The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-16
:, FRID MORNING, JANUARY l6 lsss

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able h purchase a1diti spal oonfsvA with c.oee,
they may Be ahis TO eomtnan6 kany are poo,
nsn, aud unable 20 purchase. fh49 were nat Dsr
mitted to bring sioDS chsnge ~ siathiug Many
hsd On uhsn seized nothing tut nsnmsr eiotht,z
aud that has become Il thy, woae out, aEd fcvcs!y
hsnTs uooa thsir sacss. TbsY k1ss no bsd.ir =
snd are, tharsfsre. compelled % &ssg ca the bars
bosrds- They kass not wccd Adsssh fura ishsd
them TO kesp fres up ell Eight. m hsree TIE sus
attempt after night 70 walk cut Il shs yard to .aSs
the chlls off the d-sary night, thg arg ias.sus,y
threatened 20 I'D shit Ly hesasta.. a. ordered by
those in c5c,Mand
=, Dr.. Alien, Of Colombia coaaty, chss Eaii Us
laid on b bsrs soerd uatil his hifN wert black ard
tlas. The wood fa.niehsd them h ftnr fact Lus,
AM they ara conpsilsl, eaaa neo3 70 cAep Il sp
for Themselves and the DIVISIONS beiaS furnished
raw: shsy haze to COX .nsn,s.sss secoies'.
whom no ens spps.fs ss accussa snd as trial is
permitted.
re priaon has bsccms nsshy--awfal,y So and
TIE rats IN crovsz II the prizoi,ers atssmp: 10
ensd with bsing shas instantly. R.coiless, al
ways, "a He h.ys said sb1vs, tisess are political
p'isouers "a aias whom MAseiSus Es gro wor.
sciposr has ersstsd suspicion ef diSioysity, .u.
whose nacae u kept secs,s. an hence theis can
ba no tsial
The prison Ia perfectly alive WITH iics and no
eaaa1co - atvea 70 escape the living yefmic.
aesd man Cone Of the prsouers1 I'm tAe otter day
a. when visited il the raorDir9 by~Ssher prison.
ers. wAs aesSd tbsre wss . ash7 E3A there tasy
found tn. asir on his tesd sti6 wfsa leo and ns.s
the lice creeping i1t0 his eyes In great numbers,
and az hS lay with h.s aoutl spsn. tia liee Ner 9
thick crawling IN and out Of his oSen mouth.
re. long Sincs two Of ths prisoners get ia.3 seat.
fs in trying their strs os.h, and nsiiy into ght
Is was supposed, End several other petsoAs rushed
In 10 part lnsn, wsen the guards from the lookout
above hrAd ON them, killing an old man by the naIne
Cf Joaes. from Western Virginia. and a bali g;az.
Ing the skul OF another; ha fell, and it was sup
pessd st Arst he wss killed slso; another of the
bniis passed through q beard at the head Of sick
man Ia the hospitsi, Ani only escaped him by a
few insheA Tbs two men IN tas sol I'll were not
hurt.
We might 60 further, bn. God knows thia Is
enOrg for once. 1t Is enough TO xoeks one Diood
run sotd to think Of 1t.
Now, IL any one doubts this-f the authorities
at camp or At the STATE House eoubt-K Il the Lsgis-
lsturo, when It msets, viii rei . q committee, VS.
prCInise to naaa tho witnesses who, If sent for,
will, uo,isr oath, prove all this and .s much more
per Tar the public s5e.
4 MEETMe OF POLITICAL PASSIONS IN NHw
Yohk-A FizZLE
A meeting Of clergymen to a.1opt IN address In
favor of Lincoln's New Years proclamation Wal
he'd at the Coopsr Institute last week. Chsevs.,
Tyrs, and their ade,s and abettors. were OF hard
numbering about seventy Tbs Rew York En-
p,ess gives the following account Of :hs manner in
which the proceedings 6zzied out:
DR.. Tying said he woua cot tsae q any par: ia tbs
procesdin 81 except ali who were nct clerg, men
were excluded. He saw s0,ne ladies' ps esent aaii
he liked thsm IN tter proper places bns be thought
they should not bs present there.
the taree. for tbs glsness Of all the clergy, then
left the room-arpsren'ly indignant at their un.
ceremoniouB exclusion
A minister. who reused bis nsms, desired to
know the maa.ios was o1s of Protestant or
Catholic clersynsen and the Chairman replied thst
ali cergymen wars mean. to bs rsDrssented.
II t8 needless 10 state, however, tina. there were
no Roman Catholic clergy present.
The minister then gaiG it W > the f.sr duty of
the clergy to come oat AID ts separate, 1laugate
and he left the room
The Kav. DR.. e7ris thsr entered sad took the
chair, aud cfsrsd a briss prs5 er thst tie land
might be redeemed ftom the curse OF the rebel
lion.
Ca not:cn being mase. tas eecrsiary read a
report OF she last meeting
Os. vefnyiis ssid tbs aIa.ier was 1ct a pab.i3
ore. aci j. was ;.ot desHoas thas oihsr tn.o the
clergy Should knew anything Of IL. pghs: hsl
besn ssid was intended 10 oe private. Ea had rs-
spec: for reporters but he objected to Via so.lon Of
cIs-gy being made known so ias pufiis
Er. Bessca tsi: hs caae thase because he saw
tho :aest;ng advertised in the papers.
The prestSelt said tn, sErcun3erlsa. wsa m.
sutho-;zsi Els bre.h:sn wsTe not responsible
for It
Rev. D.. Ei:csc9ck Eeid the committee hsd ucs
inserted notices OF the meeting in tbe Paper.
Rsv. D7. Z. 4. Smith gsd he sScught il s.orid
not te proper tina: suy bn: those who vea erassnt
ct tho las. !csstirg should hear t7aat asa then
ir essential aad he moved TIA: .ls rss,.as Of
shc minutes bs dispenaas with.
4 gsatlsshsl aonsidsred it Highly Improper thai
anything li, 1usd have been stated about tins sct.oo
of tie clergy in TIE neEspapeis.
Another nl;nister inquired who caused the nro
eesdings 10 be Il. d. public.
No reply yves n,ads.
Rev Or Spear wondered .hs reportos; pysssu;
da nol take The hint sni leays ire room Tho
meeting iater ID for eIe-gs Gply AID they
ONLY received irV .-Atiou to attend it. rs believed
/. was highly i'm proper thst meniierg OF tae press
should be prs2es,t. He kneS Ec expressed Tho
ssnse Ct mary thsre srtsa 10 slated tha. toe rs.
Dorlera displayed grsa. w4z. vi Is!isScy iu Ts-
nslui1g.
Several gentlemen sppiaudod tbs ia..ec sentence.
among theu, D1s Elreazra, Ysfsayiia, ana Others
AE eyes vee:e ns1 turned ca tie reporters, ysho
had s,.aa.tea hs e6gs OF The platform no table
CT satS having been proy.dsd fof tlsIa.
'.Whv don't you lsave P'I ssked a sen;l 81 Az
"'fney hive 10 mannsss, rsioIaea another.
Tne reporters, however remained atci.iiy, 70 the
surprise snd ird gnstion Of tie eisrgy.
some OF tae clergy wers sbous to leave, when
DR.. Smith said it was no: theis desire to exclude
them.
Res. Dr.. Spear allud ID seain TO y Q presence Of
rspcrters. Tney were net wanted th-re, ard hs
moved they bs respectfully requested to leave tho
ioou
Aieporter who did not ktow the never, asasd
him his ,sms. but hs refused to G:ve It.
kr. Bssson sad h5 cine taeTo il c2npli2nca ci
q cali In the nav spapers.
The President spsated that !: WAS Intended to
be gathering Of tho clergy, a.d te woaid lseye III
thsy went beyond tho action OF the previous
mestin1.
DR.. VermyKs here rose and made an import tar:
statement, which seemed to take Inc whole Assem-
bly, BY sarprise. On behalf Of ths committee, he
declared that under the circumstances he had rs
port to present.
dseissng that course ssreea5le, a,i .h1t ta.r,
,oes ns necessity, Gad probably pyopriey ia tasi
taxing any action on The question for wnich they la.
nesn convened lslight appiaase.l Hs msved
The motion. amid some excissmsnt was put and
adopted By those present at tho previous meeting
NO DINERS Wero allowed to vote on It
Rev Dr.. Emish remarked that the COMMITTEE
srS o1a Pc sR0Msrea 70 caii another meeting wher
Tas members Of the COMMITTEES, a. 70 bv aon
osrted arrangement, left the room.
MI. Bssson suggested :aak all dsalrous II record
Ing en- exprenion an the national crisie shonld "a
main. -' 70
Rev. NJ. Goodsll asld 1t was not right far tb, .,
who d.d not hise the room to hold msesina. IA
moved nnA ad1our0gnent which was carriad asnif
loud laughter.
xhs room wsa s5On vacated, bat the clergy -
NAMED in the cussr hall SONS expressing their dis
appointment. an others their pleasure at ths ~
ticn Of the meeting
II was rep Ttsd that the eommis.ee hsd proessd
a 70 the house Of ons otths memssrs to saks som
aetion.
THE ABOLITION sEskT0RIAL CAUCUS ON THl
STATE OF THE cOUATRY."