The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-09

II IL undeniab.e t.sat the worst enemies Viz
ginia has had TO eneountce in this war have
bcca found among her own people. Up to the
room for an honest difference OF opinion, but,
after that Proclamation, and mere especially
after the sovereign voice Of the Virginia PEG
pie had proclaimed their independence, ever!
man within her borders who sympathized with
her enemies, or affected to remain neutra I,
proved himself traitor, and deserved, il no,
a traitors doom, instant expulsion from the
State. Who ever heard of citizen of a
country, when mis- country had declared war,
proclsiming himself n neutral! neutral in
such a war is only another name for an enemy
who has not the courage TO redeem bad faitt {.
The amount of treason developed in some por-
.ions Of Virginia, is enough TO bring the scarlet
blush of humiliation on every cheek. threat
ened by LINCOLN with the humiliation OF every
political and civil right, with the deiilement
If households, and the very determination Oh
our race, our soil trampled down by the footsteps
of the invaders and Tie midnight air made
light rs day by the flames OF our burning
dwellings, there are yet mscreants in Virginia
who not only refuse 10 come to her rescue, but
who ada to her affections by striking at the
venerable bosom of their mother the open hano
of rebellion. Lavish what terms Of just re-
prevail and scorn We may upon the Yankee in
vsders, there are none of them as despicabie
and deprayed rs the natircborn Nirginian
who turns his hand against her in this war.-
Even in this war OF aggression, this wicked
and unprovoked invasion Of the South, the
Yankees stand by their own section to II MAJ /,
the Democrats, who oppose LINCOLN and who
labored to avert the war, having furnished
most OF the soldiers. When war began they
ali stood by their section, and not single soul
was allowed to be neutral. What shall we say,
then, of men who in war Of defence against
invasion, when their own homes are threatened
with devastation, when the hand is raised to
crush to the earth the Virginia that gave them
birth, refuse to GENE to her aid, or even assist
the assassin in his bloody work? We never
heard Of but ono Yankee (BENEDICT ARNOLD
who was not a gentleman in comparison with
CARLILE i Co. 1t must be admitted that
Virginia has been peculiarly unfortunate in
giving birth to WINFIELD ScoTr and .JoHS G
Fremont but they were not citizens at the
time of her secession, and the latter is nj the
best an estray and cross breed, upon whom she
has no peculiar clams. There is no glory,
however, without its drawback; the sun even
has its dark spots the most beautiful climes
are infected with dangerous seIpents Disgust
ing vermin and fatal diseases. The land which
gave birth to GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS
JEFFERSON, JAS. MADISON, JOHN MARSHALL,
GEORGE MASON, PATRICK HENRY ,and-but we
shall never know when to stop if we beg in the
interruinablc role Of her imn0rtals-has also
produced such abortions as John s. CARLILE
and other political and moral lepers moro in
significant though not more corrupt. Let us
hope that their punishment win be as signal
~ their crimes. We have on the Capitol
Square great national monument, glorious
shrine, which future generations will visit and
pay homage to public virtue and genius
Near that monument we should construct a
pillory, where the Virginia traitors should be
exposed in contrast, and pelted with the scorn
and execrations-if nothing worse-of all man
kind.