The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-17

evident that the leaders OF the rebellion are
desirous OF meeting as msny OF their North
ern fellow e!.iZsEs as csn be got together IN
Conv en.ioa a. either Harrisburg or Pnlia-
dslphia; AT the data of the last accounts it
asal not bssu decided which it was to be-
And We may auess bcw hearty and zsalons
they are in tlis great movement from the
enormous s'zs Of the delegs,ion which they
are seD6i1g forwsTd. Taers Is 40 reace Dem
ocra. VINO can avoid feeling glow "f sails
faction az tbs tbocgh. thai SO tt0 q t0o 900 Of
tue bone AID sinsv OF thssS9Uth saaui have
started Ncrshyard, 10 confer and discuss, the
minnie tina. .hsy hsard the great peace party
would he pleased to zee 'ths n return 70 their
allegiance We doubt II tbs South has ever
yet baen go well Represented in any of the
conferences which SIZE has held with the
Northern Dsmoeracy The delegation com
prises man of sill ranks apd parties, from the
wealshiest planters do ~n to the negro slave,
aud there ia not one of them who is not de
eirous of staying at the North as long as 1t
will be convenient for IN to keep him.
We greatly fear, however, that our recsp.
ton ofthem will not be in all respects what is
ouahll6 be- Every effort is being used to
bring together an etl 1al.y large number OF our
population to argue cur various elnefencss
with them. and we understand tha. Eeveral
regiments Of volunteers leave this city ior
Harrisburg this morning. Az fsr as dress ana
appearance 60 these gentlemen VIII dovsry
well; but we casino inpu.ation on our eltiZen
RoidiaN when We Say that they are searcesy J
the best parsons to ssiect to discuss with Soufa
erners the various points of difference bstween
ms ana the misguided secessionists TH can,
Of course, add to the splendor and eclas of the
ceremonial; but when it comes 70 satisfy our
friends Of our desire to live in peace and
harmony with them, and OF our willing
meas to 10 anything under heaven to EeeI
them in good huE1or, our readers Will we
think, agree with us that we might tnd bet
ter persons TO represent us than the state
militia The meE ior this work are unqnes
tionab.y the peace promoters we tninS mr
Fernando Wood and DIR. Bradford, and a.
large portion of the rscent great gathsriie
| st the Cooper Institute as can get away, ongh
! TO hurry on rs fass as possible to the scat
peace. Ihe Ohio democracy ought siso TO SEM
| forward as large q number of their lest:in.
orators and writers as they can spare, ana W
you'd sUggest that Mr.. Vaianfigham onkht Il
| head the list. Mr. Lincoln Cannot IN deeennI
| retasA TO grant him permission to return 10
this great OCCASION We may remark, however
! that Tie Southern delegates ara ail brInen
| ,uuskets with them, and several ROUNDS of ba
cartridge This We presume, is partly Tor tai
| "a. practice III tbs Interval, of the sittlpgs q
| the Convention, and for grand Jae ds 70!
| when the debates are over ami the Cnlon
| restored, gS bneTe Is no rSaSca w 0ooVs IL WI
bs. ~
| Il would seem, therefore, to be oniy prope
and courteous that cur representative shooi
! he similarly equipped, and, Ia tact, We nav
! reason to believe that our Southern frieho
confidently exoect they will De. iha ca'r ryll
of arms to a Peace Convention il novsit.
and 10 some pelsons it u2sy ssfa: sn aasmil
| novelty; hGt li.a explanation oi Is Ia siinpl
Sayeyai Southern gentlemen are anxioos,
far re POSSIBLE, to adopt the Customs OF tooi
great Earopean s,ri3tosraeias whose c0@jfer
and successors they believe themselves 90 b.
, and amongst others that Of Poland, Wnleh q
ways assembled il tbs National Diet Wi
LANCE and sabre, and OH horseback. We ca
, ! not, although our Pretensions are mach mol
moderate, refuse TO follow their example.
Taere is already a good deal Of nriHu'n
, x,e grs so!ry 10 say, as 70 who u TO preeide
ths <uyenii9a. nobegt Lee, OF W. mia, al
.Ioserh Cocker, of California, are both taik'
of. and bo,- are marGIvting with all the
> might in aid O. thsir respec,ive aims, E"'
: has cone GA alraLig ~ canvess iof Lee, III
: ;,is.anpear,.nce sa1 let ~ q good deal OF WIZ
l puli9E; bat we doabt f Hnything deei /
wil! .age place before the Appearance oi "o
o sud judge MaCuon upon tfo eeane'
! hardly think ii likely that Tia t'on7enti
/ will Gpe,, before these two great apos,ia1
; ! naage are ready to take part IN ~, iL9n9h
v these days il ia dangerous 10 count upon eiti
ths mod9ssy or scrapuit ness oI Buch no;
= ! rious intriguers as both Hooker ana Lee.