The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-17

v1Eor 10 the prosecution Of H. ear and assure the
people tina, the Union and ~ Constitution for
which our fathers made sat lUcs still live IN sll
their original vigor. -
Gov. Seymour the candidA9 fof Governor, made
speech tai ying with the rs4slntioDs, in which hs
announced that IL the SuprStae Court approved
Lincoln's proclsmations, ths people would submit
TO them; If it did not. they wtaid not submit
John Van Buren {.he Princal addressed the meet.
ing and read the following letter, addre3sed to
Governor Morgan. of New York, as defining hia
poa,tion
CALDWELL, Lake asgrge.> Sept |, 1862
DEAR stR-The adv ices Of yeatsr.iay and to day,
from our forces in Virginia eive, IN my Judgment,
a new aspect TO the campaign For the present
are on the fensive, and our capital seems A.
most as likely TO be taken esthat OF the enemy
Under such circumstances. Ithirlk no loyal man IN
the Upion, who has net Imperative obliga-
tons in another direction, and whose health will
permit, should cmi. To .endar bis services to the
country. Permit me thrOuGa you. sir, to do SO,
and to inquire whether there is any petition III
which might hope to be of3he least use. ] shalt
decline al compensation, except to be remunerated
fer any increased expenditure 10 which the Gov
eminent may pat me. shou'd thus decline fer
three reasons:
l. because AZ, aI,Dcss en.ifely ur acauainte ted
with military nssters, and can thersso now eaFu
no reward
= ay health has beep such that ny ply soians
think tbat unusual excitement may agsin prostrase
Mo, aua
81 gsssass ~ ssS ot s,tss
| predominant shoula betsafttF 0nharpify sIfsEaif
ia tie standardization OF ols Government The war
Ti0 be prosecuted for obisrts vhinh ste uneonati
butiUgs and by means which Iech unon III
christian and infamous
Fer ths lsgt two reasons ! Wish fss the ralss
nj the eerv.ce iu permit. III fish!, to
ttre whenever CHOOSE. Although by ega,ing iafYs
an exempt from compulsory seiyiee in deeDcs ef
The doysrDfnsnf thoss5 sTe may be changed. 9hGud
tie policy OF the Government neeofae what havs
Limited at in The reason last ans0 tii@nioned and
nisy thus be dragged into tho teld hon to bs
shot By tie enemy while tighiiiEg IL by our G~u
co1ps if retifs without osders bsJt power
etef ind.,rs me to serve vountssfly in such
,ingeney with great regard ts;1d respect, you're
hu'y. {. Vas HuBEn.
| On the = Of March ptci:de,,t lincoln, about IN
be sworn into 1!lcc, found lislseif il the iity IT
Washington, having rearbe, il Ia jsgussi if.augh
| ter)-coy"rrd With Scotch capt. xerewsd laugh
ter)--and wrapped with q blue eiath r.oak-ior tie
| trst time the hetory of this country the Frs.
| dent io,,d hiG,self ut tho seat OF government
| And i; WAS through tho aetve exer,ons spd great
| discretion of Gen scot. and q an. Wool that he
enable even to take the oGth. Aud on the 81 day
Of March he about entering np0n these duties
before no took tho cath, iesar addressed tn
him, which now propose TO read to gov, and ask
you to notoe tbecsuss have net.time 10 return to
| ~ he wonderful spr,t og prceaeeY and es'raorf
nary Judgment, rs well ungs,eationahie patriot.
is that anWate- every word and every line of this
| latter. / would 5ay howeger. that 7 Has not
| 'hor'hed by Geu Scott TO n'ke ihs letter public
The letter was in fern submitted to Eeefetary ss.
| ward. hut was laid beiore the Presideu', aud
| reached hin: thus In proper esfhsial mode
WAsaINs1es March } 1861.
| Der ser: Hoping that in day or t~r t'ie new
President will have happily assed through all per
sonal dangers and find hilssis allied All hOuUted
the chic! Of his CHbiuei. beg leave TO report IN
| Writing what have before RSif 10 you orally, THIS
| supplement- to nly printed ''yis@s (dssd III octo-
ber lasil the highly dior 5ered condition oi
| $50 late) happy and gorous gaion
| TO meet the extraordinary exigenciea Of ths
times IL seems TO rne thst + rin guilty Of AFRO
ganee IN limiting She President field of selection
| 10 ons et ths toBS piSsa OF procedure sgticiEeI
! ]. Throw oft the Old aud sSa,lnis new decjguR
| tion-~the Union party. AGapt tho conciliatcry
| uleasuVes proposed by Mr.. Csitender or the Peace
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l-:ris. Wy l!ss upon it, we
| shall have no new csae ofSseeession, but. on Tho
contrary, early retnrn ofssnspy ii not all Of the
| States which have already sbroken of from the
Union. Without some equfiy benign measure tbe
remaining sayshoidirg Stat viii probably Join the
| Montgomery Goatscerscy u less than sixty days
when this city being iacludsa Ia foreign country
| would require a psrmsnsas garrison Of at least
80 600 troops to protect thasgvstnment within it.
| Maryla land did not join the Montgomery Confede
| racy, aud yet with Mary land On our sds tonight
| i: requires a garrison OF 10000 men to protect
| Washington. Appiause.j
ports of which this Government has lost the com
mand, or close such ports by act Of Congress aad
| blockade them.
(And this, unhappily, was the course that wa,
| entered Upon)
B. Conquer the seeded States by invading Ar
mics No doubt this might be done il two or three
wears by . young and sbe GeneraI--a Wolfa 4 De-
saix or Hoche, with coo GOO disciplined men-,,ti
mating third tcr garrisons. and the Loss OF vet
greater numter by skirmshes, sieges. battles. and
a. shnry, fo.ra VIA 9
perty on the other side would be frightfal hoyeye,
perfect the moral discipline of the invsders
The conquest cofnpleted at that enormous vast g
Of human life tc the North and Northwest with Al
least $3.50 C00.eo0 added thereto, aud cai bono
Fifteen devasiated provinces not 10 bs brough,
into harmony with their ennquerors, but &c
cs held for generations by heavy Earrisons ri
All expense auadruple tho net duties or1sxes which
it would h possible 10 extort from them followed
| by protector or an emperor
d. Say 10 the seeded states~-vaywsrd sisters
depart ia pesca-
/" hast" l remain very 'fHs' W,ys'F;D ySar; s,orr
gcp. Um. ". Semas d, a., DC, &c.
General Scott, on The I'd Of March, having nut
the President in condition 10 be sworn iu-anG
being perhaps the only man il the United State,
who could have done that-notifsd him that if H.
entered upon attempt TO conquer the secetssd
States that in tie first place. he could no, 10 Il
that it would reqaire young general, like De
sa,x Hocbe, or Wolf that he who had, not lnsr
|
an army Of twelve thoussnd mess, eghtng nine
| pitched battles on the way, meeting check and
cUnqtarine An honorahs peace, was unable. VI h
thras hundred thousand r,en, to attempt 10 con
quer the seeded States In two 10 thr-a years. He
was Informed. that II would require three hundred
thousand men, and tonight. when we are only hal
way through in point Of time. we have niliior
8 ge hundred thousand Es eas told that II wcnlc
add tive hundg sd aud Fifty iili.us of dollars TO the
national debt and today, vbsn only
year and enc half through. that debt probably ez
ceeds twelve bundr II r,iilona I he Eecrstary n
the Treasury reported il last hay at fcur huudfec
and ninsty miihops--douhe the amour, that il ws
then feared would he required IN complete th
20 far they could re opened By his great soldie,
this attempt wac entered upcn ts conquer the ss
| eeded States.
nounce the proclamation CT Lincoln and fayo
the idea OF Convention, TO WHICH the Eouth Is {.
be invited. Hs also sdv.ssd his aud:ence to vo.
at The coming elections, if they had 10 knock a MAJ
dows in order 10 do it, The meeting broke up lat
at pight with general cheering for everybody
FROM MCLELLkws ARMY
The Baltimore .i,aeriedA states Thai Genera
AveriE, whose brigade wea stationed at St jaime
College, has ma,'s "aa important aarsnee' Int
Virginia
| rgpEEAL Hrrout of- THE EAtIEE og coHIHIn
The report Of the tatals Of cerirth says Ross
erans n az recalled from the pursuit Of Van Dor
on the 10Th, and he reports the Gonfsde arm
entirely demon ali ed aud incapable of ehies Th
Federas captured Ii. guns 900 prisoners, inrladin
100 officers They esttnats their Dss Of only $50.