The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-08

|. of,iy rpnrcaents IL as being complete defeat Of
Sheridan IL IL certain maj ne great loss,
and MA cnupc,lsd TO retreat, and entirely failed
-, accon,,iisI' the purpose of his expedition, Yet
III. country has been told TO rejoice over sheIi-
dams brilliant success. =,
,,,,,,s,, Laast,og that he had destroyed the rail-
,oad be,ueao Richmond ard Petersburg on the
I6th But the barefaecd fLlaiy ~ the statement
Il eyidep from the iict that, on ur tsei, trains OF
cars were running ON that road all day, bringing
tTnOps from Gen Lees amy az he"'uohu w lfih
Scanfeeard nj Petersburg
NORTHERN poIilics~TuE RzTrRs or Mr. vALLANDIG-
HAM.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was held re-
crn;lv in Rergrn county, New Ea1s, To den0nn6e
the usurpations Of Lincoln ann To EJoice over
The return or the exile, VaIiandisadm while the
committee on resolutions were oat The meeting
was addressed by Hon John Ean Loon, of New
York city, Whose hardest hits at the usurper of the
White Hausc ytre oudcsl eheered. Al the con
c'uslou Of his aid % the following resolutions
were sepnrlcI
Where's, Abraham Lincoln, in bis et''rts TO in
umidtle the Amgrlcan people ana suppress aii
criticism uppn the acts Of his h5iiihiSuatiDn did
kduHp aDd binisE bY htue force, ana IN violation
Of ~ law and jn.ilce, Hon 'k"ahdishan', OF
5hi", and
Haereas, s.r Va,l,0ilsham, th dsilance OF the
Illegal and arbitrary edct at this corrupt tyfant,
has returned 10 his home aud friends aosi publicly
cieins the protection 50 the Avs AT tue hands OF
his fellow citizens, aud
HhsreGs, Abraham Lincoln, relying upon the
force, iraut, corruption, and aliot box stufiUg
which he has constantly praciicej since he has
been In office, has, with uneXampled tmpudence,
called together his b'te oi office holders and an
n"unceQ his determination TO re- elect himself
Therefore be IL
licsolrei, That we hail with uRmng cd pleasure
the return of the Eion y l. Ndlisndighlm to his IA
H. and t.ag hlaR st
heartfelt thanks Tor the bold defiance which he
hiBgs In Tie teeth OF the wicked usuTpeT vino SO
hascy wiouged him.
Resare5, That the Kidnapping and abduction Of
Mr. EallandigEam was an act 0i uneS Impled and
uunitigatrd giliany. which has covered tt5 author
aud all abGttofs with unfying inldnty, AMI now
that the wicked motive witch prom, ted il is IN
,eT-tOai the people heartily rejoice in i!iG Triumph
nf the gallant exile over the c0Wardiy tyrant
ResoiCei, That the past llW.css conduct of Abfa-
ham Line oin and his present position As a caDGi-
date, thrustng himself forward Tor heW lease OF
power, makes Ii incumbent upon the American
people to guard their liberties with the most Jeai
care and 10 demand, with a united voice, that
neither ser Validndgham, nor any other citizen,
shall be made the Vtotim of arbitrary power Tor q
sinp!" moment pending the present Presidential
con est,
Anotner Ee solution demands F'the rsht of free
discussion aid a pure bal o:-5o1; tbs right to ua
mask the Ieeking crimes OF an infamous Admins
trati0n, and to hur ii from power by fair verdict
Oftho people Il; the ballot box. The reading ofthe
resolutions was frequently interrupted by loud sp-
Idiusc, aud they were unanimously adopted.
THE PEACE MOVEMENT AT Tus N0R:u.
Among the letters written 10 The late Peace
Democratic General Com mitlee of New York is
one from which we make the following extracts:
when the secession OF the Southern, Slatcs be
gan, the question Of peace or war As means of
restoring the country 10 Its original unity caused |
regret to say, diversity OF opinion even In the
Democratic rlrty; but II, after upwards of three |
years Of Intellectual carnage and rutyus cXPeut.- |
turr backed up by the whHle paP!ef and strength |
Of the Government, there Is still TO lr found man
vigorous prosecution Of the war, Cer-
Iliniy has tue position Is outside d IherijttnI-
cratic panty, among the real enemies Of the COIN |
Try believed, and public y 80 expressed myself |
When. by refusing ali propositions ilr onotah!e |
We proclaimed waT, htJ ii wOad |
ualy result in Ihe dissolution OF the IhOa, and |
instead OF subsequent events demonstFiIing the |
they have, lament 10 sag, only tended
10 verify The truth otmy impression
The time has arrived, Therefore, wbea nil men |
should repudiate the selfish scheInts and corrupt
OF party leader, and Gsnly adhere |
longer eacT:ce the best Iufefass o; the country
upon the aEer Of partisan pOllc7. II success Is
To- be attained only through sacrice OF principle,
| am content t1 Iemain in an l)Inldbie minority.
/ viii not support any man AT the approaching
election NAO s. not .gaCqutvOcaly 10
favor Of exh9ustBg ali h0nOra5le means n Tie
peacrabc suppression of the rebellion before pro
crpding further III the prosecution U the war. No
yyar anG esp, calIy CiVii war, WIS ever juslIble
or successful that ROT basel upon an entire
iai:ulr Of ali honorable means 10 adjust aceahiy
the matters Ill controversy between the cdntending
parties.
IN conclusion, the Wiitgr SAYS that much ID.
the power ana strength Of the Southern C0nlt4c-
ttnn for psaceab!e adjustment JC our dlficuities
hiss cmanltei from the Sculh. The same fact on
the side Of the North would be worth TO us now an
army OF men -
Ala recent Democratic meeting in Brooklyn, |
one Of the speakers charged thh' a haFgan bad
been struck at Washington by walch Gen Grant
was 10 receive the brightest military honof5 the
natiyn could bestow On him, aud for which he oon
scntcd to stand in tha way OF the re election of
Abraham Lincnln, who wa 10 enj1y the benefit of
the military greatness Of the iHmer The speaker
was enthusiastic III his praise OF Mcclellan, |
saving that he was bound 10 award him the |
merit of being the greatCs; liviag mi iary hero and
peuius." In conclusion hc urged union aud haf-
lno1v, concert of action, and said
The question was resolving itseif into the Hlass
one with wh.rh We ate - deal. ihH
war hud come up IA ear doors and invaded our
Iiteaidf5 Il had rGhtsd The land 1f the ho"eT OF
itS-v0uug men, ana H!ied every home WIN mourn
ing ans. sorrow. pom our household gods were
hung the cmbietag Of j nations ioiIy The symb0i
OF american constitutional free government had
suffered the vts Insult nom nations that, In times
OF peace, would HOt have dared 10 gtVeS The
financial aspssi oi ihe question WIS truly alarming
aud lad tegdB To excite the leaf3 of the most sin
game riends of The Administration Every article
OF food nad home -oaGumpI!0n are more than
double In Price, aud yet the end had not come.
we could only iurn to the Constitution In a Luis
like ths Pr sent Tor our guidance. The overthrow
OF the Lincoln dynasty was necessary TO q com
pete fe~,"r&ti3n OF the country 10 It's former nor
mai CONDITION OF peace, power, and grandeur.
The NEW YORK Nf'0i, In an editorial on the
p9stPOncment of iAe Chicago Convention. says:
We do not Disguise our convictions that ,b,, ros,
pOne nent will seEve 10 give prominence and w.ieht
To tie peace elements at the Convention Every
hoax OF hos Iliiies furnishes all argument against
the war. The current Of events, sweeDInp along
In lie channel of havoc and deSoatinn washes
4 way the foundations upon witch the War pafty
have built their theories. Every one eau discern
that reVuyiOn OF sentiment In favor OF the peace
movement has occurred, among those, who for,
megiy supported the war Pniicy, within the past
few months but not many yet Ici!ize how rapid
aud how great the change has been There have
been few opportunities ot late for the public eX-
uTessIun Of opinion by the masses, tut the more
iiirenI sc3rchers of the popular heart have found
enough 10 satisfy them which way The feeling
tend Among other grateful signs OF the return OF
reason, sge note that many prominent citiZ Ems,
heretofore ciassed among the War Democrats,
have renounced their failh IN the efficiency OF
civil sttiie to restore bond OF friendship.
MIsCELLANE0us.
Fessenden has succeeded ohase's vacated slippers