Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-09
Of the last Congress infringod by Mr.. Conway is

Of the last Congress infingcd by Mr.. Conway is
as follows:
Be enoctcd By The Senate and House Of Representa- ires
Of tho United States Of america in Coagrcss assembled
That pers0n being resident OF the United States
or being citizen thereof, and residing IN any foreign
country shall without the permission authority of the
Government OF the United States and with the intent to
defeat the of the said Government to weaken
in any way their efficacy. hold commence directly
indirectly any correspondence intercourse, written
verbal with the present pretended rebel Government
with any cer agent thereof with any other indvi
dual acting sympathixiDg herewith il any such per-
above mentioned not duly authorized shall COUNSEL
assist in any such correspondence intercourse with
intent aforesaid, he shall DO deemed guilty of high
misdemeanOr and conviction before any court of the
United States having jurisdiction thereof shalt be pun.
shed by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars and by
imprisonment not less than six months exceeding five
years.
Sec And be further enacted That where the offence
is committed in any foreign country the district court OF
the United States for the district where the offender shall
be first arrested shall have jurisdiction thereof
The " conversations" had with Lord Lyons in
New York by some of the conservative leaders,"
reported by him to Earl Russell, after the las: Oc
tober elections, gave, tits known, great umbragc to
some Of our citizens, who supposed themselves to
in the fact and matter of such conversations the
evidence Of disloyal designs sufficient to impeach
the patriotism of large mass OF their countrymeD
It remains to be seen whether the persons who
were then 80 swift to level their denuDcations at
assumed political offenders, will be equally prompt
and jealous aud suspicious in questioning the
loyalty of the parties for whom Mr.. Conway as
sumes to speak in offering to postpone the cause Of
the Union to the cause Of emancipation
The New York Commercial Advertiser, an Ad
mnstration journal, comments on "the Conway
correspondence" in the following terms:
"No sooner is this correspondence made public here
than the Abotioniss seek to repudate it. The Tribune
denounces Mr. Conway and Mr. Garrison. whose name
has been mentioned in connection with the affair says that
the Abotonss with whom he is identified have not been
guilty of the folly and presumption OF authorizing any such
proposition, and that Mr. Conway, who in England
bis own responsibility will have endorsement from
them 1t il not to be disguised that the nconsderate
speech Of leaders of abolition thought have pro-
duced impression that the abotionists willing to
sacrifice the Union to slavery and to choose peace and
dsunion, provided only the peculiar institution may be
abolished This opinion is held by few, very few indeed
but as many are suspected of faith in this fatal and
reasonable heresy it perhaps we'll that opportunity
given them to discaim all connection with these plotters
of dsunion. These times when it is important to
know precisely where we stand Copperheads may Turk
well under the shadow Of the Tabernacle within the
retreats of Mozart Hall.
The folly of the proposition made by this self sufficient
envoy evident from the fact that he promises to
the by the immediate withdrawal of every
kind of support from it, One kind OF support that Of
actual presence in the field Mr. Conway and his friends
have very abundany yielded to the war; and az to
material aid that is already provided for another year,
Congress having made the necessary appropriations Mr.
Conveys peace party is hardly strong enough in the
next Congress to give them much hope OF repeal of the
legislation this subject.
There has been far too much of this sefconsttuted
diplomacy this and it is time stop put to it
by the strong hand Of the law Many were clamorous
last winter for the punishment of those who had made
peace propositions to the Richmond powers, and lam
guage too severe to be applied to them. The public
judgment right in making the demand The difficulty
was, that made out. Propositions and plans
of settlement faded into thin air attempt
made to define them. Least of all was any one willing to
stand sponsor for them But here proposition and an
author and the two together make up for grand
jury" Y