The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-22

nOrrorS which suffered when m. 20
In Inc sdi!ehner aes Of Mason and siideli reached
OF vexation. / hate 1t, aud hate the Rriti.b
Government. here now publicly ayow snd
record that hate, and declare that IL shall he
unexiugufshable.1 mean to cherish il Will
I live, and to BEG ueath 1t to nv childrar
when die, and ii I am alive when war wi,f
EuRiand comes, and IL / can carry a musksl
In that war. 1 will carry it. have three
sons. aud mean to charge them, and
do now charge them. that, il they sh ali have
at that time reached the years of mani ood
and strength, they shall enter into that wiz.
1 believe there was no need for that surren.
DER, and l believe that the nasion wou Id
rather have gone TO war with Great Britain
toan nave suffered the disgrace of being in
suited and being thus unaverged. l have.
not reached the sublimation of Christianity
that exaltation Of Christianity which al.
10 ws m to be insutted, abnsed. and djshon-
ored. bear all that as . Christian; bat to
say inst do it cheerfuly, is mere than
can bring myself to. I trust in God that the
time is not far distant when we shall have
suppressed the rebellion, aud be prepared 70
avenge and wipe ont this insult that we have
received. We will then stir UP ireland we
will appeal TO the Chartsts OF England, we
will so to the ola French habi,ons of Canada
we will join hands with rance and ussia
TO taks away the Eastern possessions Of
hat proud emrire, and will take away the
crown from mat government before we cease.
trust In God ta 1t that time wilt come /
trust the appropriation Will be voted down
One OF our com missioners, 1 understand, ie
the individual who writes ose pleasant let.
ters asking US 10 submit 10 insult chseriuIiy--
To smile at this bitter cup, drug yed with Tbs
bitteTest ingredients that were ever pres SEQ
10 human lips, and NOT to make face about
1t. don't believe there WAS any necessity
for this surrender. I am strongly inclinsa
to believe that We would have been all the
stronger for this difficulty with Great Bri
tain, for 1t would have made US feel the ne
cesslsy OF making short work with tn rebels
After further debate, the House passed the
bill by large majority.
rHR MAYOR OF ALEXANDRIA, VA, on THE SOUTH
EKN REBELLION.
The following substance OF the remarks
made by Lewis Mackenzie, Mayor of Alex
audrla, Va at Union meeting held in that
city On the sth inst, has been unavoidabfy
crowded out Of our columns till the preseut I
issue:
am not, nor is any Union man In Alex.
aEdria, accountable for the coming of the
Union tro ps here. The Secessionists brought
them here, and on them let the Tespop 81 biiity
rest. kdo not believe shey came wi tn q view
20 in4qefere with cur slaves or to interfere
with slavery. They bad right TO eo1ao to
endeavor to restore Virginia to the Union -
was struck very much by the message CT
Governor Letcher 20 the Legislature now In
session in kcsmond, when he states that on
I the S,h of January, 1861, one day after the
lSS AseEiS met, Ne naO caused an In
quiry TO BE- instituted upon the probability
OF being able to captare Fortress Monroe.-
he did not tell the people Of Virginia or
| the Legislature either, this year ago, tn At
a scheme was foot To seize the taoyerc
mant fortress and yet during all that sss.
sion, till April, resolution after resoiutioa q
was offered and adopted. asking the Federa
Government not To increase the forces of the
I'm sed States either Mt thatpoint or Harpei' s
Ferry. If he or the Legislature had in tiTuat
! ed this intention to the people, what would
| la al, human probabih y have been the re
| spOnse?
| / did not believe Governor Letcher. nor do
| 1 like now 10 believe he was in favor OF break.
ing up this Union, but has been forc ed in to 1,
! from circumstances beyond his control. nd
| the pressure around hiIn. For him rs we'll ms
| the former Governor, I had n great regard
ana respect, and stood by thsm when tn
were sadly in want OF friends IN the Hcus,. O
Delegates; Tor, S1mehoW or other, altnous
| elected by tas Dem mocrats, they had hardly ,
1 friend OF that party in the Legislature t.
| speak we'll of them. In the management O
this war think there has been great bung
| ling. 80
The expenses are enormous. entirely out O
| proportion to The results SO far obtained
| 90 not believe IL can ne carried on hy eitne
| party beyond 1862, and the taxes and bur
dens on the people wilt break down tn,
| country unless greater progress is made an
| the enormous expenditures reduced. IN
| for the ttnion-for its restoration if 1t can b.
| done. uod grant that 1t may, and thu
| speedily All our hopes as free citizens ar
| centred in the Union. Let it bs sustaiueh
| and II the question must come whether W
| shall have liberty or slavery, let slavery 60