The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-17
10 Cause for Dependency

While PaaI Jones, in the wrstched old hulk
# sn ALBANIAN An hundred years old, tthe
Ron Homme Riehard1 was engaged in bis
dssusra,s conflict with the Ssrapais, q new
y,eljsh friga.s Of the etciass, Just ont Of
/ nort-afoer "a single broadside had riddled her
30 completely ths. he was compelled to Iash
he, to the Englishman to avoid eiuking-when
nsarly all HE guns had bursted, and halt his
erex had f2ilsn--a momsntary cessation OF
sriag induced his adversary to hail him and
inonre whether he had struck. "We have
not yet begun 70 fight" was the laconic and
pithy reply, and sf:er two hours more OF NOR
ial combat, he had the proud satisfaction OF
liking the Englishman's deck, q victor under
circumstances 60 desperate that at one time
there appeared no chance OF escape. Such is
the reward Of valor when aiiitd TO coDstancy,
and directed by an indomitabis will
Lincoln, Seward, Hallsek, and the whole
Yankee prsss, are hugging themselves ia the
delusion that they already see the end OF Tie
Wal and that that end Is, TO US, the death OF
onr liberty, and the beginning of an inter
minabls servituds. To their taunts aud sneers
we reply, in the defiant language OF Paul
,Jones. I'VE have not yet began TO fight -
They think they have seen pitched feids, but
the hottest Of th0se they have seen are, to
,b1ss which must come, but az the freshness
Of an April morning to the fiery breath OF tho
dog daye-bnt as the snow ucon the side of
Hecla, to the whirng CALF of flame within
bnt ~ December TO June-but as an ice-honse
10 furnace heated an hundred fold. This peo-
PIE has never yet put forth it's strength TO half
i,s extent, furious as has been the war in
which it has been engaged, mighty as have
been It'd strnggiee, glorious as have been It's
victories unparalleled as has been the result
What wa have done is Hearoely IA type OF
what We can do. The present situation, lar
from being desperate, is only trying enough
IT, induce new energy IN the contest, 10 Gall
far uew exeriious aud new sacrihees to re-
mind onr people OF the nature of the conflict,
and the object Of the enemy, to bring out our
whols strength and TO let the world see CT
,,b,t WA are capable While the Yankees
think they have aubjugstsd ns by taking
vicL.bu,g. We repeat III tbs language Of Paul
Jones We have not begun TO light.
Soch il the spirit of oar people, such the
,a,onrces Il our oIuu.rymen i'll their own de-
,armjnsA will, such the obstacles which the
enemy will have to overcome, hefore he can
ev.r suhine u.s. We have lost Nieksburg aud
p,rt uudson. hat Of that Suppose We
Lose charlestou. Savannah, Mobile, Whining
.o,-ait cor senposts What If that, we ask
S.alu
What ,houga ,hs Ii Id hs 'oss'
All l. not .ost ; fhe ursof ,a: avis sni,
Ard adY o. revenge, IMMORTAL hsta,
Aud courssa never 70 snbnii Va 7sei,
al thsSs roDsu'
thing material were gone
Bat we sre reduced 10 10 such straits. On
the contrary, we speak the aclsmn truth when
We declare that in our opinion our situation
athongh ii il one which calls for the utmost
essr,ion, 90 far from being desperate ID rot
even gloomy The enemy has taken Vicksburg
aud Por, Hudson Does he open the naviga'
don of the river thereby Not at all, as we
showed the other day, and we think show
sd satisfactorily On the other hand, he weak
ems HIN self, by the garrisous he ID obliged to
pu, in those places, and he strengthens our ar
nice by returning the garrisons which nave
been 80 Iorg shut up there. He would do the
Fame thing by taking Charleston, Savannah,
and Mobile. Having no longer any detached
ports to defend, cur army could then complete
The policy o! concentration which, but
partially pursued, has already been
attended with such memorable reents-
Rstring to the interior as he advances, We
shall weaken him and strengthen ourselves
With every step ,ha. he takes In leaving his
base Of operations We have made our cal
eulstiors long ago that all the towns within
foaeh Of the enemy's navy would fall, and
giving them, for ths sake Of argument, up to
lin, We conceive that we are more able to
boa. him without them than with them. Let
II not be forgotten, In the meantime, that We
have powerful arny-an army tnat has
hever been beaten--with a General at Its
tsad who may rank with the moet renowned
leaders OF whom history makes mention. Let
the despondent think on these facts and tell
u wat there is gloomy IN our situation. For
Cur Iatt, We see nothing whatever. We may
Is called Oh to destroy more cotton; and TO-
tseeo 10 prevent their f. ling into the hands
u the enemy, but, ia our opinion. this would
loi be The worst thing the Government could
DO even oiits own free will. /. would recall
'As nlnds OF thousands from the parent OF
wealth TO the defence of their country, and
'aa' would be a positive gaia.