Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-20

These ssa puess Ina. PlsTss las 6ssa bsai u Hsss
mond, and forthwith cotton declines penuy posno,
with Indications Of still further fall One visI, with
conscious knowledge OF bis superior Information upon
she subject informs the world that Mississippi anc Ala
bama prooucs two million bales, and thas It ear DO
doubled In year two, only by sending additional
labor and capital 70 those States Ths will show you
how Absufdly complsoent these people are, when they
Eish 10 establish any line Of srgu nent Is VIII DO
probably thirty years baore those States, under tue
noss avnrsble auspices of peace, could produce two
millions baleG
/ aod to-day, In the Globe, long article upon the
superiority Of ths breech losdiog rife and the Eisor
winds up with the following assertion The expert
Of the American war would 60 far TO ascrne much
of the Southern in action to the ass Of tne
breecn loader, which il the weapon OF their eFToe-
So far as my knowledge goes the North has used them
considerably and the only weapons OF this KIND used
by our msn have Oeen capsured from the enemy.
give these examples to show how sasy 1t is for the
public mind o receive The impress OF erroneous intor
nation Thousands # readers believe the assert ons,
which 20 unc0rreo ed in the various metropolitan pa
pers A gentleman in iigh position said 10 me lew
DAYS nos, after had enlightened his mind upon .
grsa. many matters connected with slavery why do
yolT people allow the impression to remain on the pub
10 Id, shsn you coulo, BY proper effort expose tie
errors which your eusmies have sIudleusiy. spresd
broadcss II such information as you give me was
generally known, the grea! prejudice against your
inst utiou OF slavery would be dsspated" could
only reply taat heretofore Souhsrn men had treat
ed The SANDERS and lies Of the AbodoIists with COZ
tempt; and tbat ior to the war; when the States were
united We did not deem il Of sufficient importance to
give any explanation to foreign lntries 10 regard 70
our IL ltuaons. Tns gentleman was perfectly amazed
when told him, among other things that tie law OF
South Carolina PROVIDED expressly that 81 puoio taies
families of slaves should be sold together, and should
cot be separated. Much Of our future friendly rea-
tons viii be dependent upon some person, with prop
ar authority and proper information taking the trouble
10 explain TO Europeans the real nature OF our aavery
the mIrnsr OF reEImsnt OF the alAys, and the laws
on the subject which give them ample profession. 80
far a. lee IN my power intend 10 assist In the work
vhIl,. there Is such an utter misunderstanding upon
,hs .ukjscs Of our ss aud loos caption OF the feel
lac AcsuaEng oathsrn men, you can islcy Hhs' tui.
oil there must DC Ia business erce; eVefyt Ing Tor
tbs last week hiss been IA state Ct Sbeysnc,tas OBJ,
ron dealers are afraid 70 bod eottor the mill owners
,s afraid to purchase, and the owners Of money are
tid 70 lend for fsar Of some dreadful crash to be
soon produced BY the instant termination OF she war
Toua DOUBT and Certainty psrvade every channel oil
eomueroe aud fortunes will be Lost and made In the
fluctuations Of the mex sky days when the TACT be-
comss patent the rebouGd will bs far greater, and
there will bs much moro Of crash pIoiuoad thereby,
han The one wnicl ia now anticipated from pesce.
I.,er from sensible Southern gentleman, now in New
York SAYS that he cannot any ws grounded hopes
for psscs That If Olsan or any other such candida
n ss cted By the Oh olgo Convention, the real honest
nasos Marty will not give him cordial support. That
toe ef ION OF such will be more dangerous than
the eecaon of Lincola Tor the on would DO made 70
the South Of reoonsruction upon the most favorable
pssis and when rGiusec "a We most certainly should
rsuss il would be 10 the knife. Besides ell this,
ucon was evidently preparing 10 use hls power In the
m Dat un upulous manner 70 accomplish MS fe-eecuon
aud he did not believe that any organised resistance
would be- made & inst him. Tnat IL what lear also.
Lincoln il p!sciug Nav England Regiments In Indiana
and Illinois with winch ne doubtless proposes at the
20 raat ha ln001e0
10 him. upon false c9args and thus crush any succett-
fol OF gan alton in those Safes What mas bsialen KY
and Cu is Doubtless 10 s!osefor tnose Two States
so far over l. 900 Of the bes. citizens Of Kentucky
have been AIres co aud imprisoned by BuibIdge.-
N,nv OF Them nave been to Florida to the forts.
letters say that Of the countiee nearly
dsnonu,sied whole families going CT without even
ohne. of clothing to fad 70 uge from such despot-
i'm Ladies innumershls have been bAnshed. O1e
j,.or says: "Oncnnau and the border towns file
With refugees from the military despotism 10 Kentucky
In Lousvi!s kundrsds of the residsnees Of sitssns
6ays been seized and occupied military prisons Not
si!hst nd his oondlnon Of afArs, tns Louisville
IA ers are ss silent though these events had never
occurred" Some Of the parties arrested at Louisville
ave hon. Joshua F. Bllstt Hon. Alvin DuVal, Judge.
OF sulrsme Court; Dr.. j. K. Buchanan, President
,mccratc Central Comm ttee Charles j. Clarke, for
NOR Cerk Chaucerv Court; w. K Thomls, Jslcr
Nike Paul, Chief Fire Department; Alfred HArr 2,
President Water Works; Joshua B. Bowlss, President
Bark OF Louisville; Charles Miller and A. o. Brannn
prominent merchants; John Oulgite, Dr.. II. &. Smith
WIN. Osssell, ThOs. jeffrey, policeman. Among the
LADIES' bsuished we're Mrs. teueral VIM. Preston and
f,uly aud a number Of relatives Mrs.. Geo. Hancock
Ms julia Davidson and others, Ma Robert Ford and
f,mly az aun, Mrs Curd, and great may relative.
Of General Morgan, Mrs. Oapt. CHARLES Johnson, krs
Colonel Weklf e, H., &c. / could rot pretend
10 Awe you lit tor Wouli occupy several columns
of youe paper ssnd Jou these few nance, so tia;
be Ksn'uoby boys who recognise their friends, may
know how the Ysnkes are actiLg, and that dee
faction and reparatiou may be exacted BY them Whcr
mex, they meet the .councreh.
CARAT Divis in a speech made ehors time since
stated that from ell his ipformatoT hs subject the
| debt Of "a Unied stes ~as a 800 $40 926 Ho-
are ihsv ever nay 10 The dsoE OF GIelt isn ID
opy IS Ql4 O87 6S4, per csnt. interest w. and
| sh. Ia, pso,srs she amount Of $S5 900 900 OOO
While III lited States has not much over Ouch ID
| that amount L ers rom the North say that gold
only remsrs at present figures becaue of the hope tbs
D. ace Il en.uo. Il :loss hopes prove delusions Il
will 20 skv high. vas very sorry to hear from gen.
tsman of h'gh character, just from 7, xss that ter
rbe state OF fe kissed 10 thai ;untry bec us OF
oppressive acts by vernment sgents-thst immense
Tor unes were being made by these parties Who In
ins suces persons Of character or stand
ing pr or TO the war; and be believed, much longer
continued there would bs open revolt against the
Government He told me, from bis own knowledge,
TIA, parties had sez cotton for Government and paid
the oWnCrs in Confederate money. low pr fixed by
themselv g. and scuAy sold L. in short time aft r.
wardr, right in the presence of the previous owner
for a higher price in gold A larFe amounts versl
thousand bales-WAs red to the Govern ent agent
upon propolal to shpit to Europe, and to give Gov
ernment half of the net proceeds 20 cents per
pound and refu:ed because the agent intended
to impress upon his own terms. 1t then rendered
to Gov Allen OF La, terms for the benth. OF
the Safe, and he accepted and prevented the agent
from impressiDg. There has been, ell through the
South mania upon the subject of improvement ard il
has looked as il the agents would prefer to take vo-
lendy from their properly, rather than permit
them voluntarily to sell. Whilst the war lasts, the
out molestaion, buta day OF reckoning will surely
come and the responsible authors Of such conduct will
assuredly be visited with proper punishment The state
Of feeling in Texas and that vicinity If as represented
is dsplorabe. But, OF one thing am satisfsd-that
Gan Kirby Smith does not realise the condition Of af