The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-21
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

The New York Herald. OF ssturdsy last. put-
lishes the PresideLt's Message In full. and has
long editorial shout IT, It ,hinks II ls Of more
than ordinary IL portaEce- The following is an
tx tract from the article:
L. isevi .ens!y Inspired b7 a eousc.oas fecur.sy
which has never hitherto Characterized any IA NJ
fssto which eniana.ed frcm III, retel Executive
aud i. breatass al air of de.erCins.i,n and d,
hIEcs vhich IL not Justified by what meets ths
Iu,iis oys f il trus thst the Couft d,rsts Presi-
,eat ID aware of tbs di, so aud oil gust at Il
North, produced by ths abolition policy. AMI pai
tiodisry the emancipation edict extortei from kr
laiocolr, which is worth two hu1drsd th .uasnd
iasa to the Cause 81 ;ae Ion. fjr 1t ensbes IL
;e5el Government to prove that thtit snticipa:ions
CT the designs Of the radical party are fully real
lied and to make out plausible case OF iustifsa-
tioa befots the people for the rebellion Of the
Eluth
Tbs rebel Pre- lent kivas extracts from Mr.
ilc III ug Irsl address, aud euoses tho rsso-
lu lon II Cousrs, defining tie TO be a wnr
f.r the vino ,Atioa Of the Constitu N ani the
maintenance of the Union, snd not q war If sab
jugsii n, or for tns u-pcs, OF inteIf li1g in any
way with Ia, Ia .k!i iusi atoms t tie southern
sa!es; and he then cit. tbs sabse q lent acts Of
COaScess, and the policy tf the Adai iaistra %
totally oppokiss 10 tie pledges uader which the
war was ,4uSurated. In ,eatiIa to ths procls
nistion ne adr' ly sppesis to the sentiment If
ed woilj. ITO the i1siiuc Of that cum-
non hunari y wi ID q benstc cent Creator hi s. in
planted In the kresss Of cur fellow nlen Ct all
countii,s, to pasy ju lgemens on q measure tf
which several Ell 'ns Ct human be ilgs Of an ia
feror recs-peAe tul and conten,ed iab0rers In
t-ei. sphsre- are sooned to sxtermina i H. WHILE
u: ths same ii ne, they encouraged To general
ts'sss nation Ct thsir masters cy the IL deus
rscommsndai i,u to abstain from vi0loncs, u iless
Ia mecca .ry Jf defence"
The Administration ard the radicals seem ta
have given hin a chance t. the ~ sywps:hies Of tho
whis, man Of the n rth acd the Caucasian race
tarJushou: tie word They tavs essbieJ h;.a to
c'hsniija:s tia military strengta OF the Sauth By
q cousorpt la@, 10 control its financial resources,
Gud unto the people, morally and politically, a.
man, while thai programme has Il u most
DIS ss.rous eIsct a. the Nsrsh in diviiDg and dis.
acting the popular Sentiment, and according 10
the abolition preS1 II has utterly demoral.z d and
destroyed the Aeny Of the Pot t,mac. on whica the
Bnccess Of the Union oause 30 greatly dapendej-
Hence tie President OF tie re0elious States is N.
lent In his expectations and rsmpsn. In his
thfa.tS OF reEaiai,a lis Gays he has direct cd ts
e1eoutio, OF Ge1 Butler ana "vns Gen M,Nsl,
who murdered seven prisoners Of war Ia cnid
Hood" If they should fsli inso lhs hands Of sny of
the CoHisderste forces; aaa hs has aso ma he'd oat
for vaagoauc, another usleral hy ths uGns OF
M:lscy ch rsed With hide ,us atrocities in Western
Virginia. Then ea Expresses liz 90 ,sruig sion 80
de.vaf 10 the several Ssaso saIhori,iss al ccn..
- asaaad ctisers oe the United States that rlay
hegsater 53 captured in any CT tie gates er,Lras-
e2 IN tbs pr, eiais:o, ths, hey may be deal: will.
In aasoi isnes With tt lava of tho. States ,-o,:
cling tor tcs gaoisi7 7,sus OF 1FiGia ala enehyed in
exciting gervile iusutese.I.ns.'
There may be little in thsss threats as sas in.
tsa1ed v!ctiEis 2fo nos &c. IA his pcwer a.d a,s
,,us ilk ssy Looa 10 he. Ent ths-e nay be sona.
itieg a .hess Naenaccs after all somottir< more
thaa tie mere military, political and iaanciai
s..uatiou wouil vvsrrauL II srlvre than ,,;,ss,,a
notwithstanding lac general terms in yviuc; MT
lsvis olmrisil3 CT the EErort.ap powers
fer ncI rascgniZ.s the c3e pscdepes Of the South.
EN- CcEs ior"ey, and fer shat,inx out from shsr
potts pfi7a.ease and tleir Er.zsa, he has coma
IL u.1v ~ ~ " m Of tNn
which will lie brought to Esh. in Cuj tina In
conhfm alton OF tiis view. i. Is worthy of r.ma,S
tHst il the rese1 Cang.eas On Eonosy, resolu.
tiou Has intss duced eciogizIag France 'ifor he. !.
endeavors 10 inducs Euscpesn Intervention. ~
Aud WHEN we cast gianoa at Inc other eide Of
the Atlantic. fiGd that the relations of M ST..
Gel with EspO.6cn and his ministers a. @ far moro
cordial thaa il coni ten. VITA strict neutrality.
mach legs with the warm protegsions of friend
ship for tho Uli:sd Stst which he has con.
sten.ly made. The greeting of the Emperor to
Me Dayton Ga New Years dsy wa. to say the
least decidedly cold If it was not piece OF bitter
irony, under the circumstances.
Here then. is abundant food for the csinl refl &C.
ton of Mr. LInccln The earnest determination IL OF
the South must be met by \ corresponding deter
Inin2tOn his Ia:t aud on the part Of the peop,o
IT the 'yvl .atss other wise ,he Onion IL ire
nisvabiy lost The same unity Of puf pebe AMI cf
nstioi Dnst be developed a. tho North a. the
South. Tie rebels are terribly In eafnest, while
every thins that trsnspires at Washington shows
Whdo Scms Was burning"
There is but enc path Of saf.ty fox the Pre-: ldept
and that Is II remove from hS Cabinet tho radical
fanatics, and imbeciies who havs brouglH Gu; rs
tiorsl Affairs 10 creis 80 fuil Of peril aud to pat
In their plseei mon ct we'll known capg city ana OF
conservative principles, VITO hold tbs salvation Of
tie Union paramount to 81 theories about negro
equality, and UA, aoiu adois: Mr. Lincoln to soit4
d. dD hts Ga aGtt1n, au sotu.a to tho Cons i,
tton al tEngs. Lat this be done, aud soon shall
We wthess a3Ain TIE earnest e,;tausiAsm Of tho
peop4e aud ths troops which mark ed the beginning
OF the war. Victory upon victory win ensue our
hnances will h3urikh once moi o. and tie people Of
tss South having l,nger aay real OH e, to fSht
for, wii lay down their atn,s nad rs.ura beneasl,
she shadow Of iis Tag sgail 8. VIII ch tasy have
been w .ying An unnatural and iasensaie war fox
the last tvvO years.
THE DOikGs OF THE ALaBAMA-Iwo MORE CAP
TU6ss ANXIETY ABoUrTHk CALIFORNIA srEAM
kRS.
The schooner Onion, ff0m Baltimore, arrived at
Port Maria, Jamaica, on the Sth u.tllno, having On
board the Captain and crew OF the bark Parker
Cook, from Boston for Aux Cages, ckptured (no
dste) in the Mona passage by the Alabama. The
Parker Cook was sutss quently destroyed. The
Alabama also captured the schooner Union, but
hsr cargo being owned by Bsltish subjects, she
was allowed to procesd her voyage, sfter giving
a be,.d Of tl.09 en- the vessel. The cargo Of the
Parker Cook WAS a most acceptable one to tie
Alabama, consisting, as It did, of beef. biscuit,
bread In barrels butter in kegs, cheese In boxes.
codaih, crackers drugs f,ur, FISH, hams. lard, lin.
ssed oil. onions, potatoes, pork In bArrels, SOAP
&c. The Herald says:
Thee are two Cal fJraia steSmars that ars much
over d1e-nsms.y, 'hs Amsrica sad the Champion.
The America sailed from thu port on tho llth Of
December In company with the Gassn o1esp, and
arrived at Aspinwall on the 2M. Nheo the Ocean
.sen hf. AspinwAi on the a4.A, the IN ,rica was
sui there INIT tiacs then we have not heard Of hsr
The Ocean teen arrived h5re on the I'd Of JaDua-
~ aud sal sd It her usual the the 18th. Had
tie Azneii "a SIZED at her uIual tims abe would
have been oSer jae more than q w ak Il CO. The
Chamy N IL now over due about hse Gays, and
there is vat 0 nswS Of bsr safety. We have al
ready CALI our rease y ate ,tion N hs fact thst
both these vessels hays bsec 2 great danger Gf esp
tu-e and we d. not vet know bat that the noso
: ious Esmmes msy have CT yht up thess two mi s-
Jag steamers Il IL NOS impossiblo that the Anesi-
msy not have left AAplnwall up to ttis date. az
hex Tins Ct ting IL vscS irregular. hu: u 10
be easonsbiy suppcsei that ths Ohsnpi3n, belong
Ing l., tre regular msii h,e. would have lees that
port q. her nsuAiiao. Cmseqi.At'y. Il We 90 not
has bafAtlsn Lef, II not 10 tbs AnesicA DO lot
these REPEATED eases II piracy esd noon the CIV
csr M mt ard espscially the Navy Depss'mnt to
bes'ir themsslyea aud sid .hs fsas Of its present
Tho thrsaa Of Enslsnd tc r:nd GU.
fest to aapiaiA Ats hsr unless shs bs moro careful
n h regard 20 B ! ish property has made BsEm
very pasttusar " rcspsct os!soss shipped on bsit
ish account; ihsrasasa why should one vesxol bs Il
lowed to brave the whole naval f,rce OF the UIi.ed
Btstcc when she tina q rails feam thrsAt fron .
eouatfy tAsss thouJsnA niles d tant.
ncRTHxRN ACCOUNT or HGLOss OH THE HAisRIIT
LAaL AND WxsISIELD.
Tbs Now Oe;saas De.ss VI ths 9th, gises the
t.rtieuisrs Of the brilliant fest of tie Tsxus at