, 1862-12-29
j. B. WALKER. SEomnittee
SAML. WoLCoTT,
The lcTh02npson Correspondence.
IFrQm tic New York Tribunc.l

We hare received another batch Of the
Thompson letters, but find none Of them Of
any special interest except one from Howell
Cobb. True, it tells US no more than We
knew before, that from the beginning the
conspirators aimed at nothing more nor less
but the testimony Of Howell Cobb on this
point is important enough to be printed, mas
much rs many mcn-and possibly some Of
them may be honest-arc still amusing them
selves, and trying to deceive others, with the
hope that there may be Il reconstruction Of
the Union on some other terms than a sup
preston Of the rebellion by force Of arms.
The letter, moreover, is Of historical value for
the different estimate it puts upon Buchanan
and Holt. The feelings Of the first. Mr. Cobb
the second he holds to be s'unwisc,' p as giving
~unfortunate direction to his {thc President's)
MAcoS, January =; 1852
dear TaoMPsos: haze jnst Iesgr4sa 4 t5oa NJ ~
large majority for secession and the action Of
Georgia is a certainty: The question is narrowed
. bloody revolution. As to saving the Union, # is
absurd to think about it. Mr- Buchanan could
give peace and quiet to the whole country il be
peaceable dissolution. know that his feelings
arc right; but unfortunately. he has never yet
looked Of the question in its true light His anxi
cty to save the Union, and the unwise counsels Of
such men as Holt, have given an unfortunate di-
rection to his whole policy. II, in his Message,
be had put himself upon the line you and urged,
there wonld have been peacoahle solution
Of onr troubles, and his name would have been
embalmed in the memory of all good men, aho9ld
think that Floyd had discovered his error by this
time in differing from us about the message Is it
too late yetto both Mr. Buchanan and the peace
| Of the countryf Ionly know what see in the pa
pers: bnt my regard for the President, 80 well as
my desire to SAVE the country from bloody rcTo-
luton. inapel me to make the appeal through you
1s S a enS & &Bafy Z aa9Psa Peze 1 5e
truth that the Union is hopc!essly gone; and all
TINT remafns is 70 provide for its Rsaeeaole diaso
py coercion, and is folly Let our friendsrise to
the magnitude Of the question, and and throw aside m
lawyers briefs and demagoS1es, ta1ss It's ,; ths
only follow his own good Judgment and keep Holt
at work on simple and imnnateri3l details, be can
save his country from blood, and add to hssown
shall be anxious to hear from You, and hope
ron viii be able to spare moment for that par-
pose, when anything important occnrs
Bailey has been guilty Of an Infamous fraud. This
ie npleasapt, and know it annoys you, bat it ie
Of those things that all public men arc liable to
encounter. and fol which they cannot be made p to
suffer ip public opinion. trust there is no truth
in the .umor that Tou intend to make good the de.
faleation from your priyate fortune. II you viii
pardon me for saying it, it would be grcat folly
Tor you to do such thing. There is not human
icing in the world who will throw any responsl-
bity upon your shoulders, unless It be these aho-
lition enemies, who are seeking to destroy the
characters Of all good men. The idea that NC are
responsible for the integrity Of our snbordinates
would prevent all honest men from holding Office,
Mrs Cobb joins me in the kindcst regards to Mrs.
| Thompson, yourself, and al onr friends
| Your friend, HOWELL COBB.
Among these letters is one from Mr.. r. T..
NJ. Curry, of Ala, dated as long ago as May,
1859. The whole is not worth printing, as il
refers to local politics, but the following is
significant, as showing how far the disuniou
plot had gone even at that time:
i Ihayc been amazed to find the growth OF the
disnniou sentiment among our people. Many ah
solutey desire such an event many wou1d not re
sistt: while nearly all seem to regard it as ques
tion Of time, Douglas disafection has denoralizei
us and se cannot persuade The South 10 c0Efde i,
0Av NortEers. Democrat.
We commend the closing sentiment to oul
| Dam 0nrnfif& ffa11o1E~r5tiz.E1aS