The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-09-25
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M. Fernando Wood. . notorious politi-
cisR Of this city, having given out for the
last six months that offers of submission on
the part of the rebels had been made to the
Adminis,r s,iOn. and not accepted, publishes
st last what he considers to be evidence Of
the truth Of his assertion. 1t consists Of
between himself ard Pres.
dent Lincoln, which is indeed evideuce of
. marvellous condescension on the part Of
the President and OF . marvellous impu.
dsoce Of his own. but evidence of nothing
else. As long ago % the 9th Of December.
1863. this Wood wrOte to the chief masis-
trsts . private aota in which he declared
that .' on the 35tI, Of November last. l
(the said Wood) ~ss advised by an author
isy which deemed likely to be we'll ip torm-
Cd. - veil ~ srus worthy and truthful. that
the Southern Ssates would send rspresen
sasives to the next Congress. provided shas
. full and general amnesty should permit
them 70 do so. No guarantees or terms
we're ssksl for other than the amnesty re-
fsrred to-" In pursuance Of this pre- :ious
Wood urged the President to
main,ained "poh,icsl end social relations
with the lesders Of the revolt" to cores
pond with then officially on the subject of
return TO duty.
Mr.. Lincoln would have been justified in
taking no notice of this missive, on many
grounds; in the 6rst plsce, because il came
from Wood, who 10 . convicted criminal
whose unsupported vosd is net entitsed to
the slightest credit. and whore opinion, con-
ssQuently, IS to ian authority" which he
deems trustworthy and truthful" was
worth shout - much ~ that of Bill Stokes
on Black ~ell's Island in the second place,
hs might naturally have supposed that this
report WAS Of piece With many other fool
ish rumors set aAoat about that time by
such crazy psses ~ Mr.. Chase Barney and
such schemiug swindlers ~ j. Wesley
Greene, and let il pass ss an idle wind; or,
in the third place. he might have dismissed
with coutcmptuous silence 90 e6rontery 10
. private individual 80 unparalleled as to
propose 70 the government not only the
novel and disgraceful expsdient Of opening
10 correspondence with insurgents still in
arms sgsinst its authority. but of commit.
ting that correspondence to the hands Of
their old political eronies. that is. to lis own
enemies.
These proposals. 10 themselves were suffi
ciently impudsnt, but Wood couples with
them in the coolest manner, the assurance
that his priucipals do not ask any guaran-
ties or terms )" beyond free pardon of all
offences. fTl- FL -. hS&le<t
A judge who should be invited BY nest
Of pi,kpOcksta and::burg lars 70 suspend the
laws OF the edantry. on the condition that
they would consent to return once more to
! the bosom Of society. might be properly as
tonishsd by the overture. but re cannot
find the exscs terms in which to describe
the emotion which probably seized upon
Mr.. Lincoln's mind when be dipped his
eyes into the literary refrigerator Of this fel
flow Wood. 1t is most likely that he sur
veyed it with an irrepressible gush Of laugh
ter. inssmuoh as the President has keen
sen>e Of the ludicrous. and balls his dis
covsry Of il with . salvo of explosion. from
the longs. But if he took it seriously, he
most have been as,ounded. like the beadle
10 Oliver Twist. to the pitch Of losing his
breath. or Of ssa,ioR his eyes out Of his
head. Here is aa snormity. he must have
ssid beyond all human proportions or hu-
man credsncs. An arrogant and upstart
class. which founds its entire pre,ensions, IS
/ we'll ~ its wealth. upon the most hideous
crime OF the Age. after having made upon
the nation. 10 defence Of its privileges. .
cruel and bloody war OF two years dura-
ton. in which theusands Of the pcblest ives
havs pevishsd, On both sidss. and millions
upon millions OF valuable property has been
lost after having doae more mischief shan
. hundred Oatilines aud ,sn thousand Mana
\ Sahibs. With N unlimited number OF Cap
tain Kidds thrown in and after having i'm
posssnsd snd begged nearly al the desE.ots
Of Shs earth. from the solemn mime Of
France to the reckless pirats Of The Csrib-
bsae seas, 70 help il crush out the life of tue
soniy prosperous Democratic republic on the
Ifacs Of sAs ssssA. fsils IN its gigantic scheme
Of viekedness. and then sends an emissary
70 he gevssnHsns u had 20 ssrosieasly out.