The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-07

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h.rylsslls and successfully defended ~ NO.
sdes and the homes Of tho south from In
x.s;ou and detilement. We can we'll under .
,,andt thu, the volunteers have had severe trial.
of their patience and their temper, not only
in the great hardsbips which they have
undergone. and the monotonous insction OF
camp life. but IN the intense eel6shnea which
has been manifested By greedy spectators
who have not only refrained from aiding the
Southern cause in any way, either in person
or by contribution, but have greedily and
baseiy apeculated upon the wants Of those
who were defending their homes and property
nj the peril Of their lives. 1t il hard for the
bravest n,eE N toll on amid sach discourage
men's As this, imagining, perhaps. that the
whole country, a. well As these sharpers
are looking with indifference upon thsiI
fate, aud only using the war as An engine
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of their individual
fortunes Such superstition would, how
ever, do great injustice to the masses Of
the Southern people. 1t is only certain
class, greedy harpies, who are to 10 found
in every country, and who are disgrace to
humanity, who speculate upon the necessi
ties of the whole community as well az
the soldiery, and are Indifferent to their
sufferings, their trials, and their glories.-
1t may at least be said Of the helpless class
Of the mothers, wives, and daughters of the
South, who have labored necessarily for the
comfort of the soldiers since the beginning Of
the war, who have nursed them in sickness
andproyided by their cheerful aud patient in
dus,ry fot the clothing Of the volunteers, tina,
they at least are free from the imputation OF
seltishness, and that they deserve to be defend
ed from the licentious and brutal invaders who
have threatened to bring upon every Southern
death We feel sure that We're their PHI steal
power equal to their disintercsted patriotism
all army Of women might be organized in the
South who would never permit the ruthless
invader to advance another foot upon South
ern soil Let our brave volunteers set of the
Of the community, who have no means OF
protecting themselves, against the greedy
rapacity ofspecuiators and birds Of prey, and
then decide which class should De permitted
10 influence their future action.
In regard TO the inaction entailed upon our
armies bya defensive policy, it ought to be
recoleeted that trying as it is to the spirit of AN
ardent and chvalr,c soidiery lit has at ali events
thus lar preserved our Independence and saved
our soil from subjugation. This has been
the glorious result of that virtue Of patience
and endurance which liz even more difficult than
active courage, and which has thus tar sned
iu4tre upon Southern character not interior
TO that which has been achieved by their
lu;.tol!ess prowess. Our ensmies, as Well u.
IN. world at large. have been s"rely disap-
pointed III the exhibition OF this quality by The
soldiers of tho South. They had predicted that
they would make al iupetuous rush in battle,
....>; make Tor Il llne'a great dash and dirpay,
pul that they would soon become demorAuzeu
By inaction, and demOnstr rate IN utter want OF
patience and stability. Gu the contrary, our
nen have hitherto shown iortituds equal to
their courage, and have patiently submitted to
privations and delays more harassiny than
the periis Of the battle field. We cannot be-
lieve that at the critical juncture now ap-
preaching they will fulfill the malicious *.
pectations Of their enemies, and permit he
Southern cause TO perish on the very banks
ofJordan, in sight OF the promised land. For
that cause is literally in sight of ali that they
have been fighting and suffering for and no one
with any capacity Of reason pretends that the
War can be protracted beyond the end Of the
present year, if our armies still stand TO their
collars. All that they have fought for tapear-
iy achieved; the exchequer of the Fl is
exhausted, its patience is nearly ken
down; and the great Powers of Western
Europe will not much longer brook the
inability of the North to open the ports
of the South to the coniipsrcial world. A
little more patience in well doing and the
end is achieved, and they by whom tits achiev.
ed will return permanently to homes which
they have made independent and happy. but
which will again be endangered and perhaps
destroyed, just on the verge of glorious re-
demption, if our tried and heroic armies take
their hands from the plough OF battle.