The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-17

Mr seward said that the best rroof he
could give me that the hareor OF Charleston
in spite Of the suOken vessels and cf the
blockadine equadrons, a British steamer,
laden with cOntraband OF war. had lust sue.
cssdsd in getting In. have. &c. LroHs.
RoRHIoH IHTDRvIBrIoN.
OF Foreign In tsrvention the Herald says:
From the brief abstract Of the French EN-.
psror's speech which has reached as by the
Jura, there would appear 70 bs no immediate
purpose on his part of breaking the bloc Kade.
We must not. however, trust too implicitly
TO the ambig guous assu RANGES that he has en-.
ploySd in his address TO the U0rps Legislat.f
1t 10 true the State Department at Washing.
ton gives out that there Ia NO reason TO apprs
hend that either England or france has any
in tsntion Of interfering with us. According
TO IL everything continues secure at the other
side, 90 far as our interesis are concerned
The State department is very wrong to cir.
culAte such statements. Il 10 only deceiving
the nr olic with false Impressions Of the real
condtion OF things, just as 1T sought 10 de-.
not for the newspapers tho public both here
and Ia England would have been left In ig.
norancs up to the last moment Of the pur-
pose Of the Government In regard to the sur
render OF Mason and Slideli. II is from The
ministerial journals abroad anj the private
letters received by comm arclal houses here
that the disposition CT both Governments cas-
best be judged OF. The tone OF these con.
unues to be anything but reassuring. The
only security we have against foreign inter-
ference IL to press on military operations as
speedily AZ can be done with safety, SO that
we may be able to crush out the rebellion be.
fore the two Governments can find decent
pretext for intervention.
IRGLAND CAN WAIT.
The London Times again warns the British
Cabinet against active Intervention in Amer
icun affairs, and says that England can af-
ford TO wait This seems to be enunciated in
rather an unfriendly spirit towards our Gov
ernment for the writer adds that the FEEDER
ais and toniedera los are spen ting about ten
millions OF dollars Il Week il looking Ut each
otner across the Potomac. The Times also
l alleges that England has been true TO ner po-
sitiOn on neutral and maritime rights all
through the discussion OF the Trent affair.
l xuasIA-THs BAASCIPAfIoN aU BsrIoN.
l Sr PRrERsECkG, Jan 81, ls62-Ihs Northern
Pos. says tnat great dissalisfactioE and impa-
tIonce are felt cy the nobility at the enancl.
patton Of the serfs, especially on account OF
the unpunciual payment OF the contributions
by The peas nLs. Government having guar
.nteed The contributions, will keep i u word,
but the transition req uiles time.
The nobility must accept she new ia te OF
things aud assist the Government. The soIa-
u0n lies III tne final achievement OF the
emancipation. The extension OF the peoples
participation in the administration uepoads
On thu nobility, who can facilitate or OBJ
| suuct the iatenuon Of the Government III
this respect.
oIrizsss OF KBBKL STATES IN FEDERAL COURTS.
The following interesting case has been de-
| cidsd III the New York Supreme Court:
FEB. S.-1homas c. BonHecu rs. ". B. Dissrsore
| ct Al. Inc pl.luliH suoo tne defondent on a
prOnlssory note. Defendant set up that the
| pialntln, being cluzsn OF SCUM Carolina
! and al alien enemy, could not recover. Tns
pialnLit demur1sI 10 the answer, ON the
ground that while defendant alieg Cd that he
| tplalnuff) W as Sn alien enemy, ne still ad
mitted that ne was u citlz7n OF The United
| oIates. The odee oveEruiod the dem urrer
lor The reasons contained in the following
opinion:
| Juuge 4ould-The answer in this case sets
up Ior u defence that the piaintiH ~ an alien
| enemy. VI course, IL suCl is the fact the de-
| Ienco ID sufficient. But the piaiutin ciaimS
that in pleading the detence the ae.endant t
| LAS sta ed tacts which d. not make the plain.
| I'm ali alien sncmy, bat, on The contrary,
] show tnat hs is citiz- n of tas United States,
/ md IN ala RESPECTS entitled to sue Ill our
| courts. Then Lne answer says tn.,t ths plain
/ ln Is q cIu2en of and now resident IN the
/ StaLe OF Svutn Cai DINA, " nicn St.tto Is lii u
| .Iate OF aclu Il hostility " aud in open war
! with the United Sts les. 10 which the pain
! Iin I'm arg uMenD repiles tRaI the hJs.,,iglss
| are hose Of an InsurrectiOu, sAd tne UAlteo
/ States claim TO 10 sun sovereign over The
| whole territory, south CaroliAa includes ,and
| that no State Curt caA say that the CT iIzans OF
| South Carolina, though uavlLs levleo az. .uai
| war against The 9e. eral Government, are
alien euemies. There is a sense in which this
reply is technically correct, but it is not the
| sense In which is founded the rule which in
any case makes the defence spoken OF q
valid ono. An enemy is MT allowed to en-
for e I'm our courie) the collection of any
| claims against our own citizens, beg ause Uu
| the words ct s'hiet Justice ellsworth, in the
/ case Of Hamilton against Eaton, before the
| United States Circuit ourt in orth Caro-
l lima In 1881 at would be daC gsrous to admit
| him into the country or to correspond with
| agents in 1t; and also because a transfer OF
! treasure from the country to his would di-
4 &h~t1 sh.,t
that of the latter to pr ,secute the war " The
| whole ground OF excluding pu bic enemy
| rom our courts Is one exclusively of public
policy, and whenever public policy wouid
/ carry the rule the courts shO uld be bound bv
it This reason for the rule app les In full
force and in every particular to the case be.
fore the court, and the pl"inttf is com pie tely
within the nndoub'ed spirit Of the prohibl
| ton which suspeDds his remedy while leav.
| ing his claim to remain untoucned and lia BILE
| to be revived and recovered after hcstiiities
| are ended OF course this view is based upon
| the concession 10y demurring to the answer,
! that the facts are correctly stated by the de-.
| fendauts There is further ground for hold.
ing the plaintiff within the real disability TO
| sue in our courts, which Is intended to be ar.
| sertei by this answer by act Of Consrs ss
| passed July Is, 1851, the President Of the u
States w,s authorized 70 declare by urocla.
nation, any State or States Sin ins urrectio
against the United States" under certain
!, circumstances, and that whenever ha so de.
| clared, ",hereupon all commercial inter.
| course by and between the same and tn
| citizens thereof and the citiz-ns of the res,
Of the United States shall cease, and be no.
| lawful 20 long as such condition Of hostility
!, shall continue" In pursuance of this act
the President, by proc amation, declared ths
state Of South Carolina to be in such a state
commerciai intercourse with that state we,
unlawful. There should be NO question tha,
the endefvors TO enforce commercial rights
the attempts to collect he avails OF prior
1 aotfn
| within the spirit OF this restric tion, and tina
| under q proper cOnst t. NC e. on of this act it il
| unlawful TO a1low a citizen OF that rebellion
State Especially cne alleged TO be himself IL
| hostility to the GOverDmenC to enforce AM
| such remedy in our courts. The dem urrel
should be oYerruled, With costs.
THE fBDBRALs IN wEsrIRN vIRaIxIA.
The Wheeling Press, Of the 10th inst, says
So soon as the roads will permit, and con
cert OF action from Babks's column can b,
secured, NO doubt the country will be entire
ly cleared between Romney and Wincheste,
By two distinct dstachments diverging a
Moorfield, and uniting thereafter at tn,
junction Of the MOorneld and Northwestern
| turnpike with ths m6th body OF the forces
which will take the direct road via Blue'i
| Gap.
With complete preparations OF force, ane
| equIpage, ana clearance of all the regtor
roundabout, as they progress, there is NJ
doubt hut q union Of the forces OF Lander
from Romnsy, banks from Martinsburg, ant
Wilaon from Hancock, could be accomplish
Cd within two days from the commencement
OF their movements. The enemy, however
will PROBABLY be prepared for the attack, a
they cannot have made their last retrea
from Rnmney with any olher expectation
and their facilities for procuring reinforce
msnts are ample. So we may expect to heal
OF heavy engagement near or at Winches
TER, - soon as the weather Will permit.
The Wheeling lMtelIiSe1cer, Of the 10th In
slant, says:
There were rumors aloat in the city OF
Saturday and yesterday, ~ tn the move
msnts Of our troops In the vicinity Of Rom