Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1863-02-25
Programme IN the Northwest.

FROM ltlc pOutHStH u OIlolSi O"SA'N"'
We have derived the snbjoined in
formation from a gentleman of high
moral social and political character
a distinguished citizen Of one Of the
Northwestern States-and the infor'
matiou, therefore, is strictly accurate
and entirely reliable. We make the
statements for the information and
qualification Of our readers aud the
Southern public gene rally.
The States Of Indiana, Illinois and
Ohio have determined to stop the war
and make terms Of peace with the
Confederate States, cost what it may
and offend whom it may. In one Tur.
pose, whatever the future may be,
they are firmly aud unalterably united
and resolved, and that purpose is the
war against the Confederate States
shall cease-or, if it is to be carr ed
on, the Northwest will throw its mill,
tary power into the scale against the
aggrcssOr. The citizens OF those
States who have been drafted or ems
rolled 10 the Federal army are leaving
that army by the hundred and by
the regiment, and there is no author
/ ity in the army which can control
this movement. Ofthe one hundred
and fifty thousand men organised by
the Federal Government to operate
on the Mississippi river under Grant
and McClernand, not more than forty
thousand effective soldiers remain, and
that number is daily diminished by
mortality from sickness, and by 4
voluntary abandonment of an enter
prise with which they are most thor
oughly disguised. .
The Legislatures of Illinois, lndl
! ana, Ohio aud Kentucky are to con
] vene at Frankfort, in general conven
, ton. on the 18th day Of February
instant, and will there agree upon th'
principles upon which a NoTthwes
Jonfederacy is to be instituted an'
propose terms of peace aud commerce
with the Coniederacy for the STATE
bordering the Mississippi and its trio
utaries-pr proposing treaty, offensive
,, and defensive, with the South, or al
> adoption of the Confederate Sta'e
p constitution, to incorporate those nev
T members into the ConftderacJ, if tina
be agreeable to the people OF The Oon
, (ederate States. But in any event
/. and independently Ofall other qnes
p tions. relations of peace, amn'ty an
T. commerce with the South are TO b
established
When these principles are agree
upon in convention, commissioner
will be deputed to bear the results t
Richmond to treat with the Con'ed
crate government for a final aud sat
isfactory adjustment of all intcre'
involved. This action will be take
: :, not secretly, not clandestine, but ope'
!. ly. and with serious, di2niied dete
}. minatiou, representing the sovere'gI
IS ty of those great and pOpulous State
y When the terms of adjustment are Sc
- 70 tied at Richmond they will be subm'
IS ted for the ratification Of the people
e. those States respectively, by organ
ID action at the ballot box provided II
e. by the Legislatures Of the respectlV
8 States.-When thus ratified, the VOL
Of separation from the United Stat
will be regarded as finally and lrTev
= cably perfected.
But" we suggest, "Maj.
= what if Mr.. Lincoln shall send a d
tacbment to Frankfort to arrest {
ng convention and its peace delegates
w Richmond :"
o oo let him dare to lift finger
of march an army to disturb the dchh'
ice atoms of that convention, or arrest
ed delegates, and three hundred the
no sand Western men will move
CT, ~ Washington City and hang Mr. Il
% ,lv coin and his Cabinet"
The Again, we suggested Mr. Limo
be has the army and the navy and
treasury"
LET him send Grants army IS
' our informant, ITO Illinois, and tt
- is the last Grant will ever SEQ of
army. He would not have a cor
rails guard remaining attached to
do. command while our Southern all
at would recapture every town and 9
on the Mississippi, from New orle
to Cairo. Let RoseCrans take