The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-30
LATER FROM THE North.

yxy,.h papers q iae 2s;h are reeeivsd, hu,
a.a contain say iass imgcri>aIs news. h:iga.
.a-,.,7s, J . ro>t.r WI il, tesesrsphsd 10 ltsi-
:, ,bss he rad sSbieYsd regular series of slc.
-. ID, &rth Csro,ns, has arrived q. Fortrsss
,.,,r,s AID ais army has gene back to !Tss5as.--
nnsx.x York ge~as tas doleIal article o. he
-. f t!.s ~Ar both Ia life and :aoaey. IL
w. ,s.s. e,a 80 rasr hsve been lost, In money.
o.,.,ss, sgs 30eoooa per dsy. Il wants
..nxsrtls, q. he States snd says
rr,aar f5a existing condition Of things we can
- sr.scrsr thst oar proepects are gloomy enough
~ save t.usat l. ~ bloody battles TEE Union
,-.as hsv4 etfse;ad q iojs'grat tese sna there in
ysrv reas.iicCs State ssyeraI aoubuui Statea. by
80 ashil.s have been reeiRiIaed. and yet we
-. hI-ij.- accomplished uore thsn a break he,-e
- thera inrcat, he crasi Of tho rebsshoa Its
- crl- os.e hundred ana twenty miles from
Ws.Ans5oB. rsnains untouched and sseh suc.
~nrE for, 50 .sseb II hss thus far only resulted
= 3issnDstu tutult-5t. disasters, AID disgrace The
rsalsn; sud fanstj sal Abolition measures Of the last
rr,sna. have fused 81 parties aud all elAsses In
i. siates int tGa party OF remittance i,
~ lsst entrsnIity. While the ate repu.ss Of the
- ovsrfGt sraIy of The Gcion has revived tie
son,s Of he reoel issders ln the essly seftemsE.
4 f',hs osr N 1Aet7 favor throns6 European intcf.
xsrt.s There Ia every reason - sppreheud tco
MSS prs g.ve some heavy 81 cruR1rs blows 10
Ns -,he.Ii0H Ge.cre The return Of spltLy. that Nr
Ilnc2,n viii have 30 meet l. ais EE?o,eon as ~
..ive sly II t,te reSals, nT submit to his sagses
bols Of p~s"s rp'o tie ois-s q e. indtpeldars
sr.tsfn OoufeieEacy.
oyvrwhe.r1ing sy are the military fcrcas fac,ls,
IT,. n.sans sca resources OF tie loyal State g7e
sao~ lA1t tAsr Psor'@ are becoming, sieA cf this
6ssos.i2g c-ssly. sul ,p-oE5is.pg ue-. AceoT,.-
aS.y GOV sey .ao-r throw out the proposition
III Convention - ali the Loyal states aud fres
avt;ator '-e rebell!ous Stsres TO participate Il
sd Convention. acl s.ho gno~s cut hat 1 nfy
;-ru sstde he destructive forces OF IT, :srTib
~sr nto he chaapels Sl sccorsD!s and enduring
psste Upol ths 5.osd pisf;orm VI the CONSTITUTION
ci the C1.lsi Sts.esi At sill esea.s, We ale faly
lzprsSsed Hi:h ,ue belief that Ar. Seymour, s9
,cT = werner e|eN" ID CT the public scnti-
rsri Of New YORK aud the powerful central iyysl
s.sj's, q which - Is the L, SzE prCn:Dvn- repre-
<n:s We, oo1u"irs rs0zt sdys1tsssou position
of q icC he proper shape E1d direction 20 he
ta-ace policy - President Lincoln s20 ws hope
scc5.llasy. 3. hal the opror1ur::y ws.rh is '-c-
;trseufei fU7 the gooc c: lie -cu1uy aE.d a isSt
"a rsGr-ai L q hooor aud use lnesa will not be
-st- Ia Governor Seymour ,~ad tie vsy, and
- session Of C0ngtesS wit = LetE consersa-
l,s q7sse ot E pressnfasives. msy ~crE oCs ti.a
Rl:!uGs G5use-aLce.
sUszsIDs ON Gac 8oUeSER's BEnCH-EE tEst
rE-sTlr ANSWtES IEx INQUIRIES or TIE cos
eE s5sICEAL COMNlTTsE-SEiTEER kis orr
c.k. FOR hEr WOULD CONE TO TisE Oh sun
CAY
Psrhsps lbs most IL terestiag artc's in tho Nesg
Yofx sspe-s q the report of Ha.Esides exsInin :
boa by he conmi!tee of the Abolition Congress On
Is .ai.urs - get TO hichnoad Ee was rsq1es ;sa
BY t4s ,DInra3ssoe before whom ka appeared o
oske lie statement bis o.fn Sa5, ard ttis s il.
When sftsr ;hs b2tla Of knSisgal1 Ger.fal IL
Ce. ar dstitc3 - TIE Potomsc, cGla 10 h.n
Asi IL ray opinion he would never be sble TO tASa
his army o. ihgt beyond tts Rapp haI1Eocs,
Ealo.s hs succeeded l. igbtirg the enemy ST some
ysea his s!dA That if lie proposed TO go 70
= hri tay ~. hay. hvAy ~
Fr@e sroksbure; AID IN tSG: he pCrt!silY agreed
with ne. Aftee ;1e had sd ne had another
e4ay5Es.ion ths: subject, snd several Other Of
tee-g vass pfeselt
Cat.s 81. o. aos slubsr. g1usr Ills conversation,
General Mcclellan gave 81 o.dsr - Gap. DEul,
IL ;a3sf c; irser. to have all his pontooH 6tu;;e=
:! AeS1u AID ir TIA: aeleheorhood, that could be
.gAed tasen up and sen. &c s. asaiEe ,
,:Ia viaw o. sstrins them aown to tits pom. N
iJ1t, Ii case be decided % 50 ~ way % Ff=da-
uakt5ars
Ta4 leiisr cocyerilg that order WA vsristsa On
be oih of i oyembu4, Lu. ss undersisn was not
received uutl .he l2tt CT November.
~ ire Z - Sth No lIsef, received s:l tr}9'
:t1za tie ?.osiiant Of tie United Ststes- drect-
Ee % tte Command 0f tho army ii tle Petc;aa.-
aud s.so o5py 0: the order r&iiev nG 8erss2L Z ,
tlel.a- ffcul that command Tbis Cgde. waJ COD
Feyaf T. lGC tv General Saltio gaALI. who ssa: sl
GeEa4 10 the Va Department.
At;sr getting over my aor pfise-tAa saocS-~i
tad cen 2UGkInz zheIn that it was matter t.l Il
TsQuirad very serious thou ht; thsi I Gid cot Walt
he u.nia-st; thar IL La been Crs-ed 20 no ;Hite
tefo-e sd did net feel that cJ2it tske it
eour2s'iei ~ith two Of ny staff fhoas Il rssarc
70 Il 'oT, should Llnk, Ga nour aad hsIf: Tnes
lEsvd ggo- Iae that lad no right as solder, 80
42otey ths order, ard that bad siresay expressed
. the Government IS Gan~i-Iingness to take TIE
e;unnanG / old then whSt my views were VIII
ess-eEee ny ability TO exeFtire s1ch ooh1iiin
Sk,ct v!enE were those had already uuTsBerv ed !
e1presse5ths. was not corapets:is to oam1naZ'c
sac1 iarge ar1aY az this. | Lad said tls ssIna
Ling snl ovei again &c tho fres-en. Anc
6epeiary Il EsT, anl aisa, that Il matters aouiG
- enthusiastically x<rsryed with Gen. Mcclellan :
AongAl be could Command tae Army OF Ih7 PJto-
sac better ihHE ct1ef deaeTai In Il, pai lb.s
ast Euq!ed the satjoc, mere than l>a, sid hoe"
lEse about their o0Asee4cns 50 Gen Mcclellan
I'm did. ThsTe Lad be4a scEle conversation
rxA regard 10 tae removal Of General SeC,eiiA1
"1ra Nc wz4 tsinsiDa 6s aIny ron berGse i.icsi-
l-cno
lLe hfst ,,f xt.sse cylnverss toas uI.A -, freai
Gent sud Secretary o: War cccutTed al inSt TAN +,
tat Il su aser Sea. hcOisi'Au esd got bse2 %
Washington, aa4d osfc-e sis cen nercerneui os tAs
Nary lald campaign there sraa &aCthsr aonyesi =
'.on CT the saHlo KIND, and both OF these oc"a-
sons expressed to the President tbs opinion l. 81
d!G not think there aDy one who could Co h
much with that army as q en. heCle4Isn could, n
nsttsrs could BE- arranged u 10 remove ;heir Oh
loetions hi1.
after bad converted vita Fly staff officers i
vent to see Gen Mcclellan himself. and he a2reea
with them, that this oider which /, a. soi
lie command, for he, acdier, wouid eAYS "
sey the order directing hIni TO give up saas e5E.
loapd
In the midsx os 4 violent SNOW storm with the
Emy il d position shst koevv little Of q had PEE
goQay ooInmanded ont one corps upon the eS-
G:snle hight; and haa oeeu upon tho extreme ri8Li
and in the advance since that campaign hal begun
probably knew iess tlsD any stler corps co;ninan
Der CT lh pos. aud relative strength Of tbs Aot-
sal cofIs o! tho army
Gsn Mcclellan reDains1 some two or ~ 90 fsyh
arrange his affairs, and c.nie wiz rs as lar n
WerrensSn and :h-n lets, having given ne all TIE
asorma,ion te could n refezsnoe 70 ,ho army.
Gen HailscA came down to see Eie 81 TIE iitL
of November On 10 gs made out plan OF
upora.lous In accordance with the order OF oene-s
hA.eck, which directed Uie uot only 10 tero ccl1-
MAID but also TO ssSte wLas propose 70 do with
IT, Tia: plan l wrote o. the morning OF lie StL
OF November, and ser 1t by special neesenae- to
Washington. | can furnish II cox Mi.Iee , cLpt
o. iLs piar they desire 4. d. not have !. he.e
bow
Qusr,ion-sta.e the substance Of 1t. if you
Posse
Answer ~ state In substance that
thought II Advh&ble TO cOncenTsto the army In
he ne;gttorhcod Of WAHsnton - maxi small
Geveasnt Ssross tbs ksDpshannece az . feb1b
skh 9 view to diver: the attention OF the enemy
a0d Il ID them " believe We were going to move
IL TIE direction Of Gortonsvilis, and then to make
srapd povemsni oS.hs whole army 70 Frsderichs'
torg on 3ha side OF the Hsppahxnnock. AS my
fsasons for that, stated that the further we got
INTO the interior Of yirginis, tho longer would ns
oaf iice OF o-mnunicatiors ana the greater wouio
be the dhenity we would hsss in keeping them
opsn. a. tbs enemy had upon our right hank q
ef2s thst al aimos. apy time could BY fSpic
movement, s.rionSy emoarrass us Ii We were
Nostt W the elements SO far from our bass OF
saptAes, sod at tho same time la the enemy
saAtry, where they had means Of getting iniof
sJAtS b. Il 4 1yt.f