The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-07
,7.,n.r MORNING.. i. AUaUST 7, 1862



A ,.rasrapb copied Into this paper ysstsr.
a., morning ffom the Nav York World
" "a ,ast Gen. Barnaids had ordered Nor.
.,ssa Ais n,sn Nrss TO the Cincinnati city
40 ana aiterwArds TO the Ohio psnitsn.
,i.,, adding tAsss words, "IpAere they are
..g1t,s,a 10 The sadsgasty Of Aaeiae their heads
.,asA' The question 10, whether the World
....y,. posIsivsly thss the heads Of these Con.
,.aerssss we're shaved, or merely infsrs that
a, they are sent 10 the psnitsntiary that the
.sa,iug waa matter Of eourPs. Is becomes
A.. mst.er Of national Interest and OF national
,is,y 10 ascertain whether snch an indignity
la indeed bssn pus upon our men. Burnside
,s 90, too COED TO order this humiliation, and
if be did 10 il sdds bat another 70 the many
.s,ious prevocs.ions 10 retaliation and one too,
,,s, will arouss deep feeling Of indignation
amongst ths people Of the Soath. A PROMPT
r..xIis,IoB for snch trsstusn. would bs de.
usudsd BY public sentiment.
Tue snbIsc:s for rssaIis,ion have been &C.
eawnls.ipg .iace The war, and thus far We
Lave moi rsia!iatsd. We have selected BY lot
go men 70 bs executed for the two Kentucky ,
Confederate ofiiesrs pns TO death BY Barnside;
Ls. ,hsy sss IN coaiinsmsns, and the day of
their exscsssion 10 not fixed IL 10, indeed, .
e,iafh da,y this Of sstal taliAtion-involving the
Iyes of iunoesnt persons for the crimes OF
s,rosious Ysnkes officials; but there 10 no
other mode VI throwing around our men in
the susmy's hands the shield VI the Govern
uen:-no other way to bring the Yankee
Goysrnmsu. to a sense of its obligation to
conduct the war with some degree OF respect
for tho ussges Of civilized warfare and the
claims of bnnani!y No Government could
exhibi. xrsassr degree OF forbearancs than
ours hGs exhibited On this subject. II has de-
laysd and postponed its measures Of retala
ton. 1t hss sought communication with the
enemy, in the hope Of avoiding them, only to
be treated with contempt. l: has taken some
s.eps-such as outla wing Butler aud McNeal-
VT ich were kind of "6rutum Ju!msn." The
enemy, in the meantime, has gone on, neither
ivlsuiing nor relaxing his asrocious crnelties.
How our aovesnHsn. ia to postpone its me a.
.ares of retaliation we csnatt ses. To speak
=! all Of resslatiuy sisd not reiaiase is to con
vince the enemy that wa dare not Tetaiiats.
The bluislIt;os Of the enemy are subssrving
|. purpose. They are in this war to widen the
brsach and to assist In establishing that i'm
pssssbls gulf between tue North and the
South which nust forever prevent restoIa-
lion. They sxaibit sr.eios Of madness
which tyrannies and dsapetisms never fail to
d.play towards psople struggling TO throw
Them on They are providentiaiiy introduced
/, msks the separation and the deIiverance
more complete. Bat they shonld be retaliated.
Ibs protection of these W no bear the btnit of
H.. war If resistance demand it. Ii allowed
lu 10 p., psi.atsd bv the enemy with imPnniiy
loo lopy, it depresses she splits of the soldies
aui anp ees,e murmaring and discomfort against
tie Goysrhlasnl Tho time when our Gov
srnusn. should act haH, beyond all question, it
sssuls to ne, come, and there ought not to 10
longer delay. When 1t comes tc the shaving
of hsads i. is most suggestive. The rszor may
ts made to Gu. lower down still. Ii this does
not awaken the head, why i. might take a-
deed long nap.