The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-14

JULY ii, 1863.
swer from Washington merely cruised about
the James river beyond our lines. Col. Lud
los parted with Mssers. Stephens and Ouid ON
amicabIe terms.
The Paiiadelphia ia4atrer sees deep issd
scheme concealed under this trip If Mr.. Ste
phens, il. being nothing less than plan TO 'de
clare the Confsderaey in Washington. 1t
saya:
OF course, if Stephens had succeeded in get
Ting to Washington, he would nave Improved
all ths chances for opening negotiations on
other eutje jec.s. His ontempla.ed visit was
timed al critical jInct1re. Lae had jast u.ade
a formidable advance into the loyal States, aui
was threatening at once HarrisbErg Baltimore
and Waellinltou but Lee himself was aiso in
some peril If he ebould be dsfes ted Stephens
would be IN situation to learn promptly the
etfee. Of sueh An CT ens at the Nt-Ttn snd ad.
viss Davis accordingly; bat, on iie other haud
and tAia WAS tho corhdsns exp ectaiion of the
rebeis-is Lee had taken Washington or Bslti-
more, Stephens would lave be ~ in favora.
ble position to decars the "Confederscy" in
Washiueton or 10 make treaty, Otiensiv and
defensive, between Maryland and the rebel au
thoritiss, as he DID on a similar occasion be-
tween the rebel Provisional Government and
Virginia, in April, 1861. II vii bB remember
ed that he was conveniently as b, Ind in Rich
mond at that time.
We are satisii I'D that some trivial affair ybout
prisoners or retaliation would bav been put
forward as the prssexs for his visit, but 1t was
timed 3: such All importan: PERIOD that We feel
conf lent that ii Was undsrlaid by some deep
scheme. 1t was doubtless for some Jsuch reason
,a-,ty rod hi f.ac ia
much wiser by this time, both by v ay Of Get
tysburg aud Vicssbura.
LINCOLN tFFkRs TO RKEsA5R vtLkA9Di0atE
RRua ~ Lk~TH1T2RMs uPJN WHICH HI WILL
Do IT
The Committee Of the Democratic Conven-
ton, which nominated Vail2noigham fer Gov
ernor of Oao, addressed a letter 10 Lincoln,
demanding, the revocation Of bis order exiting
their candidate from the United States. l4iu'
coln bas published a reply, Of which the fol-
lowing il an extract:
send you duplicates of this letter, il ofder
that you, or naiority OF you, may, If Soa
choose, eudorse your names upon ons Of them,
and raturll it thus endorsed to me, with the
understanding iat those signing are thereby
committed to. the fJlioWiag propositions, and
to II, tang elsa
]. Taat thsre is no " s. rebellion ia the United
Mates the object and tendency of which to
destroy the National Union, and that, III your
opinion, an army ana navy are cohst itUtion.s
means iDr suppfessing tnat rebellion
= That no one of yen VIII do anything
which in his own Judgment, Will tend to hin
der the increase, or favor tho decrease, or les
san tie eiiioisney of the army or navy While
engaged Ill the effort to suppress the feoeiiioh'
and
J. Tust each of yoa viii, in his sphere, do
All ha CAN 10 hav. the ctiieers, soiiiera, and
seamap, of the arIIy and navy, whi'a engaged
il. the effort to suppress tbs beijon paid,
fed clad, .nd otherwise We'll provided ior sni
sappot'3. /.
And with the further understanding THAI
upon receiving the letter and name tnus eI-
doreei, | will cause then; to be pub.isaea,
which publication shall he, within it5eif, {.
revocation of the order il relation io MI. Val
ia,Aiigbam.
Il w.n no, escape observation that con-
se,ii to the release Of Mr.. Fa!lansilEa,aEa upoi.
terms 10, embracing ..iy Psdre lraio him or
tsoru others. a5 TO what lie will or VIII not
80. ID t;tia became he IL noi beFa TO speak
i,r iilsse.f, or to auiio:iZe others 10 speas :0r
hiol. .,n, hence | shai expect, thai on re-
t,!.1,ux he woc;d aist put himself practically
ia AntaeouisW with tGe pos!tion cl his tGeatS
l}sts 4, Il chiefly because ! thereby p.e9sli
Gu other i,liaenlAl gent'enen 10 30 deiina
their p0s;ticn G9 to he OF inltnen5a ySslG3 To
the ii my -f-.hus more than compensatiDg tor
The t;eus ai;elieas ot &saiY ss..stke III atloW3n9
Nr NSiia,yiig ham to retufa, go that Oh tho
whole lid public safety Will not have SUI
ferad by il san, IL regard ID Mr. Faiiandisy-
ham and IL! othera, must hereafter, as mere
:ofore, do SO much as ths public service may
seem TO require.
lCC0usT CT The DEAIh CT GEs. BaRKsoiLs,
or MISSISSIPPI
correspondent OF the New York It!bane,
writing from tha battle field of Gettysburg Oh
the oh Inst, gives the following particulars ii
ths death Of Gen Barkadae:
l.eut. Col. Chsa. L. Livingston, OF New
York. Il l. q. ou Maia1 General Doubieoay's
ststt on the Di,,ns OF Thursday, Jaly ), went
out IN tie extreme 'front.' TO discover II possible
the body. he having beeu Informed by pFi5-
o!ar VI the locality where Barksdai9 Was shot.
The spot wA3 about q quarter OF milo III ad-
vance Of our picaeta, &ni Col. Livingston, with
hi, small party IF atratcher bearers, was onse
driven in by rebe. scouts, but on second al
tempt was go fortunate as TO be aucc6esfui -
TIE BODY of the General was found, lie ws3
not vet extinct, but his wound was Il mortal
ous. He was lifted upon Tue stretcher, and De-
irg II very heavy pereog, eight rleH were re-
qgired To hear his weight lie declared with
his last breath that Ge Was proud OF ihe cause
he God IL lighting for, prond OF iha III amer
III " hich he had received his death wound,
that Tie feiSis were invincioie, aud although
repulsei that day they were sure oi Victory On
the uorsow. lie left with Col Livingston his
watch, pocket book, aud other t.lnkets, to he
sou. :o his ifisndB 10 Ml2aissippi Basksta.e,
as every cue Knows, WAS I'll extremely bitter
SacsesioDist, WHO iDtalged III many aud ro-
peated threats pteyioHa to tne "ar OF lne dis'
solution OF the Union. The wateh is = large
gold ns ea50Tately chased, there are several
ARTICLES VI jewosy III addition to 1t.
THE ALLEGED CAPTURED Di.eA~csxs FAGM fR3s
iu3Sr DAVIS 10 5SR LIE
The New York Hefdld parades the follow.
;ns dispatch from Efederies, II l., 4iying w hat
1t Claims to be tue contents of some dispatches
from Pfesiden. Davis to Goa L:e, which were
Captured by the kadsrals. The idea that Lee
wanted money to carry on the war in Penn
syIq.aia is particularly good after the little eX
perimenss Of Ewali and Early in levyiuy on
TIE towns:
Oa shs IL: instant Capt. Cline, Of the 3 In
diana cavalry, went u Greeneastis and cap.
tured Lees private orderly and his entlra es
eort, who had very important digpatehes from
jeff Davis to Gen. Lae, together with orders
to Leas various Generals, muster and pay
rolls, aad Othsr army matter. T!s most i'm
portant vi thess papars Was d letter from JEFF.
Davis 10 Gen. Les, and showed tle weakness
OF the latter, ana dad a favorable eiiset upon
the rasuis. wh;cn folio wed tho battle OF Get.
tysbuTg Tae following are CONS of the
points contained in the letter, which Was dated
Richmon0, june %: Davis feared h.s raid into
panusViyayia WAS a eresi. mistake. II was an