The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-22
WHEN WILL IT TERMINATE.
From the st. Marv's md Reaaon

This question, which to rejecting mind would
seem to be of vital Importance to the American
people, is now seldom asked and never answered
1t seems sufficient to be known that war exists
aud that it is being iiercely and vigorously prosecu
ted. The questions of time and cost, which were
regarded as serious ones 10 the commencement Of
hostiiites are no longer subjects Of alarm to either
Mr. Lincoln or his supporters The old periods Of
sixty and ninety days have passed away without
the accomplishment of the promised results of MIR.
Seward. and with them, 1t would seem. what little
Of reason and justice that might have been pos
sessedb by the Northern people, Defeats which should
have sobered, seem only 10 have madden
ed them. rnd the advancement Of despot.
ism seems their only object and ann. A war for
the Unions upon the besis of the Csnstitu-
tion, Ia no longer the contest they waging. Op-
seeking to relieve. The maintenance of the laws,
least of all do they battle for. On the contrary
they are striking at the very foundation of these
officially promulgated and self imposed PROPOSE
tions. The emancipation Of the negro is now the
battle cry, and devastation and ruin mark the foot
prints OF the Invader. Fanaticism is the watch
word, and eath and robbery its allies and its
followers Plunder AMI outrage ara the order of
the day, and Federal General has even pro-
claimeda public license to his vandal cohorts They
ere to subsst, far practicable upon the people
they have Invaded, and are to dstan all the negroes
that may come into their camps. They are to
seize horsss and other property to On extent lin
lied by their own Judgments, and are forbidden to
protect private property in future. No such erder
preceded our march into Mexico, nor can its en-.
forcsment be justified among civilized people.
In the border slave States still loyal to tho Gov.
ernment affairs may be said to be In better con.
dition. The appearance of a Federal uniform is
generally the precursor to a negro stampede or a
plsndered hen roost The war upon public opinion
has broken out afresh and with renewed ferceness
and viXOr. mere expression of opinion IL a pass.
port to the bastile, and the habeas corpus sleeps
soundly as ever. Neutrality CT position is no longer
to be tolerated, asd the cath Of allegiance ban
ishment are the alternatives to be presented Mr.
Redpath, we are told ia even now Transporting me-
groes from Aqua creek to Hayti, without even the
institution of the inquiry to what locality they
belong Some of these negroes are no doubt from
Maryland, and the property, mayhap, Of loyal"
people; yet the Government says naught in con-
demnatiOn or reproof. The cOniscation Of the
property of Maryland traitors Is subject OF or
binary discussion at the North and, we have no
doubt, il seriously contemplated by the Washing
ton Government To what end this measure will
lead, and what will be the result of this modern
modas for restoring the Uaion the future alone can
develop. We respectfully submit, however that
the South will not he likely to yield with this fate
hanging over her. II wrong in the beginning,
position. and Northern mallgnity and fanaticism
must at least share the responsibility for the evils
that this war haS wrought
But, we proposed to inquire in the ofTset when
this war would terminates We have, kea0tofore,
predicted its end more than once, but w& Nv ac.
knowledge that we have not been a prophet We
have relied much upon foreign inierv ention but we
have now but little faith in the promises of kings
1t il now patent to us, that, without reaction in
the sentiment and temper Of the North we shall be
at war for some time to coma. A hatred more
virulent than that Of the Montagues and Capue:s
has been engendered between the two sections, and
it seems each day to increase IN unnaturaness
and ferocity. The South cannot now yield with
safety, II the North can with honor. Under this
condition of affairs We cannot lcok forward to a
speedy change in Northern temper or hope for q
speedy peace.
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA. VA, Aug. l6-The Commissioner
Of the Revenue, in conjunction with oae citizen
from each ward, by order Of Governor PierpoInt,
the loyai Executive Of the State ia now engaged In
enrolling the citizens OF this county, preparatory
t.. the contemplated draft. There will bs many,
doubtless anxious to eyade that process especially
those of Secession proclivitiss. The children Of
Israel, Of which we have q considerable portion.
dislike the idea Of shouderng arms to support the
Government. But they must forego all petty diff
fsrences or partiaIites at the present time. and
face the music.
We are looking for a large increase in the forces
In Fairfax - the new regiments come forward
The heslthfalness and sazbrity of the good old
county render 1t exceedingly desirable for the Gov
ernment TO quarter them there The officers will
have no difienity In making good selections, II
they will confer with the Onion people of that vi
cinity.
The renowned Christ Church, in which Washing.
tom and his family wo1hipped is opened for Divine
The public are aiways welcome.
A day OF t~o since we had sale Of wagons and
horses from rebeldom. The former sold for from
seven TO thirty dollars-- damaged horses brought
and colts thirty doIlsrs-to bs sent to Psnnsylya.
mia. The sale was then stopped.
SICK AND woUKpTD At ALEXANDRIA,.