Washington telegraph., 1863-07-01

of the 18th. 1t is full Of interestir, matter
In order that the politeness of our friend NAV
inure to the benefit Of all cur readers 80 con-
dense the items of most interest Tho .o,o
graphic news from its columns will be found
under another head.
Gov. CANDIES call Of the Convention on the
18th inst, to consider Of an act of amanc;na-
ton stands at head of the colunns II y
brazen instance Cf the military dictation to
which the people of that unhappy State are
subjected. He says that the Legislat,,r, last
assembled had some constitutional scrunes
upon the subject. We wonder at that con.id. |
ering how they we're elected; but the Governor
finds a remedy. He resuscitates the Conyen
ton again-which is the rump Of the old bodv
elected originally to consider of secession. and
now consists Of those Union members Who re-.
fused to 20 with the South. They are To not
only act upon the subject of emancipation. but
also such other matters as may be Connected
with the peace and dignity Of the State When
this body last sat, its members were admitted
to pass and replss through its doors BY passes
from Federal commanders. 1t il a greater
farce upon representative government than was
the French Assembly Of Deputies in the DAYS
OF Napoleon. OF course the negioes Of Mis-
souri will be emancipated, and evils innumer-
able, and much confusion, will arise hereafter.
This should afford the citizens of the Trans
Mississippi States warning of the danger to
arise from allowing the Federal armies to get
possession Of their capitols, and organize show
Of civil government. Ii becomes harder 10
rl-establish the proper order Of things.
Gen. VanRensalaer, General-in- Chief of the
volunteers Of 1872, writes a letter to the -Loyal
League Of Union citizens in New York, and
bluntly declines to urge the veterans Of 1872
70 meet them in convention at Utica. .'for the
purpose of manifestihg fixed determination
forts 10 quell the rebellion and sustain the
Union, the Constitution, and the supremacy
Of the national flag" lie does not care to sus-
tain the Government il seems, or to teach men
80. lie says the veterans believe that .'stern
rebuke and public ceusure, not fattery and
tame acquiesence, were the way to correct
self conceit and ignorance, in its career Of
blindness and mistakes" Although :he vete :
rams 90 for the entire Union, and the suppress
sion OF the rebellion by force of arms. II prac-
ticabL; but he says, ''to support President
Lincoln's administration by large majorities
would be to confirm it in palpable error" and
that it should be taught that il had '1ost the
confidence of the nation" He is hitting the
nail very directly on the head with very
large sledge hammer, and don't seem to mind
who it hurts. We can enjoy this very well,
and wish thar the General were quite persuaded
(as he seems 70 be dlpiost) to think the restora-
ton Of the Union impracticable, and give il
up. But alas. Agrippa died in his heather
ism after all Of Paul's arguments We fear
that few Of the peace party viii be quite con
verted shortly
Copious extracts from tie German papers
indicate split amongst them. The .swe s;liche
POST AMI the '.Neuve Zeit, are bitter against
the administration, and the latter hoi sts the
name Of Fremont for 1864 The more radi-
sal Of the German republicans are as bitter
against Lincoln as are the democrats The
conservative member. support him. But be j.
sorcly wounded in the house Of his friends
lie is politically dead if the war is prosecuted.
We think Lis only chance Of es cape is 70 take
the wind out Of the sails of the Peacs Demo-
Gratis, and come in ahead Of them on the peace
\ question BY open recognition. A war with
England will help him in this, Whenever his
mind is made up.
The Ohio Democratic Convention which
nominated Nalla ndighan for Governor, passed
a series Of resolutions, a portion ofwhch are
4 published. The telegraphic lines CEASED work
I ing before the report was finished, and we viii
I, probably never get the balance here until after
the war. So far as we have them, they are
mainly taken up with declarations Of principles
Of constitutional liberty, which are violated Ia
the arrest Of vallandigham. Sut they stili
contend firmly for the Union Ss 1t was. we
copy an extract to show how mrch of all this
excitement arises from party ;pirit amongst
themselves, and hcw little the South has TO
rely upon in the spirit of the peace party az
the North. Amongst other nings, IL Is re-
solved by this Vallandgham meeting, Ihat
| Ohio will adhere to the Constitution ol the
Union as the best, it may be the ias'' nope Oi
popular freedom" And in another place tney
resolve, THAT We hail with pleasure ana nope
the manifestations of conservative sentiment
among the people of the Northern states IN
their elections, and regard the same as the
earnest Of good purpose On their part 70 CO.
operate with all the loyal citizens IN giving
security to the rights of every section, and main
taininq The Union and the Constitution as they
were ordained by the founders Of the republic" +"
1t sounds like a school-boys speech on exami-
nation dav. and means practically about as
much. They proceed, THAT We will earn
estly support every constitutional measure
tending to preserve the Union q the States
No men have a greater interest in its preserva-
lion than We have; none desire it more; there
are none who will make greater sacrifices, or
endure more, than we will, to accomplish that
end We are. as we have ever been, the de-
voted friends of the Constitution and the Union,
and zoe have no sympathy Nth the enemies o.
ather." This Is fair and ndid, and we CON-
mend it to the consideration Of some few of
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