The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-16

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ado. 81 the General Assembly 10
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sa@ .fAaagsed Mach 1864
S.;i.1vesf. Nsrsssis IN the Ara'es Of sAs Coz
fe1esats States'
ttsssV neAris ssrAa ysass s'ace yen la''
..s.,r hsmes and nressdes ~ tee cab Of y'oi
EssaA 70 repsl she iasssseu OF aef sni.
nsfese taktaa sp arms every eff1s - e't
ee1eVg ne Conssl in,ioa tat bsea exnaass~'''
,ouY apps<ls for jnssiee epurned win eo..
sex.pl sed q war 70 snaiaea's os. s'sf-r 90 Sc
III IL SOush een usuce1 bv A ssss-u L',co's-
"A. ,tAis layiess proesssi Il tas a,s.i Az
,n,nieHsnsion tire - q the fsask u osa qua %
vera Ia sseh a conses, Vtst'is e'a,a b., -
reoainT sA ind.4ereut efsc'asof' :,
sssry usot blood, sympa.hy, u.. 49, a.
snd eomnou wrongs 70 the sssse3 81 o.
-AnS sh;. hnsftie preparation we sell on ioa',
~ viskdnasx 81 oaes from an sssoesaio'
-sa.S - icnr.r resps G cd written CaEs.i."
.se.' ...S .neeI ved 10 receive On assewa eesofa
~ tArsatsned ahcck Of ins~''on SIZE 'a-
yeked yoa % rally - defend yonE no nee' yoat
sisS,r IA "a at honor and IBIS appeal " az '.''s
~. In vs:u. Psomp,iy ssi generously yon
r.eeonled 10 the call Of duty. Nest faithful,
no vcu psrfSrued It, la your long And 81.
dnooc service you have snrnnk from d" t".',
No Asueer and no sscr,eCs- Daring your sd
$3.50 Ia The fsd, ycur wives sna little or's'
nav hsya enHs'ed syaG.: ar hoinei peer
revnsed and the fraiss OF indcsiry Hssso,e3
nv : rnhiess aud t~ro-rous 81. my. b's -
Astni.r 81 eve,y tenplai n you aave n-vcg
Io6Sed bscl. 7. mr. eye i'se alwaya been Tx 81
oafhe foe and your ear waltz z ier tae san
~ons N hstt,a Amid the tss,l of toe march.
- veayv wa:cH, The labor, thu hunger, the
oold. Ne privs,icue Of the camp, yon have
,1vcr complai bat have always rendered
. cheerful obedience to the 3 alto which hta"Fs
ana ehsrishss u with mothers love.
You have bsen preeeus in mos. OF tas iu
p>ttAnt battles Of The war, and 10 ali you'
valOr has Deen nspicuors. IL hrs made you
che theme Of pzaiss b. yoIr heroic companions
iron cshss States, and By the whole ea'ihzsd
world
Nanv Of yeur comrades have fallen in let
lie. or from dieeaas cont1ac:ed In serve :, aai
been transferred from tho roll OF life to that 81
inwortslity There are many more wnoee
uutiissed {orrs attest their honorable devcii Il
70 their eoantsy.
In yeur rrolon 2sd absence from hume. yenr
sacrn = OF personal in:sress aud Of all the
e,i >, n ants Of lie has, indeed, baen great
TIE war, forced upon us BY the m Ice of a
peepls whom we had not jared, has en'sieti
$500 ~ all deep sorr " and cruz! suffsfinz
l1 00Av0tOoOl0 C8iSIuiAtoS ESSo Oo~" 81 cary
enc n ,nted by the refusal Of tine sDsny to re
spCcs tho laws of civilized warfare, and By
tSSsr fIspdish attempt 10 wress sabmiss!oa
from a. BY wishing hs most relentless eafoa
s!dsa mon women and children, tae asei ana
The helpless. Uutrid licsnse hss tesn g'vsr
10 theif 6up;dity, untold millions OF property
have been antonly destroyed ~ their nA'!c-,
or sweilsd tbs Golfers Of the psmpered Will
VIE, uDwhipt of jas.ice, have been opel.
Ia .nA mr. tSd for toair crfmeS.
AGED and unof nd,ng men hava been drag
aed from their bsde TO dreary p isons and IL
taYv In or b, fined and viEtuou. women haze
been brusslIy insuited, and, ,nsn acl-d By rude,
sufsslinx soldisry. have been led cssise iro1
their homes as hostages for nesress.
Fame have been, dsso!Ated, dwellings have
A>an ALA in sshss, unprotected wsmen aud
nsinlese children have been turned ont from
,hstr homes without bread or shslssT. Toe
tcnbs OF the gallant dead have been rebbsa
sxd de,esrsted 5y tends, wt;o L..ys rni hlessl)
invaded the esnctity Of tho grave sBd outraged
,he ssreibilhiss Of the living.
Uadsr the hypoeri,ieal en;se. OF hbeFa'iHs
from slavery . population happier and more
yir, "a ,us than themss lvee, tn. 2 hsvs socgns IL
subject % 70 yoke more gaining tnSn tney
have Ossxyed TO remove.
Whhin fsw days PEST an sxpsdi.ien has
b>sn projected and sn sboItise IF It Jmsds 10
ssrYy into execution. with minute instructions
enanss.n9 lss wc have reasons TO beIi5vs
ron the government ct Washington, to s-cs
and Gre the city Of Richmond, end in the dark
ssss Of MIGHT 70 s<hsgD its Inhabitants, with
oat moments wsrling, 70 Lanes AUD 10
death. For shis purpose sp-e;el burning
parry" was orgsnis-a, prOvtdsd with imp'e-
usats Of destruction, and orders 10 CARY iato
.xssniion the fell dstisn. Anens its tlazina
xains the released prisoners ircm Belle is.s'
and .sTaa LIBBY" were TO unite with tn - hands
OF D shlgrsn and fitzpatrick IN deaiag oue
Asssn aud slaughter upcu uuONsrdiug and
pessefrl citizens, and iItiic.in9 outrage upan
pu4s and unprotected women nOTs horrible
The heart iskens ct the contemplation Of
the euoIwit.ss that wolll have been commit
ssd had the nefaricus echeme SUGGESTED. No
pray Y for mercy would have b,en bekrd, 10
scream for help would have bSen hsedsd--
Fire, rabins slaughter and last would have
held unoisputed d Hnion Ia This fair city.
We fcrbexr to Ga. arSs, bat make thic reeitsi
that you may know n,re Clearly tho cha se:er
Of Cur foe, and that l.s may bs held NY ~ tbs,
oAium and exscrs'ion Of mankind.
IL shameless cirsRari of all tho rnles Of
civilissd warfare, your Csisf MayistsA aud
bis CaOinst were, by special directions, 10 be
denied the rieh.. Of prisoners Of war ana
Every tpsoiss oS public and private prop .r.y
W. 70 BE- dsstrryed aud the entire eour ~
Wi.hin thair reach laid wss.e.
Stimulated and epcoaraAed by the pYese pss
and sxacpis of their l-ster. this band of rol,
bars and murJerers snt,red p iva'e housss,
broke open la5iss warcrobss, destroyed Of
their rich usn,sn's what they could net app,o
Prias, carried oR jewels and plate. eonsigu'
80 the flames stores Of proyiaipns, burnt iniiis
and othar housss, descla.ed soae IF the faire ct
homes Of the State, and LET; whcis fami;iss
without food
Thanks 70 the gallantry ii oitizsn sc!di.ry,
they were routed and repul.ed III the midst Of
this earut sAl Of crime, which must outrage the
sendbil.iss # the civilized world Mauv OF
Their, With awakened ,nfciousEees Of their
dsoerts now contemplate Their doom within
the Walls Of p;fson from which they hoped
- rslease their companions
An avspg;rg God suddenly summoned their
atrocioCS leader from the scene Of his wicked
ness 70 the bar Of j1sRment, aud GA his slain
body were found his airceiJus instructions,
etatntd with his own tlpod. The nacie CT
Dahlgren will be handed do wn t. history .s a
~ associate In i.famy with Butler and q host
OF lesesr criminal; who have dissraca hu
nan, = and shocked The moral sense Of .hs
Bat in thsse very atrocities you viii discern
TIE 1otive, II any were needsd, Gar eou.iruoa
sarviss aud fresh sacrifess. yiretsia t.kes no
essp baekwar Every eonsid kS2sfon of honor.
intarsst, duty and safety demand that We s!,all
- forWsIu in the grand s.ruxgls for huuan
rirhis ana human libarty, 30 Llsy.ly hsvuo.
and - mspfuily maintained
A0er al that We have SUI red AMI endoraa
s1hle4asAon or submission 10 the crus, foe
49, ISesec = - degree Of asx a :a,ion