The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-09
ERONT THE NORTH.


dent Lincoln 20 the Border State Congressman, dc
iivers itself as follows:
Bat tho most singular feature of the address is
vague and timd alluson 10 the Abolition pressure
| brought 20 hear upon tha President ard his evil
dent conviction that the destruction Of slavery in
the Border states would be sufficient stop to the
Abolition Cerberus. Give tie dogs tad! bone and
they will readily furnish men to push further South;
| doubtless in the hope of freeing nekroea.-
| Conversely. we suppose IL they do not get what
they demand, no more means will he furnished for
| tie prosecution OF the war.
| This is oIr Interpretation Of the Pres ident's
| meaning Il Il be correct, would like to know
| il such humiiating speech has ever before come
| from the White House And ia il not an absolute
and positive declaration that the wsr is for the
gro. snd not tor ha restoration Of the Union that
! the President is opposed 70 sJlch policy, but Is
ottige3 70 adopt it We cad the eLai'ig rid
die III no other way, -i"a, i CIR recc.ps Dc ,or
rc. hpre 10 Reset:op IN srprtsslHg .se here fh0:
thc oays q: thc RepGbtc. nLlatsrea. Ne cisi 20
hsdr 81 more siag yhtere6 thousands as an cIuins
70 The uotoch Of petty crd fntabss tcaoicisng
| Ve cich no toHger 10 hear ram bo1stiag of .tc
suesg.h Of Institutions Let tifrs sT.sh, a,.d
let tss cost rains De eIptRdl Ercof tia: are
| ttnte better kaa beasts.
| Our language may be deemed too strong; but
we have expressed our convictions in The prem;ses
And those COW lotions none the less firm be-
| cause Of the fact that uucompromtsirsly advo-
cate emancipation In Maryland We advocate It
because believe it will be OF Immense advau-
tage to orr State. But not prepared tc do
that or any other set ST the nod Of crazy fanatics
who pro:e-A prefer the destruc ion Of the coun-
| try TO the existence OF slavery.
| CONFERENCE OF THE REHEL GENERALS AT HiCH-
MosD-THE1R FLAss FOR THE ruTChE.
| MEMPHIS July o0-The EGtls.i., of this rcrn.
Ing has the following from authentic sources among
other interesting items to tie proceednss Of the
| rebels:
We have some ish'ss subject Ct, discussed ,
e n e prime s ad na s mr ns
Ii is understood that tI-y to the conclusion
that they must not lose any more territory
| The defensive policy was strongly attacked, and
| both Lee aud Beauregard advised the Invasion o.
| the North 1T three points, namely: From Gum.
berand and Wilai.lsport into Pennsyl snia, from,
| Louisville and Cincinnati into Indiana and Ohio,
| and from Paducah and Cairo into Illinois
1t il alleged that tha folio wing Plan OF operations
| for the remainder of tho campaign was
| agreed upon First. the immediate obs,rucson Of
the James river. es to make Il i'm possible for
| Mcclellan to use il az q means OF communicating
with the Government and for the transportation OF
| renforceuiepIs and army supplies. Second. The
| occupation Of Williamsburg, Yorktown, and the
! entire Peninsula Third. The recovery Of the
whole territory of Virginia, ard the suppression OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the recovery of
| New Orleans, Memphis, and the Mississippi river
and the expulsion Of the FEDERAL troops ftoM Ten
nessee and Kentucky
Fourth. When these objects have been accom-.
plished, then il was proposed 70 carry out The plan
OF Lee and Beauregerd F!ith. To make tine Po-
tuUae and Ohio rivers g once the;r base OF opera
ons and frontier lines and 10 transfer the seat of
war from Virginia. 20 Maryland Sixth. To huri
upon Washington from Richmond column of 2O0
900 troops.
BIZ the espsure OF that city. the liberation OF Bal
tmore aud the invasion OF tha North at the three
points named above, becoming III turn the invaders
they hope to make II necessary for us To keep at
home, for the defence Of our cities. Ave hundred
thousand troops.
THE CONFEDERATE ENDORSEMENT OF aUERRu-
The Philadelphia IaQuirer nor the North. SO ii
says were Tot prepared for Secretary Rau.
dolph's last order 1t Is horTi6ed ct this 'ofsc.sl
endorsement of ths shameful and horrible system
which ali modern civilization has brenj;sa ga lar.
baroua." II says:
Let it be borne in mind for future reference
that on the 18th day Of July, 1862, George w
Randolph. calling himself "secretYz- Of War Of
the Confederate etesr" proclaimed that Partisan
Rangers are part Of the FrcviLonal army of tie
Confederate States, subec: 10 all tho regulations
adopted for Its government, and entitled to the
same protection as prisoners Of war" It KAY by
and By bs matter OF interest 20 those the
ocean who are sitting as spectators Of this war to
know (which side first set the example of depart
ing from the laws Of civilized wa.fare and
of beginning q system of trea.hsry and
afrocity." In the meantime we beg our
critics In England and France wh. have by
their officious intermeddng made this re-
bellion what has become, to represent their
bellious proteges what one Of Ehgand'a own writ
calls 1.-THE xnspeakab!e atrocities p.-tsan war.
fare gives birth TO, and to urge them ITO consider
WELL first, the cowardy trescherous AL atrocious
character of all guerrilla warfare and In the
place, the certain misery which 1t ent-is on the
country which practices 1t, and its inefcency, as
general rule, to conquer or expel an 5my. how
ever much it may annoy him; and TO assure them
'that no nation attacked ~ overwhelming force
of disciplined armies was ever saved by sa>h means
II IL possible that In return for the AID and comfort
fnr ahod thain hv heir ed in
London and Paris, Manchester and Liverpool, the |
rebel leaders may reconsider their course, and be
saved from sinking into a still deeper iufamy than |
that which inevitably awaits them
1t becomes y matter OF grave concernment to our |
own Government and people how far the insoent |
demands of our overlooking and insoient enemy |
son Davis and his Secretary" Randolph to demand |
protection for the property and immunity for the |
psrson OF any maefacor and traitor In the land or
to threaten vengeance upon seme of our unfortu. I
nate prisoners in their hands. In this same docu-
ment Of the 10th of July this Randolph claims tho |
citizens of Missouri as ctizons of the socailed Con-
foderste States and talks Of protection to be farn
ished them, the application of tue ke1 tdttonts
he may demand that every traitor on whom the |
Government seizes, for pnnishment, should be
allowed to 20 scot free, send to felon's prison
and a feton's death other OF our COrcoranS aud
Neffs Of course there must be some limt. fixed by
our Government to Its acquescence i'll such de-
mands. And there must be on the part Of our peo-
Pile, willingness, If need be, to suffer rather than
humiliated by yielding to such atrocious exaciOns.
Re9uus advised that Rome should not submit to
unworthy terms, and went back willingly to the
death that awaited him, Rome'3 refusal The
old Roman spirit still lives in people to sustain,
at any sacrifice, the Government, when it emulates
the frmness and dignity Of the Roman Senate.
A BLAST FROM sEwARDs ORoAH-LEssoN FOR THE
WAR.
The Albany Evening Journal Stewards orgsn)
thinks the war has been a stern schoolmaster to
tho people Of the loyal States" II says;
We have learned the folly Of undertaking our
brave equally hardy equally quick wifted, equally
have lssrnsd that they src tsrebly In earnest In
their efforts to achisve their ends that they are
desperate In their resolve to divorce themselves
from as; that thsy ore determtned to resist our ef
Torts 70 CONQUER them TO the bitter end. We have
learned that they are a. wary a. they are unscru.
pulous ihat thsy are AZ cunning ~ they are de-
pesysd that they are quick 70 take advantage Of
our weakne6s, our hlunders, and our indectaion-
We have Learned that they srs fnly our psers IN
military capacity. and that, - soldle, thsy nake
up In dash whaS thsy lack In eold herdlhood We
Asvs lsasnsd thes the very dsspottsm that sxises
amooR thom Rtvoe then e0Woaotuo1D md unity
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