Daily Richmond Whig. [volume], January 15, 1862, Image 2

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C4AU IN ADVANCE.
The ■tHoyaey of the time* imposing the nec*-ssity of paying
cash toe everythfe* needhtl for the publi -%Uon of « newspaper
I p*il**l us, ion* mv since, -to an loonce that to do eaae would
we eater a •abvrrlber's name cur bvofcs unles* the order for the
piper vie accompanied be the money to pay tor the tacie. A lit
tie *-\oert«ar • of the Urn- * h u nolvuiy confirmed u« la Him deter
mmtuoa, but <*.»miM*U§ us to anuou «*•» to all the subscriber* to
the V y a -ea{y uu our nooks, that n *r easily for«*e* ua to adept
the taiae rule la regard to thy*n, at U ot until the time* will jnsti
ft a d»tfer**at course. To this via! *c will forthwith Comment# Die
w »ri of sen N-i t oat our bill* from the offl -o, mad** out in an h
auisun s as vdl, when pa-d, p!ar» **v*h subscriber In advance on
a - - vast of sa'*ecnpti-»a; and U»t • wilt b** .1 ioe #o as to place each
Vsubs.’Hber'a bill before h’o within tba acU Hirer month*. On the
IU of March, Ki, the name* of all who hive not paid according
v to these Una vill be -raiad frma *ur h. ©ks, and rrgvlaily there*
a*er timely as‘Ut will h- sent t » our subscribers of the e«piratk»n
of their saberriplioa year and il fce courn* adopted w* Ji all, anlem
payment!* ms la *elf preservation compels this course or *l*«* It*
wo Did not be adopted.
% Lay Scrnoa for tl»«* City.
I’ utiiot ninth o ^credit of in* Confederate caj i
Itl that •* ire fe tit ug ami frolicking, Uartickiog aud
e\ ortlag, a* thouf i nosjr etilted. A deepentte COC
to** urged igainn Wful odd*, is going on, yet we aro
at lii’Ar.oud aa is »b* nvd-t of profound pe~ee. Toe ei
i*vr.c.% of the caion iu itipenilcd, yet we dance Ard
In if t, ett* drink, ard ire merry, and win as inaeoafble
to t ie danger* around tw a-* B»Ub*77\xV htinf irit r*.
we are m slander. No man ui huw nee* will deny it.
W.no can certainly say that the j aint a.tuck on Kvmospc ft
end Crntreville will not succeed ? Who will sty that t! e
,po verful, roervileae, and cunning foe may not devise a
sch me which shall prove successful, iu spite ot the valor
ot oer sold e-s, the skill of our Gguerals, and the “wi*
d >ai ’ of the drie r- re policy ? duch a ea'as' rophe seems
ita io*ible; it is far from our thoughts—so far that we
do not cpre to exhibit co* non prude use and sagacity
in uiii ;n*tog and manning our fortifications. But corti
d'nce is jot security. The children of mru could not bo
pa.-su .ded that the D.dnge was coming: and the people cu
P <rt R vyal island thought themselves pertectly safe. So
thought the War Department in regard to Western Vir
ginia, • hen it was stripped of troops and left to be rav
aged by Heseian magauderr. It by no means follows
that we in R-chmond ark safe because we think so, or
because we go to danctug, and fancy there is no danger.
1. is among the possibilities, and up: the most remote
im--;b:ut**s either, that the Goutrderk'e ssa’ oi Guven
m >nt may be In the har.G of the Yankee! in I. s than
* sixty days from t - time. Will we‘never wake up T
No, we had rather dues, and trust everything to Our
invisible Gurgree* an<l cnteiatory Executive
Not only a-e dancing and junketing in bad taste at
soch a time xs the pre-cut, but they are inhumanly d s
respectful and foolish. If a father or a brother lay in
* * mortal peril in an upper chamber, won'd it rot be brutal
i I hU children to be itting the pigeou wing'' below
stair* ? Hundreds and hundreds of fathers and hroiiit r*
a-** languishing in the hospital- of this very city, and
t housands upon thousand* of fttnere, Sana, husbands and
lovers are eipoeir.g their live# in the held, to alveus from
nbjugatlor; and h»r-> w.> »re. protectid by the hving
w»l! ot their dauntlsa* hrettsrs, kicking up our heels snd
triptring or the hght fantastic toe in the most joyous
Manner. This * not the way to show a dreent e peel
or a merely human sympathy fer our sntleiiug defend
er. This a not the temper which will or ought to save
a p ople from c01.14.1esi.
Ear be it from us to aro i*e needle-s fear* or to repress
innaoeat amusement*. Properly guarded, dliving is a
1 -I gh’.'u', heslthfal pastime—iifinitely better than tie
dry and dreary r-*-utioia w ere only eanvomsiiou, hif
vandal and wnoie nons-vis., is allowed. But,if we must
dance, let u* coutii e ourselves to the ol4-fashieti<d, <*e
ccut,'respectable dances—'he cotillon and the like.—
Heaven save u* from tl.e * round dances1’ as they
are called—th« loathsome prodtn-'suf a prurient k’retch
taste. Wo regret cure July to hear that these‘ round
Uanees" are becoming ail the rage at fashionable psrtice
and at the “big hope." at Inf great hotels. Word* can
jno' sxprfis* our detestation and abhorrence of these dan
ces. They ought uot to in- tolerated in the Confederacy.
Tii* girl who dene. * them ought to take Hamlet's edvtce
to Ophelia—“get thee to a nunnery.” They will do well
enough fjr the ramp rig femal* aimuiU of 1 taker I ai. <1,
ha they ought to bo' scouted by every pure miudrd
}Sad r. lined Scu'bsrn lady.
We know that th" advocate* of those shameless dance*
wiU throw ui our ;reth the old adage, evil to b.in who
evd think 'ill.'’ A *u*pecwd Cyprian might do the *ame
thtog T.ie»e darn-"* are utterly d •gu*‘.ia£. They are a
disgrace to rvspec aba* society. They sacra studiously
il'hceJ to procu;.; the wor* *«gge*uoc* and rrwatiinia
Toavy that tne wngg':ng, worming, whi ling,-ijuiriuiug.
Oo'»t».u£ up and down motion*of these dance* are gro-s
fy i i J- ci a*, !* to 17 the very 1 et of Iheiu. Ku good
mm can look at them (or the first time, without lacing
• rocked , uo g K>1 woiisai^witiiout feeling her ebeck (lo
gic with the acail it It nth ot terrible shame. Only when
toe Iran lent rep'IHion of them 1 a* dnlled Uie nature1
anaibikuee, can they be viewed with anything hut dia
goat
fours is a verv simple test hy which the round dance*
an 1 ail other .1 o *.- .iieata ol vonhg people may he tested
in regard to 'heir decency. Are they proper and penui*.
.m e iu private What lather would like to catch hi*
'(tighter dancing the polka in tin* anna of a young uivn
when by themaelve* in a parlor * What father, who Lad,
n>rsr brfore witaesaed the tiltny *pectacle would nor
k'ck tba yemg mm out of doors, and -c ud tha young
woman to an asyhnti * I>\r ting the pa'k 1 in public doe
mi ”iuik* it lee* inlrtnmatty indecent*. Ws are murtiti d
and icd'gnaotto think that these abouiiuabie ealiibitions
m a-e b -coming p ipu'.ar in K ehmoud.
Ws are gelling osrr.ij t too fast. What with 1 bestirg.
eator.iog, drinking, an I dnuo’ugth' round dances, wc
are leaping iuto t'.e foul depth* of W*shiug *an dcgrad*
uoj at a iwnclr boond. If we m.i-t become roue 1, lot us
ro’ a little lew* rapi jly. Lit us taboo and kick O S of re
*p-c'ablc circles immodest and impure dances, a: id them
that dance them. If not,if wep-eter to ni*h into pic fa*’ -
ionab's depravity of the European and Yankee; capitals,
:et us by all mean < do it with an unpoiuo.i.v and abrojute '
• lie 11 s that will is aonie »ort redeem our depravity. TaI
• have " thsdterman’’ in our churches, after morning
■ ervice; lei t» introduce the “ f 'mean " into our private '
d'awiog rooms; and have "Model Artist” exhibitions
iv try night in the parlor* of the Exchange and Spots-'
wood. __ i
W hat mu P." Hat to Say.
An Exeter Hall member of Parliament addM-isct* a ,
l-tur to the Loudon Star, in response to old Scott'* latter,
which he p raiwa immensely. We pass that and give the .
concluding paragraphs of the M. P's .Sort. It trill lie .
-*jti that in Hi »pl<*>n agaiist the " n«w nor 1 Slave
ikmlcderacy,” be imparts vame vtry gratifying i aforuta
ki*u 10 ud deep Aid Con/, d rrxtce:
ThmAmerican Government and people too ntga
cious to come to blow* with on about the Tent affair,
because they will be, if they are not already, convinc'd
that they are in the wrong. When America engages in
hostilities with England, she will take good care to be in
the tight, and to hare the public opinion of Europe in
h?r favor. I pray God that that time may col be near
at hand*, hut I am couetraiued to think that it «*. .
It is utterly absurd to suppose that the American Gov
ernment will not make reasonable amende and reparation
lor the act of Chaplain Wilkes. But I believe this as the
tail th'nty our tjjvtmmeul irante. It would prefer that
all red revs and reparation should be obstinately denied.
This is no rash assertion, but is legitimate deduction
from acta patent to all. For it is well known that, for
some time past, the Emperor of the French has urged
on our Government the ezp-dtenev of a joint recogni
tion ol the Slave Confederation. Let not the people of
this countrv be deceived by our thimble rig politic aus
The best informed well know that the Trent affair will
lead to no conflict with America. The early recognition
of the Slave Ooufedera’iou might and most likely would
To be prepared for this contingency do we owe the
nighty preparation* and warlike fervor which is row so
ti -reefy fanned by the Pro-Slavery parly, aidni by the
Government hacks, greedy jobbers, credulous fools, and,
a o(se than all, bv a veual press. I much mistake the
tamper of the people of these isles if they do not re
, sen', as a ten thousand fold greater insult than the Trent
outrage, the sight of their glorious red-cross dig inter
twiiu-d with the blood-stained piratical bauuer of the
n -w boro Slave Confederation. Pules* men be up and
doing, this great witk ,-dnesa will be perpetrated ere
tuauy days are past
tteuarJ »« a Logician.
In Seward’s lengtny letter to l.ord Lyou’s, in reference
to the seizure of our ctmmissiouera, be claimB to have
established that our commissioner* were contraband of
war, that Captain Wilkes might lawfully stop and starch
the Briti-h ship for them, and that if the attempt to carry
the British ship conveying them, before a court of admi
ralty. would have hazarded the safety of Captain Wilke*’
own vess-’l, then he might lawfully take the contraband
p -rsons from slmird and release the British ship.—
Would the attempt to carry the Trent before a court of
aimiralfv have haztrded Captain Wilkes’ own vessel?—
Captain Wilkt-s onuso, when he says, “I forbore to seize
her in consequence of my being so reduced in officers
a,id meu." Mr. Sewari st-k lowledges it, when ho says,
"clearly the release would have been made solely
on ibe first ground assgned for it by Captain
Wi’kes, namely: a want of sufficient force to send
the prize vessel into port for adjudication."
Writers ou logic tell us, that all true arguments may
be reduced to the form of a syllogism, which is an argu
ment contaiulng two premises and a conclusion, and f
the premises are true, the conclusion cannot be avoided.
>or example! AU men are animals. (1st premise.) Mr.
Reward is a roan, (’-*! premise,) Therefore, Mr.
Szward is a’i animal, (couclusion.) L-*t us try the
Northern Secretary’s argument by this rule. Says
He: Ail captors, when it would hazard their own
aides to arc-ire a judicial examination of their prizes.
have a right to take the contraband persons from
aboard and release the prixre, (1st premise ) Captain
Wi kee was a captor when it would have hsaarded his
own ship to secure a judicial examination of his prixe,
i J1 premise.) Therefore, (concludes Mr. Seward,) Oaph
Wilkes had no right to take the contraband persons
t om aboard, and release the prixe—which is a non se
qiitur.
How does Mr. Seward attempt to justify bis illogical
conclusion? Why, by the palpable absurdity, that, in
explication of his conduct in releasing the Treut, Capt.
Wifkje gave two rtasoi s, the first of which completely
justified him, the second did not; and because the sec
ond reason did not justify him, the hist reason must be
counted as nothing, and his act must b« comdemned as
illegal.
Truly, the way of the transgressor is hard. Who
co .Id have believed that William II. Seward would ever
be forced to write such a state paper !
The Si row I of Dlsronlsil.
The Cincinnati <'mmrrc’al (a Black Republican jour,
na!) has, iu a recent isiue, a lengthy article ou the con
nuct of the war, i'n which Lincoln, his Congress, and Sen.
McClellan, are severely censured. The Cjmnurcial
rays:
Torre is something and somebody wrong and stupid
at Washington Is it (l.-n. McOellaii, or the Congress,
it the Ott»ne>, or the PresidentSo far os we ar* con
cerned, we hare treated ttenerai McClellan with the
highest consideration. We are not inclined now to
charge the blame, for the inticite stupidity which pre
dominates upon him. But he mart know that his time of
probation has expired. He most go back to the world,
or be admitted to full commcuinn. We must have deeds
henceforth. We cannot wait for any more tinkering,
»tlher in reviews, or artillery p-xoioe, or rronnoissance*.
The army of t‘ e Pa'oraio and the army of the Ohio
m ist move and must ti ght, or the couutry is irretriova
Iv ruined. It will be impossible to maintaiu the credit
of the Government through the wiuter, with Washing
ion for the lounging place of our great army. Th« peo
ple wid not maintain the monster if it devours every
thing and docs nothing Tbrv don*, want such an ele
phant. Toe Seorelarv of War talks of seven hundred
i nou-and men iu the field. Wb it are they doing ? The
S c'e ary should have been thitking on that paint when
wrung th* tail of bis report, which was so iff dually
driven ua by the Prvsident with his modifying instil —
The Secretary bruits of the prodigious power we exhib t
la placing so vist number of troop# in the field. The
truth is. thus far our boasted numbers have only adver
t srd our incapacity. The Chinese and Hindoos can beat
•is in numbers, and we have not heard the Asiatic now
e.-s ranked aiuoug the great ohm of the giooe. Wiint
ave we doue, as'de from tho Part Koval bondardment,
U show that we are more entitled to the respret of th ‘
•n litarv monarchies of K irepe than the Asiatics.
Tho < Kwirriit then alluding to the negro queet'on In
How long wii! il take the •warm of third rate drma
•V>gu.-- and secuid rate fanatic' iu Congress to learn
• hat the pa> :rc of a few resolution* will not end the wat?
Tuu whole batch'ol resolution* before the Congress on
the slavery qusefion are not worth the paper they were
• -ittea upoi . and yet thero are persons who thiuk that
ttia wartwould fie ended by a rote of Congress declaring
'he emaii-ip ition of s avea. W'na’wo want is not Con
grewivaol intera cntiou but military acutitr. It is bald
noaseose to Uik ol freeing the stares, until we bare at
■ art broken tbe iron crust of the Confederate coutra
• md blackberrv. pi*' Where are the negroes gentlemen
propose to free II hind tho bristling armies of tl>e
Confederates.
It then arks the follow itig verr reasonable question :
II tdn't the arroiea better be whipped before we ctnati
cipite the negroes*
S-1* lollova a d.asertition on Bull Run, ami a few ex
trie’s from X ipoison Bonaparte on active warfare, the
crude couduitug with the lollowing paragraph, minus a
port ed quotation at tho cud of it:
Hut now we must li-lit. or our netiotiility will perish.
If we go at it on the Mississippi, tie O lio, the I’otoinsc
sud the coast, in Jl . w uri, Kentucky, Virginia, ami South
Ctrohoa, we c m p .si the crisis nf our civil war anted v iu
thirty dais, and present nuts Ives to Great Britain iu
good coouitiou. At present our diplomacy, our legists
t on, all that we h ire, is contemptible, because our arms
arc undistinguished
No wonder the British blu’tcr, and treat us as if we
were a ptrsel ol Hottentots. Let the worl I see that onr
,rmv is cnmpO'eil of soldiers, and is not a Itrge mob
which is u weakness rather than a power, and we shall be
respee’ed, and have a right to “"II respect once more.
l»nr military «ituatioa between Canada and th" insurrec
tional J States is one that peculiarly demand* activity.
If wo onuld move insti in the Napoleonic style, we might
•rush the rebel rrini s with our whole strength, and then
much onr entire lore < at the British possessions, sud
i »rep rebellion and the relics of K tropean rule from the
■onti -.ent—whereupon we might expect a millenium of
peace, fir thero would be none in all the world to molest
ill or make iu afraid.
Wo will merely add here, that if “ tbe millenium of
peace” is cansequ nt alone upon the Federal Govern
meat “ ai ivaig met ii the Napoleonic style,” the “ good
ime coming” is far di'ta it, but at our troops bsve dis
:overed a mode of “ moving mon ’* in Bull Run “ style,”
possibly the tfTrc’. may be equally at happy.
Loss of Southern Trade by the Northwest.
The S’. Louie Rtpnblican, alluding to the lost of
southern trade by the Western States of the Lincoln
government, says:
“ See what awfully desolating result* have followed
he coseition of that commerce. The Western 8tetta
>f Europe **« fr"tnbling under it. Our own North mo
neutly beuetiUcd by a demand for army supplies, does
lot feel it rs it will by and by. But surrey the Wes:—
with no choice of au outlet to Europe bats through New
| York—and Its products at half their former price. In
fact, the farmer of the West can scarcelv ra:se produce
at current prices. The gross yield of his farm would
not pay the wages of the bauds ncceesarr to raise it —
No part of the United States is more atti cted by the
ceuaa'ioc of the Southern trade. Men now see the fal
lacy of all those theories that belittled So'tberu indus
try. and the importance of Southern commerce with It,
to the reet of the United State*. Let us give some credit
to the men who, while sustaining a eastern which, though
leg»J, has been held up to the uuspariog odium, hare
made that system productive of so many and great bene
fits that the withdrawal of them has sent fear and trem
bling through the nations."
The Cincinnati Oazitte furnishes a very important
fact in regard to the eitent the Northwest is suffering by
the cutting off of the trad* of the South. Tuat paper
estimates that there will be a surplus of 89,000,000
pounds of bacon in that portion of the United States
this vear should the Southern markets not be opened.—
This will involve a loss of about $7 000,000 in the item
of bacon alone.
Bud State of (lie Yankee, Hewlau aad Tory
Army of Kentucky.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Qazttt*, writing
from Campbellsville, Ky., under date of the 24 h ult,
represents that there is an immense amount of dissatis
faction among the Federal troops in Kentucky, growing
out of the inaction that has characterised the Federal
a-my. This correspondent gives U9 an insight into the
bickerings and discontent that have taken bold among
both officer* and men, and grown as evil weeds grow,
aud if be tells the truth—and there is no reason to doubt
it—the Lincoln army in Kentucky is thoroughly demor
al aed. H re is an instance:
"Some eight or ten days ago an order was sent down
from Lebanon by General Thomas to commence fortifi
on'ions Oil some point near Columbia, bu. it produced
such dissatisfaction amongst the officers that it U now
understood the order was withdrawn. Oje of the Ken
tucky c donels went so far iu bis e«pre**ion of dislike to
this order especially, and the mauagemeul of General
Thomas generally, as to tender his resignation, the con
st querice of which, had it been adhered to, would have
b,-.-o, iu all prebability, the disbanding of the regiment.”
But this disaffection is wide spread, aud here ia the
proof:
"The position of affairs in this State at this time's a
snf j*ct of constant remark aud criticism. You hear aud
see nothing of ibis in the columns of the Louisville Jour
nal or Democrat—at leapt very little. But you cannot
travel anywhere iu this Slat*, from Louisville to Le&iug
ton, Lebanon, Danville or Columbia, without catching
eipressioi s of the utmost impatient at our movements,
d-isa'iafaction with some Of our Generali, and want ol
confidence either in their capacities or fiJelity.
"It is altogether useless lor the Louisville papers fo
attempt to suppress criticism or make their readers bt
lieve all is going right. A gti at deal is sai I about civil
ian* uiiuditig their owu business and military meu tniud
iug theirs. This is well enough, if it was heeded , bi t
there is the point. The n*opl* or civilians, if you please,
sat that iniitury men do not imuil their own busine.-s,
and unfortunately tor the country illustrate their a»* r
tion by manifold instances which canuot bo controverted
or domed. The complaints uttered by those civilians,
moreover, aro not coutiued to that class, but fi id prool
and confirmation ot tho same in the expressions of the
military themselves.
“I do not think it would miss the mark at all to say
that there is mote dice It action in tho army than there is
among the people; and no longer than yesterday an otli
cer told me that if a movement w..s not made shortly
there would be a mutiny, lor scuta regimeute wore re
solved to move, and could not b_- restrained. N'ow, all
thia no one would ever gather from the Louisville pspars.
Oue might inter from their regular perusal that there
was some disaatisfaction, but nothing approaching insub
ordination. They would bare you balieve that the mili
tary authorities bad beeu diligent and active, and if o >m
plaiuta are nude they are only the usual accompaniments
of a campaign, and arise from no extraordinary cause."
Louisville, it seems, received a big stare when Gen.
Buckner weut up and took poosossioti of Bowliug Green,
and displays some iudualry in making preparations lor
defense. The Oervlts’s correspondent telis what has
since happpeued:
“ We saw In the distance what was coming, ard it
was the duty of our commanding Generals to j?unrd
against it. What have they done to vindicate thems*-lvea
from the charges of negligence and incompetence ? A
great many people say u Louisville had been in daoger,
more work would have been done ; but as soon as she
was relieved, UI hands relaxed; and this idea bas
taken to strongly po-sesi-iou u! the minds of some ot
our Green river men, that I beard a Co o iel of a regi
ment remark that if Bnckuer were to match at once to
Louisville, be would present arms and let him pass."
The Omi/U'i correspondent tells wbat bas beeu accom
plished by the several Generals who bare bad command
of tho federal army in Kentucky:
*• Toreo months have elapaed. Wbat has been done ?
Geuera! Anderson was III—and bis nerves so sha tetdd
mat be twit obliged to relinquish tbe comuia id. Gen.
Bbermsu, it is said, became crsxy, but his friends deny
i. It possibly will be well tor General S.’s reputation
to avail nimselt ot that excuse, for I am persuaded, and
the country, too, that if be bad done bis utmost ne could
hardly have done woisa toward producing a disastrous
result to tbc campaign m this Bute. General Buell has
scarcely bad a lull time tor trial, but his probation can't
Its', much longer. General McCook must bear U>e cen
sure ot the burning of the bridge on Boon Creek. The
time is no', far distant when the country will demand to
see the Ituitsof the talent and [over placed at Gen.
Buell's d sposah Grand reviews will not sitisly lbs pto
p,e at this lime—they waut work.
••Ttie truth is, we have too tnauy IIitil titurralt. Its
too nice a thing living in that wav, with fine dressing
gowns, genteel slippers, perlutmd cigars, and brandy
<-uia*b wueti called ter. There will be no motive lor a
f rwatd movement equal to that ot be lig compelled to
i.ve a 1 fo euob aa the soldier leads in his tent. Drive
Mem out ot the hotels, aud you will bear the order
'lorwara!' at ouua. The great excuse ordinarily ot
tered is 'not ready,' 'getting ready,' kz. Those who
talk in tt la way ought to kuow that Buckner bss beeu
getting ready too, and be has got rtadg faster lhau we,
because he is behind breastworks and toriificatiocs, and
, n_a_II-i. »—»— *-«-«»*--» .a..
he Das an enemy almost imprrgnahly fortified, wno could
have beeu driven out within mi weeks after Duckucr's
arrival there, without much material loss.
• pour mouths have gone, however, aud the 'G rand Ar
my' has marched Gout MulJroa's Dili to Munfordsville—
loriy or filly miles. They have yet tony mil -s to
march to lijwlmg Green ; aud to complete the turn of all
our lollii s.we are allowing Uucktier to (ear sp the railroad
l ack iuitneui tielr in our I tout whilst wo preteud to rebuild
tbe railroad bridge. Why all this mockery—this besi
l >uey— this delay ? 0, lor one hour of the gallant Lyon !
We are d turned to wait aud hope lunger—but huw rnueb
longer, who can fell v
“The idea miimaled pretty strongly of late ill regard
f> starvmg out the rebel army and secreh generally is
absurd. It >a au after-thought, got up as an esuuse lor
the inaction, iucotnpetencr or hesitancy of our Generals.
Lit our armies rest siipuu lr on their arms till tpring,
a id you lose more men by d siiuw than you would tioiu
ba'tle You demoialize the finest army iu the world.—
You give the rebels Hie advantage of every new devel
opment, aud there cau be but little doubt that it wc do
luthu g by spring tbe Confederates will be rocoginz-d
both by Kuglat d and Rratioe. Away with such luffing.
It our Gt-ucralsare not equal to tna task let them resign,
and let some mao of (oinmin umt take bold of it ”
The Ctn.-innali Cmnrrri*! of the 31st tilt, says, "It
is reported that Gen. flu II writes to Washington that
his army iu Kenltn ky is au armed mob, and that be
must htve time to work it up before he makes au ad
vauce.”
Anotiixii Gkc&v fc'wism.z in Knulabd—The commer
cial world in Europe has beeu sLartled with another of
thus- mupon Juii* frauds which every now ami (hen fright
the llr.tisli isle from its propriety. The N’tlionul lusur
am-e and In vestment Aasuciition has suddenly wound up
under the joint slock companies' art and the bu krnntcy
code, disclosiug au iudeb citiess ol upwurds ol * I Roti,
tNNi, while ns a-sets amount to ouly f 270,«mh». The
mines of several persons of high rank aud standing, fig
ure as those of direc'ors in this great swindle.
An ingenious lady now of this phej, says ths Rntaw
(Ala) Whig ntU Olfruer, being desirous ofohtaiuiiig a
military so irf for a relative, and not being able to buy
one to suit her, eut up and carded a silk dress, spun it
11to thread aud crocheted it into a me*: beautiful and
elegant scurf, such as Jeff. Davit himself raijlit be proud
to wear.
DIED,
In Witht'ftoa Oily, De*.-, 1M1, Parser WILLIAM APPl
DEN, a‘e - f >»* 0 8 Navy, aged sboal *5 , ea’r.
N.i f jlk Day Bank plteie copy.
fhR SALE.
Bank stealing »k ohangn, in t-iii* of £:oo,
Oonfc'erata State* and Vl glntaS all Bead*.
WAfTAD,
Atabiaond City Stock.
Gold and Nil »er
JanlS ft- ft- MAUBY A CO.
GEVEKAL AI8E1RBET. =
SENATE.
Tuesday, Jar. 14, 1862.
The Senate was called to order at 12 o’clock, M
Prayer by Her. Mr. Biker, of the Epieoopii Church.
On motion of Mr McKKNNA. the bill u> authorize
certain railroad connections, in this cil» ana Petersbuig,
was made <he order of the day for Friday nut, at 1
o’clock, P. U.
BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were tsken up and passed,
with amendments:
A bill constituting part of Naw River a lawful fence.
A bill to incorporate the Windsor Tanning, and Bool
and Shoe Manufactory.
WESTERS VIROIWIA.
Mr. PATE, of Boone, offered the following preamble
and resolutions, which lie over under the ml;:
The public euemy, invited by domestic foes, being in
power ui a number oi counties of western and north
western Virginia, where they arc confiscating the prop
erly of loyal citizens, and otherwise oppressing them iu
a cruel manner; and whereas, the traitors there, tOn
templatiog a division of this time-honored Common
wealth, with the aid of the public enemy, have set up a
pretended government over the same, which, under the
force of circumstances could not be prevented by the
timely sending of an adequate military force ; and where
as. the Legislature desires to reassure all loyal dtiter*
through out the Commonwealth of their desire and inten
tion to protect them ; therefore—
1. Rttolvtd, By the Senate and House of Delegates,
that iu no event will the Senate of Virginia submit to
or consent to the loss of a foot of her soil; that it is the
firm determination of the Senate, and known to be that
of the Confederate Government, to avert and maintain
the juried c ion and sovereignty of the State of Virginia
to tho utmost limits of her ancient boundaries at auy
and every cost.
2 That the Governor he requested to present s copy
of thie resolution properly certified to tiie Provisional
Congress, now in session, and to the FVnnanent Con
gress, to convene on the 22nd of February, for their ap
proval.
PUBLIC ESCINOMT.
The joint resolution submitted by Mr. Robertsox,
some days since, for the appointment of a committee of
five to ae' jointly with a committee of the House of Dele
ga-.ee in ascertaining what deductions nisv be made iu
the expenditures of tbn civil and military departments,
was taken up and adopted
The Pbesident announced the following committee on
the part of the Senate:—Messrs Robertson, Jo!:dk>d,
Neeson, Spitler and Dickinson of Grayson.
JtJDOt THUMP-ox's SALARY.
The joint resolution, submitted by Mr. Rraxnon, di
recting tho payment of the eatery of Geo. W. Thomp
son, Judge o! the 20-h Judicial Circuit, was taken up
aud adapted—yeas 26, nays 11.
BILLS LAID UPON THE TABLE.
The bill known as the ‘‘S’ay Law," coming up ts the
in t In the order of tbe day for Thursday next.
The bill to organ ire Virginia's quota of the Confede
rate Army was laid upon the table aud made the order
of the day lor to morrow, (Wcdueaday).
SMALL MOTES.
A bill was received from the House of Delegates to
rovive and extend an ordinance respecting the issuo of
small notes.
Mr. ROBERTSON moved that the Senate proceed lo
tbe consideration of said bill. Negatived.
The b II was then referred to the Committee on Banks.
On motion of Mr. NEWMAN, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OK DELEGATES.
Monday. Jan. 18, 1862
The House met at 12 o’clock M. Prayer by Rev. Dr.
Moon*.
A uoiumunica ion was received from the Governor en
closing papers trom E T. D Myers, showing the opera
tions in the Mili'ary Eighteen' Department. Laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
T ie Speaker appointed the followiog special commit
tses.
In referenoe to tbe trea'ment of Confederate prison
ers in the Federal prisons at Columbus, Ohio : Moser
Anderson of Botetourt, Woodhouse aud Coleman of
Fayette aud Raleigh.
To ascertain what judicial officers of the Common
wealth should uot receive their salaries in consequence
of oisloyul'y to the South : Messrs. Evaus, M hLu.ney,
Green, Prince, Rolcnsoo of Barkely, Dunn, Wooten,
Laidlev, Spady, McDonald of Logan, and Dabney.
Tbe b II to refund R II Mtury $189.07, for taxes er
roneously assessed in Nicholas eouuty, was passed.
The bill to reduce into slavery such emancipated
-laves as shall have remained in the Commonwealth
twelve months after such emancipation was passed.
The bill to amend the act incorporating the A'.lant’c
Steam Ferry Company, so as to extend the time which
requires the compauy to run a vessel to Europe, was
paa ed
T ie bill to autl O'ixe Hugh Dillard to erect a dam half
across Smith river, in Heaiy county, so as not to inter
fere with tho rights of Smith River Navigation Company,
was passed.
Tbe bill to revive and amend the act refunding to
Moses G. Booth damages paid by him a« rurety for Sam
uel U Turner, la'e Sheriff of Harrison county, wss passed.
The bill to increase the salary of Joseph Jackson.
Clerk of Accounts, in the office ol the Auditor of Public
Accounts, four hundaed dollars iu addition to bis present
salarv, was read.
Messrs. BARBOUR, NEWTON and ROBERTSON
•ooke feelingly iu favor of increasing tbe salary of Mr.
J ackaoa to whose loug and faithful services they bore
willing tribute. If the House passed the bill, Mr. Jack
son’s laltrv would then be t2.'MX) per annum. The bill
was passed by a vote of ayes 77. no»s 21.
A resolution offered by Mr. CARPENTER to enquire
i ito the expediency o! increasing the salaries ol tbe
other clerks in the various State Departments was re
jected
Mr. NEWTON, of Wesiuoreland. pres-nted a aeries
of resolutions eulogixiug General Joseph K Johnston,
lor the magnanimity he displayed in permitting bit
military subordinate at the battle of Manassas, Generaa
Btauregaid, to carry out his (Beauregard's) plans at
the battle, and comparing the set to that of Aristides
and Mi'tiada-e, just previous to the battle ol Marathon,
and inviting General Johsstou to appoint two cadets to
the State military institution. A'- the request of s mem
ber, the resolutions were laid over one day.
Mr. WOODSON offered a joint resolution requesting
ta»* mcmDers oi UJU|IT!U iron: virions ui procure iur
ptsrago of a bill limiting militia inrprefatneuts. Laid
over.
Tbe following resolutions of inquiry into expedicucy
were referred to the appropriate committees:
By Mr. Sflli'VEl—Of increasing tbe allowance* of
the jaior of At gu«ta oouuty, for the maintenance of tbe
prisoners in his custodv.
My Ur. WEST -Of rtqniriug railroad campinics to
piv full value for all stock killed on their road.
The Home then adjourned.
THE ENEMY IN llAMfMllit'.;«-MUKJ9KB AND OUT
BAGEocd vandalism.
A portion of tbs Yankees who have been wintering
at K.tmney, in (be adjoining county ol Uamp-dtire, at
the • xpensn of tbe fanners aud others in that fertile
Valley of the South Branch, made a visit on Monday
night last to the residence ot (Jo’.. Diaries Ride, at the
Hanging Bock, on the turnpike leading to Winchester.
The Vandals first robbed the boose of all they desired,
ilit'ti act tiro to it and to all the outhouses aud auolea,
which were, with tbe couleuts, speedily consumed. They
also destroyed corn, took horses, bacon, A;., shot Ool.
B.’s cows, hogs, sbeop, and not even sparing his dogs.—
K complete wru k was made of all perishable prope rty
tin y could lay their bands on. Nor did the villaTti* stop
there. They burned the large Methodist Church at Hang
ing Rick, shot and kill'd a harmless old man named
Win. Reed, in his own house, in the presence of Ills fam
ily, (females,) whom they drove olf, set fire to fits house
and burned up the body iu it. They also burned, in tip:
rauic neighborhood, a large and valuable new fi rur mill
of Abraham Uaunnack, end all its contents of grain,
Ax. Snob diabolical nets of Vandalism are scarcely credi
ble, yet wc hive the evidence from the tips of gentle
men immediately from the scene of the outrage.
Col Blue is uow one of the Representatives of Hamp
shire iu the Legidaturr, This was probably his crime iu
thn eyes of the Vandals. Mr. Kcctl, alto was brut illy
murdered and his body savagely burnt, was a shoemaker,
whose crime, it Is supposed, was that ol making shoe*
lor our soldiers; aud Mr. Hammock’s mill was guilty of
griuding grain lor “rebel* ”
How long arc our pcoplo thus to suffer’ Will no; thp
double vengeance of God and man bo visited upon such
fiendish creature*?
There was a force of about seven hundred militia, un
der CoL Muurec. at Hanging Rock, when the Yankees
nude their auddan and unexpected visit to that locality,
Tueelay evening; bat, after a brief stand, they were
obliged to give way before overwhelming numbers. One
of Ool M.'s artillerists, whose nemo we did uot learn,
was killed, and also some of the artillery horses. Ooj.
M also lost two wigons, his two cannon and some other
property. Tbe enemy had a large force of cevalrj,
which was pieoipitated upon Ool. M.'s small body of mi
litia at a vi ry early hour of tbe morning, and tbe whole
body ol tbe enemy rushed upon tbe osmp as toon as tbe
pickets had resghed thero to give warning.
After the work ot destruction, the Vandals left in the
d rce.ion of Bomney, followed by a portion of Col. Mua
roe's command, who had rallied alter the disaster. At
our latest aecouuta they were several *il> sweet of Haof
iag Kwk,— WintlutlfT /irfinian 0/ (As k.’A.
SCENES IN THE GERVAH HELLS.
Daring the summer months, til the German Spa* at
tract the wealthy idler* of Europe to their beautiful park*
and healthful water* by opening a “bell'’from 12 o'clock,
noon, until midnight. Wt- need not explain that a “bed'’
means a gambling table. While sifting our foreign files,
a few day* ago, we oame upon the following description
of scenes in these gaming bouses, which we read with
interest. We hive translated them, with tbe hope oar
reader* may find something of the pleasure their perusal
afforded us :
The curiosity of the day at Wiesbaden is a Fruesuu
Baron, wbo has so far won 460,0t)0f. at the trentt it
yuaranti table. I begin by telling you wbo tbit lucky
gumtl.r is. No gambler, be came to Wiesbaden intend
ing to spend a mouth fere merely for the sake of far
tttents and fresh air, and bis purse coutained only 8<HK)f.
He began to play to kill time, notbiug else, and bis
“luck" has nut abandoned him a single time. He has
no:—being an extremely well-bred gentleman—thought
proper to turn his back on her while she waa courtesy,
ing and smiling at him. He has an odd whim. He in
sists upon being paid in doable gold Frederic* ; he re
fuses to accept bank notes. Every day be sends tbe
greater part of bis earnings to Prussia and keeps
by him only BO.OOOL to meet any accident. I can hear
attentive and mouth-watering gamblers ask in chorus,
what is his system? I reply, he has a eys:em without
rhyme or reason. I iliu’l bslieve he has one; he is
nothing but a lucky gambler, that’s all. Duriog the day
he hires a man to note the lucky coupt. He only plays
t^e three last taitlu of the eveoieg. A confused man
ner, followed by a holy silence, annonoces his arrival.—
An opera audience i* not more attentive, nor more prone
to admiration, wl.eu Tamberlick gets ready to sing his
"m flat." The llaron lay* down 6,OOOf. on a color and
says, “Seven florins to the mass 1" Alter the seven flor
ins have been lost, he says, "Twenty-three florins to the
ma-s." He changes the color on which he places bis
slake, and says, In the same pblematic voice: "All to
tbe niasa." He aluayi wins bis great stake. This seems
like a joke, doesn’t it ? Nevertheless, the same joke has
been cracked every day uninterruptedly for tbe last
month
Another lion of Wiesbaden, who, In his way, 1* no
wise inferior to the former, is a Russian nobleman. H«
is a pblematic, methodical, silent gambler. He would
look upon himself as dishonored if he touched “vile
trash" with bis white baud, or even with hi* gloves. He
walks in a steady, regular, measured step, holding before
him a long cane with a gold top, which he carries as a
priest carries the pyx holding the consecrated wafer.—
The manager of the ‘•hell" suspends in his favor the rule
which forbids all persoas from bringing sticks into the
gambling ball. The Russian go** to ti e trmti it yne
rente table, stands by it, and says : "Five-and twenty
double gold Fredericks to the rouge!’’ He lose*. Then
heaiys: "Fifty gold double Frederick* to the rouge!"
He loses again. Thereupon he says: "One hundred
Ue then, with odd saud-froid, gives hi*cans to the mis
ter of the table, who unscrews the gold top, shake* the
stick, which is hollow, and lets fall ou the table before
the Ruseiau one hundred and seven gold double Frede
ricks, screws on the gold lop, and gives the stick back
to ihs Russian. As srau as this c*r>mony is ended,
the Russian, without saying a siugle word while be is at
the table, walks off as m.-jesiioally as he came. As i
have never seen this Russian win one stogie time, I cau
uot toll you what would take place in thta event. Mav
be, to meet this hypothesis, the manager of the “hell”
his laid in a steak'of hollow canee fillrd with gold dou
ble Frcdiricks; but I can assure yon that tip to the
present time he has done notbiug except to carry off his
own cane.
One of our acquaintances was looking on the gamblers
t’other day. After a rou/t two persons affirmed with equal
vivacity, "I put a ttoriu ou uumber »6”—the number
wjich had just come out. Our acquaintance, addresriug
the player who wu mistaken, said : “ 1 can assure you
sir, your neighbor placed the Sirin on No. 86." The
other replied : “There is ne use for me to *s*«rt the con
trary; you are confederates ” Oar acquaintance coldly
raid "That's an accusation you shall pay dearly eoongh;”
and thereupon be quitted lire room. In a few momenta
afterward* two friends of our acquaintance went up to
the man who disputed about the florin, and said to him :
“3 r, you have insulted a gentleman. Qia honor is as
suredly above an insulting insinuation; but honor must
be satisfied. Will you be good enough to introduce us
to your seconds that we may oorne to an understanding
with them about the hour and conditipne of a meeting
you have mxde absolutely necesrary." Cornered in
tiis way the gambler asriimed the tone and gesture of
a stage “lather" when be is about to month oue of bis
mist effective borate; he said; “Gentlemen, this is
th* first time in my hie I ever played, and now I per
ceive, alss I too late, whither this guilty passion can lead
one; it prompts you to fay a thousand things you would
nit coolly aay for the world. • * Gentlemen,’’with
a tri mulous voice, “ I have a wife and children 1 adore,
a gray haired mother who has no support under Uraveu
but me. • • Well, gentlemen, I »wt*r to you, upon
the head of these cherished creatures, (he nude a pause
a d raised his right baud aolemnly to Heaven.) I swear
ti you I shill never, no. never! risk another tl irin at a
gaming table. • • I have received a painful lesson,
I do not complain of it, gentlemen, I accept it, for it is
dcservd.’’ The fellow spoke so earnestly, with snob a
dignified voice, with euch a frankness, with so much re
gret, our aiquamtsnce's secondsdeolared.thenuelves sit
i lied and withdrew, tears standing in their eyes. Toe
next day they saw the game fellow gambling as hard as
he co«ld, evidently a professed gamester.
Do vou know whs* is the Riesnjng of a “R-ftker qp of
stragglers,” in gamble**' slang* I shall tell you. The
“ picki r up ol stragglers " examines attentively all play
ers. 1 hen a gold coin is forgotten by a gambler, and
dmblcd several times by the hank, the “ picker up of
* raggleia” ni irr'ti the m»•« and taxes It. “ R'.ragglera ”
are mi illy formed after a refat t of trtn'rt un which im
prisons tho manses. The inexperienced p'ayer, seeing
the croupier’s rake change the position of the coins,
thinks lie lies lost, snd he leave* the table. “Stragglers"
arc foui d. tor, store those who pi v upon several clim
e-s in' wvcrtemly forget cue side. You know now what
“picker up of str.ggtoui' q*esa .id f can teli you my
s ory : a Rue dan, wiio was playing large sums, held in
hto hand several bank notes fur a thousand francs each,
fd. el four timesst-d very much tiit ened. One of theso
notes fell on the (loot: the K iiian did not observe it;
hnt a “ picker up of alragolets,” who was modestlv stak
i ig five banc* l;y the side of his opulent neighbor, saw it.
an 1 loltfiveo ll 111. ejia uuiu II (i-n nil Wie l|Jor uuw
c ,ul,l bj gel ( Ui aa.-ion of it f It would be imp.-udcut
to pick I up | be might be observed and denounced to
the owner of the winged bitik note. So he took it
i- to bis head to spit upon it, and to press hit foot bard
i pen it, so as to fasten the bank note to tbe sole of his
boot—a not very poetictl opeia'ion, but an opera'inu
which was well cot c tved and adroitly executed. Un
fortunately his moreineuta were seen and watched by
a brother in-trade. It wss in vain he kept nu his feel,
aud maintained bis right foot on the H n>r as i( it were
glued to '.lie >pot, he was at last obliged, iu order to
pick up the two five franc pieces he had on the table, to
bend bis body forward and raise his foot The second
"picker-up of •tragpit'i., adroit and rapid as a oat who
waicbes a moas , took advantage of ibis rapid change
of position to gather this bank not On his bmtbtr’e shoe.
This is not the end of ihe adventure. Tbe lirat of the
two thieves began to think of quitliug bis stand to place
his booty (literally boot-y) in security. Ife took every
sort of nrecant on He moved off,dragging bis foo' on the
Hoof alter liipi, hie a wcqpded [jarjrld^e which trails tho
wing and lie kept bis baud on bis knee, as if he was suff
ering a sudden pain. It took him ten minutes to move
ten pace*, list, after this short and most painful walk,
h- reached a neighboring sola with the delight of tbe
shipwrecked mida -r who at laat inter* aale harbor.—
You should have *een bis faro, whsn, pretending to ar
range his boot in a manner easier to h.is !q«t, ne fell un
der his role for tip- (r. uure trove I Tbe cifcrt he rnaje
to suppress a scream of agony mqst have torn his breast.
The advemn 0 • (t not end kero either. You have seen
children play dick, duck and dt'k« 00 a pin.!j the atone
slide* and bounds a-vara) lluna K farc it hoally disap
pear*. The sawn thing occurred here. A third rogus
saw the hank not* at its ecctaiJ ricochet; he went up to
the §-<o .d rogu>, and Said : " Two hundred Iran on, or I
denonncoy u!” The mooed rogue quickly said: —
" Agreed,|bu; not anoih r word," and paid him the de
sin-1 money. The third rogue pocketed it, rating
" Fear nothing, I'll be as silent as the lirat fellow.”
I observed another R i-sian play. He was a young
mao, very buiidsnroe, and he possessed admirable man
ners He a'moet (Iways played the maximum. I ob
served every wv» i*e mdt i you could see in every ges
ture tbe car-lesrucaa or fi-mnea* nf the gamester was al
lied to the elegance of the gentleman. I saw him boll
before bis foie fin;er and thumb six bank notes of a
thousand francs etch ; I e wss about to put them on the
rouge. Just at this moment a poor devil of a German,
who was looking on tbs gaming table, heaved a deep
aigl, -ud, addressing one of his friends, said : "Six thou
sand f ane.* I Had I that sum of money it woold as-me
ms and my dear f<m ly happiness as long as we lived.”—
Tbe Russian overh*»rd tee remark, turned slightly
around, secretly examined the frank, open face ot the
honeet German and then taid to him in a tone scarcely
above a whisper, “Take theaa, they are yours," and be
put tbe bank notes in the German’s hands. After doing
this in a noble and simple manner, he remained in tie
room a few minute*, saw that his generous action coat
him nothing, as bad the notes been sulked ha would
have lost them, and then be quitted the (ambling ta*
kjo*.
FURLOUGHS—MILITARY CRITICISMS.
To tin Editor of the Whig:
Like, doubtless, many of my fellow-cilisena, I hare
read with a painful interest the communicat'd of your ^
correspondent “Cese/rv"—with pain that tbeie things 1
should be so, with tbe personal knowledge that route of j
them are ao, but with the sincere hope that the picture
ia overdrawn. I beg to call the attention of th* writer
to one remark upon tbe etbjaet of furlough*, aud that
ia: “They" (the private#) “aay the Captain know* beat
how many can be spared from hi* company ; the Col
onel beat how many can be apared from his regiment.
Tbe Captains and Colonel* will be aimply auiuwd.m*
the writer wool! be if he were a Capuin or t Colonel,
at eueh an idea as this. Let him ask tbe General*,
Captain*, or Colon*l* if they knew how many men could
be “spared" tiorn a company or n-gimeot twelve hours
before tbe battle* of tbe I8.h or 21 at July. How many
could General Evans have “epured” at the baltl* of
Leesburg* Stuart, at D.-ainsville* Floyd, at Carnifax
Ferry! Johnson, at Alleghany! Perhaps, too, the
following from the papers of the 10.h inaunt may be
worthy of notice in this connection.
“ <) ir force recently at HunUrvvill* war about
bit the commnnlan' a‘ that post bad m*luckily gt*rn
lurlougbe to abnit 400; bu‘ fir the dejtctency in our
force, we could h•iae whipped the Yanktee ijf, tu they did
not number over eix huneired men. '
Eiperience will doubtless suggest many improve
ments In tbe management of our army ; but it may
well be feared that tbe wholesale denunciation and rid
icule of what baa been done, embracing dr.ll, camp-'
discipline, and everything with which (he papers teem,
may prove more disastrous than the evils sought to be
corrected. VERB. SAT.
ARMY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
To tbe Adi tor of tlu Whig :
Our volunteer system ia dependent for its encccev upon
the efforts ot a lew gentlemen lu every community of
tbe people. These gentlemen, from various feelings of
patriotism, exert (heir energies to get the people into
volunteer oomp tales for the set vice, aud in return, as some ^
acknowledgement to their worth, they are made ceptain*.
Theae captains are generally men of energy eud en
terprise, and not unfriquently men of tbe boat talents
aud position in tbe country. They certainly do not ex
pect their patriotism to be overlooked, nor themselves
to be negleotod.
How friqueutly does it happen that these men are
mortified by being p rstponod to others who have no
claims upou the army or country. In the case of vacan
cies occurring in a regiment, ia ouo ot its field offices,
the vacancy shouM be nllcu irom the regiment. It not
uafrrquenUy happens that ruch vacancies are III In] by
persona who have uo connection with the regiment and
who have seen no service—persona who have been
spending their time leirurely at the Capital, or at a re
spectful distance behind the army and away (tom danger—
now aod then visiting the "headquarters” ol the command
ing General and oultieaUng his good opinion, while the
officers of the regiments have been *11 the lime at the
posts of duty and danger.
It Is in our power to relats many instances of it jus
ties of this character. That they remain In the service
after being thus slighted aud postponed is the best evi
evidence of the patriotism of the captains in the regi
ments.
But the pnblio good suffers in the p >rsons of those
neglected officers. They are mortified ; their energies are
weakened; their inducement to individual prowess, in
part, removed; their inducement to keep their ompatiiee
together for another campaign is weak tied, and the sol
diers are dissatUlied iu being placed under some tootblese
old forward beggar, or some stripliug ol a “V. M I,”
burdened with the weight of dress, while their own mro,
iu whose capacity aud courage they confide, a-e made
to fiddle still to the stupidity of ago or the folly of
youth. Yours, AGAIN.
January 10, 1868
THE ELECTION OF SENATORS.
To tht KJitvr of the Whig :
All profeaa to have tha good of the Commonwealth
and of our new Confederacy, at hear; in this important ^
election. If there be any whose moiiras are dm these,
but the advancement of personal ends and aspirations,
snob rnon are not worthy sous of the State, nor fit to
take a part in the important events of this tryiug time
in which ws live.
Fully conceding ail that is claimed fot Mr. Hunter, on
the one hand, aud Hr. Barbour, on the other, by their
respective friend), I do not recogniz* the nsesstt/y of
this dispute. These gentlemen are AofA in position* to
do honorable and useful service to the State and the
Confederacy. Why remove either the one or the other
from thegpbere that has been assigned tq each by com
petent authority, aid with the app.nral of the country ?
Je Virgin's so poor iu material that elie cannot make up
her complement of two Senators, without either depriving
the President of a chosen and trusted adviser ai.il coup,
sellor, or the Commonwealth of ati able and szperieu. e*l
legislator, at a time when she has uec and occupation fog
ouch in tier own halls ?
I beg leave respcctlully to pri sent, to the consideration
of the General Assembly, twq uames, of such distinction,
elevation aud parity, as must challenge the respect of
ad good men, whatever their political sentiments may be.
I allude to Uou. Jam.-* A. Saddm aud Judge Lucas P.
Thompson.
Mr. St'ddon hating been more r. o-ntly in political I fe,
thu eyuutry has a fresh rrccMrction of his a rvices, and
u full appreciation of his splendid talents. All purls Of
the State, I confidently assert, wuuld gladly entrust thie
high oflluu to hia keeping.
Judge Thompson haa been more withliawn from the
public gtxa ; but for nearly the third of a century he
h«s discharged the judicial funcJon with distinction aid
ability. Bat, be is not a mirt laa^rr; he was a member
of the Cjuatitu ional Convention of f029~'3i), and from
that day, more or Iras to the present tune, be haa made
political philosophy his special study.
lu purity &nd elevation of character, it ia enough to
aty, and U cau be aaid wiih perfic. truth, the ermine of
pialico waa never soiled in his keeping, and hi' will ictevn
it to the Sate upo'leta, os when he reo> ived it at bur
bauds more than 30 yearn ago.
Theee two genlleatcu have the advantage, and it is a ’
valuable one a ibis time, of not having been intimatily
mixed up and asuciated with the contests of pirty ia
the timed of our bigheel party feuds.
Kesp<cifu;ly,
A Vita in law.
TO MMTKK ABE LWKMOKIf, NOW AT W ABHlKTCIf.
BxUTt'RtiLLK Jar.ywary j
U.h I HU »
If, /.inkhtra, Sar, in the spring of the year, I writ
you a letter from my nativ soil, axiu lor a littl* mi re
time in whitch to dirpura. I told you theu that 1*1 days
wer’nt enuf-—that the thing koad’ut be did in that brief
interval. You kan look btk and see I war liglA. IVa
tried onr durndeat all summer to komply with yoar rkrd
ule, but aayou k«p callin for volunteer* our clenkee
Georgy Demakrats kep comio oat from under their city
roots. They ahuk tbeinsrlve* and spit Are, and wocd'it
gobak ao longaa the Whigs woud read om the .era
abiut this fne*. •
Mr. Abe Linkhorn, Sur, the ipring hav shed .is fra
grance, the Sum our are over and gon, the ysller leav. s
of Ortum hav kivered the ground, cl I Winter are slob
berin bis froth on the yiartb, but we hav not be< n abnl
to diipura as yit—ins and the boys started las: may to it. u
yon pussonally, and ax for an extensbun of yocr
brief Pnnrlo, but we got on d bu.t in old Virgir y,
about the 3lst of July, and like to hav got run 9Tr>- by
a passe) of ftlleia main a foot race from Bull yen to
your sity. Atter that, ws tried to git to you by the Pe
tosak River, but Mr. Whiling sed you wer'nt runiu that
muheen at iluu prumti. We next went to Mr. Har
per’s Perry, to take the Biltytnore Rail Road, but we
kood'ot hod tbs konduktor, and kart aeeaied t "iv,
and the folks sed you wer’nt ruuin that muheen i
we tbo’t howMoerer to taka a dek poof on U 'f‘