The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-22
FROM THE NORTH.

this war. and afe becoming heartily sick OF its
management
FROM THE NORTH.
We cootiuue extrscts from Northern papers
of the leih inst.
WHOLESALE DrsEKrION OF FEDERAL PARoLED
PRISONERS
Major General Wallace was ordered TO Columbus
to organize tbe paroled prisoners already there and
those hereafter to be sent there, for a campaign
against the Indians. The General, upon his arrival
at Columbus. found the greatest confusion exising
On bis first visit to CAMP Chase he gathered TO-
gether the paroled prisoners. numbering about
1000 men, snd addressed them Al length upon the
otj.ct Of his mission. The results CT his opera
tioRs there 70 far, srs detailed by The Ciacunati
Enquirer, of Monday, which says:
The work Of organization was at once com
menced, and a. it p ogresssd the companies were
marched from Camp Chase 10 Columbus. furl,tshed
with new clothing and paid of. The companies
were then ordered to Camp Thomas where the new
for this Indian territories The men were rot dis
posed to remain in camp under this new military
regime, and sagly or in iquads would Invariably
desert and return to Camp Chsse, lay aside their
acd rs ain draw their pay, and desert as besors.
Having no regular troops to perform guard DUTY
at camp, companies Of prisoners wsra armed and
stationed sentine;s The officer of the Gay, upon
taking bis rounds, invariably found the guns stand
ing agains: trees or G fence ccrner and thegusrds
gone. A few days since one of the companies was
paid clothed, &c, and started in the direction of
Camp Thomas, but upon arriving at tie cross.
roads-one leacing 10 Camp Thomas snd the other
to Camp Chase-thsy positively refused to obey
the order to move nor:h~ard, and, with yell and
bound, broke ranks spd went southward to Camp
Chase, leaving the Captain ard two Iieutenan1s in
middle a
authority
Gen. Wallace Immediately dispatched'a Provost
Guard company in pursuit, but the desrteIs tnrned
upon the guard, and.wth boulder stones and clubs
drove them back The guards were without
munition and not being experts in the use OF the
bayone:, concluded that discretion the better
part of valor, and withdrew from the feid after cap
turing about 10 Of the mutineers tis we'll known in
Columbus that there are St least 1000 OF the pa
rolled pi iscnels distributed Throughout: the State
without leave. The LIST regiment, under Col. Neff,
organized with over 900 men, now ofHy numbers
400, and these are only detained by the most dill,
gent and close watching.
EXECUTION OF ZEN MIsScURIaNs
Tha Missourians who had violated their oath Of
allegiance to ths United States were executed at
Hudson on the 2oth uit A correspondent: Of The
Phiadelphia Press gives .te following account Of
.he scene
The execution ground was about hall laile from
;he town AID when ] reached thsra found the
troops drawn up three sides Of qIare, while
the fourth occupied by the condemned and
irirg par,ies After some time occupied in the pre-,
in,inary preparat onS, each prisoner was Wind
folded and kiet i'll from. of his own execution
party. venerabIe-ioos ing gray headed chaplain.
now ste Pped Out IRON among the statf, AID il 4
short, fervans prayer, commended the souls OF
these poor wIotc'ies 10 The mercy Of God, before
whom they woni,i shortly appear. Every ;hing was
Is sill as death The Iaifset bush Il may BAY 30,
nty,i1Ii tI,r
The grave stern :sca OF GeEe!al Merrill, sofiell-
Ig LOOK. As il he WAS still struggling between duty
and Eorcy
Tor a moment the silence wa. aHfui; then came
the clear tone Uf command CT tho officer OF th,,
day: Ready. aim Ere; ar.itiiDg discharge puti
ot smoke. Il gIoai. ani Eli was over !he ten had
paid .te penalty ot taeir broken oahs. For mo
ns nj ell hIshed before, an. then you could
almost hear the long drawn breath CT relief. The
br ght gun shone calmly ani clearly as before,
5nt sho.io oil ten coiscS, <in nit stark, Woeiu lD
EoIusAi boi0re were ten mal III the full flash vi
pls steal heaith sursec0 stepped ttap the lines
sad .iia cd aion3 O. aiLinin9 eaeh body he pass
cd, then stepped up to the ueuera with :. st II ni
tary salute. They aIe all dead. s!r.' "V"ry wei
SIR" No. the change OF nuscu, not the iighi,4;
relaxation Of that outward steinne.s, tic grim
! face, and yet. thought, moment ago, you nigh:
! have saved their lives.
Gao. D. PRENT:CEs OBITUARY OK HIS SON.
George L. Prentice, of the Louisville Journal
publishes in that pape: The following obituary o
his eldest aou, lieutenant! Colonel il the Ccnfsd.
rate service, who killed in tie late successiu
! attack upon the town of Augusta Ky:
| Otifaary--Niilis.a Courtlsnd TTeutice died o,
| Monday last. u Augusta, KY, Of wounds reeeivet
| in the conflict at ,ha; place the preerd,n.
Saturday. He pe.isAed III the ca-se Of the reSe!
| hon.
| II is not ia the csilmns nf u newsp&per--it il il
ony in The family circle in the hush Of solitude
| tia. the emotions of Il parent over such event
| should have uttsrancs The tears of weeping eye,
! for the public gaze The deep asonies should DO
contsni to fold their sombre wings intLe soul Con
| ISOLATION could not Come from the worlds sympathy
! it can be locked for only from God and his ange
time Nay, there are griefs that time itself has nc
| power to aliay s0ot1e-griefS that, Ike run
ming stresms. are deepoaing their channels forever
WIN Courtlaud Prentice was no common young
Man. He was remark able in his powers and in bis
! temperament. A model OF MANLY bsautes he had
extraordinary Intellectual energy, strong thirst
| fer strange aud curious knowledge and deep pas
sion for all that is sub!ime and beautiful III poetry
! End nature.
! He generous, manly, high hearted, and of a
courage that NOS tai peril come In what form it
! might could daunt He exuitod in looking destrue
ton face to face in al! its ways He loved Wild and
! dangerous adventures for the very dangers sake
| His eagle spirit lived among the mountain crags,
| and shouted back to tbs shout8 Of the sjGrn. al
| though kind uGseiish, and humane. De was i'll
| petuOu3, pdssionate anu Oh UlCouQuelADlS pfejd-
dices He was not untre oaently unjust in his judg
! ments and he permitted nothing 20 stand between
| him and the execution Cf his passions
| This young man, if he bad always directed his
| energies judiciously, could have made himself a
distinguished ornament liz any pro ,esgioE OF life.
He might have been able ard hon ored atcsman
in the service OF the Republic. Eu: az intense
Southern sympathy, in spite of the arguments, the
remoustrances, and the entreaties OF these TEu
dearly Lived him, made an sctive rebel against his
country and, after brief five weeks vice in the
rebel ranks, be fell, to breathe out his fiery
life receiving smeanw Lille, far away from bis fam
y the kindly miniEtrRtions OF those gainst whose
cause his strong right arm had been raised Ob, if
he had fallen il bis country5 service, fallen with
his burning eyes fixed in love and devotion upon
the flag that for than 1hrse.fourihs Of
tury has been star Of worship to his ancestors, his
early DEATH though Still! terrible might have beet
borne by a father heart out, alas the reflection
that ha fell In armed rebellion xgsius. that gor rious
old banner, now the emblem OF the greateAt and
holiest cause that the world ever knew, is full of
desolation and almost of despair
And yet, we shall love to think Of Courtand
Prentice that brave and noble, though misgude
youth during the little rem a0t OF cur iives. Our
love Tor him. undlnmed by tears snd grfes, is and
will remain al amaranthine flower upon the grave
of our buried years.
NoRrHERN MINISTER on SOUTHERN SOCIETY.
Among the most stirring episodes in the proceed
ings of the Unitarian Autamnal Convention, which
opened is sessions III Brooklyn. II. 7, Monday, was
the peculiar feeling excited by the remarks of Rev
D:. Bellows in euloSy of Southern social life and
the in0usnces proceeding fron 1t. We reproduce
the appended tact from hisremarkabe discourse,
which e.icited much bitter comment among tho
nFt tha "