The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-30

AUUi IIUWAl BUM lee WO8t0.
THH MILITARY SITUATION NO CAusE FOR DRsPON
DkNCY.
The Washington Chronicle, Of the 23d, has III,
following leading editorials
There is a iuli in the war news, and, revei sin,
the Oh maxim that ''aO news is good news," ,
great many clever people are wearing long faces -
rhe city Is filled with IumOrs-sOme, too, Of thu
widest, and most Improbable character; yet tlIeJ
interfere with the digestion of the creduIO
we Ike not this facility Of accepting bad news -
IL ls as unnianly as undue citation over reported
successes. We need something more Of the ole
Roman temper that griIniy welcomed a triumph
and In the darkest hour never despaired 10 the Re
public There IL nothing In the aspect OF military
affairs that should give the slightest discourage
ihent 20 thos; who stand by the Union. CSanl
crossed the James with unsurpassed celebrity and
precision OF movement. he assailcd the outer en-
trehchments of Petersburg and took them. liz
made an attack on the second line; and carried
II also. On Saturday his army made
three successive attempts on the Inner line
and wac Iepuised with heavy loss. He may have
10 take II by gradual approach dnd regular Siege -
There ought 10 be nothing In that 10 discourage
any right thinking patriot, for he knew beforehand
that wherever Lees army Is entienched II can on
be expelled by slow work, or compelling change
Of position. He may now move towards Fort
Darling, and try that, and seek to get up james
river Ia corporation with the gunbOats. lie may
venture on another tank movement, and force the
enemy tO Ci.1nge his trent tutfe Is nOtnlng IN
his present position to give the slightest uneasness
save 10 those who anticipated in q iriumhai ad
vance into Richmond, or are appalled, at the sad
sacrifices which desperate contests necessarily en-
resources, and his men are full Of pluck He has
never yet been unequal to the emergency, aud
they are prompt to execute the will OF sklllful
leader.
mandlng military genius, has no superior 10 the
ranks of either army. lie has always exhibItt d
the highest qualities Of the great commander, and
his present campaign has been marked by audaci-
~, skill, and supeThuman energy. He has an able
antagonist, who, after being repeatedly driven to
rercat, Is making bis, perhaps, final stand In the
Till cOuntry, beyond which IL a comparative plain
that offers few chances for defence. Naturally
enough, ii will be desperate maintained, and
DAYS may clapse before we can record a further
SUCCESS.
ia western Virginia Hunter has brilliantly exc
cuted his orders In destroying sWeepnely the ene-
Dy'S communications, and al the last advices was
threatening their great depot at LyNchbu.g = Is
barely possible that Lee may detach a sutncien,
force to fphict on him severe Disaster Eut we
suspect that the great Vstnian has his hands full,
aud 1t Is foolish ~ anticipate misfortune, hut wise
10 prepare for IT, There Is nothing, therefore, n
the present condition Of warlike movements 10
justify the slightest despOMdehcy or 10 give thOus
fut and patriotic men amy ground for the Indulgence
OF fOrebOdlngs or paying any heed 10 the fears Ol
the timd or tie crOaktngs Of the discontented, VI
the prophetic warnings OF thasc Wksese heaxss axe
not ON the side Of their country.
I'VE knew from the hour OF the fight that the eli
emy was terribly slaughtered IN the fights around
Petersburg, but we hai no idea that the slaughter
was realty appalling the above article plain
admits
DISLOYALTY 10 OLD ABE IN KENTUCKY.
A correspondent OF the Ctucinaau 0az, tie, writes
that The rebel ladies shOwered flowers aud all sorts
Of good things upon Morgaa's rebels, but abused
the Union soldiers This correspondent adds:
When Gen Burbrftge LETT Cynihlana he ordered
The Mayor to bury the dead On both sides
A soon as DIR Train, the surgeon In charge,
leaned the course pursued by the Mayor, he or
dered them 10 disintrr The bodies aud bury them iG
an0lhcr part of the cemetery This the Mayor did
not do aud the su geOn leaving the post attrl
the wOnuded having been removed, no Que has
forced the demand or brought the Mayor 10 task
for his studied insult 70 the Union dead The city
authorities, who guilty Of this outrage are Per
~ Wherritt, Mayor Of Cynthiana, and The follow
Ing Secessionists, who compose lhe majority q
Tue Council: Leon CusOn, 0xley, ] 3 Withcrs
W l. Norlhcuit, y Wheuitt.
Negroes Who tried 10 enter The Union army aud
were rejected for unsOuldncss nave been severely
| punished by their rebel masters. Among well au
then,icalei cases we note the following Feiil
| AshbrOOk, OF Cynthiaaa, had some slaves who
came to COvingtOn u enlist One VI them was re
| lected. Captain Wilson, thea in command at Go
vingtoD ordered him u be returned u his master
| When Ashbrook reached Cynthiana he put tiss
slave In jail and ordered tho jaiiOE TO give him
certain number Of ashes daily until further orders
The jailor, John Bruce, whipped him TWO days
sacces siveiy, and on The third day notified Ash
brook that ii he whipped the slave again he Wa
afraid he would die. 1. +. Martin took back On
! of his negroes under similar circumstances an,
whipped him almost 40 dealh
| Cynthiana IL 10 daT the headquarters for skuik
i Ing rebels. Scouting p1ities have developed In
| tact that WaldrOn's mill, few miles west Of tina
place Is rebel fende ezvoas, and that the gang nov
Ia TIinble county, short time ago were there
having been collected from ,i,e debiis Of Morgan
forces, and still threaten descent Ola stations be
| low Falmouth, on The Kentucky Central, Whe
they think The Union guards may be weak tn
reliance OF the Oyntni.na rebels upon such gang
| III axes them bold and defiant, taking from the hos
| pital the rebel wounded to their own homes. Tn
rebel women, who received Morgan with cheers
scornfully insulted United States officers and sol
dieTs on the streets II y useless 70 talk Of Goa
ciIiaiing such persons. They are rebels at hear
and, In fact, are spies, rem aiaing behind becaus
| they can better serve the rebel cause, hoping
drive true Union men from the so
Of Kentucky. II Is hpt meagre III
,hiana 10 say that their devotion 10 their Cover
| uent a, the peril 0f midnight assassinauA In th
| midst Of marauding cut thT0als, and with III
flames consuming their homes, has not been sui
passed. When the bullets whislled IN the street
| and the town was given over 70 A0sgan's ganj
when rebel women were drunk with exultaii0i
the Union women Of Cynthiana did their Who'll
1 duty 10 l0elf WOt0Jeu anu uyok 0ctt0OetS.
rests with the military authorities 10 decide Wht
| ther thev shaI. be driven from theif homes now b
rebel terrorism, and premium be p aid 10 treasoi
| or mot. IL ever traitors deserved The Iron hand
iustice laid upon them with n0 abatement, IN
rebel citizens of CYnthiana have melted II, an
| the loyal lnen Of kvItucky and Ohio, whose s0G
| have baptized The hills Ut CyntAiaha with the
blood, expected 1t 70 fall SID taiy and at once.
WASHINGTON TuRE STsNeD WITH PRsTiLExoE.
Uoder the caption "3hali WAshlnstoa hecons
Lszare.,os" she Cayoniels gives Us. an arslc
which we are not at all surprised u see. III
sanitary condition Of that plsce must be aaythas
else but encouraging At present, n may well be Il
feued ffom the following:
We need no physicians TO telt us that Washial
ton Ia al pseseal ia cOad ti0a b0sdcstne up0o eC
demtc. OF rather eHdemic, disease. The sumlaS
| /, nov upoa ~ with heat which will tHcTesl
! rather than dtminish. Our hospitals are OveTa0v
ius win diseased life. canal In our ps0xtmii
IL drasrIns sloag tls sluggish length, tee1ias Wi
prurient & d. 1he city b over crowded, aAd liei
| arrtvsIs a c;asses aad cOadia1Ons Ol psOple O.
inccasastly see0sAed al the various hoaels =,
boardis ~ -houses. Our wide aSeets aad or nasg0
aIleys Are auoae the dlsliess On he conllaeaa n
! drziasss Of The Guy 70 impesfces Teose Wh0 h1'
chnase of In sanitary c0altetOa hAso uf0ens ~
| GATED upon The habit q ltes N WasA1salx
= uos asSas Conducive % eeassA. TIA eyes
any seusihlc 0aA cas- see tAae Ne ne al sect
m ard sWell1siaS ee9sease ~ seeses u
nse ennanA uplah nanAkRnnn1 x'De0Do y6o Q0eooe0