The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-30

s~As ~ sAssN RSsMsasnt Is1tox 70 tno ! A1koo
moastary dimoaliss:
The fnt Of the 1nancial hsasures before
poinU. Etrss-ths In srest az the liz per cent.
Bonds ought to b paid In coin othsrwiss the
notes based upon them will be deprsciatsd.-
This may cost the Government something
Tg up the national credit. kecondly-t6s
payment Of the principal certain in twenty
years, or 1T some other ixed period, and not
0ovsrnmsnt," i also nscss.sry 70 the Success 81
OF the measure.
The tax bill, too. ought to 30 puahsd for.
ward rapidly for without that all measures
notes, without tax TO pay the interest and
redeem tho principal, would soon b. little
better than shinplastsrs. But let . tax Of
We 2o0. oo9 o isvisd, and then the war secori-
people Of the United States do not want 4
permanent national debt huug ike . mill.
stone around thsir neck. keeping them for.
their public liabilities as coon % possi bic
Lot, therefore, one hundred and fl{ty or two
hundred millions Of demand nntss be Issued
on tnis oasis. and they will become sound
Il Will b imperative also to pass . bank
bill, authorizing the Organization OF new ma
uonai banks, measure which will compel
the Existing Stats banks totaks the new cur
rsncy At par or b superseded.
A bankrupt Law Will crown all these mea-
sures, winding mp AL banking concerns
which will not pay either Ia gold or In the
honest tradsrs who, may BE- driven 70 bank
ruptcy by the sudd6n contraction or COLLAPSE
PUBLIC PLrsDsasas At TzE xolrH.
The greatest consternatioa prevails among
parties who have herstotore bsen prominent
In obtaining contracts from the War De.
partment. II is understood 70 be the deter
minatton to a0nul all agreements that are
tainted with fraud, or which have been OBJ
tanned through favoritsm or corruption.
To this end, the Investigating Committee
invite Information ,ss from all persons who can
full attempts will be made to ferret out aud
base ss TO rob the ma ,ion In tho hour Of her
greatest need. ANY Information may be
comm unieated oon1dentially to Hon. John
Oovods, who will use 1t 70 protect the Trea.
sury.-PAita. Inquire.
DIVERSITY OF HsDxRAL oPIIlox.
The Tribune, of tho 24th, says tho American
repU bile IL now in the position Of France at
the ZINE Of tho Revolution Of 1898, and like
her, IL revolutionary.
The Herald says:
This Is q strange confusion Of ideas. The
American government Is not In revelation.
to effect revolution, and the government -
trying to prevent it. The government and
tho majority Of the people are conservative
and not revolutionary. They amply desire
the status qHs ante bsltum restored. Greeley
and the aOohs ttOnists are revolutionary,
and, instead Of the restoration OF the Union
and the authority Of the Constitution, they
want both aoolishod and q new govern menr
erected on their ruins. They are thus az
revolutionary as the Secessionists of the
South. The American government II good
enough tor Us, and whosoevsr 1T the North
attempts to change 1t in letter or spirit by
physical force, OF even suggests 1t, ought 10
be regarded a. q traitor, whose crime Is
equal to that Of Jefferson Davis, Yancey,
Mason, Slidsll, anu the rest Of the southern
conspirators. -
The Missouri War Claims Commission,
which Is composed Of Joseph Holt, OF Ken
| lucky; David Davis, Of Illinois, and Hugh
Campbell, of Missouri, who have been sitting
siuce the 9Th Of November last, have had DO.
| tore them i've thousand eight hundred aud
! seventy five elaims-all Of which were con.
| tracted during Fremont's reign. About four
| thousand have been passed upon and one
| thousand three hundred ordered to be paid.
Tho whole amount Of claims 10 nine million
six hundred and sixty.seven thousand three
hundred and ssventy-ons dollars.
THE sHaL1sH ATTITUDE AID ITS zl5Ecr on rHs
The New York papers again raise the CRY
for coast defence agninat Epglish tnyaaion.-
! The Herald says:
Every detail connected with tho rendition
OF JeR.rson Davis's emissaries, from the time
OF their capture up TO the present hour, il
mind, and 1t would be madness to neglect the
lesson that has been taught rs. The Fsds.
raj authorities would be guilty of the mad
dest and most suicidal folly. il they did not
henceforth throw on tho apathy and suplne-
meas with which the hostility Of the aristo.
cracy Of Great Britain towards our demo
cratic Institutions has hitherto been regarded,
and unite In urgent and energetic prepare.
t1ons to put the country in a condition, both
at sea and on land, to Withstand any attack
with which it may be menacsd. The time
standings between the two countries will 40
sumo q shape which may involve us in inex-
tricable difficulties. if we are not prepared for
every emergency. Some Of the London Jour
| mails arc already calling upon the Govern
ment Of Great Britain to recognise tho indie.
| pendence OF the rebel Uonfederacy, Fremont.
tory 70 breaking the blockade Of the Southern
coast, and to the war with the United States
which would inevitably crow out of such q
monstrous and nasrant violation OF interna.
tioAal law.
TIE YrsHrHa caGIK Oh MIL sPRIxa Dl1EAr.
Tho Knoxville (Tenn.) Wig, Of Tuesday,
says:
| We have conversed with q gentleman who
left Gen. Orittenden's forces last Friday
morning, who give: the following details Of
the battle and falling back Of our forces.
His statements may bs relied ON. a. he had
every opportunity OF knowing the facts:
Tie attack made upon the Eederals at Fish
Of war, at which all the rsgimental com.
manders were present, and was approved by
all.
At one time during the fight, we had every
/ reason to believe that the day was ours, and
our subsequent defeat may be attributed to
| tho installing a regiment Of the enemy for
| the 10Th Mississippi, and . consequent order
from Gen. Z1llicofer 70 cease firing. Gen.
| envy, was shot and fell MORALLY wounded,
| throwing the regiments imm ediately around
| him into some confusion, which, a. II always
| the case with imperfectly drilled troops, was
| In the very hour OF death, did not for
| get his duty TO his command, ana he
| was heard TO utter a. he fell from his
horse, ~ was mistaken. they are the en-:
been heard by his men and they had charged,
We probably would have had victory in.
stead Of q defeat TO chronicle. Our men con.
| tinued from this time to fall back. The
their advantage until further attempt to
rally were useless, and our brave little army
Was ordered 70 make their way back to the
camp, keeping In the woods ~ much ~ pos
ing ~. The fght ragged Yearly three hours
without any CESSATION. continual vollsy
| Gen, Crittendon and sta6 were uYing the
greater part Of the fight immediately In the
rear Of the attacking force and in front OF
his reserve, and dsported himself a. . brave
and gallant soldier. He 1t was In person who
conveyed to Dol. Cummings, Of the 10th Ten.
news Of Gen. Zoilicoasr's fall. end that a.
senior Colonel, the command Of the brigade
Oar loss in tn. battle is about loo killed.