The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-07

| accomplish great results for our own people,
and unleIs am greatly decor we'd, our exam.
pie Will nave its In nusnce, sooner or later. IN
| bringing about the overthrow OF the Lincoln
dsspotism.
| And, finally we cannot prosecute this war
md support cur own and the army OF the
! enemy within the limits OF the Southern Con-
| fsderoey We have the means in nounuahco
for the support of our own army, no mater ~ =
I what extent it may be Increased. we mus
invade the enemy's country, and force MIN -, 10
su bsist his army at home by compelling its
| withdrawal from our section. Onr aaSsn'
| iuto Southern Illinois, Indiana, and ONO
| will IL trodu 20 us 10 q people whose syHpa-
tp.es are with US, ard who will tx END "a us
! aid and confer. New Orleans mss iaiitu'
This Is one OF our princira! peines ~, s"i .
| ples, and this in the han1s OF the enemy Il
| change in our policy Is rendered nece s3ary
| and 1t should Or made without Gerry "a
! moment lost now can never be rsgaineu: aue
/ i!ast IL sole-wiseiy improve ths p' on"
the future will he safe. e.
! the protecton and removal OK T.. isNst w
| male slaves from those portions OF ne . "a 10
| hat are surrendered to the enemy. ne ~ :
| Dor Of tns slaves is needed for many purposes
, connected with the operations ana moVs
! meats OF tsa army. ma they conIr ns
| employed advAntageousiy and prGhtAbly DOB
! 10 me n astsr ard to the 0overpG ent- III tAe
( male slavea vera Withdrawn with the army,
| the enemy would have no labor with Which
| to cul.ivat 70 the Land, or which they coaia ap-
ply TO any o,hsr practical use. AND hestaes
| If TIE n a les ware withdrawn, the females ar
the children would most DrOnabiy re main, Is
tae labor CT taers L. ter would pot compen'
safe ihe enemy for their maintenance
The tcss 10 TIE Ci.iZsns OF wig MA III the
item Of slave property alone far exceeds The
oss from the Ges .ion Of eotton, or any
other species OF properly, during tha War--
Counts Ia Virginia have been ovecrnn, con
tanning an aggregate slave CoT1l&it2l o
S9,23 by ;he lsre cenSns, sbd W1ifh at
n ;iera u valuation, is worth IN rono NUM-
sers, ais0 90 go. Such ioss shOuli not he
4 f., q n
any pro per Ioe."s be prevented
IT, therefore, our offi .Ts, when there is res
sou belisve tina. they Will be compelled to
abandon :. .osi lion, would notify .ha owners
OF slaves 10 remove them, report thrm at
ca mp for he perform aEce OF sucn service u6
mag be assigned to them, a II o I severe loss IL
hiss particular properly would De asolLed.
The war now Ia pr jgress mus. DC prose-
cuttd wi energy ana spirit; bUs mis- inay
he done and proper attention may at she
ne time be given to the development OF .he
Cur material insaeAs are important, and
should be oioseA &Ataze after. in giving
proper attention 20 them, and by following
the example SCI Us By on, ancestors OF Rsvo-
iGtlOnarJ history, We cal do much 10 aid :he
common cause. We have a-a.tered through
oc. tbe Ss3ie vast deposits Of saltpstre, which
nave been bnI partially deveio ped. We have
the means WithIn reach of supplying tbs de-
nlnd Tor salt from our salt springs and the
eatoarb. We have tos means ana materials
tor the man u'aCtu.e o. sunpoWder. We have
Iich mines Of le- d ANA copper and iron orr,
10 Re iound at various points IN tbs STATE and
- h;eh, IL jndi>icUslV and theoretically man.
aged and worked, are cap@cl9 OF supplying
the wauts Of the tontaderecy
The Ques tiou then arises, VIII at is necessary
10 he done TO render ali these articles OF
rhine necessity immedia ely available? In
1915. l775 and l777, eur forefathers passed or
enhances providins fer working tbe lead
mipss i'll 0iuntgCmeTy and other Countess for
procuring saltpetra ana sui hGr. aud stlmu.
iiting .ha manufacture of gunpovder; fer
encouraging the rcanu tactGre OF salt and d.
sign .tin, the PLACES At which 1t was 10 ke
made, and for encouraging the manufacture
q: arm. a&d ammunition. The mode adcp;ed
was the payment Of proper houll t;es-sach, tor
example, a. fi:.y cents PER ;cuni sb)unty) foc
aa!t! ere, end sixteen GENTS yer pouu1 FOX
sui thur, W. en- used III the maDuIactnre o.
gunccWd-r.
tic legislation of these periods Is deeply
interesting, and much Of it ID applicable III
oar Owya times, aud nigh. with great propri5-
- be re.eICcteG. TIE parallel between the
avIi5 complained of 81 tnat asy and .h2s.
y. tn ~nica Va *! t1ict'' Cow, Is ~ ost styk-
ing and complete. regtat :h3t have H1
tss space (IvitAoct extend AZ this pa2sr &c al
unWajr3n ..eie 'srs a. 10 q.ar;e TAair 4saun-
cations OF eItoriioHu.a an alo~u'f t1IS--pF
no muse 4 small c'..-s - tbs ;'1e eatdar.
Cur railways ard 3usir IL .c.ins:y are al
! c14 for serious consideration. W. have Ce-
thsr tina material jor iha reconstruction OF
ne Epais nor the mech ~ Ca skill for the r.
contraction OF ths mac.;II.try. GO- can we
nracure them iron. abroad under existing cir
cuGagtaro2.. These quas lions, .:iaceiore, ad
sire4& themselves with unUSa'l toSc% % t0c
c5usi,l. ration % see General assembly.
] TEcOIn:c@UG that IN, spa Z Uf IaiiwGr
ravei shat, Il esuiutui J.; i&Vf, as .ha UniF
me2Gs If =. css4yiDg our i"s;rovam ms II IL
absolute ana early destrnr'Icn- High Rates
o. spesd .e41 l-cGtty 20 accelerate the rvoGT
aud tear OF both tie roadway ri MACHINERY
Yas,clser trains poH pas =. he speed -
ebou. s!gtseQ miles Per hour, and tfsight
traius Il, q speed o. atuut twe'va miles pcr
SaI hon Ia mo-. ~
nj les PEI hour for passenger trains, III d e;gh.
miles per hour Tor f.s.sh. trains, anio 8 Ia
cs,ses of great public necessity. such IA ar-
rausameEt would proioEs the cxistsnc3 Of
hath roads ana machinery.
] Ar Informed by Esptlsme. of expaIisno@'
and 0OSaTyAtiGGs Wn3 ave gIveA great atIrn-
lion 10 tae snhJ'ct, that the lie o. Al English
or welsh rcii cannot be safely estimated =:
more I,:aa twelve years; tha' three fourth
Ufthe rails Il Virginia have ceel init -iGE..:
at least si:ht years; ana thslnipeteen :EoI
tstG5 OK .he.n as 81 Engli'h - Welsh LTo
,::.Ction, III ade tnr s"la, ana ra- e.vsd without
! so. tiUG - 10 lua!i.y. G:th Is the pr5ssG.
evidence ~ Wear IN 1bs rAiis n IL IL Inay pr
s&ig!y S.iirmed that lfirou could % imported
eTcry railroad cGiTipinv Won Il De pure astTs
t. ths fui! ex'ep OF 'hsir ability to pay, ana
many would a.'smp. to negotiate or tine,
such Is the pressing necessity for new rails TO
repair the uilapca ed SECTIONS of the road
WAYS. The waiSht Of tTaias sh ould be di-
minished and all freight with The passenger
t:ni Is should b. prob hi cd immeass quan-
titles VI freight are now transported Il; tie
sgee,i of passenger travel, under the name CT
sex press fright to the great injury OF the
railways. AID - the Oepefi: OF no one except
the stockholders OF me express C mpany.
Irecou me al, Therefore, that these sugEes-
tons bs reduced to laws, SO tia: all ra;iroats
may te placed upon the SINE fooba2. Tne
nc. essity Of legislation Is apparent, as we
must nave u0ifJrm laws win regard - speed
on our roads, and uniform laws with regard TO
express frsigh', to avoid complaint tag sinst
,hn roads that may be willing 70 adopt The
arrangement
Orr railroads gone. We shall be seriously
embarrassed; and l therefore call the aIten-
tio2 Of the General Assembly 10 the subject,
rs one worthy Ct the most serious c0nsidsra-
sion an proInp, I'd DECIDED action.
Iho report Of the cdjut@nt Genera pre-.
sen lis bS tracts CT the returns OF The militia
Enrolled nier ite act Of February Syl, 1867,
aDd returns of the actiys voinn teer iofcs, Ua-
der the act Cf February 10Th, 1862, Is herewith
presented for the information OF the General
Assembly. yhis report contains some xuS-
sesiioas that ara worthy OF approval. ap-
pendiX 4
Ieai your attention to the defects in the
laws .etating TO exemptions. II conclusions
en- be drawn from the reports that have
oe ca made TO The AcJctInt General, we have
TOO much reason to believe that IL many In.
stances the law has been grossly aDnssd and
nHiItuies have boon released from IN .iitary
service who hava no jIs. cisim 10 exemption.
The appilcan.s navs baen allowed to selsct
the Physicians who we've TO examine them ;and
Il has been. 10 uuusuai :ightt0 sae the court
ocu5es occupied by thys,ci ans receiving I9-s
for furnishing certificates Of disability
rne certificates ;hds onta!ned, when pr essnt-
ed to the boards, in most instances, have
b: en- taken as sufficient TO justify the exemp-
tion of the applicant. rnese arpiican-s
should be re-examiIed ny II disintsris.sd sur
geoI, who is not TO receive fees, aud who
should be sworn before he enters upon the
dis b. rye of his duiss. All m.n capable OF
do,na 81, ,.,e eQualiy bound 10 render militia
rv sarvio-, and all should be willing to render
IL 1T time ike the present.
! comm unicetc herewith repor: from
Brig. q Ell. Charles ID mmoca, wh:ca shows
the issGC7 OF arms, 0cco utrsEaen.s, Sc., since
The Isl day of November last, by tho tiT-
g;n!a Ordnance Department. The report
sho xS hat .ya haze iss 81 tnir, x-n;ne niaces