The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-29
iDDlrloaal FROM The NORTH.
we make the following extracts from Il
latest Northeu ales.

a rhAeh SPEECH IN TIE UNITED STATES
sENArR-pRRNTros's COMMENTS rHrRncN
THE REBELLION STRONG ENOUGH TO BE
RECOGNIZED.
The following article from the Louisvlis sJot~-
"o''' OF ths 18th Inst, is worthy o' an attentive
Psfneei There Is one point in Senator Hender
sons speech which evidently touched Prentice on
the raw II Is really the shadow OF the coming
event which 10 cast before Mr. Henderson says
"ihe border states have been ravaSed, tcsolated,
and now their population is flying 10 the wilderness
territories OF the Yves, to escape the curses of
whst we call American clvillsalion." Herein
Prentice sees his own destiny:
We have always believed and we have iepeat
ediy expressed the belief, that the Republican par
~, having sWamped the Government In the con
sequences OF the Republican policy, would ultI
matey conclude peace on the basis of dissolution
o. the Union, II the people should not seasonabiy
tnicrp0se at The bal OF boz. This belief apart
from is aHtecedent probability supported by the
notorious fact that the most iuiiaenaI leaders OF
the Republican party were in favor Of aeknowIedg-
Ing the Independence of the Southern Coniederacy
at the outbreak OF ihe rebellion stfensthe ned by
the equally notorious fact tha, the foremost Of
these leaders, the editor of the New York "nj-
bae," has subsequently at different stages of The
war openly manifested the same disposition, dc
clain. expressly nnt n,auy months ago thar, II We
could not suppress the rebellion In the course Of
the next sixty Or ninety days, we ought 10 bow at
once 10 our destiny, and accept the bes; attainabIe
peace.
These facts, and thousand corresponding ones .
viewed In relation with the general fact that the
Republican leaders hate slavery more than they
love The Union, and love power even more than
they hate slavery put the business OF the belief In
question beyond u reasonable doubt. The Repub-
iIcau leaders ready 10 make peace on the basis
al dissolution of the Union inst SO soon 2. they
comc to believe that they cannot execute their
schemes of arbitrary and irresponsible sHhjugatnn
They propose 10 suhjGgatc The Southern people not
20 the Constitution but TO the will OF the Repub!i-
eau party ; and whenever they become satisfied
that this is impfaciicabie they VIII have further
use ami no room for the Southern people In the
Union They will at once acknowledge their in
dependence.
Some of the Z. publican leaders have already
reached or well nigh reached this point, and are
tIsiag cccordingiy For example, senator :ien-
defsop. OF Missouri, one CT the mes. moderate of
the Republican leaders, delivered a speech the
other day In his place in The Senate, In which ne
said:
There are hut two sides to the question. The
one is Union without slavery; the other Is the i'm
mediate aUd unconditional acknowledgment; of the
Southern Confcdcracy.
Therefore, let the elements of opposition at
D. &C combine tha. the friends of the Union may
determine upon the best course to secure peace
Ii Ihose elements TOO strong t. be subauei eX-
cept at the expense Of our own liberties and the
loss of every good for which The Government was
upon it the better.
If il become evident that the fiiends of slavery
strong enough In this country te resist all rea-
soGabia efforts TO subdue them, shall act upon il
am not prepared 20 ruin the con.tTy in j vain ei-
fort 10 do what cannot be done. shall This war go
ON forever? Is this common cry of ''ihe last Inau
and the last dollar" poetry, patriotism, braggado
cio' Should the war go OIL until the public debt
equals III. entire wealth of the country? Should
the whole capital of the people be forced into
Federal securities, and the securities made the ba
sis of an irreieeinable paper circulation? Should
it go Oh until misery broods over the whsle land;
until the civil authorities shalt become mpotent,
aud all rights of person and property stand al the
mercy Of the military forever: Should it 60 Oh
uril the members Of the Senate and ii0use
of Representatives shall owe their places
here 10 the bly0net instead OF the ballot
box; until they become as contemplate as the
fump Parliament that so long enacted the military
nsutpation to the overthrow of the English Consti
tuition, to be finally expelled from from place by the
power they had So basely served! Should IL go on
unit, corruption and fraud, the necessary concomi-
tants of civil war shall have crept into high places
and put on tue garb OF patriotism; until Offices be
come so numerous that official patronage may
quarter one hall of the people upon the other halt,
and give them the means OF perpetuatiGg their IN
power? should IL continue until exhausted, the
nation would welcome the coming of & Cromwell
or BonapaIte; until provost mafshals, with mill
tafy police, shall be stationed at every village in
the Northern States, displacing tie civil authority,
issuing orders for governing people heretofore
supposed TO be able to govern themselves, teaching
how G ID shall be worshiPPed, prescribin. new ard
strange offences, and Furnishing them by courts
martial, Should 1t continue until financial ruin
brings misery, and misery Tushes into anarchy,
when no hope but despotsm Is left
once before stated, and now repeat the
opinion, that if the people 0f the seeded States
bya just cause, when urged On by convictions of
auty 10 self, TO country, and to God, they could
never be conquered History furnishes ~ exam
pie OF such d thing, and saw no special reason
why the general current of experience should be
broken In this l thought, however, they
couii be conquered, because did not believe
they were united.
Mr. President we have eEpend d two thousand
millions oftreasure; We dli'y eEPend three millions
more The daily destruction OF property well nigh
equals the daily expenditure, thereby decreasing
our means Of payment In the same ratio In which
the burdens of Indebtedness are iGcre .sed. The
border States have been ravagsj, desoated, ami
now their population is flying to the wilderness,
lerliOr eS of Tie West, to escape the curses OF
what we call American civilization. They seek
peace In order that when al! c'se has been lost the
future rev ards Of labor may be preserved for the
comfort and support Of their fSmiiss To the holy
purpose OF restoring the Union We have given Il
million of lives, and half million brave soldiers
how stand ready IL add heir blood to the sangaine
lake that knows 10 fiing. Rebellion is confronting
us vet Is II weaker than IL wasf Public opinion
ssyf yes. Take the newspaper press Of our coun-
tfy and add up for yourselves the reported deser-
tions Of rebel troops for the ies Two years, and ii
equals the original militia strength CT The south.
The same authority tells tli1t The rebt armies
are in q state OF starvation, and In 'he same column
repor;s the destruction OF c0Hmssaiy stores ON the
outskirts Of rehe.oG sufficient 10 subsist tn ir ar
mics far three months. We are told by the reports
of hief Engineers and Major Gcncra.s in com
uond that forts have been leyeed by our artillery,
have become a mass of sEapeless ruins aud una
yatiabie 10 defense. These forts, ior six months
thereafter have held In security Confederate gari-
soas, and yet tacy iroWn 1eninSe a' oo' iiehei
navies.
Fo, three years the armies Of the rebellion have
dss;sd cur power Ia april, 1881, the fxecuive and
his advisers thought that Is men could suppress
the outbreak In three months In jury, ieos, me
Congress thought that coo men would soou
co;nnls.e the work. With army of many hun
dfsds of thousands now in the held, the Same au-
ihOries regard IL necessary TO add foo Voo more 70
the present. Mt.
who is the man tina. thinks the rebellion Is
weaker 10 day than it once was, TWO or threc
wears ago. II il easy to say we think II weaker
Indeed Il may be so strong; but Cur actions give
no evidence that such is our opinion. Ii deceiV-
ing others be cxcusabie, il Is Scarceiy 70 deeti'e
ourselves
This is significant language. 1t signihes mis-.
chief In the fu,nye Declaring that tnere are Dai
two sides to the questionable one, Union WIN.
eut slavery, and the other immediate and unc0ndi-
tionai acs nowIedgment OF the S0utherh ."hieuo-
racy--senator Henderson, one OF the most temp;i
ate and rational OF the Republican ieade.s' ca,is
ior division this question, classihg WIN tne
friends of slavery" al who are nor AOo'iaonis.s,
and avowing that IL they shall prove strong enough
+, this cnun1,y TO resist ali reasonable efforts 10
subdue them, he will act upon u. NOV, unaai c
this classification we know perfectly wen, ueiuse
hand and SO do Senator Henderson anu parry, "at
the Abolitionists will be In minofy o. our W. ~