The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-10

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Wecontinue onr extracts from Nosthern pa
pers of the 9th inst.
.TaE LAST AaosrEs or THE REsIr1IoN."
the New York ksraid has rich az,icie ON the
Last AgoniAs of the Rebellion" Il thinks that
'the violence Of the Richmond papers, and the
thrsass Of retaliation the part Of the Confederate
Consress, In reply to the proclamation Of Mr. LIN
cola are not to be regarded a. evidences Of The real
sentiment Of the South Of any permanent or des
perate resistance TO our victorious arms They sr
but the dying kick and groan Of the mortally
wounded licn-ths Last ogony Of the rebenIon-in
which there ID the appearance of resuscitation and
renewed vigor, but only the appearance, tor its
vital force IL expendug and sxhausting itself In
the Anal struggle" 1t sayp:
The people Of the Southern States know by this
tins that We are terribly in earnest In the pr0secu.
tion Of the war for the Union, and that, though
three fourths Of the Northern people do desire
to msddls with any Southern Institution, yet II
slavery Ii found TO stand In the way Of the success
Of srms, or II its destruction should appear to
materially y, cid Us IN the e 'russs II VII no. Be-
carrying out the programme laid down In the pro-
clsmstion. IL u g humane warning on the pars OF
the President to witch thoughtful men ct the
South WIN take heed. Notwithstanding the sbnlli.
ssoss q ps.on mo" eneif ps',s and tes'r Aas G
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part It 10 not In human nature, and leask Of I'll h
the American type Of IT. to carry on 9 hopeless
war. when it 10 once demonstrated to be Of that
character especially In the terribly adverse crcum
stances under which the rebel leaders would be
PEELED to continue the struggle. Tho condition of
the tnsurgent army 10 dspiorsble. being not only
without sufficient stores Of food but destitute Of
clothing and shoes at the approach Of winter, aud
without the sightest chance Of obtaining any sde.
quate supply OF these essential articles to say moth
ing of salt, medicines. arms, ammunition, and other
necessaries, which have recently reached the South
BY running the gauntlet Of cruisers, but which
viii soon be effectualiy cut of, by perfecting the
blockade and - the capture of all the ports on the
Southern sesbosrd, including Charleston. Savannah,
and Mobile, 30 soon as irresistible fleet Of gun.
boats are completed and launched upon the waves,
The statesmen, planters. and other property
owners Of the South will now begin to consider
whether. instead of holdios out, in the madness of
despair, to their utter destruction it b not better
for them to return to the Union and submit to the
Constitution and the laws before the day of grace
culiar institution is still intact and when they
secure full protection for it, aud enjoy all tho rights
and privileges Of citizens o. equal Statss under
the benefcent and most liberal Federal Covers
ment against which they revelted. They must be
aware that submission determination awaits
them N the end. and before 1t comes to that, even
common sense will suggest the adoption Of the
wiser alternative.
This may be humiliating to Southern pride; but,
after al, Americans are practical people. and the
people Of the South are Americans like the people
Of the North. When one party Is beaten in an
election it cheerfully submits. and no matter with
what violence the previous contest had been con.
Quoted, the belligerents become good friends, and
most of the beaten party chine In with the opin-
ions Of the victors It will be the same In this war,
the Southern statesmen and politicians are wise
in te and do not let their day Of grace 60 by, to
shed the bitter tears Of repentance too late, when
the abolition programme may become, from the
necessity of the case the inevitable result Of the
continuation Of the struggle, even If it were not
the deliberate policy Of the Government
We trust and believe, therefore that the increas-
ed violence Of the rebel press and Congressman is
only like the wind which. after blowing for some
time from point. inert In violence till st last
it becomes gale, and then suddenly subsidies and
turns round to the opposite point, and the atmos-
phsre becomes calm once more.
1t s thus in our political contests and the analogy
will hold good even In our present bloody struggle,
provided 1t is not protracted too long and does
end in q war Of determination, which would result
in permanent change Of the old relations between
North and South, and perhaps a revolution in the
character of our whole system of government
But It Is to be hoped that returning will
ert her sway and that the insurgent chiefs will take
advantage OF their next reat defeat in the field
which cannot now be tar Distant to lay down their
arms, and, under proclamation of general amnss-
ty, return to the political fold from which they have
strayed - lost sheep. Certain 1t Ia are on the
eve Of the most important military and political
events in the history Of tho world-we are near the
beginning of the end-Rnd upon the next three
months viii depend the future of the country, for
veal or wos, even to generations yet unborn
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF LIN
COINS ADMINISTRATION 2-sEwARD To REMAIN
IN THE NEW CABINET.
The Herald, of the 9th, has long article upon
the failure Of the Administration 1t says that it
is now universally conceded that the present Ad-
mlnistration Is Q failure" It thinks the time for
discussing that fact has therefore passed. and the
questions Of interest now are Who is responsible
for this failure and how is the failure to be reme
died It says:
These questions are being used by the radicals
for the purpose Of making Q concerted and com
bined attack upon Secretary Seward in the hope of
fear, while they hate, Mr.. Seward and they attack
him tremblingly as If conscious Of ultimate defeat
They assert confidently and unanimously that the
Secretary Of State ID responsible for the failure CT
the Administration; but their proofs are weak and
their arguments sophistical. Evidently they &C.
cuse him in order to shield themselves, and his de-
fence involves their condemnation.
That the election Of Ar. Seward from the Cabi
net IL the object Of the radicals il clear from the
articles Of Greeley In the Tribune of Beecher and
Wendell Phillips in the Independent, and Of DR..
Brownson in his Recieo and nom the plottings Of
Andrew, Sprague and the other radical Governors,
In the recent conventions at Providence and Altoona
All the radical abuse of General Mcclellan Is in
fact directed mainly at Secretary Seward, who IL
understood to approve of HcClellan's plans, and
who il represented a. the author Of xcClellan's
policy of conducting the war. This fact is openly
confessed in Brownson's ReDieU which, In labor.
ed article upon 'The Seward Policy" excuses Hal.
leck and Mcclellan because they acted under the
orders of the President and bis advisers attributes
eur failures mot to incompetent generalship, but
to the policy of the Administration" and exoner.
stina ali other members Of the Cabinet charges the
responsibility Of this policy, and consequently of
eli our failures, upon the Secretary Of State. OF
itself alone, the opinion Of such chsngeable cha.
meleon a. DR. Browns0n. who il
Everything By turns, and nothing long,
ID of no Importance whatcver; but just ct present
Browpsons Reriec Il the authorized and recognized
exponent of the radical abolition party, and the
variable Doctor himself ID. for the time being, Q
leading member of that party, and intends becom.
ing the radical republican candidate for Congress
from dislrict In New jersey, unless he shall change
his politics or his principles before the nominating
convention assemblies The sentiments Of the Re
vies IN regard to Hr. Seward, are, therefore, the
sentiments Of the radicals, and DR.. Brownson ex-
presses the opinion Of the radical leaders when
he charges Secretary Seward with "weaknsss.
and moral cowardice 3" With being - conpro'
and resisting 1t not moro firmly than Mr.. Bu-
chapan;" with "ignomniously surrendering the
national cause" I" aud virtually agreeing with the
secession commissioner to . separation Of the
Unions" with "shrinking from open, decided, vig6
rous war" with "snubbing relieving Of his com.
msud every commanding ofieef In the army who
has shown that he believed the Government wish.
ed war 20 be wseed In earnest" with taking care
to do the rebels no serious HARM" with being mo
friend of the military" with striving ITO preserve
slsvery, and TO prevent the from operating its
ruin" and, finally, with 'resrettins not 70 have