The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-10-24

The conquest completed at that enormou$
waste Of human life to the North and North
vast with at least $3.50 100000 added there
20 and cui bono? Fifteen devastated provin-
c c not to be brought into harmony with
their 3conouerers, hut to be held for genera
tions, by heavy garrisons. at an expense
nuadruple the net duties or taxes which it
would be possible to extort from them, fol
lowed by protector or an emperor.
4. SAY to the seeded States hayward sis
tiers depart in peace.
Tn haste remain very truly yours,
WINFIELD Scorr.
Hon, WIZ. H. SEWARD, &C., &C., &c.
General Scott, on the Sd Of March, having
mt the President in a condition to be sworn
inland being, perhaps, the only man in the
Tinted States who could have done that-no~
stiied him that if he entered upon an attempt
to conquer the seeded States that, in the first
place. he could not do it; that it would require
a Young general, like a Desaix, q Hoche, or q
Wolfe: that he who had, not many years be-
fore marched to the capital Of MEXICO withan
army of twelve thousand men, fighting nine
pitched battles on the way, meeting no check
and conquering an honorable peace, was una
bic. with three hundred thousand men, to at
tempt TO conquer the seeded Stntes in two to,
three wears. He was informed, that It would.
REQUIRE three hundred thousand men, and to-
night, when we are only half way through in,
point of time, we have one million i've hum,
dred thousand. He was told that it would
add two hundred and fifty millions of dollars
to the national debt; ahd to-day, when We
are only year and one half through, that
debt probably exceeds twelve hundred mil
lions. The Secretary Of the Treasury report
ed it last May, at four hundred and ninety
p1illions-double the amount that it was then
feared would be required to complete this
conquest. Now, fellow citizens with their
eyes open, so far as they could be opened by
this great soldier, this attempt was entered
upon to conquer the seeded States.
The meeting broke up late at night with 9
general cheering for everybody.
The Herald gives the bllowing editorials
summary Of the speeches.
sjeymour's speech was principally defence
Of Mis- own position and that Of the democratic
party Mr.. Van Buren, cast some ridicule on
the Administration, drew disheartening
picture of the difficulties of the war in which
the nation is engaged, amused his audience
by ridiculous sketches Of Dickinson, Fremont,
Greedy, and tie Republican leaders, and paid
a high compliment to General Mcclellan,
which drew down enthusiastic applause. He
informed the Republican enemies Of General
Mcclellan that if they would keep on they
would mike him President Of the United
States He denounced Mr.. Wadsworth as
bitterly hostile TO Gen. Mcclellan, and as 9
disunionist, and he declared the purpose Of
the Democracy to be to stand by President
Lincoln as long as he would let them, and to
stand by General Nee lellan whether he would
let them or not. The most contemplate CO.
vernment on the face Of the earth he declared
to be the Republican Government Of the
Northern States; and after making that decla-
ration he cried, sAnd now he. for Fort Lafay-
ettew He had been dieting himself for the
|, last ten months, and thought. he could stand
Fort Lafayette for two months. 1t could not
hold more than five hundred, who would not
be missed out Of the Democratic majority,
and then the fort weuld be better garrisoned
than it ever was before. His plan was that
Mcclellan should move on to Richmond, that
then a convention should be called, and their
Southern brethren invited to II. The Con-
stitution might then be altered, or it's provi-
sions made nore distinct, SO that they all
should hereafter live in peace; and if the
South would not stay, he would say to them,
in the language Of General Scott, .;Wayward
sisters, departin peace" He protested his
conviction Of, the triumph of the Democracy
at the coming election, and said that what
was first wanted was that New York should
see to it that her votes were deposited in the
ballot boxes. They should not lose their time
in talking, and if people did cali them trait
ors, they must not stop 10 talk, but inst knock
them down and go tostbe polls. They had
been told that the Southern people wonh not
live, and, in his Judgment, they ought not to
live, under Abolition sway, and he would not
live with them if they would. - 8
THE ELECTIONS.