The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-26
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81 INVASION, we venture 10 predict tsl1t II Wau
by no ,aeans, even in that event, find its path
free from distractions and tii!l!eultics
Hitherto, it has raised troops without diff.
Guilty, because there is always large floating
population in the principal cities, composed
not only of able -bodied bat adventurous men,
who make the best fighting materials that can
he found in the North. Ia addition TO this was
the compulsory alternative, enlistment star
Walton, which may still in some measure
exist. Besides these, was the blazing enthu-
siasm OF tha; dramatic period, when the North
expected to swallow the South at "A mouthful
when Broadway avenue was one immense
arena of flags, when the horses in the car
rlages were decorated with the stars ~ we'll
as the stripes; when the women invoked the
soldiers to bring them home each of them, IA
Southern mans head; when GREELEY prom
ised every ulan nice farm III Virginia; when
Beauty and Booty was plaesrded IN the streets;
when BHLr WILSON and his regiment OF
burglars kneit III the Astor House and sworc
10 kill and eat the entire Southern country in
len days from date, and wi hen the pious Tyne
gave them his blessing and said that he
thought such devotion 10 their country might
he the means of their salvation Those, too,
We're the times when Christian Associations
decorated the envelopes Of their letters with
representations OF JEFF. DAVIS swinging from
a saliows, and ELxswoRTHS ZouaNes keep
ing guard around the scatold Bat that hour
of iuhiiant diabolism, in which Satan seemed
TO i'e let loose, and all his subordinate devils
permitted to take possession of the swinish
herd OF the Northern oities, passed away
The glorious battle of Manassa, the gfandest
and most decisive victory ever achieved on
| this continent, dlspetled forever these mania
cal iancies, and convinced the North that they
had undertaken Il huge enterprise, which half
IA million of men and hundreds OG millions al
dollars would be- necessary TO prosecute They
have sent to England tor the money, hut the
roar of the Confederate Artillery At Bull Run
| followed belmont to London, ai.d no loan
| was 10 be had They have called tor half
million of volunteers, but he retreating Zou-
| aves have drawn such terrible pictures OF the
masked batteries, black hos {, bright bayonets,
anu bloody bowie knives Of the Contedor1es,
that volunteering Is at an end, and Il draft al
Inc militia is the only alternative.
j draft Of the'inlitia H. III the start, = con-
fession Of weakness, and cmp.atie',iiy 80 Uu
he heels Of such defeat as that al Maulee;..
Ii shews that tie tronlenLous blow dealt b.,
orr army al Bull Kun, leed 10 the caiGh thy
war spirit Of the Yankee nation. IL war MT
only the Grand Army t,rat was Dc fcate,,
but The lAith Of the North III its invincibitity,
that was destroyed. The proof of this il the
slowness with which the North now comes up
to tie scratch, when before she was eager fer
the f,a5. Before Manassa, volunteers had to
be refused; after it, tLere must be draft #
the militia Not only is this a confession %
weakness, but the thing itself will prove diff
cult Of execution, and a miserable substitute
for volunteers The farmers and farmers SONS
OF the North. and all men of productive in
dustrv, will be reluctant TO leave the voca-
tons by which they live, and come here to be
made food for powder. Their characteristic
ingenuity will be exercised to eVade the re-
quirements of the law; and we have now be
fore us popular Northern authority Oh Med
ical Jurisprudence" which devotes to the
subjectof "DisquaIifying Diseases chapter
which we shall not be surprised TO re
published, and have ii wide circulation in the
Northern papers.
Besides the law by which ali persons under
eighteen and above Iorty-Gye years of are are
exempted from military duty, there are many
disqualifying diseases, which our author sets
forth at great length ana with much particu-
| arity. lie quotes largely from the Gate nc ia
Coascyip'jon, by BoNAP4nTE, which was
| made mp from the investigations of the elai-
| nent Medical Inspectors General of tht French
| Army, and which suggests every principle in
volyed in deciding upon the fitness or unfit
| ness of each individual for military service
| Twelve diseases are enumerated, which are
styled ''evident infrmitics ,imply Ing absolute i'll
capability military service, and whichare let
to tie decision of the municipal administrations
| of the Canton" and trent -c;gAt which occa-
| sion absolute or relative incapacity, and are
| reserved for the examination of the central adj
| miristration. The same regulations are closely
| initiated in the armies Of Prussia and the
| Netherlands. The New York Heroia would
| do its readers, especially III the agricultural
| districts, All especial service by publishing the
chapter entire. We venture 10 say that in one
| week after its publication there would be Il
| greater amount Of lameness, arising from
various causes, a" chronic opghalmia, short.
| sightedness, perrianent defects of vision. -
| "Siidiness," " confusion of vision" L" deaf
ness, "loss of the right eye or OF lis use, =
" bad health - loss of the incisive or canine
teeth of the upper or under jaw > Causes 81 hin
dering the biting Of the cartridge impeding
maslication, or iriuring the speech " " ulcers
and tulIors," stone, gravel, hernia conta.
gious diseases of the skim dropsy, debility,
| gout sciastrca, epilepsy Soe., dc, &c, mol to
forget convuisions'' hsbtual Ire ,uhling Of tie
whole body, (Which after Balls Run, has al
ready become epidemic ia the North general
or partia. palsy madness and inlbeclity.'
Keeping ia view this liberal schedule. we
| predict that tho drafting of the militia IN the
/! North viii give rise in that region 10 all the
| ills that hesh ia heir to- VI ere their own
country invaded, we DO Tot doubt their viii
lpgness and a!iiity 10 defend it but in an en-
| terprise where conscience mast make towards
even OF the brave IL IS no. to b., supposed that
the Yankee masses win hesitate 80 make use
Of every possible bubble sad device to eyaie
the execution of the law.
| "ON TO RICHMOND Although this favor
lie war-cry has been sionoed in the newsp:l-
pers, the thing itself is still the great object OF
the Invasion. An inteligept gentleman from
New York Informs Us that few people there
anticipate a march to Richmond By she Ma
. nassa route, but that rome other avenue OF
| approach is in contemplation. AZ Mr. SAMUEL