The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-24

VIA. MONDAY MORNING
MOTIFS OF THE wAR.
The Battle In Arkansas-lar. Yan.
eey's speech In New Orieans-..
Cotton Planting, &e.. Re.
The Little Root Tsus Dssorss. Of March
-. has letter from Fort Smith, which pays
the following tribute to our brave com.
mandsrs who rsceatly fell In the Moody bat.
tie In Askausas:
The noble and brave HtoUulloch has fallen.
will yiel6 mp his life for the liberty OF the
south Bat this 10 NOT all; the Ealiant
/ Aoin tosh ais, has yielded NO his life tor lne
canse he was espoussd to. Young and brave,
brave compAnions'. nome was terror to oar
enemies. out they only live nov in dseds
Of noble daring and devotion 10 the cause OF
the south. HIS devoted wifs has the heart
The S6uth should adopt her and her ehildrep.
and may GOD be protector to the widow
and orphans. Dol. MeRsa 10 also reported
amo!g the slain. silsed whilst gallan,ly
leading meE into action. his name viii
long bs treaAnred ~ his State ~ one who
has ssor:nsed his life 70 drive the yapdals
iTom har soil. Our men have fought des.
psrately, and asainst sapsrior arms and
9snsrals McUullocA ana mclntosh are
both said to b. shot through the heart
rheir bodies will reach here to. morrow
ny heart bieeds to record the loss Of such
men, at time. too. when their services are
80 muc needed by tho Seuih
1t Is Impossible, 40 yet, to aacertain any
correct account from the enemy Of their loss
The battle has been one OF the hottest and
most desperately contested OF the whole
campaign. Our troops have covered them.
selves with i'm perishsoie honors.
The N. o. Pieoysss says:
The :0l (not Geaera,) Hsbert who II r..
ported 70 have also faAisn In the bloody strife
Of the TN, Is Louis Hebert, Colonel OF the 81
Louisiana, and commanding the I'd brigade
In McUu'loch's division. 0en. p. ". Hsbsrt
IL his brother.
The DeIss makes the following correction:
The Pisayuss is In error as to the relatioc ship
They are cousins. not brothers. They were
both graduates OF Wes. Point. They both
served a. State Engineers Of Louisiana. They
both entered into the military service Of the
stqueDtly in.0 hat Of the Confederate states
L,ks Gen. Beaur z ird, they were scions OF
ancient Creole famiIi D.
Mr.. YANckY IN Nkw oRLDAuD.
We copy the following from the New Or
leans Dslta, Of the lAth inst:
Yesterday Mr.. Ysncey arrived in tbs city
from Berwick's Bay, via the Op-lousas Rail
road, aud stepped as he st. Ohari.S. In the
course of the vening. bel. z in The ro,uuda u
OF the hotel, Al d q iaree impromptu assem-,
blage OF gentlemen having COLLECTED, he W. &
called OUT ma almost forced to m axe some r.
marks He mounted the centre table, io.k.
iLg remarkably well after his voyage, aud
commenced, n. indeed, be ntinus4 through.
out nea: ly tue whole OF his renarks, Ia sty le
perfectly free from passion, and remarkab BILE
for calm conviction and confidence in our
cause.
l. was one year. lacking two days. .ince he
lad quit cur hnres. snd ne was Elsa to stand
among his 4untry men again He came back
coz vinced that we had no fr .ends In Europe,
that VIZ m0st A IN, the battle alone, and rely
only ON our firm hearts. (Applau e.l
They looked soldIy upoH i south because
Of lis slavery Institutions. There was not a
country in Europe which sympathized with
US Even the sreat principles Of our revolu.
than by the Nor hsraers, who have never
been able TO seize the true split Of our In.
L sututions. VITA the North Europe BELIEVED
in The suoqualiflsi ID So prsmacy Of government.
r the people. They have, therefore, got no
L friendship for, cor sympa by with Us nei
ther have the y however, Tor the Norh.
They reksrd the No th. as = people. msnda.
cious, urja jast, and hJ pOt riisal. They do not
believe word aad either by the people, the
press, the y C1bines, or tn President Europe
aus are predjuGfced against slavery, but IN y
do not wish % deprive men of their property
without homes ~ paying lor 1t; they nav
NO idea Of cutting The chains Of bondage with
q lawless word They bave disc 1vered ths
Northern motive in this war to be polite l.
not social not q strong pripciple against
wrong, bat a determination TO rule.
HAVING, therefore no sy N pathy tor as, and
turning with hon st con te pit from the hyI Q.
critical Ytnkee, ihey would look with poss
tive lnOi Tsrence on the contest bat for tn cir
| owa In ,erests involved. They desire TO Grip.
pie dangerous rival Tht, country was get
unE too vIRorcus and they ars determined
that II shall forever rem ain seoarased. They
would never allow the South to be subjuga-
ted, and would Interfere to prevent such q 70
SUR, but that they feel cersAta 1t caanos te
accomplished. They know and say he Soa b
see he war drag ON until each side 10 thor
oughly exhausted, aad overVhslIned with q
| debt which shelt crush ITS Energies for years,
I or. If possible, ages 70 como
| To further this policy tasy ignore tho we'll
| established fact that the blockade has been
frun 1t ieos. thousand times. They sei
aside. practically NJ against us, the PLANES,
behests OF The European treaty which fixes
the law OF blockaAe. they are determined, /,
in ths face OF ali law. Of all equity. Of all ha
manity, not to recognise as Qnt1l the last pos
II ole moment. and wall never do 20 until they
see our blood re. king sword stretched over .
conquered and Lrostrate North.
(hsre the speaker was intsrrupted vith
| cries Of 1--WE ooft want II, sben;' .'D-n
t0eUs tuey CnU l0b tt alO0Ss &c
As - the blockade, saio Mr. Y xncey dou't
know that we should want IL raised. II i,
continued six mon tbs loo ger, he would, not
on any consideration, wish such q misfortune
! as that 1t should be raised. BV that time ouI
internal energies VIII have bees developed
our Manufactures esta bi,shed, and he had
such confidence in the ingenuity and enter.
/ prise Of our peopls as TO believe them capab.s
| OF attStaiuE, within themselves. all Necees .
| ~ ends. Az 10 luxufies, indulgence In them
vas not becoming 10 people laboring Ia the
gerry tnroes Of hsroie struggle. lEmpaatis
Various causes had hitherto prevented the
| forcibls rafting ct the blockade In tho flrs,
place when the blockade commenced to take
| Ell. ct, immense stocks of cotton were in tpl
| hands OF the weai,hlest manufacturer.
| Those men hid the ear Of Government, and
| it wss decidedly to their ia,erest ,hat the
blockade should continue until their stocl
| ON hand was sold at ex orbitant prices =
| Government. too. was the more willing 4
listen TO them, because IL was deotvou0 o.
| fostering the prod Of cotton outside ol
| the Southern Statee, even At the expense ol
| heavy temporary su&sring at home
Oas principA ground ~ mitcalculatioI
/ hero as TO the blockade had been the idea tha
/ cotton 10 ring. II by this II updsYs,ood
/ American cotton, 1t 10 . fsllacy American
| cotton Ger lainly plays mighty part In thl
/ commerce OF the world, bat IL has not Abso.
| Lutte sway, becauss the stapls 10 raised tor
! abundantly elsewhere, For hundreds o.
| "a, India has raised ~ much cotton a. thu
/ South now does. There II probably NO on(
/ thiug In the world which grows 90 univer.
| ss1ly a4coti0n. Europe, therefore, Was Will
Ing to take advantage OF the crisis to On.
enfra9chise he rself from our sway at any
| cost, bat she has found the ordeal too -.
we're.
India cstton IL too dear and the whole ma
ch.nerv Of their Immense man ufactoTiel