The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-24

These are The times tht try meas souls
he mon tina, can elevate themselves above
tie reverse Of 81 dav. and look ctimuly ard
hopefully t. that bright iIinro which can, te-
~"ui All pesadrenlute. he secured to onr
v"ant:y by unoJ - true hearte and stron..
,ryne. are patrioIs and en- ,S,et with the
u'Iiliij 81 Of true manhood. But those whose
-ouls at sgch fine eiuh into the dus, Of de
+rYniencv. and there lie with no hope of resur-
re,,ion. are not men il spirit, and do not de-
-er<e 10 ENJOY The blessings of freedom aud
Independence.
Ine South has won q series o: noble tri-
unlhs in tdce Of superior numbers and supe-
nor equipments. II has won the greater
,u.albtr OF battles that have been fought. Ii
,, has not taken as m1uY prisoners ia the
Nortj, has taken, i was OVID, To tie recu-
iAIity # taeir situation IN no less than three
Use. oar men We're coUPed Up in positions
from which there Was no efcape and 10
which the eueluy brought its powerful;
water batteries 10 bosr upon them. T.
w,- the caianrus elected in these position,
,a... suddenly swe!led the list Of tie Prisoners
'aken by the eueIuy. Oar Victories have been
Qalrel in tic open Id, and though they told
with powerful effect upon our invaders, they
oad not 5e followed up by psrsni, and cap
sarc g; our rot7eat;ng Toes toi the want Of
.neu. Yet lei lis see how tile comparison
,iat g. Van Dorm commenced his campaign
Nv tah,a sone 2 eco Price took and paroled
II Spring field some 1909; at Manassas we
captured ,J0j II Lee-bure lOU, and various
t,gA's me 90 in all, -, least 500. The
energy list campo; exceed It. 600 II al d coui lie
nf regiments at Manassas swept round towards
tsAtreyi,!e al or the stampede OF the Yankees
.omueuced, We should have captured largely
supre than enough 10 have exceeded This
amount
Wh.n we louA Al the Ella we find that the
enemy has ul.de 10 material advance since
is-t fall, sive the water. where lli- gun
i'oata and heavy naval expeditions of c. urae
uaEuot be checked hv our limited means. We
nave lost important positions in this way bus
49, have the c3rseiati II ot Knowing tina,
ihosc superior a-eucle- canu5t bear up0n
poiutr 10 which HE enemy mus; come 20 arb-
lugate us. When he comes thea have We noi
Il right TO conclude that our brave patriot col
'els led ty their at,e teuGrais w III MA ntaiu
the glorious name they lave Won Oh so many
Gsds. and vet drive the invader from our be-
loved South
Sul juyation Perish the thought Let it
moi DC dreamt Of for day, an hour, nay not
u single minute, The time "a past for q re-
unlan IL il imporribe The South conquer
ed. must be PROVINCES The South must
II that event. pay the immense deb, incurred
hv The North IN our sublngaiion The South
more than this must lose all that itself has
expended in defen, The whole sum will
perish iu the hands Of the people and n
ruined community will be ground 10 death to
paw debt their task masters viii have incur
rod to conquer them, aud will have lavishly
expended In corrupt contracts with swndling
and robbine contractors. What a burden for
= rulsed peop!e-a Psop!. without consola-
ton, fallen aud down trodden III the very dnst
On men of the South. shu: out the picture an d
swear gu the altar Of your country it shall
never be, and that dearest and proudest boon
Of Dations--INDEPEND ENCE-shaI be
achieved for the South or every hou-e shall
be untenanted, every field deso'Avd, and
every rood of ground = gave