The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-24

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isary eomn6nndcr at Richmond, has trated
fne with sreaf consideration. Capt. Turner,
commaudlng tbe prison, has treated me with
courtesy and feeling; also therest Of the Off
GERS with whom / have come in contact
have all treated me with uniform kindness
And let me Ire say that, should the fortunes
Of war smile 6pon me in this my severest
hour Of trixt, and compromise this matter
betveen the two Governments, flor have
nothing whatever to do with it, should
ever be In = position TO return this act of
kindness towards me. should feel myself
under obligations to do it.
I have strong hopes, aud shall hope to the
last, although Il may be in vain; but / cannot
think it inst that should suffer for the Of
fences committed IN different department
than the one In which | served, nor is there
the least similarity between those two cases,
received letter from my dear wife, Tr,i-
ly it Is enough 10 kill her, and my two chill
dren, who are both old enough to realize my
situation, and al the rest of-uur family. II
is hard thus to part with all Of them
have only the consolation that it is not
through anything have done, or anything
that could evade doing, to bring this severe
affection upon my family. Again, say,
have strong hopes yet that the bitter cup may
pass from nae hut twill always be alesson
in life should get out Of il. But you must
not understand me that am broken-hearted
with my trial Nay, am resigned TO any
thing that God in His mercy may put upon
me- feel that | have done nothing wrong
--nothing more than my duty toward my
country, my Gci, and friends, in the hour Of
my country's trial. / have stood by her to
preserve her 0aslc rank among nations, and
to farfstaats. her noble institutions 10 the
inheritance Of my children
My dear friend, should | suffer death, look
to my cllil iren. By law my family will be
entitled to oDc-half Of my actual pay, which
will be thirty-six dollars per month. See TO
them, and LET friend Magonagle know all
about me, and the rest of my friends.
viii you send this letter, or its copy, to
John L. Nixon and John F. Starr, to enlist
them in my case, to procure for my wife and
children their just due? Hoping you are all
well, / remain yours, truly,
HENRY w. SAWYER.
Captain lst New Jersey Cavalry.
A REVOLUTIONARY PLOT-O OXEN
TREASON IN a DEMOCRATIC CONvEN-
TION.
In the Maine Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Portland last week, Gen.
S. J. Anderson, acting as the special
friend of Hon. Bion Bradbury, pledged
that gentleman, if elected, to act in con-
cert with the Governors of other States
in withdrawing the troops from the field,
and thus leaving the Government unable
to defend itself against the assaults of
the rebels. We find in the Portland
Press full report of the proceedings,
which are commented on with great in
dignation by the Abolition press. The
following is an extract:
Vigil d. Paris-Beforc General Anderson
leaves the platform wish to ask him wheth-
er, from his intercourse aud conversation
with DIR. Bradbury, he can state that Mr..
Bradbury occupies the same position than he
did year ago in regard to the war.
Anderson.-I think Mr.. Bradburys posi-
ton is that Of opposition TO the war; with
or without qualification he is opposed TO the
war don't say, gentlemen, Il do not wish
to be held responsible for what don't say,)
don't say there could not have arisen cir
cumstances under which Mr.. Bradbury might
have favored the prosecution of the war
These circumstances do not ;..isc now. He
is as much opposed to the war, as now con
Quoted by the Administrations as any gentle
man present Is or can be.
V. ID. P.-One year ago, then, he was in
favor of the war. l will introduce private
conversation. Mr.. Bradbury has said within
IL II VIC w uOt uuopt ItSo-
l,ltions we shall lose the State by 5000 to
to $4,000 majority. AS far as he has gone in
his letter go with him; but he has not de-
nornced this wicked, this unholy, this heilish
war.
Merrow of Topsham.-I wish to ask Gen.
Anderson If 4nr. Bradb,,y ,oe1e elected Goge,'-
nor Of Maine, he acoula, as he WiN decIore right
TO do, scithd,a~th troops a0ao IN the teldF
Anderson-You have to-day passed resO-
lutions upon this very question. You have
declared your platform and if you have not
declared your mind upon this question, how
can you ask your candidate to declare what
you have not declared. You are committed
to the resolutions. do not agree with them
in every particular; but l do not think it
worth while to make an issue before this
Convention. You have passed a resolution
complimentary to Governor Seymour. Whe'.
Goe~r9aor Seymour tgahdTd,os he Nes iOrk
troops, them I pledge yo1 that Bon B,udbuty
,cW ,cithdya@ tie Maine troops. But We do
not ask that our troops shall fight their way
through New York aud other States till they
rnaah fltpir homes i'm Maine