The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-16

s~M~s NO meastfes TO correct. The Comprehend
ne cosrapdona of shs xdministrasion. NoSod, 4,
~ o.nse ~ tne Tor - doing. Such m Administsa-
Aents. s.S' vs. ''' "o''s oPPo-
Ihs Herald, afser probing further into the mat
Ter, says:
Henest' Old Abe whose honesty In all IL his
- a. ana personal character, since be has proved
~ PC tne most dishonest politician who ever went
10 washington, and cares no more for his political
Promises than bankrupt for his promises 10 pay.
Does the Ad nlnlstratiOn, whose enormous knave.
ss .arow the comparatively tgifiing piccadliloez
o. nucnen entirely Into the shade, expect any bet
ssL tate tnan defeat at the polls and ignomny In
history! The AdmAistration II go notOrieusly cor
iupa that TO become It's spologist Is dangerous II
'''' 'asai 70 the reputation Of any respectable
VERY TNfERns1Ixo vRoM NRw ORLEANa-sPffr IN
TINS LOUISIANA (yAHkR.) SrArI coNvxxrIos.
Lincoins scheme to get Louisiana Into the Union
again doesn't seem 10 work smoothly. The latest
advices from New Orleans are 10 the 81 inst The
Convention which Banks had called had sp,it.
The Picdyaae says:
The nominating Convention, which met Of Lv
ceam Han last night, had a stormy time of It, and
did not get fairy through with the business ON
hand Till midnight. At length the elements were
ioand TO be SO inharmonious that separation was
resolved upon, and about halt Of the delegates fol-
lowed the President protsw to G Free State Com
no effort made 10 effect a reorsanixasfon.. Some
went across to the aarhie Hall aud took drink
ana some remained In priva'e cea1nltat0n.-
ssday ,es portion g Q, the .a; re-,
deIiDerative body, and hsrmoniOusly proceeded
to the business before it. The result was the nom
inAtiOn of
Hon. Michael Hahn, for Governor.
Hon. J. NJ. Wells. Lieutenant Governor.
Dr. J. q. Beiden, Treasurer.
rtGowski, Secretary of State.
ffof. John McNair, Superintendent of Educa-
Hon. A. A. AtOcha, State Auditor.
e. W. HOrnnr, Attorney General.
The delegates who adjourned to the Free State
committee rooms (forty In number) also reOrgan-
tzed, and proceeded to make the nominations as
follows:
Hon. b. F. Flanders for Governor.
Hon: }. M. Wells, Lieutenant Governor.
Dr. }. q. Beiden, Treasurer.
WIN. S. Abbott, Esq, Secretary Of State
ti0n.
Hon. A. A. Atocha, State Auditor
W. Il. Crane, Esq, Attorney General.
The "C0aserya.ive Union'' nan-J q. A. Eel,
lows, Julian Neville, II. NJ. Summers, and Others
invite Christian Roseiius and J. All. Rozier to
address them at the ST. Charles Theatre Rose
Illus accepts the Invitation In brief note, saying
81 will always be ready and willing to do every
thing In my power for the support of the Consi-
tuition OF the United States aad The Union created
thereby" Rozer's note Of acceptance is more to
the point. He says:
You judge me right; am a Conservative Union
man. lfnhabit thu temperate zone Of politics, the
rigid and tOrrid zones | avoid Madison truly
wrote that the purposes Of this Government arc
"to support the Constitution, which is the cement
OF the Union, as We'll in Its limitations rs in Its
authorities; To respect the rights and authorities
reserved to the States and to the people. equally
Incorporated with and essential to the success OF
the general SYSTEM" And in the words of Jeffer-
son, the "support of State Governments in all
their rights, as the most competent administrations
for our domestic concerns, and the bu wdrk
against anti republican tendencies, the preservu-
uon OF the General Government in Its whole con
stitntional vsOr, as the sheet anchor of peace
at home and safety abrpad'
The number of deaths In the city during the
week ending January 81, was 1912 whites, 80
blacks, l2 muIatt0es
The report of the ''First National Bank of New
Orleama'' for February lst, shows Loans and Dis
ceun,s, sl49,555.l5 Specie, ss5,453; Deposits,
$685. 80; Circulation, none Notes in hands Of
w. $. Treasurer, not yet received, 500, 600 United
States Bonds deposited with Treasurer, 100000.
The Picdyl7H notes the arrival of one steamer
from the mouth OF the Ohio, and two more were
hourly expected. 1t describes the Ievee pre-
senting Il rather duh and inaBimae appearance
The sugar depot was well supplied with both sugar
and ,noiasses-t!iough there Were only limited
quantities awaiting buyers. The ''five thousand
bales Of cation week." predicted by some, had
nst arrived. The freight market was greatly de-
pressed-a large amount Of tonnage awaiting EN-
ployment. The jobbing and Wholesale dry goods
business was greatly restricted.
The Provost Marshal General has "cOnsented TO
allow the festivities usual in the city on Mardi
Gras."
The steamer Planet, from Cairo with cattle, pro
duce, and 800 negro soldiers, was sunk the Mon
day night previous, IS miles above the city--nO
particulars
Lieuts. Whitselt and Green, of the 26th Indiana
regimen, captured at MOrsanza, had escaped from
Tyler, Texas, and reached New Orleans The
trick by which they escaped was pretending TO
get angry at something said or done by the Con
fsderate oficer Id charge, and sur.endering their
paroles, and then escaping by means Of paroles
borrowed from two other officers. They report up
wards of 100 Yankee officers at Tyler. These
men learned on their way that Mou.on's division
had been at Gaines's anding for the purpose of
crossing arms and ammunition from this side,
which they successfully accomplished.
The P:cGyane copies Il letter written OF VIII
mingt,n, by which 1t appears that the gunbOat
got ashore in chasing 4 blockade runner, and was
destroyed on account of not being able to get her
afoat.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Constitution and Union (peace) newspaper
Office in Fairfax, Iowa, edited by Dave Steward,
was visited by company &, Of the I'd Iowa vOIun-
teers, ON The 7th nst and the type and paper were
thr. Wn out OF the window and the substitution
books were destroyed.
A Washington dispatch says flve blockade run
ners, recently from kichm0ld, were arrested on
the stage from Port Tobacco, Maryland Cn their
persons were found between $50, 900 and S40 900 In
gold, twenty two gold watches, five Georgia State
bonds of 81 900 each, and two North Carolina State
bonds. They were sent to the Old Capitol
prison.
Tue rail.Oad depot at Chattanooga, continuing
quartermasters' stores, was burned on Saturday,
Loss one hundred thousand dollars.
Sumner, Reverdy Johnson, and others, says the
New York Heruld, are now moving for m amend
mcnt of the Constitution of the United States, pro-
hibiting slavery everywhere.
Ten regiments of Federals are now employed In
the civil administration In Tennessee.
GEN JoR JORNsToNs SrAPF.-The following Is a
list of the officers of the General Staff of the Army
of Tennessee, commanded by Gen Jos Johnston
B Washington aud Wade Hampton, lst Lieuts
Aids-de Camp; w w Mackall, Brig Gen, Chief of
staff; Colonies d Rweil, Geo VIM Brent, Major
kinl0ch FalcOner and CaptG Williams, Asss
tants Adjutant Generai; ID Eustis, Major and
q, on Court Martial Duty; d Leadbetter, Brig
Oen, Chief Of Engineers; & Harvie, Colonel, In
Liant sal iof saf