The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-09


a. they are willing 10 obtain money, al ali hasafos'
The tosuacr des,s, p,ue aa~. The latter are Wi
saF 10 hut up with ne,af.ety.
The subject ef dis .sc,syc wss born Of respessa-
be percentage H IL the soa eesieve, OF The
;ste Worien Pope ei Louisville, sad Is ris'ea Vs.
she highly respectable ss,nis, ei the sane easne ia
Virssn;a. lie was educated al West Point, where
he graduated about twenty wears sso beys ri
WAYS give some evidence ot v.a they are destined
10 be, while stii q; school. a good loy--a Boz q!
weo:n his selooinates are iend--is almost sure TO
turn out a good ran, and tae reverse. The boy.
Ii has been truly said, rs i',Eher to the man -
Pope was distinguished ut the seaieny as the most
shameless liar aud the mos; inoToiaae braggart ihs
rad ever darkened the eoors CT TIA; institution.
sis les were ei the moot offensive character Tary
were al, asoa, himself and his own exploits. He
wa the Bobsdii Of the scaeol. with ali tue issc'
ssaes. ail the swasgcr ali the lying aud - douhie
share ef the cowardicc. attached TO that rcspectS
bic character lie had every disposition IN the
world TO be a ,yrans, aud would have been
had not bcen for his timidi'y. He gras'
tiustad by some means or other. aud became
notorious at ali the posts where lac YVES stationed
To his sclao; BOY accomplishments of lying aud
bullying lie now added the graver character of a
finished swinJ..r. Few wero the uadesnien within
reach of the several posts at which he was sta
toned who had not good reason to acknowledge
sis Superior genius in this ias,-ns ed aeocaton.-
That trait which We have mentioned as having
been suppressed by fear at the Academy, began
now to appear in full vigor. Hedurst not attempt
IL play the ~ rant a; school because he aliong
his eQuais, and they mighsesll him TO account
lsu. the soldier had TO defence sgains, him, and
arou him he wreaked all tie malice Of O yindic'iva
heart. osheg men become ciuei BY long indui-
sence Of the passions. Robespierre was not nat
uraIy bad. lie might even have lived and die, IL
Esrmes IS ami respectable man, had he never tasted
Of power which seems 10 be to the human hear,
wha. the taste Of blood j. 70 the tiger Pope WIS
cruel by nature. He was not led on gradually,
step By step He plunged al once into the very
vortex OF crime His proceedings in Missouri viii
challenge a comparison with the most Internal
record ever bequeathed by the licensed murderer
tie sbhorrerce OF mankind. And yet. it was his
ATst step Z L.cod--the first opportunity he had
eTer dad &c fssst his eyes upon slaughter ard re-
SAFE re- ears with the eries of human agony.
How Pope clustered himself into the noticr q
Aks Administration, which gave h.in the e"inuiahd
q: the eApeditioo for sinking afesian wells through
he desert. we 90 lot know but we dc know ard
everybody knows, the issue OF that expedition. il
was like its commander, signal failure. Viewers
Going to say it a water hau; bur ii was Ect
exac..y thsf, for he did no. get drop OF water
how he get his pr-seu, command is better under.
stood Lincoln wanted tiger to suck blood and
be got hin. He wanted d man to gaiu vicfo.
sies On paper and Pope had just proved himself 20
-. hat His fn. Hafleei h..
Rad captured 1900 OF 6eauregards army, and
.o.Gs1 stand OF arms when lie has! rot taken a man
or musaei, stands alone in the history OF lying
Il left him wi,bou; rival IN that respectable art.
He dis.anesS Munehausen and al other professors
j. was Eclipse rst, and The rest nowhere" Accord
20 the caustic observation of the Lendcn Igts
Secretary anton has need OF Hriuies gam vie
,orjes. He can gnnihiiae whole hosts. ani cap.
,ure hundreds CT guns, by single dash Of lis pen
Where. taen' il is so |
easy to gain victories Gu papers Pope WAS the !
right man, and ne put hisi in tine right place. No
man 50 thoroughly undeTs ands ie srt IF gaining
victories paper not even Mcclellan, or Stanton
himself. OF this he has essy given striking
Proof. i band OF his Lorsemen came TO Beaver
Dam Depot-whcre there iorce--and burnt
A. They 'skeesddied" as soon they heard that |
Stuart ~as after them. Pope announced great !
victory, in terms sufficiently swelling Eos Auster
isz or Jena The Bobs.iii OF the old army. he pro-
Claims that he has nothing of his enemies but
their backs We wonder ii the gentleman who /
cowhided him for offering an irGignity TO a lady
= ss standing with his back to him when he iu
aicted chastisement
The Duke OF Brunswick, when he invaded France,
hang or shoot every Frenchman who took up arms
IN defence Of his country. He has received the ex
eeration Of the world III return FROM that day 10
Ibis. In few weeks he was flying before the very
people tie threatened to hang Pope threatens to
bang every Virginian who may be found defending
ais native son This il certainly very convenient
way Of conquering country. 1t saves the trouble
Of fighting, aud fighting Pope does not like. His
,ase;te with fhe German name, improves upon his
n7er.iou Doubtless he is son OF the execu-
..oner ia his Datiys place. he has fondness for
c.e at very much resembling thst OF Mr. Denns,
q the novel Of Ba,uaby Kudse. He haa caught
sve victims, snd is fattenng Them for tha siaueh
ez. Pope has cause to tremble Cor his laurels. He
ail far way to lose his cle,a 70 be called tie
c;cst execrstie setunJre. in North America. He
ssenls to have some suspicion Of this, and hence his
proclamation announcing his intention to with
drhw ell protection from properly and persons in
!he country hi- soldiers oyerrun. This proclaina
lion s without parallel. 1t il open invitation
pl,ander. II offers premium tor murder-the pre-
tnium of impunity We yet hope to see this exc
cradle villain and his lieutenant expiate their
crimes on the gallows, in pursuance of the Pres
dents proclamation. The fault we find with that
is that il is not sufficiently comprehen-
eiye Why should The mongrel crew who march
Under the banners Of Lincoln be- exempted from
punishment.