The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-10
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w,,rnNEspAY MORNING, APRIL 10. 1851
--' ,,o-r..nopasnee Of the Richmond Dispatch

Litter from Mississippi.
y,cssnrEe. April I, 1851.
us, An old proverb OF the npsh'aras s,,, NV
s,nk good one, that wise men soi0 s. ,r
in@e their opinions, but fools seiaon, - 49,
shsnsY am reminded of this by OBSERVING
40. consistency with which the aooai'on ps
Us. Of the North, and the suoin'ssa'u p ~
T,hn southern Border states, moro ~ VIZ
OF tgsna that there exists in the Cohseuerae
faise 70 Marty. respec table ia numbers, IN Ia
S"~F tstrrction Of the federai thioh'
.ssert II as an indisputaoie i2s., an. va. -.
,i,nvS Of the Confederate ''oNei"theas ''"~ w
''.eo,aIty the planters, whose caase
fslFtstux ospousea by the enemies OF their
te Al ;nant are "a contented and happy ~
~ fall 20 the lot OF men 10 De, 49,, ~
e, go Iu p,obs, rs is mendacionsy a,ek" uy
J, - ,,sho wish TO rule N themselves, u"'
those VIZ" in their ow.. right, and exercise
aIe ,,riy ilero apper tanning thereto hhe
..lavnowIing whites, ins'eao .. .nams
10. ,l.nteTs as they are said TO 90, are .1en,
selves, to a great extent; r o,,s ths,r agents
- mon the planters, through tnei, 'sen'S
eur a,,crs Hence II follows that potn M
a." est nd inclination prompt tneih 10 iolioM
tfis .SaS of essaying 10 lead. There Is no poih'
~ the south where federaiislii russu 80 w. u
IN - As II did Of old in lieksourg' out
spp@N "a trioiisrn has usurped the place OF
hoN and crowded out every seinhlance oil
i...,isfsrtton with the Confederate states
Government. ~ s,,o- of tba
-, Iwhirh paper has been an enemy 10 the
- ;oyerument.) in acknow lodging the com :
,,I,nen; of the presentation OF "a Coaieaera'e
Ststsflag to his company, spoke IN hahosouie
"a hnnafnl terms of the Sou thern movement,
t.i,a,ng for IL bloodless success, unpar-
sIInl-d in the history of revolutions.
0ne of the many falsehoods now going ,he
,nnds 10 the prejudice OF the South, is tn'''
S.rn Houston refuses TO surrender ms ounce
-. Snrcessor Gov Clarke. Ex-Governor
Mansion did * is true, enter MS protes
ag,inst the action of the Convention, ane
.ufseu uentlv, in company OF haHiiitoi, eA
.lonrrrssuan. harangued the people OF Aus
.,n with the view OF exciting thelr sympi
thias in his own behalf, but 10 no purpose. HI
i now powerless for good or for evil. so III
F-5r1o sssaving 10 exercise the functions OF nj
late office, he recently admitted the iaet o
denosition by applying to Gov. Clarke for tn
nsrfjon of A criminal confined in the Stat
prison. mention this because his name ]
80 often quoted by the subInlsslonlsts as on
of the leading men of influence engaged /
the ''reactionary movement L consciei
tiously believe that If the men OF the Cotto
states were so craven hearted rs TO desire
~econs truction, they would not dare TO aro'
the fACt, through fear OF exciting me cohleup
and hatred OF the women, who IKE the the -
are .rue friends 10 the cause OF southern II
dependence. IT.,
soldiers have long since gone 10 fensacoi'
and are now no doubt burning with the uesl'
IN test the Wanted bravery OF Lieut.. Glen
uer OF Fort Pickens notoriety.
The people of the South are kept well pos
es on National affairs, and are not backwaI
in expressing their delight AT the dilemma
Lincoln, regarding Forts Sumter ana ficKeh
who finds himself in the CONDITION Oh u
drunken man who had hold OF the lamp pos
H. was afraid 10 let 90, because he Won
fail. and coui,.n'i hold ON because he Won
freeze.
Virginia is still hopefully locked TO by h
Southern friends, and l can't, for the life
me. believe that her patriotic sons will alio
her 10 continue much longer tied TO the tail
an Abolition Government. ARLINGTON