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mittee 81 the Democratic Party Of
Virginia:
T SiR-The correspondence contained in
The Crisis of the 18Th instant. between
| yourself end Mr.. Secretary Poinseu, has
been carfully examined, and, must say .
! have been astounded at some Of the OBJ
servations contained in Mr.. Poiuselrs re-
/ ply TO some OF your inierrogatories. MIR
Poiusett saws that The President con
Cured with him in the opinion with re-
gard To tho importance Of recognizing
the Militia at this time. but had no sgen.
ey IN preparing the plan reported 10 Con-
grcss, and no previous knowledge of its
details. II was prepared, as has already
been stated, at the request OF a committee
Of the House OF Representative, express.
ed al the close Of last session. and re :
ported 10 this Congress upon a cali Of the
House made directly upon the Secretary
! OF War. and, as Is usual in all such cases.
sent 10 that body without being previous
l'y submitted To the President. With IL or
ITS details he. therefore. had nothing TO
I do Now, sir, ii this be the true state
I OF the case, the President is placed in a
very awkward situation before the face of
the nation, for he expressly saws in his
message 10 Congress on that subject, "
cannot recommend too strongly to your
consideration the plan SUBMITTED What
officer (the Secretary OF War for The or
ganizaiicn Of the militia OF the United
States. Can 1t be possible. sir, that the
President OF these United States would
so strongly recommend a plan Of oreani-
cation OF the militia which he had never
seen, and consequently knew nothing
about Common sense says No. But
the President must have seen il and read
IT too, and been perfectly acquainted with
all its details" or he would mol have
assured US that the plan Of the SECRETARY
did accompany his message 10 the House.
What, then, can the Secretary mean, by
his replying thus 10 your inierrocatory
Oh how are we TO understand the Two
documents? The President tells Con-
gress in his message that the Secretary S
plan dad accompany his message, and
the Secretary in reply to your letter saws
that, " il was not submitted 10 him, nei-
lher dad he know any thing Of its details /"
Can you tell US, Mr.. Secretary Richie ?
Ii you can, let as know all about it, for
the Democratic Woman of Virginia are
not able TO reconcile such palpable con
iradieIions. The pill. sir, is too large, we
cannot swallow 1t. The facts in the case,
according 10 our comprehension, seems 10
be these, viz: The plan was maiured and
written out 10 the very last line. review.
ed by the President, aud was sent 10 Con.
gress with his message, in which he
strongly recommended II TO the immedi-
ate action Of the House. These are fairly
ldedGcible from the documents themselves.
And sir, had not tho Democratic woman
~ OF the Old Dominion, upon whom the
burden must ultimately have fallen, spurn.
ed the vile document from them as they
would a viper which they knew would
bite them, we are Of opinion that no such
explanation would have been given. II
is in vain, sir, for the Secretary Of War.
yourself. or Senators Rosne and Gruudy TO
try to exculpate the President from a par.
tIcipation in the plan, for the plain rea
son that documentary evidence is against
you. And, cir, as one Of the Democra.
tic yeomanTy Of the proud Old Dominion,
hesitate not to say. that upon this plan
and the obnoxious Sub. Treasury Bill, the
downfall Of the party is Predicaled, and
viii assure6ly take place, unless they are
both abandoned. The democratic yeo.
men Of the State have been looking for.
ward 20 this document with considerable
solicituds. hoping that when IL did make
IFS Appearance, Sufficient grounds would
hare been taken 10 enable them 10 have
met the Wings on fair and honorable
grounds, bat sad 10 relate, we have been
disappointed. add now we are compelled
10 return OUT swords 10 the scsbbsrd, and
submit ourselves 10 be kicked from the
field Of action. In a few words, cir, we
are Disguised at the course pursued by
the would. BE friends OF che President
aud hesitate not 10 say, that more signal
defe@ awaits US in November, than we
met Eiih last Spring. We can be dupes
OF party no longeF--we will Try 10 take
lcare OF ourselves by casting cur mite in
favor Of 3 change Of men add measures.
More anon
n Democratic Woman NJ The
Old D0BiiaiOn.
Oid Dominios, June "a 1870