The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-30
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WEDNESDAY, 40. n'a..~ Pail sc,,se.
s3>cd Sc C.us sat az Evil,

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40 r'a..~ -PnIL sc,,se.. |
G>cd IS C.ms sat Of Evil.
whsr the ressnis2eus operat' 2ns of Suchet |
had laid the whole Eastern provinces II Spain |
~ the feet Of Napoleol, l. the year lSii-
earning for himself q duksdom ard sae baton |
Of marshal, and fully emitting him to the hisa
saio4,ru Afterwards pronounced ty his mas
ter On the rock 81 p, Helena, that he was D"
psyior 70 Soun Or any other Of the Marsha's-
~ al human appearance the ean'e OF spain
WA lost forever. But the ways Of Prov'ds"ee
ars not to b. understood by man oat OK snt
extremity Of evil L. often brings forth gooc'
and ont Of the excess Of good 'ersuue ~ Il
MN, 70 evolve destruction. The, great suc
a. ssss ,ndacsd the French Emperor 10 believe
tia, he should DO longer sxp.riercs any trou
Bile 10 eps.n, and that Is might now prosecn:e
with ssf.ty the war with Russia, which he
Asa msdisssed for three years. aud FROM which
he had emily been deferred by the complication
Of bis AFFAIRS In the peninsula Ths result 10 bat
80 we'll Known. Tho Grand Army plunged
into the desesrts Of Russia and was lost Spain.
~e-y rsvsrsss thas ssen 81 10 have ex,inguish
ed her Political existence hsd become the
means Of her salvation
Sueh We soiemaly heisrs IL destined 70 De
the result Of The eapsarvs CT New Orleans 70 the
Confedsraey Of tbs Southern States. We de
plore that capture a. greatly SIS thougt se had
bssa enc o! the citi1sns Of that i'll fatsd me
topcliA There 10 something iusxpre.sibly
miia.ing TO our piiis, aud TO the Pride Of
every Southern mAn, in the manner in which
It was tAkes. Il has besn the csuse OF great
temporary damage 70 tie cause III tie loss not
only Of srEs and men, eus Of character, which
l. dsArsr thaa bo.a- We have ilst cause to
Ssas that II VII, sinA q low ia the estimation
~ foreign nationA But Is viii b. produo-
I've Of benefits which will more than counter.
balance all thess heavy disadvantages.
In toe hrst place, ss our nsighbor Of the
W1ss Observes, II will convince foreign pow
ers thas the promise o! Seward 10 supply them
With cotton cannot be redeemed even though
he should conq1er aud open for trade all the
cotton ports. They will find that, uptn the
ans alarm, all tina, material was destroyed .
and they will soon perceive that no more viii
De brought 10 az long as the Yankees continue
m possession. 1t viii thus demonstrate that
20 far from having conquered Us, the Yankees
have scarcely taken a step in the direction OF
eonSosss Lord John Russell will be saved
part Of the crime, and part of the scandal,
which result from his compact with Seward
He will rsnsia An :ns.tgasor % the p!under,
hus he viii have 20 opportunity 20 buy the
stossn goods.
IA the second place, the occupation &C 60
large . city cannot but have tendency ~
weaken the enemy, 6y extending bic opera
TORS and diminishing ME numbers In the field
IL will require powerful detxohmen: &c keep
possession Of The city. "A great city, says
Napoleon, "AAnnot bs taken by the eoi.Sr Z"
The capture Of New Orleans by two old NOR
ssem 70 give contradiction to shis d.etrDa.--
Bat, ut least, II 1t can be taken oy the CELLAR,
r Ia especially diEoui; to hold it BY the collar.
It ia like holding wolf by the cars If you
nod on, the eaauses are thst hs will scratcn
cut your entrails Wit i1is eiAwa If you Lot 90,
q
With hi. teeth. In every aspect ot the di-
l.lama, it :. bua d RAD enc, snc it i. Of little
importance which horn may be taken. The
F.nkees will ind II difficult TO keo! New Or
laAns- They will End 1t even more d.t8 7ult -
lsavs!t II the former, SO much forcs as they
hare thars land 1t m1ss bs large one will
be ~ though It were buried; if the latter,
shs pl~ae will b RECOGNIZED IS soo-l es they
turn their beosA
Lastly, aud m-z' important q ell, tnis esta-
pa1ion BY The saeEy releases twenty thousand
brave troops, and places ,Len at the diepossi
.: the Government, to 10 sent wherever their
services may be required. Hsd Besuregard
bssn In possession Of these troops at Shiloh, IL
would have snAhse hiA to complete nis vic
toYy before twelve o'clock on Sunday, AID
shus probably 10 have destroyed the enemy
before they could nave reached .heir gunbosts
On tie second DAY he would have rspuised end
utterly routed them with AZ their reinforce
nsnta Their presence under his banner now
wsaid tell powerfully upon the ifsue CT tie
campaign L. mish Be in fact decisive OF
il Tins. il riii be seen, that this re-
verse, II properly used, may turn out TO be
vhat alaiosions oftan are, blessing In dis
gaiss.
90 far are We from thinking it possible to
IssGds this WAY by the capture OF all our sea-
ports, list. painful ~ 1t may be to surrender
sh>uu. va should think our chances improved
~ ,hs abandonment OF all tho towns we
SILL hold vi hin reach Of the enemy gun
besGs. Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah are
e. each defended hy powerful garrisons,
tysvs nsn and trisd folders Those men
sotssa to our forces already In the Esd, in
Virginia and Hissi.sirpi, woal1 enable our
Generals 70 beat tbs encmy, and probably
destroy him on both ssese points Do this,
nd ~ shall wooa q. back the towns which
~ only temporarily rssigu. 1t IS in the aeld,
By tAs BFea. armies, not in forts or fortified
ssWns, thos tbs contest must Be decided. The
enemy 10 aware Of this, snd ne il very eau
Gsss in following rs into the interior. He Is
sl~ays striving e draw rs within reach of
he Gunboa,s, and never likes to 60 boy ond
the range Of their guns This ought to regu.
has orr tactics, 1t seems to Us, which certainly
aAoala ain TO 81 hin a far from deep water
- possible.
AZ for The Gall Of New Orleans having the
dlgHsss Ind asnss upon tho event Of the war,
~ he'd that 70 b folly. The fall Of every
ssason town would only strengthen as upon
ID Oihual points, while It would weaken the
ENEMY By requiring large bodies for gsrrisons.
1t h the spirit Of the people alone that can de-
tsrlnins the ifsuss As long as that remains
arm there 10 no danger Of sutjugation. When
thai fsils, then II Il time 70 submit Az yet We