The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-06
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| We do not believe there - on TIE pages Oh
| hstory the record of reop!e VII se Gre.tnefs
| Of soul presented such an impeuetrab!e coa'
| OF mail 70 she sh;itis and arrows OF out
trageous fortune an the people OF tie Sou'h
| They fully comprehend The soure's of 'her
| weakness aud their power, and they will hold
| to Il rigid accountability those unreliable in.
| s.-uments of their will, who, like IA bro ken
| reed, pierces the hand which leans upon tt
| There has been in the history OF this struggle
aob,iu. development # the most glorions
and beautiful qualities Of the human chardc-
ter If, amid the ruins of the once grand and
perfect temple OF human nature, we che ulG
seek FOR some fsw touches of the original ar
chitect, which betrayed their divine origin
some fragments of pillars and of handiwork
worthy Of such an ediGce-~we think we should
find j, in the generous sslf sacrifice and lofty
heroism displayed by the Southern people in
this remarkable struggle. All this. however,
We 1ere prepared to expect from the unselfsb
AID noble cast Of the Southern character; but
we were not prepared to expect Tie ravenous
spiit of self seeking and of greed which has
been 30 balefully conspicuous IRON the begin
bios. OF the struggle, ami which, more thaa
any other cause has brought upon US the mis-
fortunes and cilamltes under which we are
now labolipg
We are aware that 30 far Az sordii money
specllasions are concerned the greater part Of
them have boeu carried on by class who are
among us INT not of us, and yet the native
quota of this plundering host Is by no meanF
AS insiy nifcan al we could desire. We refer
particularly, however, to tbs insane eegerness
FOR oiheial omolument and Distinction, and the
csllousuess manifested by tnose who have sue
csssiuily installed themselves in comfortable
places 10 the suffer.ngs ard privatlons OF those
below. In such war "a this, no one ough!
to have asked or thought whether ne SHOULD
be General, Colonel, Captain, or Lieutenant,
aud the pay Of officers, except sfictly oihtlas
expsuses, should have beea the same as the
men Instead OF this, We have seen mep
grsh' lpg st rs MANY oH3es as they could
hold 9th civi. aud military, each Gre of them
tarpishiug n plin"ely revenue W. have ceen
Congress, whilst tho enemy was laundering
Il. tho doors, spending days and Ueeks III de-
batting the amount of it's own pay. S1ch
siiameiese ssiishneas NJ this IA. dis }s;Tous
elfec, upon the public mind. The contrast bs.
tween the popular generosity aid the otficial
seit.feekiux - ,earfuI AMI naxVl:cs5ie 1t orr
cause comes At last 30 rum, it will not re ditt
cult 10 trace one of the chief agencies of it.
destruction.
Bn, It will not c2ma TO FUir. Crashed 10
earth. Il vii riss ag2ia aud beooalo sG oHyer
by the lessons OF experiences. We are satisfied
that the Yankees can never, under any cir
elmstsuces, conquer back to the old Uni,ei
States anything bat a few Southern Cities and
these will only remain their property "a long
as they can hold them in possession. Bat
whilst tie ultimate success of our cause is
certain it must throw off and purify itself OF
the spi:i Of seldshDess AID grce,. in public
men. and kill off all fools aud traitors. In the
meantime, we have happily many military
les.ders whose capacity ari LOYALTY are be yond
e.l question I'll ~ ara no better Genel ais
than Johns on, Daauregard, Br2gx, Price, and
others who might be mentioned, and d whole
host of subordinate officers capable Of serving
their country with tbs most conspicuous talent
and g.llantry. Oar army may we'll have con.
idsnce i'll such eff 3era-men who, by their
competency, efficiency, aud fidelity, redeem
the disgrace brought on us by others OF diff
ferent character.