The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-07

ingson Chronicle, Of the 81 irst, we make
some additional items of Northern news:
THE cosDITIoN OF TIE ARMY OF THE po
T0MAc.
A letter in the New York Tribune, dated
from the Army Of the Potomac, gives de-
scriptlon Of the working Of matters there a,
present. 1t says:
Gen Hooker has q straight for ward way O,
doing at things which takes with the soldier
There IL no show about him. He means busi
ness in every word, lock and SCI. An Instance
OF tits plain, business like way of his Of doing
shirgs occurred few days since under my
lmme date observation. He came riding slor1
where a brigade was being reviewed By tia
divlalon officer. 1t was short time previous
10 the hour for review, end the men were
etandirg waiting In limo. He appeared at
tended by only q single orderly, whom he
:tome diateiy dispatched ON rome message
While the orderly was absent the General
rode down the line, bus few feet in advance
OF 1t, looking every man in ths face as though
Ee would look him through. n .bedy seemed
TO Know him, and moet supp1eed him to he
come curiosity hunting CIVILIAN Many won.
aexsd what that cid fellow wanted, and soma
united a'oud that ha mzss ne rather green Ia
be riding down a iioe of battis IN thst man
ner. But ths attendant coming back and 70.
spnctfuliy reporting to him, he dasr ed of a: Q
iui e. ioP q in such q manner az to make
II evident that ne was not only military man.
bls one VI some impt rtance withaI
IL was not until some noprs after, however,
that 1t was generally known 10 the soioier.
that their General in Chief bad paid the m q
Wat, and then it was interesting to ii ten to
their comments. Did you zee old Hooker
this afternoon T. esii one Of them to cne O!
his Comrades "Yes," was tie re;iy, '.if that
chap that looked at rs 80 was hin" "Waii
IL TZa=, they say, and amt he HI of fel-
low to be poking hi, noss around in that etyle
Mac aIwaye used 10 have string Of dukea
and aids and princes as long az I. fuuara. pro
resss0n when he came; but guess old j ce
travels on bis own hook, and locks into things
!o1 hlmssit." Ths parties moving On, I test
the further continuance of the conversations
bns 1t was fair specimen Of what hea I'd
that afternoon aad evening
''uooke. gives US soft bread and potatoes
and lets US go home; he'll do,'' | heard auo
ther say in sllu ion to receut orders. By tn
by, learn that some, n, ,re officers thar Eer
prcpor.ionate'y, have taken advantage Of re-
csnt orders aed stayed over tneir time, thu;
rendering it doubtful whether ths order be
continued in execution. l hope, however, tha
the order will not be repea!e1. bus tn at the
daiinquents will he made to suff.r. I have
seen ahe good effects in military llfs Of pun
ishins the fsw for ths benefit of the many
and / have likewise asen the evil etff cts q
punishing the many because Of ths sins of th:
few. It universally breeds Dissatisfaction, iol
1t is essentially unjust
SO far. theD, as the popularity or uepopu
isrity OF the chief with tho uien Is con
cerneG--a p ,iut 10 which undue Importance i
attached everywhere-T for one sm willing &
leave the matter whore ii stand:. Ger. Jos
Hooker sill &c popular with cen aoc cm ;srs
Ss e7incee for the men ali that care for ina:
cJmfais and their heath which made thsn
like Mcclellan, and then he is better hsh.
iHg mn Tho soldier likes the Gsuerai 0
pluck. Fighting with him, iise charity v7i,I
.ae Christian: covers q multitude of sins.
THE "TEFAs0N" IN INDIANA
The New York Tribune thinks that the 70
bel Dsuocrac7 in Indisns is doing It's best {,
prscipitats an opsn ccL3ist with .hs Genera
Government. The Northwestern ccnepis aoy
unmarked and defeated IN Iuaois, still mas 6
hope Of success in Indiana. 1t adds:
When abe scheme for depr;ving Governor
Morton Of control over tie State militia, bJ
the establishment ofa Military Board, was once
rejected in Democratic caucus, it was suppose
that the rebat managers had failed to get con
troll Of the party machinery. Bgt they havs
renewed the effort with better snece g, an
the loyal minority Of the Legislature has nc
other resource than to withdraw from the
Capitel and leave il without quorum.
The bill in its present shape ia worse THAI
before. 1t substantially gives the c2utrol o.
tie militia into the hands Of Justices Of the
peace. We had private sdvloes yesterday
that the Democrats were going on with the
form Of legislative session. and, quorum o'
no quorum, would press toe bill 10 Its passage
ihe Republicans were equally determined no
that the session is broken up and all lsgislstor
a. 81 end. If this be correct the Republicans
have carried their point, and in indiana as il
Illinois, their courage and decision have saved
the State 20 the Govern nen..
At the time when the Democracy frat re-
jected the Military Board aeheme they fouad
themselves Obliged By outside pressure to pco.
ceed cautic as:y. The Illinois faiiars, the cut
spoken loyalty Of the army, and the want ol
popular strength within the State, were too se
rious obstacles to bs lightly overcome. Tns
their own Case with the people, and appointed
a Legislative Committee, whose nominal duty
was to agree on some plan Of arranging cir.
ferences between the IN ajority and minority
thst is, between the traitors and loyalists-ir
the House. Tia. committee reported on ths
2Slh OF February, ths day before the Wal
Convention was held 10 Indianapolis. The
nunbsrE and enthusiasm Of that popular gath
ering are better evidence Of the sentiments
and purpose of Indiana than any traitorous
caoai can offer, yet the report of the latter
shows jast how far they sbiok it prudent to
Disclose at present the reasonable purposes Of
the Copperhead conspiracy.
There is nothing in this report materially
different from she resolutions Of tbs Connecti
cut traitors recently assembled under the
name Of Democratic Convention, or from the
speeches Of members Of Congress- of the Val.
l.pdigham pattern. or from the language ol
re bel newspapers throughout the North. The
style of 1t Il opposition to the war, abuse Of
the Constitution AZ il IL aad shs Union as i,
was, and malignant hostility to tie pro ,lsma.
,ion Of freedom. II the Government will
shape tho conduit Of the wer sgainst Southern
traitors to suit the notions OF their Northern
allies, then it can have tie support OF the lat
ter; otherwise, not.
These Indiana Seceesicnista, therefore, ars
just as openly arrayed egain t the Government
and the war az their Democrat brethren in
Connecticut. Thsy era equally well aware
that peace, unless as ths Iesnlt of victory, can
know that their effor,s weaken the Govern
mens and strengthen the rebellion. That is
exactly the object they have in view. The two
parties, East and West, are working 10 co N
rlets harmony of purpose, and wholly in the
interest Of their southern leader. They are
well organized, well supplied with fueds, de.
terminsI, courageous and cor fidsnt They sp
pear to forget Gully one thing: that this Gov.
ernmsnt is trying to save the spubhc, and
that its as,en ion is not go wholly absorbed by
armed r. b ,llion in the e sid that 1t may NOT
presently find time t. crush Northern treason.
which i cons2izing to destroy it by ssssssins'
ton.