The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-08

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The New York Daily Nescs admins
tiers cAustic rebuke to those Southern
refugees Who crowd hotels in New York,
and probably elsewhere, and make them
selves conspicuous by their ardent word
valor in behalf Of the Confederate cause.
The Meas observes that they are, in ge'
neral, able bodied men, and thinks they
could give a better proof of their devo-
ton to Dixie by fighting her battles than
talking in New York hotels. If they
have taken refuge in the North from
fear, il thinks they would exhibit better
taste to remain silent.
The censnre of the Macs is well Ge
served, and applies to class of people
for whom very little respect is entertain
ed iii either country. During the panic
which prevailed IN England at, the pros
peel Of an invasion by Napoleon, some
of the wealthiest and noblest persons in
that country sold out their possessions
and bought property in the United States
with view of making that their place of
refuge, Such shameful desertion of their
native land, in her hour Of need, called
forth the indignant denunciations of the
British press, and has not been forgotten
t. this day. We never heard, however,
that any of them sought refuge in
France, the enemy of their. country, and.
compromised with their conscience by
spouting John Bullism in French coffee
rooms.
ii it were disgraceful for Englishmen
to lorsake their country at period of
merely. apprehended danger-a danger
which &as never realized-wh must be
thought of those who go abroad, either
10 the North or Europe, and leave land
STRUGGLING. like this, amid the existing
ana appalling realities Of the most fearful
contcs. ever waGed on this continent T. :
What aust be thoBght of ablchbdied
men " no leave old men and children TO
fight their uattlcs and defend their pro.
pertT whilst ih6y:are. luxuriating in the
ease and security of Eilrope, and show
inc tneiiT r,trintisD> by disgusting lauda-
tions of the COURAGE and selfsacrifice
Of their brave countrymen y-aualities
which they take excellent care never to
initiate. We advise them to keep silent.
Let them carry that discretion, which is
fho better part of valor, into their
tongues as well as their legs Euro
paans understand Them When al OPP
pressed European nation Iises III arms, it
is the custom OF its exiles residing IN
other pats OF the world to rush home to
the assistance Of their fatherland When
people rush from their country at the
moment she most requires their services,
they nav make sire Of the universal con-
tempt Of all mankind.
We believe that even the Yankees en-
terrain at ih.s moment more respect for
those Conf,defate5 who are fghtiuF,
suffering and dying for their homes and
iireaidc5 than the loud-tal king and fuga
clous patriots who have deserted their
country IN the tour Of her extremity and
tetaLan themselves 10 the North or to
Europe " hen "a man goes bodily to the
enemy, we call it desertion and punish
it as such. But open desertion is more
manly, because it is more perilou5 and
free from hypocrisy than a miserable
sneaking out OF the contest by the back
door under the various contemplate
pretexts aud pretences which are so often
set p-ior running the blockade. This
act has all the meanness of deSertion
without its candor and courage We
make no illusions, oil course, 10 agents
of the Government sent abroad to con
duct official business, nor to sucl. as
20 abroad for a short time in good faith.
But there are Others, and, we blush to |
say, not few, who are making them |
selves conspicuous in Europe by their To- |
nuacious Datriotism who ara ne;thar mora
nor less than hypocritical deserters from
the Confederate cause.
Who would not rather be the poorest
Confederate soldier, of whom even Sher-
man says that they are the best soldiers
Ia the world, and that after such de-
fence as they have made, the South
would have no cause of humiliation