The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-04
6S PoRrLasD Av.. BRocKLrs, JuIv 1:

Dear Brother Dodge: Your weIcous . letter
reached me Two weeks AFTER date. have
be5a away week, aud SO have seemed to
De heEiectfui OF your epistle.
was very glad to hear from you have
taought freq uently of ycu since we parted IN
BroadWav, after the purchase of that knife
ana revolver. II bullet from the latter had
| teeE honor1d in loJenlsnt in the assassin
JaceTon's vile earcase, it would hrve heen q
pleasant piec4 Of inforrna sior. I am yery
E1ucn afraid yorr boys are not 70 have . So.
ricus brush win the rebels within the upfor.
tuna te three Ga01tks Of enlistment IswiiI Ina
arg Tdtn VIII theIa If they make return
march up broadway withcu. having had
real grand tug with The fee 1t will ba like
running the "a Gch;ne II r fire and finding the
ARE out. lhope, for tiisir own sal Aes, they viii
have q chsii co - 20 g Dig tkiag with those in
fernal traitors before they get home.
wish ] cOnid run down and see YOU II
would he deji2 b ful to see the bows in fercs
array. spttAn' for a JfGat, and no fight ut hand
90 nave g,eh1 COZ IL aanle in Gen. Scott up
here; and We have confidence in prompt
nleGS0res, too. There ara some rebel ba n o, ias
& li5t.s tee close % Feiersi lines to me ke it
per ticuiarly hoaorahle or cre6itable | think
t',e boys wouid iiAe - take some OF these posts
~ eontr~et, snd give good security for the
prompt performance Of all engagements a,
assume all sfo risk do not know but thar
waTs generally cCutd more rapidly and com
plstsly he disposed Of under the con tract sys.
tenn tlt20 la lac cid fashioned way. All tne
munitions OF war, Us well Us the Commis.
s2ry department, are unaer the CONTRACT sys.
TEN, and you get gioTiousIv cheated and sold
out ssneEHliy. SUI pose you are psrmi tted to
look o.c for your own provender and do ur
tne rebellion at 20 II uca for the lob / think
in that case the rehei Congress would reyer
meet in Richmond. Aud wouldn't the Fire
ZouaTes ''be tbeZe 10 see," and have a biz
hnger in that pie' Methinks SO. Do you
ttink IL would De worth Whi!s to corresprud
with Gen Scott on the subject am anx-
ioGs 10 have these palm. leaf nah ,bs glori.
ously Whlpped--So thoroughly thai for gene
raticn they wiz &c glad 10 mold Northerner's
morse tor u six serce L wish you and the
boys couic bs in at the Gaath. Can't you all
mold On to the end No doubt YOU have
ioueines Tor the good things of Broadway
Restaurants, OF the better comforts of home !;
hut it ID rot cften that free -oorn Americans
have an opportunity 30 fight or die for such a
country as this. II iGa't you all better stav
tin you wipe tbs thing clean, and than Tor
once feli yoJir Il ''lren taio that the angels
would love - hsLen to / suppose * YOU
would only pnt dozen bullets through some
contractors and commissaIies, YOU would be
more happy tnan you are. Some of them, al
ieast, cugAG 10 be sent down the Potomac
aztrida Of 4 log. It is uapardonable that.
when Thousands CT II en- have patri Jtjcally
laid themselves on the altar OF their corDrrv
t3w gr&cetess. soulless scoundrels should
d5sah hsct q whole 21my by their dia boiicai
contract yiilainy. Il msinoer Df Duresa's re-
RiUert Tcld me the Other day, he mad not had
81 cents worth OF provisions in e. week. in
5.se 12ce Of the fact that Government allows
IA, IL.
2ats4 wtetches that cause such g state OF
things are Thousand times worse than opan
:raitcra fighting in the rebel army wisb
you coui& give tcem I'll 6 lair hanging, and
hold q cQurC- m 2rt;al in thei- casa afierward
Wb3t has become CT con.pro1atse dov,ny0ur
way 1t locks as il GA Abe was soupd on
tke goose. 800 600, eco and 400 600 men ought
10 iey this 1ts!a trouble on the shelf f1r ali
tire 20 cone. Part { the money ought to be
expended il erecting g continuous galIogs
around tie Capitol grounds, tn he tbickiv
rag win head rebels, from jeff. the arch
'ra'tor, down 10 the microscopic Twiggs, the
most contemplate of them ali. Tell the bows
hard CRACKERS, and you will have the pleasure
or cpening up avenues through the ranks OF
the rfghtiEg rebels, and hearing PRAYERS under
the sc2Io.o o. traitors Of the upper te;l
Give my pest regards 10 Hosford. He is q
good fellow, with an excellent mother and
sisters who love Christ. I think he wants to
be Christian. hope the solemn surround
ines cG g. soldiers life have not failed to i'm :
press him with Il need OF O preparation for
eternity.
l am comfortably fixed In Brooklyn-an ad. &.
yGnce in every respect over the old spot Ss-
cessi0n is Al infection, you perceive
Fourth Ward Mission is apparently near its
end Unfori iunate counsels prevailed. MIR.
Van Mater, with half 81 dozan CT the EN- ploy.
ees LEFT, and are doing their work in the
EoWel y with about 200 children-Ynors of the
Infec ton.
Glad TO hear from you at any time. May
ycur braves return with many scalps.
Eraternally, yours.