Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-09


A NATIONAL CONFERENCE.-The IntslIigsnesr,
this morning, In an article of great power and
cogency, urges the President to call Congress
together without delay, with his executive recon-
mendation 10 them TO submit our national din
cultiss to the proper arbitrament Of National
Convention constitutionally selected to the par
ticular end Of their solution. We doubt not, the
cord thus struck will find response In every
patriotic heart. Fer months past, public opinion
has been everywhere settling down to the belief
that the remission Of the difficulties to that tribunal
Is the only plan promising to enable the nation to
escape actual war, either between the General
Government and the partizans Of those who have
usurped It's authority in the South, between the
latter and the betrayed masses whose American
liberties they have taken occasion to crush out in
their work Of revolution. As the imminency Of
war has increased in popular judgment, SO, too,
has naturally increased the popular desire for a
National Convention to avert 1T; until already
sible and patriotic people everywhere regard It
as being the only possible means left Of settling
the imbroglio without bloody war either be-
tween the General Government and the Oligarchy,
or the latter and those whom they have already
virtually enslaved, as explained above.
The IntsHigencsT shows with convincing force
that the course Of the Administration In the premi-
ses up to this time has been eminently wise and
patriotic; and tina: 1t Ia in position at this mo-
ment to shape the result happily for the country;
and, further, thai the action of the last Congress
has so tied Its hands, as that it is by no nseans
able, II IL Were willing which we know well II
is MOTTO essay to solve the difficulty by pursuing
the policy Of aggressive warfare, which more or
less Of its ultra partizlns urge upon 1t unceasing
ly. Our sincere belief is that the PRONUNCIATION
Of Presidential proclamation converting Con-
gress to aid the Executive in bringing the troubles
Of the times to peaceful and just con cusion, If
that be possible, Ia concentrating the public mind
upon the expedient of National Convention
would at once defeat the Vaccinations of the par
Trans Of the usu.ping Oligarchy In every border
slaveholding State, and organize powerful Union
parties In each usurped State, standing forth az
Union men favoring the prompt return Of their
respective States back under the authority Of the
United States, upon such terms as the National
Convention may agree upon.
We believe further that such Convention will
be composed almost exclusively Of men really
anxious to settle the imbrogllo upon terms con-
fervative Of the rights Of all sections.
Our o,rn belief is that the repeal Of the personal
liberty bills and the adoption By the States of the
Corwis amendment of the Constitution following
on the heels Of the entire settlement of all the late
territorial slavery Questions which is involved in
the recent creation OF the three new territorial gov
ernments which cannot fail to prove entirely salts
factory to every true friend of the Union at the
South, when thoroug lily understood there, will
prove final settlement Of the troubles that will
sweep the country at the ballot-box Ike wildfre;
even In the usurped States wherein the people M
to this time, have been robbed, 1t will be rrmern-
oered, Of free speech the liberty Of the pr S. and
the frsenan's voting franchise. These are terms
NEyh 81 wNWf.
majority, despite the noise made b. her disunion
lists, and the halting, faltering, apologfzing mis-
takes made up to this time by SO many of her
Union public men who lack boldne,s to "a ke nv
the throat the spirit OF disunion now threatening
TO compel the speedy exradtion Of all the States
slaves on the one hand and the entire deprivation
OF her white labOring population Of all their dis
uncuVe American liberties on the other
we believe. further, that every non slavehoid-
Ing State will promptly accede to those terms,
Thus, we believe, that the only difficulties in
the way Of ending The troubles lie in the persistent
heachery OF the OHgarchy for the sake Of DESTROY
Ing the Government, and in the equally treacher-
ous conduct Of such publicsts as the New York
1IioSss set, who would madly induce the Gov.
eminent to essay TO cram H.ir views Of the fitness,
OF things governmental down the throats Of the
south with IRE and sword. A national conven-
.Hon would quickly render Ii apparent that TIL
strength Of the Oligarchy at the South is but the
temporary strength OF fraud, usurpatIon and mob
violence eliminating in the momentarr ascend
aney Of desps;ism, that has but to be Thoroughly
appreciated by its abused subjects to be speedily
deposed.
On the other hand, It would as quickly show
that nine-tenths Of the people Of the North repu-
diate utterly the mad ideas upon which the TIL
e~ns's policy for the emergency is founded.
When thar becomes so apparent that the disunion
pres and leaders at the South can no longer hide
IL rom the southern people, the country will
INSANITY comprehend that the whole trouble
amounts to nothing more than palpable delusion,
prevailing South and North, seized on and p.ed
In both sections by bad men for bad ends
The NIKsiSIA CoNvENIIoN's COMMITTEE OF
THREK, to inquire Of the President what NAV he
the meaning OF the shi pment Of troops from New