The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-13
Rithmun1 9ispattt.
MuNpAY EORNIha. ......yAN. Is. 1861

soFFv - learn that, u project has ooeh m'f"-
dueed into Congress for estsblishing military
censorship of the press in the Southern sta'es
The arguments by which 50 pern'u'ods y
measure il supported are, OF ccurse. the same
that have been employed ~ aseitrary re 'scF
in its resistance OF lihefal principles 'hfH"eh
ali ages II seems that- these argum ems h''Fs
heen snilloient for aeeomHli sniag The e''rtf'''
of ,iespoti.ta in -tAe Norta--tae kai'a -
where Jreedo5, OF speech, oi i3o fsi' "S'' -
the person are alike ovedaSo" Nh. a"' '''
CHEZ .Tas.:c, himself Is - qower'ess ia yin
d,e,s. ,ha liberties guaranteed by tia4 to1.s'I
tut,,, - q eijl3 Il seems, teo, ta''t there are .
"a. g., ,,s e,ath .yjt5 shom these @.gat "A
eumen;s have prevailed.
II won't. i;i..,;'t she Intelligence ST the Scotia
ern peog!e "a examine an,' to expose them u
detail They .aFe 100 shallow @nd iiimsy 10
deserve such pans. Tie pre;ense Is THAI tbc
uress gives information OF ihe movements
al our armies and the schemes OF our Gen
erals; and thai, therefore, This ouiwark OF
popular liberty, tiils terror - evil doors, this
gorgon dire 10 military mastinets aud despots,
lnss; be pas under The collar, ayli that the chain
mast ne handed to.lnoSs very military OiiiSia q
from whoa the greatest corraplons AIT
,huse. sud ti,e creates. danger 10 liberty n
This iuactnIe, are naturally To be appreheDdeo
When all Authority, a.! power, and al con
troll oil tue persons md tie treasure OF the
p.ope are III the hands Of the military claes
- ,L;s the time 10 strike down the oniypro
,.,,,.,, tn. ,..,,ie ls,e Left ,,.raillst their ar
thoritv. aud The only weapon OF ass;tli; they
pos-ess AGAINST the abuses which arc So APT
s,,uer or later, TO creep into their trangac
fiona
,,.,,a .,r,lio ear - already fnJ NJ rrn,or.
impegchiny the iragaiity, il not the integrity.
OF officer connecJed vita military depart.
lneAs Of tas GJyerAunnl. we believe Ena-
inese ruHoEs are ia mos; 81 the casts eXas
gegased, and thai q tUi knowledge oi iacss
woala snow as upright "a administration o.
aiiai.s as 'be history OF auy wax affords; bui
nI!cn OF tiis integrity tha5 ati he ii.7 'ohAde'
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abnsa ti'tn 1esct mon ears IL Is A'' H'eo' l"
deprive 'nH"4'o' 'i'1'' i''0"'' ''" y,
be''er 'ii's' ''ie eheui. "Aoe'o ah"" az o'i
military movements "n' P'a'S IMAM 'u"' ',''
wh"ier"'4o 'iea' "a exposure V'''''s' INC
pa'iio Jo"i'i''is 1'''"''' '''S' - "eeP ~ '''
pans Oh lht6ifE anu P"ii, INT o"f'"eN
agents OF our 'fhiiea' ihe Soo'h 'ooia much
oo'tef ai'f" 'i'0 loss q ii''i'' ''',i'" 'i'"h
loss OF confidence III t"e honesty Oh hef pao
lie servants, III d great struggle hhe The pre-
sent
The clanlor OF fe " military persons ;,gains,
a
uenta aud Transactions II. armies, is 4uist
puerits .,lll soaseIes4. The ene!ays central
woul1 5o very weak indeed If they s.lApe,
y iheit 1Hezsu,es by tbs revelations Of The South
g. -gn press. Ihcy hava sources OF information
al,it.idanfiy mnro expeditions and accurate
than ctr ne WsI~refs- MI Seward has 81 coip'
Of hIed apies dogging ~ lie heels OF cur chi
-gelss even IL Europe Can any che believe
that The S,nth is not also flied with his ennis
s,r.en7 Northern journals seem TO derive il.
t.rlpatiop from The DEPARTMENTS of our Gov
,s,,,7oe,, IN Richmond which orr ov,,, pres
haca ,n means of obtainiu.r. Are we 10 b,
fined .7,l innrisouad fo,. copvirl.y c0rnnlefe ia,
al ,,,, military .arsogsel fron, the Nevy orb
{yo,atI3 Atu time when ons or two hundred
,,,rs,,r,s are-,-.frr 9, To The North every week
+,.,,,, ,,,ss,r.s af,ar exer.is;p1, the
,.r,,..t t;hertr Of oh.arv.,jou willie hera is i,
r. he ehareed to the Southern nress that The
sr.,,,,, Mn, FIJI, no.s.as;o, of III ry,, oc,urs
,,,onos, is, The nrac,ice. and exnedis,ts ot
despotism might irdeed be who,esomelv an.
u,jsl. al this time, 10 the real couyayors of in.
formation 10 The enemy: bat it would he asup.
wise 10 lay th,, hand Of desno.ism anon the
sacred person ot The press, AZ it would be I'm
inst f., max. of IL n seon.,rara f,r the gina n.
81 ,,neh mare ,e,,. sl.a,s;b}a go, ,f mar,
Tho nrass INV. exbih;.es a eo,.,,a,s. bIe
,,rodenra tl,,a,,~Lo,,t t,e x.ar ~, ,,,;s very
en,iaet of nnbli.5;n.. ;,,te,t .,enca ~ the
..,e,rr NJ r,.s,, COZ, n,;r+ ia =. si,,cla catas.
,ronbe tl,,, bsa resn,.aa from ,ta revelations.
II has oftea hee,, nnin.tlx accused: but the
seou-I haze shown in every ease the injustice,
and hss yipdic.tea il fro1a the aspersions OF
lis otitiea /, was charged that She arrest o.