The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-03
Passage Of ,he CoHfiseation Bill by The
siouss Of Representatives.
From the New York Herald, MAYER

Yesterday, amidst the echcs of the guns Of
the enemy on tae Upper Potomac. the House
OF Representatives aesardiy Passed = Contis.
cation bill by & Vote OF eiGnty-two again six
Jy-tuo 1t IL like Nero Kidding while Rome
was burning. Il is the discussions OF such bills
in Congress, ard the foolish Irociamat ons OF
Generals, That have revived tLesinRicgc cause
of tbs reaeis and brought them back to the
vicinity OF WaShing ton ard hGryland. The
whole C urse OF Congress since the opening OF
the session hts been worth more than TWO hun.
dr. I'D thousand men to the iusurgent leaders.
Ba> for tue pro eedinE as CT ths aboliLonistsi in
Congress and our Of Ii, the rebellion would
have ioGg sinca died q natural death. Their
business , preare 10 be 10 hes y fresh suel on the
expiri;g fame. Inc best recruiting serxeapts
of the rebels are the abolition dem igogues in
the halls OF Congress a short tine ago Sen
ato" Wilson proposed 10 top eEi,,tment and
reduce the army by two hundred Thousand
men. From our report of the proceedings in
Congress yesterday, VT psrceivA hs noa wants
70 add VI hundred tnousaed men 10 the
seven hundred thousand already raised, max.
ing III all close upor i million OF MEN organ.
izsd for the War. sad il NOT been for the dis.
loyal course OF the aooiisionisJs IN playing
into the bands o. tho robeIs, fifty thousand
men wou,u have ST Head 10 restore the Union
and peace. II they continue III their prseen,
course, and are not put down by an Indig-
nant people, he II us. be a very far-seeing and
profound philosopher who can predic' tue end
CT the War, or measure the GlsAxtrou5 conse-
quencss 10 the American Republic AID the
human race.
Only two thir gs were necessary to 90 done
one was TO whip the rebels III tho field, and
the Other was 10 supply our army with the
s news Of WIT. Cna first .5nos In tha !: us Of
.ha crawling fanatics in CoIgie's They
would prefer that the hones:, hard fs5et
ienocrac should fight the rebels. aud bs 60
Killed off IS to d minish their mum Dsrs III tbs
ballot box. While the AeoIitlunisis should
Q JOY me spOiis OF Office and sevClutioniz5
the Government tut If the fanatics and
fools in Corg. ess are very reluctsnt 10 fight,
hey Lave at least the power Of supplying
win money 9 patriotic army ready and VA
iha 70 pour out It's blood like water tor the
Union. Here again congress is ut fault, l.
Viii not pass toe Tax bill, SD essential to the
financial crsdit Of the country aud ms ulti-
ma 9 success Of our arms, while it wastes Its
time IN discussing ana passing foolish bills
for confscating the property Of rebeisof which
We have not p" sssslou, which is ABOUT equal
III wisdom TO tho project OF emancipatius the
slaves osIore we are In occu patton OF the ter
ritory w here the slaves are 10 bs found. The
proSerh OF counting the chiekens before they
re hatchsd il prudence, compared with the
action of Congress 1t - not only reckoning
withoutits host, building its worst 70 defeat
ne ca.euiations OF our generals and their
armies
lie. che iebels be frs subduei, and the au-
thority Of the Federal Government establish
Ed In the insnrRent s Is les, and thsI the ques,
ZION OF preventing Il recurrence OF rebellion
Is il order. Mostcertainiy to nola Out before.
oand q sweeping measurs of Confscatior,
making NO distinction between leaders and
thoir deiuded followers, is not the way TO put
down the rebellion for tners is no induce.
mont LETT 20 the rebels tn yield on the con-
trary, every emptation Is offered to them TO
Teslst to ihe last. and this, no doubt, 10 the Sc.
cret OF the bill now passed. The design IL to
prevent The restora tion OF the Union. But
the lirlt OF the people is suddenly aroused
py recent events. List disloyal. members Of
Congress beware. Even such dOnkeys IS An.
deeWs, CT Massachusetts, already perceives
The rising storm. 1t was but u day or two
ago that he threw cola water on the call OF
the Government for additional troops Now
No Is ready 70 ssnd it more men than II wants.
LetCongress take the hint. ! OF the Senate post.
pone the Confisc ,tiou bill to u more convenient
season, and let 1t prom tly pasa the Tax bill,
containing q few ARTICLES Of universal con.
sumption, and not u long list intended to he.
get u most II collectors as obstructive to the
.eoplss substance as IN army OF locusts. Let
Congress do this and 90 home. The people
6rs sicE OF its folly aud It's treason To tho
causs OF the nation There - q reckoning in
store for every man OF the present Congress,
~ there ~ for every member OF the Cabinet.
Let the administration be purgsd, and let the
unsound part be cut away, lest II faint and
corrupt the whole Our only confidence 10 in
thu Armness, patriotism and common sense OF
Mr. Liacoin. Heretofore ne has proved true
10 the country Lat him plant ono heel upon
ths nscR OF ths bbohlion al gent, ana crush
uuI iss vitaiS. :-hile with the other he bruises
the head OF secession The people will sup
port nim to the last extremity, and rs need
hove no rear OF the fTC WINS or threats of fac
tious RADICAL chiefs, whose motto, like that OF
the 6scsssiontsts, " "Yule or ruin"