The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-20


session. s.--
The weak in spirit or in principle who count
upon escaping from these consequences, are
meditatinS dessrtion Of the Southern cause,
and the joiping that Of its advexsaries. They
are fools, too, 10 their half. accomplished
treachery, f)r they ought to know enough OF
the fafthless character Of tho North to be
doubtful whistler they win not be deiraoded
even of tho price for which they desert kim
dred, country and honor. They do knew that
su subjugated South would be SD utterly ruin
ed by wars, con fscations and legislative ex.
tortions Afterwards, that It would be wretch
has bartered with its devastators for his own
ign0minious safety. a. their slave.
They must feel. too, that the spirit Of the
South is so high, its resolve to meet and van.
Quish the invader 90 In flexible, and its couf.
dence of final triumph 70 onshaken, that base
mess will, after all, be unpopular, aud that
safety was always TO be found only in patient,
faithful, enduring and courageous devotion
to the cause Of kindred and county.
ALErrER From ENGLAND.
gentleman from Ool umbus, Ca, received,
a few days ago, letter through tho block.
ade from his Liverpool correspondent, who
resided In the South over twenty years
The Columbus Times publishes the following
extract from the letter, which is dated Janu-
ary 81, 1859:
"To my great satisfsc ton rscsived yes
terday your letters OF December 20th all
previous letteis after Novem ber 2sth have
pico route have come tc hand, ana the talk
upon change Is, that the route is failure
Don't make any advances on cotton. it will
be long time before 1t can be shipped, and
our cotton dealers and manufacturers look for
very low prices when the blockade Is re.
moved. They say that the large supply from
India and other places brought to market by
our present high prices, toSsthsy ,oiM your crop
L<o4rd add he ,1n
coon put in tho sronnd, toe,s if only part
Of a crop, will sYell the quantity to be
thrown on our markets, and produce very
low vn Uns psops
believe that you cannot be CONQUERED, If you
are united and determined. Our Gov ern.
ment no doubt enter tains the same view, but
appears resolved to act the part OF Eeutrals,
and thus leave you to fight 1t out. Mason
and Slidell arrived on the La Plata. All
England aud France are indignant at the
cowardly act Of hlockading Charleston with
q stone Rect. You have glorious future be-
fore you. II your people are true to them.
selves, you will be triumphant and command
the acknowledgment Of all nations
SPIRIT OF THE EAeHvILLE LADIES.
The Knoxville Register procures the follow
ing from q reliable source:
When Gen. McUoek, Of the Lincoln army,
arrived in Nashville, he sent up his card with
the request that he might renew his former
acquaintance with Miss 8. McNalry. The
following was the patriotic reply Of the no bic
and accomplished lacy, written npoh the
back of the card: "sir: do not desire to re-
new any acquaintance with the invaders OF
my State!''
Two other Hessian cheers ob.ruded their
presence into the parlor Of DIR. Martin, and
sent up their cards to his daughter, Miss
Bottle Martin, an elegant ard accomplished
young lady, requesting also the renewal of
an old aoquaintan ceship. Repairing to the
parlor, with look Of inefab!e scorn and
contempt, she dashed the cards into their
! IA ces, and said, 'Your absence, sirs, will be
much better company to me than your pre-
Il aanha,''