The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-25

port ih 'is Efforts to put down the rebellion Meme
anu men nave been supplied without stint. Nav,
more thah this. The people bavs suffered with
Wohdefini Patience certain exercise Of arbitrarv
power, Rather than seem to deny the Executive any
means deened neeessarv to enforce the natioual
authority IN tne revoited Statex The freedom of
speech and Of the press has been abridg ed;
! the privilege of the writ Of habeds corpus has
been suspended, not in military districts only
has III places where civil courts were open: ell
Htps Law" 6.en arrested suspicion, On the repe,
OF iht"s sted spies ai.d informerp sent to prison
@ithuuf hea!ng. resttaiaed OF their liberty for
Ei"ujhs in tJlai i2aoraace of the earse their c,n
hnt htH, hnt discharged at lart without |, trial
fLose aho Other illegal inyasens of the con .ttr
hou igAts s,d franc hses Of the peo,,le h.v. ..u
endured by them, simply in the hope that t.mpo
ti'y ,oaeesson of the largest powers To the GOV
stn'asht might strengthen it's hands TO crush in
snteI'soh iad briug the TO q speedy and happy
cnd '
h"i ia. result has disappointed expe :ia,i.n-
Alter sixte' months Of time, the expenditure. of
'l"tt than ten hundred millions OF dollars aud the
sieiince ot upwards 0f Two hundred thou sand lives
We nnd the haianal Capital ba,cayured while the
fearl arihy IS passing into Maryland and Pennsyl
'anil. III The East, and into Tennes soe Kentucky
and Ohio, IN the West
Ia the presence Of s,ch fsc.s v Lo will ,lsnv iIat
Tia rule oi the Republican party has signalIy aud
81 SsStrUt'Siy iaedt 1t ha. been weighed in the
taiaaea and found wanting. 1t should give way
aheit,"re :" a new order Of thines--to party OF
soendef NiewE, wiser couEse!s and more vigorous
hefion-a II ora. Z" the ras of those " hose cola
ptehenslan of the Crisis aud necessities is more
IN harmony with the convictions aud wishes OF the
great mass OF the loyal people of the country. The
war gaiDs the rebellion thrs tar has bee en- so CON
dustrat AS to Unite The South aud iii vide tne k0rt
why Because sectional and party views have
te@n allowed I" hhpercede tiie only proper and
Important object uf the WE, namely The resors
ton OF lite Union As it WAS The war, to be sue
cessinl nnst hence.orth be managed as 10 unite
the North snd JviCtr the South tinp may that
be lone BY wsgng it according to tie Constitu
fDE fh,A ttlL
enforcing :he Constitution. This can be done
only by u party whose cardinal principle
has ever been and is now, the preservation of our
na'inn: "nity ami D. maintenance OF the sacred
contract nf federation ON which il was originally
base' and established That party is the UeinG-
cratic party. Bd' how can il uow exercise u dec
si'e tnhuence ia the Government, Only through
:. strong inaiority il Congress. II The peopIe at
Tue nest elections " al SEND Democrats act FOR
them IA the National House of Representatives. the
i"l-ey OF The Administration may be controlled by
{. conservative l' gislt t,lre having command of The
national purse and therefore of lite sword
a. regards the ability Of the Democratic party
10 save tue nation III its present fearful extremity
iiie fe' R"bt j. Breckinridge of Kentucky. who
has signally prove! bis devotion as a loyal Union
HAL said recently - The pe.1anea, triumph oJ
fts ij,ancraf party IN 1854 is tf best result ser "a
be possible for thf fnpnfry"
ms NEsfbkN VIEW OF rifE FUTURE Policy
fh~ ti.'tnnaii t'a.shs says that with men
''H.s'i III Held iHcE nEfr iatH to Tie
Cont u'4:es. aud is sot that the result nolid
have bern different it the 300 COO new .r,nps lad
been m He iifd. Wits ia .i.r East they are quar-.
fr!iing about he aa..!y III ienerai- il ihuk =
We IL he Nesi that lbs slans marked ont
,''ii'i nn! hsgc barn Anrrr1..ni "iih any force II
says:
Ia iti- f-speat our experience ia stsikinsly the
s"HHierfai! ~ that ~ the Con!efcrates, which was
,I..g, Ia .gf-t 4
p" tirn u- stated that iii attempting 10 guard their
iefiiiury AZ 81! points, they lad undertaken more
ih..ii jLry could accomplish. From thai time the eir
p"Icy Has br-n concentration, abandoning
Large 'lis'rcis (" our occu patton. which they are
now recovering by precrtaiug th.ir massed forces
u"on oitr rear. Our experience III Kentucky Ten.
he.'sce,- and ii .ssouri, is repetition on n greater
S;.'r "t iIei; experience. when they attempted to
bold the line Of !;owlns Green, Forts Henry Don
etsoii 'onnhi' &c. onr army. concentrated for
"tsnstVe ii"veLi III, beat them al a points. While
We t'iYanctd ilt eoantiy IA res. was quiet
liti when "" i.,. driven lLe!r armies from the
iirih ours sp!eAi nnI and sat down Ia oecupy the
r"ttLiiy, to rebuild roads l,giges and ,lspo,s
"ioi' 'hs rehrs hnt destroyed. ..nt 10 guard and
protect long Ines Of railroad fhe recovered tef.
rdu.Y WAS credited IL ua Union account ,.ilit .ry
G"s-rnors "err appointed tn supegin.eud its dc,
livery int, The Union and he press vi the cuun
try proceeded II write MP inua! encouraging. de-
Noiopn!ent III tnion.snl. Bat Tia. ,noYe our .r,es
occupied and guarded tho country, the more uli-
safe it b-e..ne. While they al .aueui guerr;Ilss
III Their ie..r were quiet When they spread out
to occupy 3'ierriss sprtns up like Roicriek Dhu's
a1en.
The rebels, driven from their extended lines OF
occupation, and forced Ia Concentrate assumed the
offensive, and precptated themselves upon our
rear Guerrilla bands, cooperating gail cred and
captured posts, detao hionts, and trains And
now cur army is driven back, perhaps the start
ing point, ab andonng the fort ifeations OF which
50 much uf the bone and muscle of Northern sol.
diefz las been expended and il actually conpei!.d
10 concentrate for de!eEce its original base
Nor esti! auy man Say, with title to cop sid-nce
that, If the SAME policy were repeated in Tennps
srr ANA Ainbaina with twice the force, il would
have any better success.
For The future 1t opposes holding towns after
they are Captured, rebuilding any railroads de-
stroyed by the rebels or leaving detaehments at
aay points merely 10 protect tie few Union men
who may be i'll the vicinity. lis future campaign
is lLus laid of:
With our improved gnnboats, the Mississippi
liver may be taken this fall. and mus, :,s taken M
whatever cost. 1t is vastly more important 10 our
cause &nd 20 f.e Concdera'es thal kchiuoud-
" hen tax H. these gInbo;,ts can prevent any for.
nidable constructions on its bank; with the aid of
gnnboa's the occupation Of the principal towns
viii not reqare great force, aud few of them viii
5e sufficient for onr purposes. Although this nay
nut open the navigation to trade ii will deprive
tio ConfeGera'es OF the OF it and will cut off
Texas, witch by this aud the occupation of its sea;
iioisS may ut iiiduc 10 iai into our hands, In
Missoiiti, the same policy oil making every consid
Grafton subservient Ia active campaigns viii rout
every concentration OF the enemy
The We - the only field where ihs Government
has had any real snecesses by the aruy against The
rebellion. II is the Only field that now promises
any, except III the occupation OF he Southern sea
rorts whish may be effected uy mailed heet
this tail and winter. Without prejudice 10 the
question where the incapacify lies il is evident TO
tie country that the defence of the capital is the
i.:ii extent OF The capacity of the GOV Vernment in
sha East. IL promises nothing better than "a rspe
tlti'n of ii Failures 0n grea scse, unless driven
out of its policy by rebel invasons north. But in
the West the recovery Of the whole Mississippi
rvur and lhs defeat of any Confederate army that
may be gathered for offensive operations. may b-
effected this ai ii Western troops allowed 10
be used for that purpose
Is there any thing tha. the military authorities in
The Easi can reasonably promise, if all the re
sources OF the country are expended there i'm
portan, Ia tie success 0i the the
al tte ola of the mississippi csfiin. the means
ot I's important towns. emitting oil Texas with it's
supplies Df cattle destroying every rebel craft on
The river aud lis Tributaries. cutting The Coniede
racy ia two. aud defeating every army it may
gather iu the Yves! 10 march against Western
u,lsi be very dcsponding who will doubt that
ali this may bo done BY Western iroops and com
ni"n senHr IA The generalship, during this fall and
winter
1iiis. with The occupation 0t the " hole line OF
aeapGrts 4" III ba state of siege. accompanied by
stetiYo LAY .5sohs " hich tho Goniederacy cannot
s;sni III, nider long. This occupation aud the de
fence OF Washington may be carried ont by the
Eastern tro0ps and the navy. But ii the troops o:
The Hesi Ia bo drawn 10 The Potomac to re
peat our ~ xperience, to guard Washington, and &C
enmuiae agalust tue ever increasing eaagger atiOns
oi The enomys lofee, The country cannot bat
yaid IL sign that the Admnist alton regal liz
The contest M hopeless id has nothing offer 10
restore The confidence Of The people ba, repetition
of their sacrifices scale of lEonstrons proper
lions
ANOTHER LETTER FROM BROWNLoW
The traitor <BroVuioVy has uubl.hsd sfyotber lst-