The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-10
LATER FROM TIE NORTH.

We have received New York papers of Wednes-
day, the eth instant.
LINOOLE's MFssAGE-THE REBELS MUST BE sUBDUED.
The message of Lincoln was read in Congress on
Tuesday, 1t is rather dull and uninteresting 1t
opens with intelligence about the state of affars in
China, San Domingo and Chill, and some history of
Tebellions which have occurred in those countries
which are not very interesting TO our people. The
only reference the Florida affair the following
Nevertheless unforeseen political difficulties have
arsen especially IN Brazilian and British ports and
on the northern boundary of the United States
which have required, and are likely to continue to
require, the practice of constant vigilance and just
and concliatory spirit the part OF the United
States well OF the nations concerned, and their
Governments
The following shows the Yankee exhibit of their
debt
The public debt on the lst day of July last, as
appears by the books Of the Treasury, amounted TO
billion seven hundred and forty thousand mil
lion, six hundred and ninety thousand four hundred
and eighty-nine dollars and forty-nine cents
Probably, should the war continue for another year.
that amount may be increased by not far from five
hundred millions.
THE LATE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
Lincoln put in vast quantity of bogus votes at
the late election, and now bases on them state
ment that the population Of the country is increas
ing
The election has exhibited another fact, not less
valuable to be known the TACT that We do not ap-
proach exhaustion Ill the most important branch OF
the national resources SHAT Of living men. While
ii is melancholy 10 reflect that the has filled
many graves and carried mourning to SO many
hearts, 1t is relief 20 know that, compared with
the surviving, the fallen have been so few lille
corps, and divisons, and brigades, and regiments
have formed, and fought, and dwlndied, and gone
out of existence, great majority OF the men who
rho trIla Of
the naval service The election returns prove this
So many voters could not else be found
The Federal navy consists of SIX hundred and
seventy -one vessels, carrying four thousand six
hundred guns and by this navy
There have been captured during the year three
hundred and twenty-iour vessels, and the whole
number OF naval captures since hoStilltieS com
menced is one thousand three hundred and seventy
zine, of which two hundred and sixty seven are
steamers. The gross proceeds arising from the sale
of condemned prize property thus far reported
amounts to Sl4 396, 250,5l. large amount OF such
proceeds Is sln under adj ucation and yet TO be re-
ported. The total expenditures OF the Navy De-
partment OF every description, including the cost Of
the immense squadr0ns that have been called into
existence from the 9TH of March, 1S6l to the lse Of
November, 1864, are s2Ss, ,262 35-
OUR MILITARY oPERATIoSs-PEoGRESs OF RECON-
sTRCcTIoN.
The war continues. Since the last annual mes
sage ali the important lines and positions then oc-
cupied by forces have been maintained, and our
armies have steadily advanced, thus hberating the
regions left in the rear that Missouri, kentucky,
Tennessee and parts of other States, have again
produced reasonably fair crops. The most remark
able feature in the military operations OF the year
is General Sherman's attempted march OF three
hundred miles directly through the lnsurgent re-
zion II tends to show great increase ot our rela-
tive strength that gencral-in-ehief should feel
able to confront and hold in check every active force
of the enemy and yet 10 detach a well-appointed
large army to move on such an expedition. The re-
suit not yet being known, conjecture In regard to 1t
should not here be indulged.
Important movements nave also occurred during
the year TO the effect of moulding society for dura-
bility in the Union. Although short OF complete
success il is much the right direction that twelve
thousand citizens each OF the States OF Arkansas
aud Louisiana have organized loyal State govern
ments with free eonstitutions, aud are earnestly
struggling to maintain and administer them. The
movement in the same direction, more extensive,
, though less definite, in Missouri, Kentucky and