Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-20

1Si II day of February, inst, and will there
agree upon the princ Piles upon which n
Northwest Confederacy is to be instituted,
and propose terms Of peace and commerce
with the C"n:ederacy for the States Dor.
derl"g the Mississippi and i,s tributaries
proposing treat!, offensive and defensive.
with the South, or All adoption of the
Confederate States constitution, to incorpo-
rate those new members into the Confed-
"racy, IT that be agreeable 10 the people
OF the Confederate States. But in any
event, and independently "f all other ques.
''ons relations Of peace, arnitv aud CON.
| merce with the South are 10 be establish
ed.
When these principles arc agreed upon
| IN c"nveutl"n, commissioners will be de-
puted to bear the result to Richmond to
| treat with the Confederate Government
tfr final AND satisfactory adjustment of
a interests i'Aeolved. This action will be
ffhot secretly, nor clnndesineI,. but openly
and with serious, digniiird determination.
representing the sovereignty OF those great
and poprl"us States. When the terms Of
adjustment are settled ut Richmond, they
will be submitted for the ratification Of the
people of those States respectively, by or
gan'c action at the ballot box provided for
hy the Legislatures Of the respective
States. When thus ratified, the work nf
separation from the United States will be
regarded as finally and irrevocaLly per-
fe, ted.
But" we sugges,cd, "Maj. what If
Mr.. Lincoln shall send detachment to
Frankfort to arrest the Convention and its
peace delegates 10 Rirhmond?'
Let him dare 10 lift y finger. or march,
an army to disturb The deliberations of that
Convention, or arrest its delegates, and
three hnndri ,hous Western men will
move to Washington City and hang Mr.
Lincoln and his Cabi..et.'
Again, we suggested, "Mr. Lincoln has
til" army and the navy and the ,r. asurv.
Let him send Grants army said our
informant. to Illinois, and that is The last
Grant &ill ever see of lis army. lie would
not have corpnral's guard remaining at
''ch'.l to MS command, while our Som hcrn
allies w.nIi rc"ap,ure evLy town AMI city
on the Mississippi, from New Orleans to
Cairo. Let Roscrc'ans take his army to
| he Oh'o river, and it will ce SC To exist in
| like manner. We alrca'y have on" hun
'!rr'l atrl ci ghtv rlious md returned Federal
| su!'!iers in those Sta'es ready to ioip us
| and We have t;e army and ~. have il,
',"''''-, aud II Vic E-,k Republicans a.,
Washington C;ty dare t., interfere with us.
he majesty and p wer of great people
vii! be excried to move to Washington
City and hang th.. last one of ,hcm. As
I" "rer'tlons up n tie river, the gunboats
shall he yours
And Whist will you do with the Fede-
raj war debt !! We asked.
we will rcpudiare the last far,hinr Of
it,, Sail he. 1T was never cons,itutionallv
conlracte
"AnI what will von do with the green
backs in circulation, to the amount Of
m.nv ni!l"ns?'
1--WE will make bon. fire "f them, and
consume them at tic altar Of sac. fice.'
And what will you do with the Mid
de and New Engan! Statcs?"
I'VE EXPECT the moral support Of New
York anu Penpsl lvania. We will cut off
Michigan to Canadn. whrre she ought to
belong And II New Englsnd inte feres.
we'll wEiv her out OF tho Union, or into
b o' 'CuhSIOi.
AT what time, we asked, do youcxpect
the present war 10 ceascl
Il exp"c,,' sad he, no more general
engagrinfnrs, unless one should occur in
M'lLe Tenne e, between the forces un-
der Bragg and Rosencranz, and I shoxM
deem that great misfortune, as be,ng
unnecessary and As involving useless
3 "r'fi"e OF life. BY the Fl Il oil April there
il re IA practical cessation of hostili,ies
IN the Southwest, an'l by first of June n
permanent peace, un ess the Black r, pub
Leans d. ,ermine 10 wage war against the
Northwest
he above statements comprise sub
sfantIally the Information We havs deriveu.
Onr informant seemed to entertain little
d"uht that Indiana and Illinois. at least,
wouli fall INTO the Confederacy along with
M'ssori and Kentucky. II thought it was
al'o The destiny "i OHIO, but sermed less
confident Of that State. Whether these
States should belong to The Cunfederacy or
moi, lie hat no doubt at all of the founda-
Ion OF Northwest Empire, in the event
OF their exclusion from the South. h.-SouM.
ern Crisis, 10Th.
AN ACT TO PREVENT AND Punish TIE