate the follow
ing, which we copy from the Satanic
Herald. 1t is reported, by-the.by that the
Prince arrived ut ID arassas Junction las
week and was courteously received by Gen.
| Beaur egard:
| 1t has oeen stated by some OF the newspa-
| per CORES pondents who profess TO be a4 ga:t
| OF Prince NapCleon's movements, that be VIII
not go South. This is taken as an IL dication
| OF the favorable disposition of his Imperial
| cousin towards our Government. We have
no doubt OF the friendly feeling of the Empe-
| ror in our regard. but we do nor think tnit it
| would Tor a moment nterfere with his recog
| milton OF the Southern Confederacy If he felt
| IL TO be his interest 10 acknowledge II. We
| are so far from believing that Prince Napoleon
| has instructions not 10 90 South, that we are
! pretty snre he will do so. He is q military
man. and will naturally feel an Interest in ia
| specting the condition OF both camps. He
Will feel no deiicacy III passp z from one 70 the
| other because being gentleman and travel
1 Ter for his own information, and not FOR that
| OF others, like newspaper Correspondents, ne
will have no appreh OF being sur pected
| OF II betrayal OF confidence by either side We
| should be sorry we're the Prince to quit Amer
ica without visiting the South the sooner
| the real condition OF things there Is undsr-