The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-20

time proportions. c0ntlnne to crowd the payements
Later In ,ha evening aiter the theatres have dis
| missed their patrons and sent them homewaisi
bound. the street IL given up to the orgies Of sin .
| Drunken sosdsers, spssetrg on their bounty, reel
| along, with vocal sccanrpaniment female ffailty
displays its painted cheek and bedIxsened clarms,
and the underground concert halls, which line
every stepOf the sidewalk, sound with reyel,y and
music and Uftepttmes with the tumHit of refsonai
conflict. Broadway, In all its phases, Is fair da
guerreOtype Of that curnsss, and that versatile sne
nation,
TIE paEss--ITs DIVISIONS.
A prominent feature Of New York has always
been its newspaper press. Before the war our
people used be familiar with The peculiar tIes
Of all the leading Journals. They preserve still
the same characteristics. The Rcrald Is quite az
ridiculous aud bombasdc as Of cid. A while ago
Il was urging Lincoln for President Suddenly
II dropped Abraham and took IN Genera,
Grant. Now the only man 10 save the Yankees
from ruin is this same Grant, while sold Abe,'
is nothing but ''smuty loksr,"t to the H.rald's
| refrain. Bennett goes IN for whipping England
and France eff hand, but I- willing TO pardon
the ''rcbes'' II they win embrace the AMNESTY.
ami would not object TO the escape Of Jeff Davis
provided ne crawIs off quietly through Texas into
Mexico. The Tribune has distinguished / saIf
lately by coming out as an advocate OF amalea-
nation. That reminds me that Rev DIR. Tyns
has declared aeiy in the pulpit that the negro IL
the superior of the white man. Greeley be. .Opes
to the anti LineoR~ fac Ion Of the Republican
party, and incDes towards Chase or Fremon, ~--
The Times is the official l.incoIa organ. II Is yio
lent, vindctivc and mendaciOus in iis abotinnism.
The Worid belongs to the pie bald Democracy
that is small clique Of weas headed and weak
kBsed politicians, who believe ''s,avery ia d.adn
and the war ought to be prosecuted, though Il il ALI
wrong. 1t Is the vehicle of considerable high
sounding rhetoric. The Ne,Us and Day Baok are
peace papers, even to the extent Of recognizing the
independence of the South The Journal Of Cosa
mere gives the war weak support and would ad
vocate peace ii 1t had the courage, The Post Is a
malignant enemy Of the South. Ii is rabid on The
war question. The t.press has mixed creed -
IL supports the war and goes for pea and nfa.ses
Jef Davis and wants II him hanged, and de
nounces slavery and opposes aholitenisfn, and Is
IN n!iddle generally. The Old Commercial .7dusT-
ti,e' Is now conducted Ey lurlbut, formerly O;
charleston, ard si; later CT the Richmond prisons
When our authorities arrested him, he was indig
Eant taat his devotion to the South should he cues
TONED, but ne goes tor "y;gorOus prosecution Of
the war; nov, The C5sytsr and Enquirer is dead.
Its proprietor, Col James Watson Webb, who want
ed 10 head the Seventh regiment end drive tho
reoes Into tie Galt of Mexico, has gone on to
Braz as Old Abe's snlbassador.
CONFEDERATE REFUGEES IN CANADA.
The British Possessions crowded with refu-
gees from the South, most OF them the victims Of
expat ia,ion from Kentucky, Tennessee and tie
banks ol the Mississippi river. There are few
tdn:ies tr0M the d.laa..c coast. have met two
rom Charleston. UOnesana's Hotel is the Eunfed
crate headquarters. The alliance between Eng
land and 'ic Con.aderacy, cemcned in forma!
style 4 few weeks ago. Lold AbDger, who Is an
officer OF the Gu'rds, one Df the "cfack" British
regiments now in garrison here, was married
Miss Magruder, the beautiful and accomplished
niece OF the Confederate commander In TaKis.-
All that was lovely aud cllivalrous OF the two
rircs, ssjournins in Montreal appeared at the nur-
uaiS.