The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-20

We have before published plan of a Yankee
General. Casey, wa believe. found en- the hs;,ie'
Held os the Seven Pues" for the permanent mill
tary occupation OF the South, Casey henS the
General who lost everything he had in that battle,
ought undoubtedly 10 he high authority on the sub
iecs Of pernsnen, military occupation. He pre-
poses u s,suding army of l5ooD men, 10 be dis
srihu.ed at specified points Of the South ~
conquered. One would think he might wait until
that contingency should occur before bringing for
ward his programme of occupation; tina, he might
follow the scnsble recipe Of the housewife for
cooking turbot--"first catch H." But the Yankees
are always certain Of their fish, even more 20 be-
fore Manassas than they are now. They had
Trough; with them that occasion not only
plan for holding the country, bu, appliances for
grand bali In Richmond, aud handouts and halters
for its inhabitants. This plan for permanent oc-
capaiion OF the South by General who could not
occupy his own battlefield is not calculated to cx'
elite much alarm Nevertheless, that such is the
purpose Of the enemy, if they can succeed in our
conquest, Is too plain 10 admit Of doubt.
The spiri, and principles upon which they carry
rn the war; give indication of ta. desire which
Eomp Of their conservatives profess 10 bring the
Eta.es together again. in peace and harmony, upon
abe old basis Of the American Constitution. Con-
Xress avows principles and enacis measures which
clearly designed to disturb and subyert the
fablished institutions of the States; sweeping con
fscation acts are passed, which look to the unver
sal plumber of individual property As well as the
overthrow Of State rights; Generals entice away
nultitudes Of slaves proclaim their emancipn'ic'
III whole States, and if the President dsappr"Yes
such decree that Of Hunter he reserves to him.
self the right ii he sees III 10 perpetra's this mon
s.rons violation of the Constitution. The spirit in
which ihe wax is waged is as atrocious us its prin
Cipes The bombardment of towns full Of women
and ehildreli the brutality of the Butcrs and the
ferociy Of the WOODS no; calculated, nor, we
believe intended to make hold any relation
hereafter TO one another save that Of conaueror
and conquered The only condition practicable to
the South hereafter, in the American Union, is sub
lection TO military dtspotisnl, and it is for the
mode and manner thereof that Gen. Casey, the fu
gaeious, has prepared his plan of permanent occu
patton. A hundred and fifty thousand is the
number that Gen. CASEY thinks world be sufficient
10 held occupy. aud possess vast and sparsely
Tettled territory occupied by population Of ten
millions This IL OF piece with l.incolns call for
Seventy Ave thousand men to put down the South
srp rebellion which he found i: necessary to in
crease to six hundred thousand. and even then hal
10 call for more troops to protect his Capital
II is ths universal testimony of history that it il
more difficult to hold country than to obtain pos
session of it, and the Seth would form no eAcep-
sion TO that rnle. Gen. Careys hundred and fifty
thousand men scattered over such territory as
that Of the Southern States, would be drop
in the bucket. The very diseases Of the climate
would decilpae them without the use of q Sea.,0n
The cities which they 10 garrison themselves
specks in the wide c.,an Of Southeru terrific
~, and nigh; be held by IN enemy for centuries
without accomplishing thu overthrow of Southern
Independence. SO long as the Southern people re-
,nain true 70 Themselves spot OF Southern eartb
except that which is held by. their bayoneis,
ever be occupied even temporarily by the armies of
abe Union