The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-07
lion Of Virginia under Federal

says:
Il is TINE that the greater portion g
men claim that they hare thtONn ~
allegiance to the Government, Ard out
loyalty to one JEDI. Davis, who iivee 81
mond. But the Government can fee1
no such prctenee. Every American
owes allegiance 10 the GOveFlsmeutaf
in:sten, aud thai ouly--sssRl every cue o1
TO he willing to tight for t. II any 90
not willing he ought To be made 20 O.
Dslesas solsas. =
II the draft were enforced In these p =
cities, at least two regiments OF troops c. Il
be raised. There is % place in the ul
where the enforcement OF the draft Ii nIH&
needed than it is here. There Is no I'll pcf
where less hardship would be caused 81
enforcement team here For the great PIT
portion of the men here are hriug In f111e
ness-doiBg nothing to support Themselves
and affordny no assistance to their EamfIf
The pay they would receive would, ii tal
probability, in many cases, De the enly
money they have ever earned 10 their Hyc4
Every day we see squads OF Idle younE
| talking treason and hatching plots. ls1t
them be taken and put into the ranks.. They
are too eowardly to fight for JeG Laf'sa&B
il We cannot make them eight fssr a BE- - y
Three com mpnnies Of the 14Sth New
York volunteers went into Norfolk on
Saturday, and pitched their tents On the
green near the military Academy. The
remaining companies of the regiment.
now at Fort Norfolk, and q,lartcred in
other parts of the city, were to Join them
ina day or two. The editor remarks:
This quarter Of the town is Intensely ''se-
cesh," and we hope that the presence of so
many loyal soldiers in the neighborhood,
witt, the "old flag" constantly in view, and
the patriotic music Of the band every morn
ing and evening, may do the inhabitants
good. By the way, won't Col johnson do
what the 18th Wisconsin proposed 10 do
had they remained there--have ..'iiberty
pole erected ut the corner of Catharine and
Charlotte streets, something like the one
Majcr Wentz has set up near the rail
road station. 1t would add greatly to the
appearance of, the camp, and furnish the
only possible means in that section Of the
city Of conspicuously displaying the "starry
banner"
The following is published in the pa
per, headed important action Of the
City Council of Portsmouth "
Adopted Aug. lst, 1869,
Reso1t4d, lst, That a committee of three
be appointed TO wait Cn His Exceilency Gov
L. III. Pierpont, and represent to him that
las interfered with the civil authorities, with
a view 70 set aside certain acts OF this Board
and decide upon points of civil law, when
the Courts of the Commcuw aaitii are ore1.
to decide upon all civil questions.
R,sot,rd, "a, Thatthe Committee, in con-
junction with GOV ferront, call upon His
EScellency the President of the United
States, and tie Honorable Secretary OF War,
and al K for the Immediate removal of the
Commanding General of this Department,
and all other officers who have mterfercd
with civil law; and also insist on precise
ana exact adjustment of fhe boundaries be-
tween civil aud military authorities
RtSci,el Sd, That the committee be com.
posed Of His Honor Daniel Collins, Mayor
OF Portsmouth; His ESeellency Lieutenant
Governor l.. e., T. Cowpcr, and jams w.
Brown!ey, II. ID.
WM +. PARKER, Clerk TO CounciL
With the following item from the Vir-
gtaiaa we close this glimpse Of life in
the unhappy city Of Norfolk
We learn that authority has been received
from Washington, aud cerlaia gentlemen in
Norfolk named ,ss 1. eenaHfissiesh to .lsser.
tain the amount of property and ihasmr1si,e
of persons known to he disIoyal to the Gpy-
ernmcnt. The report is to be made ollsor
before the 9Th of August, after which lIsC
very stringent measures will be adopted.