The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-01-17

II MOND, VA, IU ESDA
everybody's mouth q the North, and
that is: Have the South the resolution to
hold out? And the answer.to that ques-
ton is more important to the people at
Washington than would be plans of
every fortilication held by the Confede-
rate forces. And it is at such time
when the enemy has nearly gone the
full extent he can possibly go-when
peace is almost within our grasp--that
the army of croakers is spreading
over our country, like the frogs, lice and
locusts of Egypt, defiling and debasing
everything they touch, and poisoning
the very atmosphere with their pesti
lential breath. Why, the very fact of
his allowing old Blair to come here is
proof positive that he is in state of
extreme anxiety, and ought to encour-
age our people to the utmost.
These croakers are already making
themselves ready for submission
Things, they say, will not be half so
bad as We apprehend. Negro cmancipa-
ton will not take place. The same
power that has already emancipated
and made soldiers of two hundred thou
sand slaves, where there is large army
opposing them, will become moderate as
soon as that army shall have been dis
banded and our means Of resistance an
initiated. Contrary to every example
presented by history, as well as to COM
mon sense, the Yankees, as soon as they
are absolute masters, will become mode
rate and ,aerciful; and in this hope we
are called on to throw away our arms and
submit! We are to believe that Yankee
nature is capable of q magnanimity
of which human nature, in no other
shape, was ever before capable
So the croakers tell US, and the Confede.
rates are expected to believe it. If they
really believe it themselves, they are
greater fools than we took them for. But
let them not lay the flattering JUNCTION to
their souls. Mr.. Pollard has becn among
them down below Richmond, and he has
had an opportunity Of hearing what fate
they design for Virginia in general, and
what for Richmond in particular. For
Virginia, they mean to divide it into
hundred-acre farms, and call in the whole
Yankee nation to share. The Valley es-
pecially is an object of desire with this
selfdenying race. For Richmond, they
profess, openly, a determination to visit
on her the very extremity Of Yankee
vengeance. The measure that has been
dealt out to the meek and submissive
Savannah is no criterion to Judge of the
vengeance reserved for Richmond. It's
private hordes of tobacco are, first of all,
to be appropriated. The croakers may
croak submission, but they cannot save
their tobacco. Everything worth steal
ing is to be appropriated. There
are to be no stores here but
Yankee stores, no hotels but Yankee
hotels, no druggists but Yankee drug
gists. Everything employments, all
trades, all professionals to be Yankee.
A Virginian must take the oath in it's
vilcst shape. He must be watched like
thief wherever he moves. He can
hope for no employment beyond that of
blacking a Yankee masters boots, or
bringing him water from the hydrant, or
brushing his coat, or, perhaps, waiting
| on him at the table. Such is the fate
the croakers are invoking on Richmond,
at the very time when Lincoln has nearly
exhausted his supplies of men, and an
o:her year must bring with it a collapse
in his plans Of conquest.
Arouse yourselves, people of the
South, and be men once more. All is
within your power if you do but will it.
For the croakers, we know not what
punishment they deserve.
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