The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-16

| We heard gentleman say the other day
that were he an absolute monarch he would
have every crosker eeized, clapped into uni
form aud sent OF! at once to the army. We
should proceed differently, were we the sup,
posed poten!ate. We should bave them every
one seizsi, ciapped into pettcoats, and confined
in nunneiy, or, AS there are no nunneries
hsreabouts, we would have one built for their
special benefit. They are not wanted in the
army. There are none bnt men there, and the
world seems to be divided just about this time
into men, women, and croakers. OF ihsse
the women are Infinitely more heroical
Than the croakers, and furnish infinitely
better material for soldiers where some
thing more Is to be done than wearing
tue uniforms, and going through evoiu-
tione Oh parade II is true there is gradation
among the tribe, Some ARE much worse than
ottsra A few Of them are almost as mascn
line Az their mothers aui sissers, but the pro
portion Is not large.
Cannot the creatures see the mischief they
are doing This ia "A erisis that recaires, if
ever crisis did, all the energies which every
nothing but words OF encouragement should
be spoken. for every msn knows how, oonta
eious dssponcenuy ia, how apt each is to catch
the prevailing tone from his neighbor what
care IS necessary that ii pass not like the elec.
tric spark through the entire body CT society.
Aud yet these croakers--these ltes upon
manhood-these men, born to bs slaves, and
Ia land ha mir nf nt rar int ~
ton iii only for slavery-pass their whole time
in signing. and turning up the whites OF taeir
eyes, as though the Day of Judgment were at
hand, and thsy were momeutarily expecting
the tirst blast from the Archaasel's trumpet.
Ont upon the chicken hearted, lily lvered
crew, with all that aid, abst, aud encourage
them in their unpatriotic labors. They cal,
themselves true TO the cause. Thew speak
falsely. No man was ever irue to any cause
in which he had NO faith. 1t Ia moral
imposslbility.
The times are dtticult-dangerous, ii you
will. What of that ls that any reason for
sitting down and giving up everything, with
out eingle exer.iou to set them right r.
When the chip is in danger Of drifting upon q
rock, are the crew TO fold their arms, wriug
their hands, and not only do nothing them
selves, but discourage everybody else from
trying to cave il Tne times sare difficult. II
they are, can there be Il greater reason why
every man that is man should nerve himself
to meet their utmost sxigencies Anybody
can steer the vessel in fair weather, over An
uuruiiied sea. II Ia only the man Of courage
that can encounter the billows in their W ratb,
and obtain mastery over the fury OF the whirl-
wind
One croaksr can do more harm in a com.
munity than dozen Yankee spies. You can
catch the spies and hang them, but with the
croaker you can do nothing. His example III
ieets whole neighborhOod. Men become
despondent, objected, ready to give up the
cause, aud UNIV illing to make any more sacri
fees for it, And all through tho influence of
single poor spirited creature, who has not
the manhood 10 look his situatlon iii the face,
seeking to frighten ali others because hs is
fGg atsned himself