The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-16

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II AspssesAlno osssoea.
coaera wal nsst q MoadAy, II Win hHvs
. may snpossaat msA1uro TO dssuss and TO decide
L. = Aeps shaa dlpeusston viii BE- inafsed and o.
ceDoa asaek- Thas b % time for talking. TIE
Oaxs asnsnAA ever erisis did dsnsad. the bs'es.
- pessghse eonsultasioa and the moss decided ae
tSoa.
The nsst and most important msasurs I" Be de-
stasa b connected with The transcription. That law
h usasSsssly Imperfect. aud demands Immediate re-
Vision. The Yankees have already called Tor "a
addaslca Of 6o0ooo men 10 the forces they already
Asys IN IL h>ld The crdss for resordng to
dan went inse operation On Friday There can
h "a doubt that the ynea VIII Be forthcoming 81
~rv ,Aort notice, and that unisss Ceosrsss set 1t
60. "a With tAs utmost energy, Ne shall b
takea q Q Asaavantaga. Wosrust h Heaven &has
~ sxpseienes Of last rear may NOT be thrown
sway upea hat boly. aud that It VIII take sueh
nsasarss - - rsadss the recurrence Of such dis
asasss - ~ then expsrisnceA IN impoaihility for
~ fatasA To DO - they must put into The Geld
. three - lasOs - that Of the enemy. That this
can - Aeoa, BY calling ont I'll the conscripts b.
swssn Ne agss Of s. and -. and BY extending the
~ v sixteen % he ons hand and Afsy.hvs on tho
etAsr. and tAat too. without any very great incon
Visnes 70 ~ agricultural interest Of The country
~ tAiAk u qu;ts evident Yooths from dxtsen to
s6GASssa ~ In general. fully - able to carry .
ynaskss Q hey ever become afterwardx II there
sAssiA bs sspseial sasss who're such ability does
~ exise. thsss should bs special exemptions
% suis then. The general law would NOT
10 sAsetsd b. such exceptions Fer tho rest,
. naa any ysars old b, in general a. strong.
sAou>4 not perhaps - activs. - q man At
sny other age whatever. Although he may not Be
ab,s 70 douh,e-qulek It with younger men, yet there
ass many duties which he can perform jus. we'll
Battahons Of men Of that age might be placed In
al the gazTisons. thereby releasing younger men
FOR 1eld duty They can serve heavy guns, and
even asA artillery. - well a. younger men. But,
ahsvs Ill, there II no reason on earth why they
sheuld not serve - drivers and cavalry. We are
cure the Government could lind employment for
10000 such men, without making them serve a.
Infantry. where the youngest and most active alone
should Be employed. And they would leave there.
By 100000 young men 70 serve In the infantry. We
think, too. that old men might be employed in the
pubic offices entirely with great advantage 10
the public I,would give whole bat, aiions young
snsn N opportunity. which no doubt they eagerly
desirs. to serve their country IN The eld. We tope
the Government will take this view Of the subject
and begin the work at once.
II the measures here proposed be followed ont
risidiy. We put into the Held forcs quite egus
to that called for by Hncoln In numbers and
pszior In every quality tia: goes to the making up
Of good soldier. We can get our conscripts into
plsee quite soon he 80, his and instead Of
dissster and defeat, such As marked the wintc, o.
ol-62, re may caleuiste pusiiing tie victories
that have attended our arms of late to their most
remote consequence But. above all, let Congress
oct with decision andat once. They have no .i-ne
to lose for the cool weather is rapidly approaching
and the ranks Of the enemy are rapidly filing up.
We trust thsy VIII not he delayed by the dream Of
Intervention which some Of our contemporaries
dnd it hard to awaken from, There is less cause
to expect any interposiiion from abroad now than
there ever has been from the beginning England
not only docs not intend to intervene herself bnt
she has done. end, apparently viii continue to do
everything 10 her power to prevent France from
taking that step. Tue English people are no doubt
favorable to us But thus far. the English Govern
uasnt has not only not sympathsea with us, bu. has
pursusd policy little leas than openly hostile
She has withheld France. and has opened her port.
to the Yankses for the purchase Of arms and mum.
tons 81 wa, while kas knew we could not obtain
them. Besides, at this moment, she is alarmed
about Canada, which she fears she will lose IN the
event of a wsr. Pho Arabia, which We were told
was to bring out the welcome news Of recognition
hes come. snd she brought out instead, o: the
debate In Parliament on the Canada question We
trust tier. VIII bs ne more Of these tumbuga--
They have cost us enough already. They aided to
produce the supins attitude In which the Govern
msnt INDUCED last year. Their results were Hat
teraa. Roanoke Tori Royal, Doaelson. New Or
laaaA &c.
Mach, everything, depends upon the prompt &C.
ton Of Congresa We cannot but hope that 1t will
lesvs u home Alshe leaven Of demagogussm which
II contracted under the old Yankee Government,
md recognize the change tn it, circumstances, q
well - In the people Of the country.