The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-02
THxAs ITEMS.


A Texas journal, of a late date, says:
Mrs Louisa Is Carter, wife Of Capt. b. F.
Carter, commander Of the Tom Green Rifles,
now in YirKIui,, died in Austin on the 18th
INST Mrs. Garter was the daughter of Mai.
VIM. Rust, Of Austin, and sister OF Hon. Al
bert Rust, OF Arkansas.
The Galveston Cirilian, Of the 18th, says:
Last nights mail brought US advi"es from
The Rio Grande to the effect that n Lincoln
steam pr opeller h ad arri we'd and was biocka-
ding the river. She had captured and burn
ed a schooner.
The fight was still progressing at Matamo.
us.
The State Gaaets learns that f1re broke out
in Georgetown, on the night Of the 9Th inst,
which destroyed property to the amount Of
about 1913 coo. No insurance.
The 0iptheria Is prevailing to On alarming
and fatal extent in the Dallas region.
The Houston Telegraph remarks:
Our friends at Galveston are In cons idera-
bic OF stew over report that Gov. Lub.
beck had written to Gen. Hebert recon-
mending the destruction of Galveston If the
city conld not be defended.
The Paris <:dcocate says that the gin homes
Of X. M Hopkins, Esq, and q. Murray, Esq .,
were burned a week or two ago, together
with $3.50 be les OF cotton.
AKKAHsAs ITEMS.
The following extracts a:e from o private
lcSI0I lIOn0 VI 0iUooh, anu IlOLu = very To.
liable gentleman who Is soJourning at that
place for time
s. The Cherokee regiment under Col
Drew will be reOrganizsd. John Ross, the
principal chief, made a speech here to. day.-
He spoke under the Confeperate flag, took
hold OF the STAFF, and declared that if every
Cherokee deserted 1t, he would die defendiag
Ross and others had a conference to-day. -
There Is no question that matters will be ad-
jus ted, and tn at Col. Drew with a more nu-
nerous command will take part In the hYht
| than those that stood by Col. Drew, IN tn G
rial Of la@t week, cannot be mustered.
Pickens, Benge, Hilderbrand, Judge Fields,
Chas. Hicks-captains all-stood by him tn
I the end. There was some lieu tenants, III !
! knew their names I would give them) aud
| two sons and a grandson Of the chief that re-
NAMED with their colonel also.
Col. Cooper, like Gen. Price, 10 one Of the
| commanders that does not 81: perpendi. a
| larry up after fight, but goes out hunting
| for new ones. Aud snch officers does the
| Colonel mead. II Providence governs, there
never will be fight
here-all daring and decent men. The whole
| regiment is an honor to its state. Measiee
and pneumonia have been severe am ong the
| men Two hundred, or thereabouts, are on
the sick report.
uNIONIsM IN fsHNBssRR ON fH1 DIcLIN8-LYT.
TER YRoM HON. JOHN @. GAIT.
As an ovid ence OF the effect produced upon
the mind of Union men" in East Ten nessee
by the abolition message Of Abraham Lin.
calm, the Savannah Republican publishes q
veEy interesting letter from Hon. Jch G.
Gaut, taking str ong Southern ground, and
piedgiug his influence and efforts hereafter
for the cause of the South. We make the
following extract:
l.incoln's late conduct, as well as his late
| message, and also some late resolutions tn
PRODUCED into the F. deral Congress, clearly
shows that IL 10 the intention of Lincoln
ana the North to subjuEats the South and
emancipate the slaves They show further,
| to my mind, that an attempt will be made to
arm the slaves to slay their masters. Lin
| tempt, and execrattoA tor his unmitignted
deception, hypocrisy, and dishonesty. Hia
| message is shaped to suit the peculiar VIEW
| Of the European nations, and 10 Drtoe ne!d
| out to them to join him In an uaholy crusade
| 10 rob the people OF the south OF their rfgnta
| and liberty and eulancipate their slaves.
But confess to you. with regret and NOR
| tifcation, that ], a. well a. tons OF fhousanda
| Of others, was cheated and decetvsd In the
Federal Admins tration, a. 70 their real and
/ true intentions and designs. And now De-
lievs aud Enthusiastically declare that Il u
the duty a. we'll - the tntereet q every man
Ia the slave kta,ss. to resist Lincoln ana tns
North. with ~ his sssss. fae..sss. 4ssrs. asd
ss.essA II ofAsS words, hat thsrs Be NO d.
vtsioa whataver, bxs tAss ~ ssen1 taeetlr q
ons Ne. IN ~ Sssih 70 resist tAs NcrsA tassv tsss.
eass ssd sA4yssston And sneh hAe been ~
eject Of Lincoln's message upoa the peopi1
Of Bradley. We
Thcss who have hsrstofcre bssn called
| Union men, have gone clear ovoJs and have
co0msncso volunteering, and, during IN
w:ek past. I am informed that seven nsx