The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-29
RICHMOND. va, FRIDAY MORNING. AP

prefers hat 1t shall be done under the auspices
- rsn ..ose VINO now conduct its management Tie
~, '. .s 5nat, between Mcclellan and Lincoln
a., ""e VIII 90 with Nj Henderson for Lincoln
we predicted upwards OF 4 wear aso tina, the neaee
n s sue s1s Aboliueaists would ultimately act to-
zsthsf In favor Of the acknowledgment Of the
ISeiv xn, ,uonieds!acy, and the prediction seems
Lincoln will hs recognized as the dlsunion canai
ua.e, waich ne will be whether he is SO rccoguize I'd
VI hot; ana mcclellan, the only recognized a. In
my .vsnt the Oily real Union candidate, viii col
~ unees nis elort"us banner not only the leeioas
OF patriots who meet In Convention AT ChIcaro
NV .he genuine patriots of the Republican pariy.
TOT that matte there are In the breasts OF tho,
i.t sanus ana thousands Of Republicans a smouldenne
u.'Iahoh IoF McCte'lan aud living faith in hinl
mat, no matter what NAV be the f;pej mbn alton
vi pafues, VIII ere November burst forth in blaz
oi deVouon TO the cause he represents He will
os 10 the nobesi sense of the expression the peo-
pes cahdidaie, as he is the cOuntry's hope. Un-
aat MS bright standard will rally the pure lovers of
the Union. while under the dark ensign of his ad
veIsary Will gather Abolitionists, peace men, Sc
cessionsta, and all the desperate odds and ends of
nattoh 80 long the spot OF treason aEd7Oi faction
senator Henderson aud his friends may call 70, a
division on the question o: the union Of Abolition
Ism or no union nj ALL but the people viii! not di
wac on any sueh question They will divide On
the high question Of the Union Of the Constitution
against ali the devices of Its enemies in whatever
section This is the true issue. Let the peo JIe
pIepars to meet It, Let them resolve TO meet it
triumphaRuy.
We cannot dismiss this Iangu; &c of Senator
Hendersons without ono further remark. The
views ne presents Concerning the nature ard ten
dcncy OF civil war surely deserves the very rravest
Consideration; We 3y Io means would have them
passed by lightly. They are indeed Of trems nGOI-
moment But they do not enforce the necessity
Of acknowledging the Southern Confederacy
which In all human probability would render civil
war the normal stare Of this continent, nor yel the
nIcpSSitV Sl hr
amendment on the contrary, they enfGrce the ne
cesssty OF restoring the Union of the Constitutions
asd to that erd the necessity OF requiring the peo
pie In rebellion To submit alone tue Constitution
AS IL il, aud OF wa:ns the distinctly 10 compel
such submission and for 40 other purpose what
ever This is the true lesson ot the historical
retrospect he takes. But this is NOT the lesson he
draws. He reads in the retrospect warrant only
tvr the abolition OF slavery by a Constitutional
as3endncni or for the ACKNOWLEDGE Of the
Southern Confederacy, OF which the former ac-
cortius to his own admissions, would necessitate
the latter.
The febels,'' lie says, In preceding part of his
speech, ''deciare that slavery cannot 3ngar exist
under our Cove nment; that the two things, sia
very and the Federal Union have become iuc1m
patible. la this alleged belief was found Tie mo
live for secession, and in il to day consists HE
strength Ot secession This is undoubtedly true
whence 1t follows that to justify and fix the belief
through the Abolition OF slavery by a constitutional
amendment would be to strengthen the strength OF
once within the conditions which Senator Hender
son regards as wasaH;ing the acknowledgment OF
the Southern C0nlederacy. On the other hand, i:
follows az clearly that 90 remove the belief in
question, by throwing open the G00rs of the Con
Stitu,ioh as il is 10 the Southern people, would be
to paraii2e the strength Of secession, and cOh~e-
quen,!y to secure at an early day the restoration
OF the Union OF the Constitution. The truth is
that .hc Republicans do not want tn.
Union of the Constitution, and they viii hot have
il, ii they can get rid Of it, They want the UGia:.
of AhOii.iOnisn; and If they cannot get such Il
Union They will have none, but Will forthwith
knowledge the Southern Confederacv. Sdch Is the
significance of Senator Hsnderson's speech. II
means nothing more nor less than this. Let the
lovers of the Union ponder che development II is
but one AIN ongst thousaad, all pointing to the
same issue.
'HE RED RIVER EXPEDITION FURTHER pAaTICr-
LARS.
A letter, dated ri Grand t.core, on the l4:h inst,
from private in the Chicago Mercantile Battery
10 the Chicago Times giving an account of the par,
akcn by that battery in the battle, coaffms the
dispatch In regard 10 the disaster to portion OF
he Yankee forces comprising The Red river expc-
iition. TIL. letter says:
o. our whole division, mum berirs three thou
sand men, but one thousand are left 10 tell The
earfu odds against which they contended. Tive
regiments of the division were consolidated, and
nad in all fourteen hundred men and seven officers,
he highest In rank being a Captain.
The 10th corps checked the rebels and held them
for about twenty five minutes, when they
forced 20 retire. which they ia slowly, ard as night
came On the bloody conflict ended. The next even-
Ing Gen A J Smith came up with his command and
relieved Gen Franklin, and whipped the rebels
badly. Twelve pieces OF cannon were recaptured
and eight hundred p-isoners taken
letter FROM another private IN the same battery
says:
Our corps (hc l3th) was all cut to pieces, and
ie back to this place. Grand Ecore, FIVE or six
mlos from the battle field, TO organize. We lost
twenty four pieces OF artillery, al. that were In the
dght.
This letter also says that Gen Smith captured
two thousand prisoners and thirty six guns In fight
OIL the 9Th.
Still another letter says:
We get al! sorts OF reports from the front. The
attest is that Gen Smith whipped the rebels, taking
TWO thousand prisoners and eighteen euns. The
expedition is no doubt broken up, and cur troops
are falling back.
Gen Bank. is mentioned as having been On the
field on the e.h.
CAIRO Ap,ii TO- Information obtained from re-
liable sources confirms the statement OF the tbca
90 Journals kcd river letter of the 10th inst,
corning the battle Of Pleasant Fill on the Sb, that
account being mainly correct. Our loss, however,
was greater than therein stated The fight wound
up in the enemy being handsomely whipped, and
driven from the field with heavy loss
DsssRTERs FROM THE YANKsE ARMY IMPORTANT
LsTrRa FRo2 GEN. wIsrAR
HFApcrAsrsKs u s. Forces,
Yorktown, Va April II, 1854.
GEEERAL-An extended spirit OF deseition pre-
vaiiins among the recruits recently received roE,
The North, in some of the regiments of my com
inaAd, has led me to make some Inquiries resulting
in appas emily well authenticated information,
which beg respectfully to communicate TO you 10
this unofficial manner. deeming IL required by
humanity, no less than by our common desire to
benefit the sarvice.
There seems TO be little doutt that many, in fact
think am tustilcd in saying the most, Of these
unfortunate men were either deceived OF kldaap-
ped, or boii1, in the mos; scaadaious and inhuman
manner in New York city, where they were drug
sed and carried off to New Hampshire and Con
uccticui. musterea in and uniformed before their
Consciousness was fully restored.
Even their bounty was obtained by parties who
were instrumental In these Beasious transactions,
aud the poor wretches find themselves On returning
to their senses mustered soldiers, without any p6
cuUtary beueGt Nearly Gil were foreigners, mostly
sailors, both isnoran, OF and Indifferent to the os-
jecis OF the in which they thus suddenly nAd
themselves involved
Two men were shot here this morning for deser-
tion and over thirty more are now awaiting trial OF
execution.
These examples are essential, as we al under
stand; but IL occurred to me, General, that you
would pardon me fer thus calling your attention to
the greater crime committed IN New York, Of Kid
nanp ng these men into positions where, 10 their
ignorance deseriiOn must seem like a vindication
of heir own rights and liberty.
Believe me TO be, General, with the highest es-
TEEN, your ohedient servant. J. j. WLsrAR.
To MAJOR Gen John a Dig. New York city.
RICHMOND AND WASHINGTON.
The Richmond correspondent Of the London
Tins has left the city aud reached New York. He
lived here for over n year. and his Impressions