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Take courage.

--It is remarked by an exchange that in the Revolution of '76 the darkest hour was just before day. So may it prove in this second struggle for independence. In January, 1781, Richmond was captured by the British forces. Petersburg was twice taken in May, 1781. The Legislature, during the same month, on the approach of Cornwallis from the South, adjourned to Charlottesville. They were followed there, in June, by Tarleton's cavalry, seven of them captured, and the rest forced to retreat to Staunton. Gov. Jefferson escaped capture by only ten minutes. And yet in a few months thereafter — in October, 1781--our people had the satisfaction of seeing Lord Cornwallis and his whole army captured at Yorktown, and the war ended in a blaze of glory.

The Daily Dispatch: March 7, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. March 7, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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