The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-05
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The election In New York took place yesterday
The canvas has hsen bitter one between the Re-
publsans and Democrats. bu. the former, with the
sovsrnnsnt to back them. have not been able en-
trsly 70 suDprsss their antagonists. The Esw York
Csxsssisa publishes q "Tsn Years Record" Of the
Republican party, with a boldness which is likely
to soaGgn the editor to Fort Lafayette. The same
paper publishes the following address:
Ths Government debt, Ia the year 1850, amounted
10 less than sixty millions dollars. Taxation was
scarcely known or fslt by the people; We werehap-
py, prosperous, ard contsntAd, wanting nothing.
fearing nothing, kind eonsidsrate. loving enc ano-
thsr a. "bseomsth brethren Our Government was
ths miShtisst the Globe. Vast in its extent,
rsashinR from the Atlantic to the broad Pacific from
the tossn North to ths sunny South, embracing
within Its limits almost every soil and every cline: !:
rich In It's mineral and agricultural resources; fa
vorsd, 1t would seem, by Divine Providence above
any and ali other ns,ions on earth, we were at
peace with sll the world, and by our love Of lib
srty and Of law, Of equity and OF right, We had
tuaty won for oursevaa and for our country the
proud a,psllasion Of "Ths land of tho free and the
home Of the brave" Such was our condition In
1880
rhs North and South had lived together as
band Of brothers for uoTa than seventy years
political party sprang up la the Northern statsS
whose Eaotto vast Il an better than thou. Thou
shalt NO longer control thy domestic conesrns -
Cone, feliew thou me." They denounced their
sut-throats, towards, and pisk-pockats This Re-
publican Abolition party disregardsd ths Constitn-
zion of our Fathers an / the decisions of tho Fed
erA Courts They sail We have progressive
policy a. we'll a. prog, essive religion. Their Obi
sago platform denied tLs legal existence OF slavery
n tAs Territories Thi. party declared that the
Yresty of lso3 was null Gnd void, and no law; that
the Gets by which -ganlsed and protected this
Territories Of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missis
sippi, were null snd voi! sad Laws; that the cs
sision of the supreme uourt Of the United States
WAS nail and void and no law; that the Fugitive
Slave law of 1850 was Lai and void and no law;
tha. there was no Conn but the Chicago
platform, and no law but their own will. Upon
their sectional and unconstitutional platform they
plant their Presidential nominee, Abraham Lincoln
After we had lived happy and prosperously with
the South for over seventy years Mr. Lincoln had
lust learned the important fact that hs States could
not live together ''naf slave and half free" Hence
he was g fit representative of this Abolition Dis
unisn party. and by them properly nominated for
Pre- ddSut OF the United States. Our credulity was
wrought upon BY a falss philosophy and false phi
lanthrory and to elevate ths black man TO posi-
tion God nGve. intended him to occupy alas the
people east their votes for Abraham Lincoln, and
he was elected President The people Of the South
srraigned this party before their countryraen and
the civilized world a. party lsboring to subvert
solemnly declared that IL Mr. Lincoln was elected
President they would secsds from the Union. The
Republican journals politicians, and statesmen de-
nouneed them ~ towards and trAitoTs-thst they
could not seoeds If they would, and dare not il they
soulA
II. Lincoln was elected, and South Carolina -
sslsd, Just as she said shs would do. They then
told a. 'shs was out In the cold, snd could not
nand It three weeks She had no money and could
not carry her msils-thRt she was the only State
that would ssesde," and even the great man, Sc
ward told that In less than six weeks she would
se down on her knees begging to come back into
the Union Blk weeks passed she did not come
baek or beg to come back. and Georgia had also
seeded Nr Seward and his party were false
prophets. They again deceived US by saying that
those were the only States thai would ssseds from
the Union--thRt they would soon come back-that
II they did not we would send down few regt-
nsnts and whip them back Some men, whom We
believed to have common sense, toid US tns ew
York Seventh regiment would whip thsm back In
70 the Uniou.
Tine passed On. State after State seeded from
the Union. till we now and eleven States, BY Tar
the best portion Of the country, out OF the Union,
and running 8 separate and Independent Govern.
ment The living journas, corrnpt politicians and
dishonest statesmen Of the North have deiuded and
sajolsd rs into the belief that there was nobody In
the South, and If there were anybody there. they
were great eowsyds-vould run and would not
dght-:hat In sixty days we could wipe them into
the Gulf of Mexico. Under such deluAiys state.
msnts Thousands have rallied around our flag, and
millions Of money have been expended to save the
snkng fortunes Of the Empirs to restore the Union
to protect the ConBtitution, and enforce the laws
Corrupt and dishonest Government officials have
stolen our money, robbed aud defrauded our sol.
010fy Ouf COnRro3b nave long bnc0 CeS20O 10 lSGlb
late for thA white mar, but waste Their imbscils
ergiss In wrangling over the almighty niger
They divide our armies to give place to party
0enersis whose only known rule of warfare IS to
steal plumber and defraud their own troops. Defeat
n the certain result Of such Vaccinations. We
are told before battle that there = nobody to light;
bat whom compelled to dght with insignihant num-
bers axaiust fearful Odds and are necessarily beat
en- then We are told that We have done bravsly-
nat the snsmy's name 10 LsStoH. Beaten routed,
ruined bv the corrups machinattons Of an inneciis
dynasty ct Washington, with an eifrontery unheard
Of we are told In substance that Q great strategic
military movement has been accomplished, tnst
defeat Il better than victory, ~ 1t will renew cur
sinking energies and hotter prepare us for another
battle ION Q new base of operations |" Not . regi'
msnt In The army IL full they will not average over
800 men. yet they are not condensed. neither are
esrS, and the better tie opportunity to steal and
Aftsf the great batLs before Richmond was
lDught, . new call was made for 300, 600 more
troops 10 put down this unholy rebellion" Mr.. Lin
cOln has run the Government IN the N{NGU Pka1.
fev1 len than two yeass and public debt ct the
end ofthA present year cannot than two billion
dollars God grant that tho Government may last
70 the cod Of his time Of Office, but We fear II can
not, Many Of bis acts have bssn Q complete VIC.
Istion and subvsFsion Of that Consultation he has
sworn 70 support, and . direct and unwarrautabls
iAfl1ngsnsnt upon the rights aad liberties Of the
people, --,..u.
sent hithse sWarms OF olncsrs 70 harss eur people
and sst ont their substance"
"1s has affected TO render the military hdspsn.
6Qt q 81 nDsEiW 10 The dyn power"
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