The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-16


= Yankee scribe. wsiti1g 70 i,o.tue4-- Journal
fr,-a EarrEi55's barbarian army, tz-.,- gte lLa
distress to which tA9 te-a&is population u gesde
rsks5arg hsTe been satjs2ss1, dvo arms; thai i.
serves iaem right fer rr1sAiag aga-ns. lbs BEST
dov.rnmeat The wcri1 ever 2-ss.'
We have comments 30 Like upoa tie spin.
whieh r joiczs Ia turning helpless wcrlsu 1at oI
doors Ii winter and eoI psliiag them 10 seek refuge
ia miserable huts il lie woods sni - tas roadzde
Such 81 iEt il irsepags0I3 ron csayva and brutal
nstures sid very likely tle Creature cant help 1t
We aisht Is vel expect poises. to u eesaly, or
gusse to be respseter 81 persons, az the psop.e
W. sfe dsgi1s with TO be ea.vaiEic, humane, and
generous. But the coaesi. Of rebeling gaia. Inc
.bsst Government the wosd cvef sss, - ia view (:
the Iaannsr II which It is conducting an iayagion
unparalleled II i.s cruelty md brutality, IS one
which cosie only have eEaaa.e1 ION the Too1t
oe.fccmpieeeat and inpuaent raca lie EVa ever
shore upon Ever IL the peaoefui Days which
preceded the aesPcizEn % nso1 II wal the best
6overnmen. the word ever SAY only 10 these
who now carrying ire and sword iuto ear heT
dkrs
Ths. ;hs people Of tie iste United Staaes rJoyed
en- extraerdnery degree Of peaee sac prosperity
waa cue to circumstances ever which It's Cover.
mept at Washington, If Government I; could be
called, had DO control of any kina II was Due 10
che natural fertility OF thc soil, TIC comparative
sparseness Of population, al.a the many fields oE
enterprise opened cew sentiment, ard their re-
moteness fgon TIE aisturhins interests apd PISS.
sion. oil the old yyosld Under aaos: any foyla of
Gcverumo2t, eounisy blessed with such wonder.
full physical advantage wsui1 have grown greet
AID wealthy. n IT, people kEve been exempted
heretofore fa. civil eonvIlgicna, ii is simply hs
its Government has nsvsr enforasi The Is ws
sxaps. those who VIC. 1,ol .Le. ~ the Eorlh sud
because tie Scuth hsa submitted une3:aDani5g.y 70
ths partial and unjaS. isgi..stion aseo ,saae her
Commercial tributary u tl.s Go...ar-. 2tatse--
10 wonder ths. tie Yankees should consider tho.
''the best Governn4 &c. ihe world ever saw" whieh
allowed them 10 hllify Tie Constellation Whenever
i. cane an ccpfict with their be5o.ted fsaaticis.a
but which commanded the South 10 refrain from
resistance th. ugh its 6eare S. rights sud Interests
were Iasnacsd. No wonder they SHOULD be d.
lighted With Government w4osa wacIe lag;.la.
ton devoted TO putting money IL f.eig /. xets
by tAris fishing bounties, nonopo'ies OF the eosst
ing trade, and every dsvics tia: human ingenuity
could suggest 70 enrich the North AZ Ike expense of
the South 4 aesveaiy Goveramsus, no doubt.
which was cssred On by soEthesa revenues, IN,
built mp eomneres, cities. and gigantic wesIsa ia
the North, e. tie expense Of Southern products
aud Scuthsra industry. Va wer5ar VIA. kind of
sGcvernmsus they would have considered; i. ~ he
case hsd been reversed if tho legis.a.io, of can
gress had bssa so shapai ~ build up cou,soerea
cities and wealth ia the south, aad leave the sor.h
the bare mems Of subsistence and IT, ia sddj.ian
the South had been permitted TO naiiify tie ,.1a
At ~ pleasure With iagrnisy, the North did thu
Fugitive Slave lay, willis: ths North, on tia o.hsr
hand, II abs ever attempted notification, would be-
crushed 20 the earth by vast araisg7 Would tia.
have besn "tAs best G,Ysramess the world ever
. kaw T.
That under zach an uu6 q ia Gna uriass admins.
trstion Of tho Federal Government tss eountss On
joyed peaee cad qusssusss, 10 due NOT TO ito .;oy
ssument." bat to the patient snd long safFssfu 4
6outh, which, rsthsr than yolssc ths Essioua com.
pact and disturb tho common concord. permitted
bensis 10 be made commercial vassai OF the
1Crtd, aud ouly asked to b. permitted 10 enjoy In
psses her property ard lsnos. Il was not TIL Il
bseame eva&snt tia. even this poor boom was to be
dsn!ed hsr. md TIL tho upiifssd sword wes upheld
over hes bead % cneScs her into submission, that
- "rsssissds agaiust "ths bss. Hovammsnt ths
WeslA svsx saw." What noastxouy inerx4itads3-