The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-30

W. bsvs reesived through thu courtesy Of Nal
Horrs. of the Signal Corps Northern papers Of the
9Th, They contsin very dull accounts Of Christ
mas Ia New York everythins was auiet--lp
rhus*is'phia tha same case. ara In Washington /,
would have been 10 too. ba, fer a Visit from Pre-
siaaot iinaola to the wounded soldtaYs wte ware
mnca shsesed thereby snd the - Presidrnt much
srstlhea Christmas DAY 10 New ycth wss On.
hssaed ~ iAs frs-ai g; several officers If the
ir,su srie .ds, attended ty Egis Goa Xesstss and
others. Ii = AZ doubtless cheering scene. The
e"fFeson oeoee from the sfD.y shows the army 10 be
siiii or part OF m> at Falmouth ,ts ie,tsr.
Declaring that snrasids AZ = commander Ct dash -
but III. - dash - failed through All accident.
1r. upsieg, of iaiaus. 4. is saId is 10 be the p'e
eessor OF Ar Smith, rs Secretary Of the Dspsr.
meut Of tic i.starior
The New York Heal Is now very anxious "a
eno" The rssRits OF ths North carol:ns expedition
Il Cont ia;:.s tlev WI; 7-;cuns TO E.u.h
row occurred between Washington aad New
iefk ea WSSnesJaJ nigss. BY negro dem sndug
sleeping ser,a on "a railroad car, and beiag sus
tdsSses by ptce P'ssiaen, Hasplia 20 :as dem and
Ihe conductor however, overruied the vice
President ana ths negro vas elected
The following itans from the Wsshir c.on so-res
pocdenca # the New York Herald, dated sas l5,b
inst. will lie fonud nt:rssting:
TIE TRssiDxsT INJECTED TO VETO THE s,,L
CREATING rsS SEW Stars OF wrsr yIRuI.
MA
There ia resson 70 hsl4se hat ths President will
return to Congress with Lin objections the bill for
tla erection of Wesi Virginia info q separate State
COL. FOaNEY AID THE wzAK,gacgrp REpuaiy.
CANS,
col. Sorney's organ Is buzY whipping in wsas
backed Republicans who are already croakiu,
sooIt the necessity OF Recognizing the Southern
Goi4eceracy IN this iist are found a number of
Republican members Of congress. who openly er
press despair Oh th3 succsSs of the Federal Qoy.
ernpisat under Is 2raseus military adrninia.ration
sad declare ;hst under existing circumstances no
inors troops can be raiead, even by draft in the
siates which they represent
raE NEGROES AND TIE MILITARY SERVICE
Ths Inc3s int6liIgea. .7,a ruunipg contysbsDds
her" say thst caiar. j me-. will not euist in the
b;sck regiments s,opo'sd rsised. unless they
caa ns absolutely sssGEe, "a having political pri-
ve equal with :ae whites a. ne en- cf the war
TbE sRESI0ENT'S 5 FIRST or JANUARY PRoCLAMA.
TION.
There ls reason te believe that IL the PrAsidsnt's
lst Of January Pso3isDe,i,n 10 reference to negro
enanc pli51, rs vii. except such States xnd psrs
of s GIGS as have FURNISHED evidences Of ioysisy
eut ksys been tT3vootad by the presence Of &
hostile amy from ooa a0iyipg with ths iars OF his
proelaEasti3n c. ths :2i If Sapte U,54r ssrouy
protest as besa reseatSaao Kim frous ronnassse
sisnsc by Gov. JCh1S1 AID !srge unnlbsr ct tho
raos. noted loyal ierueaseeans, c.e:mng 80 be ex.
en1pt from She elnauci patia1 defamation upon
the ground 'nsI, If 81 opport-n n:ty we're offered to
tie people OF Tennessee 20 exprea3 II tstasslyes
unis ssskah;e evdenses O. The ioy atty of ority
of them would be showc bus that ,he occupation
Of their soil by contenGiag armies hsa prevented
ne Boiling or eleeticns, ss required in tbs pre-.
ian rsFy Proclamation, s1d preciu5ad for the urs-
ssnt any other present -t:an =" the ioYsity OF the
peopio than eaa bc furnished D, ths assursucos OF
n1eE Of uneoHb.si patriotism, wiz ars familiar
vito he people Of thu. state Similar reeresen
tati2ns rave oSen made Oh tie part OF tne psopie
of t.e Ste Uo-gr6Ss;oT d. District OF Virgin;n
Known tho Hsrpe:'s Perry DistTirt, composed oi
| the eoupties % Hampshire, Page Warren, Clarke
kelley. Je5 -isr1, l'rederic- t-or42l, and Lou
1ccti. LLaeIOGB ie;teT7 hsve been Eoooiy sd hers
~ te Sacsha! of tne iisR.rsi of -lu..i,ia, IA.
.a u that section, AID other Uro,ninsnt residents
ct Washington comp dining bitterly OF the failure
OF Gov. Pieipoin: 10 "sder an election. Thers
was time wEen II might hsre been held With con-
ps:a.sve safety, and tns Jnon sentiment of the
district bssn freely represented.
TEa RZsPoEsIBtLiTY F0R TIE FREDERICKSBURG
DIsAsrsR-KEpogT OF THE ConaRE::IoSaI
cohmiTTEE ON 1HI WAR.
Fsoul tie Il. Y Herald, 20 hl
KDE report ms tCt, tShE-ULat SDEl.uit.<,o
.he ar iAes tia responsibility ior ths tisas' or q:
! Fgeca '.ossbuT; bsTond ti43 sa2do.s If t. doubt
SSYhsu Gea BuiEs;Io's white wsGLng Latter t
Gsa hai'scs Ues eaS@ ) published ic antcipG! io.
o: this report, the ih.yhi press raised s.out CT
akl'i ihtva. They CFiGa Soc here, tho War D.
p4Iiuiant stanton, aHj aa!lset as innocent G,
:ee calld unborn s1Cccdy Is 10 D.as1e but Burn
ss1A himself; 10 a4Eits Il, sn6 evary other General
ought - follow rs noble sXanlps" GnlusiGe lii.
s,e nous sht, .hsD IL gs"e thls certacs;s of chse
acter, tXtortet T5ntc lis generosity heI Z. vsi.,
Washington afey thr tat.te, tbs. so bssc & Use
worid 10 sas3e c: L. - tas raai1eI ou.ras ED As
think il vary unlikely jtst Is ca any other Gan
erai - III eYcY a2aa Vsite sucn 's.tsr during The
Present va Twas =. trap laid foc Rurrsios "a
trip 1.ul up ent make liz the $. aas goat If na
| Calamity. Il hears Internal eyiisucs tina. The
y54s Ia u 7ese susgas.ed by o:ha- sad are 10,
the nSt" d III stih,i2n u Lis own 2ind. II is more
| r-InSF B6be fer what il 3 than what Il cot
;Zias. Tn~re IS not word in ii sbont The fslure
| % laTe the p7ltoors Il. Falmouth f. the proper
time w5ler 81 the evil-.ce taken by the commit
tee shows e have been ao prime of the dis
a2;er. ali Du for which il cou6 10. By any coss;.
| 5ty hare nappensd.
4'ns sworn testimony OF Ge1ersi 6ui inside him.
self c0rrecgS r.: erroneous Impression which his
| inconcus;ee letter Is calculated 10 make on the
| superficial reader. That testimony IL fuily con.
| hrmed by tha 1ther Generals. and leaves nc Peg
wh6reoH 10 hang /. doubt What dcas General
burnside Ias-ifgf His evidence i. pic on seve
Ial pcinys proving the iubecili:y of the War De
parS:Ient Is leading Inevitably 20 ta- Result which
has now becone history. Ia TIE iirs. place be
sweas5 tEdt, - 1is aug fse while on the march
TO nietEion1 SID IL command Of corps he wss
visited ny Officer attached TO the War Depart
lneut WOO brccgA; order spnOiptpg him 10 the
Command vi the sTGy, '',G 5. violent snow Storm,
with the sImy In position that he knew little
Of - IN fact, A. knew lees Than any o.her corps
couInauaer os tao pod.ious and relative strength
Of the sSraral corps AS tcld General Suckns-
hsla, The bearer CT the order. that he did not
w&..: -. oolnnahd that it had been offered 10 him
twice before sud that he did no. fsei hs cuud take
IT, He also told his stat officers the thing,
ana ! ~ La caG ex xptezSsd his opipicn To the War
Deg%.'lcsat "oVsr a0d nTer agsin that he rs not
c2nane.9cg 70 command such aA army as this ;;
tGst no3ailsu could command ih3 Army Of the
Potomac hetto- than any other General Ia II ;; ard
th&t be {l5rrosde} ii lot think there VIZ any
cos Wh1 could 60 As Iauch with that army Gen.
kcJ alan" il was only on being aSsarsd that 81
so!cisr, ae s'as not el liberty 70 csohey that he
II sid-1 Z! lest - tie DsTemptCIY order 'ro.a the
Wa. Dc eartmeat
Acre was hunder tac ,.is-, wb!oh led TO the
cstrsts cphs 9. E'fodegicsst7rs Al able Geoeral,
VI Z comprehensive nine, ald yet attentive to
the IiG minute details -ich We; the leading
cAssa. 4. ristic cf Napoleon aud V'ashington--a
| Gersf to whom friArds aud enliss s,ike paid
h f. suts Of praise, the tTinee de jonrille on his
.tsf crd he Pfuss;an officer who fought ag si1st
hiIa in the rebel ssrvice (vhOSe narrative We pub
/ I.hed yss.erdsy,) doing eqnsl homsse &c his mss
Il ts~iy rti.i-s General who hsd isd the whole Ar
my CT tle Potomac IN numerous pitched tattlea--
the Army winch he Lad himself created, end who
lad thus a. aiualiy gained by practice he ssI
eessary TO move iay &c bodies OF msnwas removed
withosl. Gauge rom the command CT those troops
wno slso wcrshipped tim removed IL the pres
ence os thu eGemy-sc set VII en- military writers,
military experience and commo11 ssnse, agree TO
condemn Campaigns heyv often Lesn loa: by such
folly Ney'g fa,ura a. t2Estre Bras, preliminary to
the battle Of Waterloo IL failure which hac q fS-
tai influence on the result attn 1uei 10 his be-
ing placed suddenly ia command of troops OF
ha rnt6iNp In lis caS6 Il, wHA u-