The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-14

xn.iv R>al Psrpsses.
That any man should put faith IN the pa
siAe and honorable intentions which The Yam
ksss profess, In the event Of our submission
70 their benignAnt rule, i- Que Of the most
amazing instances of human ersdality that the
world has ever esen. The poor bird who has
bssA ohar~sd by the fascinating gaze OF a
serpent does uos show greater weakness and
folly. II this war has proved anything, 1t hAa
proved that not one word onr enemies say is
70 b relied upon. Truth, never having y very
vigorous root In their section, sssms 70 have
fallen into utter disreputs since the begin.
ming Of this war. At No time Al Object OF
idolstry, Il be- been % kicked aud euffed
Sbou. by them, under the agreeable ruie
that deception in war 10 perfect ly allowable,
that lite best friends would no, know II from
q lie. Truth 10 . deity which the Yankees,
even IN psscs, never sllot: Cd placs In their
PsAtheou, but in thie war it has revsr besu
brought out except AZ Qaiip, when in q bad
Aumer, brought out tbs wo ,den eflgy Of she
admiral, TO punch hole Ia ias cheeks, or clip
on piece Of iss nose, or pu, out is eyss. II
there 10 anything in the world they seem 10
have special spite against, it 10 TRUTH, which
they hate worrs than slavery, and never go
much a. look at, except by accident Any
Yankee who could bs suspected Of giving q
truthful account Of one battle that has occur
r.d Ia this war or An accurate statement of
the character Of any man engaged in it, or il
candid opinion OF lie probable character aud
objects, would - instantly sent 10 Fort Lafay-
cite. Al Europs IL struck dumb with their
mendacity, which IL said TO have excited more
horror even shan slavery among tie GA
World aboli.ionists; and the Chinese, who
have hitherto been considered the creates,
liars in the world, are ashamed to show their
faces h pablo. siocs the only aalisy in which
they claimed pre-sminencs above the rest Of
mankind, has been surpassed BY the ambitious
Yankees
II any zane man Ia the South, aner the daily
sod hourly proofs Of the total hollowness and
Alsehood Of our enemies in this war, can still
be deceived ~ their professions, his friend.
should Institute q commission de junatsco IN
quiresdo without farther delay. What pro-
mise that they made have usy ksptf Did
not Seward, at the beginning OF tbs war, give
the most solemn assurances to the Southern
Commissioners that no reinforcemsnts would be
sent 70 Fort Sumter, and that the United States
forces would be Withdrawn, while ~ that very
moment he Was preparing 70 reinforce the fort
to the MI extent Of his power, and bring On
bloody and desola,ing war' Did he not Do
eeive Virginia In the Same manner, aud BY
false assurances 80 completely win her conf
dsncs thst che had we'll nigh fallen into
the pit he had prepared for the CON-
mon destruction And, putting even ttis
bassst Of 81 Northern men cut Of the
question, what has BEEN the courts Of tina,
party in the North which is most cohser
vattvs, and which has always been loudes
and most eloqusA; in its professions of love 10,
The Constitcs,en and justice 10 tho Sou:h :
They constitute q. this moment the very back
bone Of this iavssion. Without the money
and political weig lit OF cities which hsd Lith-
srlo profssssd 70 be conservative, the war, Ii
it had ever begun, would long sgo have come
70 An end Where are the Dickineoss, ths
Evsrstts, the Cushings, the Dixes, the But
Isrs, now What has become Of principle, OF
COLA is:ency. OF good faith, amcDg tEoee 10
whom TIE South once looked Is bulwa.k
against the crusade Of ~ clifton With one
or TIVE exceptions, the conservative politi-
ci<aS of the North have not only deserted IA.
hut ere urging on with might and main this
desolat;ng wsr, whist the few good nen in
Eodon, wAo keep aloof from ito iniqui.!s., Gre
ovsrawcd and crushed into tilsncs ard snb-
lection by Tremendous military despotism.
Tie Linssln Government. promised to re-
lease our prisoners at Fort Doaei=on On parole
a.d Gent the IN TO Chicago. They promised 10
exchange gallant privaseers, whom they have
kept iFontG ike criminals In lcathsome oeils
ailcs the beginning Of this war; but as soon
~ they had succeeded in making larger num-
Der Of prisoners than thoss in cur possession,
they shamsfuty refused To keep sAsir word
They proclaimed safety acd rrotsSticn TO the
Southern region which shohld be occupied by
their armies, and they have fulfilled shs;r pre-
mise by destroying furniture, bornibg houses,
arrsetinx and imprisoning, and sometimes usur-
dsliog IN cold blood, peaceful and nnoHsnding
ei.issns, Burnside add Goldsoorough made
pomposs prosisnation on the coast CT North
Carolina that they came there with the most
Christian and humane intentions, and followed
It up by deliberately shs!ling town full OF
women and children, without giving them al
opportunity to escape, and even firing upon
vessels which were carrying on the h4lPisss
and terror stricken fuXisives. Aad are VS. TO
believe slch people still, when they promise
that, II We viii only yield to their demands, we
shall not surely die
The Truth 10, even II they were 80 disposed,
they have no means Of paying of their snor-
nsus debt without the wholesale fp,liation
and plumber Of the South L. any ONO yer
dans enough TO imagine that, II the Yankee
succeeds In bur conquest, hs 10 going TO pay
Mat debt himsslf, or any part Of iii The
whole Of moro than thousand niliione-the
whole Of II, 10 the last farthing-will be wrung
from the vanquished in one form or another.
II, ruined and tankrupted BY defeat, 1. cannot
b sgusessd from Us Ia any other way, 1t will
come BY the universal con6scation Of all
Southern property. Their army las already
been promised \ division among them Of tho
fair Aslds Of The South, aud This is one Of the
few promises made In this war which 10 in-
tended 70 b kept Cupidity, Interest, re.
vsnSs, I'll p 'iut alike 10 this Inevitable COZ
slssion. The history Of the whole Pui-
tan nee 10 one which gives no. glimpse Of
bop thas when the property Of their neigh
soFs y q tAsis mercy Justice or compassion
VII ever induce them to forsxo the oppor.u-
atty Of ~ appropriation Tasir whole phi.
Iosophy upon this subject 10 embraced In the
rssslatious adopted BY the h-n Puritan sst-
siessis America s--"Rssolysd That the earth
halon9a 10 The nninta kasoIYed That ua GA