The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-05
VIII the North sua for Eeare..

FROM Northern letters END papers WTt tten
| ard printed in the prominent cItle5. " hear
constantly Of Z revuision III .he publsc feel
| ing, antagonistic - the present unhCiy war
which q sectional party among them has Cri-
ven them into, enG we are led 10 believe that
| tne prominent and mCncyed men in those
cities are using their eAeT tiuns IL bTiA. sbaE
g. cessation OF hostilitle5, ny ghe .ticn or the
coming Congress. Whether these men are
actuated by a zeal desire for peace on the
I grounds ot Christian humanity, CT whether
! They are forced into some such measure by
| the imRenss monetary presence which IS
crushing them ali, we cannot say; bat ar" Ct
| the opinion that the latter is their reason tor
crying . feace. Peace" AND We are strength
ened IL this opinion WhtL we aoIice tliA. al
peace movements, such Is we have referred,
| are confined to the large and prnciuat cities
alone. There the cry CT want is first ra hsed ,
and tbs stasnaticn Of business for put one
week brings tC the surface and presen - be-
] fore the eve of the dsn.zens OF large comm o.
/ nitiss amount OF SuIieIiGg anu stdI vdtiO:i
which Was not KNOWN 10 exist III thslr midst.
| Il 10 also the prominent merchants and hasi-
| uess men of the import InartS OF tr-ue whQ
! are Hrst pincheG and ruined by such u wax 40
the present one. anu therefore IL iS lhsf now,
although three months have not get elapsed
since the frat call 10 arms was made, we hear
Of peace efforts in New York, Hcs ton and
PhilGGelPhiA
! Outside OF large cities, however, this feel
ing does NO. exist. There tho ndnd OF
want mas NOT been placed as yet. In the in
| terior Of The Northern States along the lines
/
| srs, producers and miners, bat little change is
DercepLible. They have contributed nothing
| in the shape o. money 10 The Government
Their crops aro ripening and are beln- gar
uered, pTcmiA}ng q trI aud speedy TeturR
| from .h6 demand for bTeadstun5 created b.
| Ihe war. The mines are suit giving forth
| their rich deposits OF cG&i and iroE, and the
railroads and canals aIe working " .th taeiI
EsuaI regularity AMI actiVlty. Here, thea,
| the disas LroCs Effects oI the War are - yoL
unfelt, and lhe feeling which tney call pa
triOtisn2 has not been drowned pY tile p.CCk-
| ing hand CT want.
In The coming Congress tho Rs pTessntat ivPs
| from the rural DISTRICTS wiil he IN the ms ior-
| ity, and when those who shall represent more
directly the large cities shall raise their voices
tCT peace, "a The only alternative 10 utter and
continual ruin, they VIII be opposed by he IA
LerioE men, who VIII not be able - fully apDre
ciato the state OF affairs represented by their
city brethren. Thus we shall probably W.T.
ness two sen ntiDel rs 0poE this question, and
the majority WIil most certainly vote 70 con-
unue the war. Money VgIli be YoLed Tor the
Government and men VIII bs voted tor The
Army, aud the waR Will be- pushed stilI more
vigorously. bat whom the money which is 10
be raised ia drawn trcIn the hard -ear red and
coveted means of the c0untTYmon then we
shall begin TO hear IL voice Tor pesce which
Will he listened TO. Direct and heavy Taxa
lion " III speedily tell upon their purses, and
from the proverpiat syn.pathy Y IICa ex.sls
between n Yankees purse and has heart, 40
time Will be Lost by them 20 resume the secur-
ity which compeis him 10 open that purse.
We DO not believe that ths coming Congress
Will paEs an act having the most remote bear
Ing towards peace and We ehould not allow
any thought OF sueh an event occurring 10
deter IA the least from our warlike prepa-
| rations aTLeston Ece. Ne,oe.