Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1863-02-20
From The New York Express.
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The Conservative Movement.

The Conservative Movement.
The Legislature Of illinois have agreed
upon and passed resolutions appointing
Commissioners, to consult with other
States. The Commissioners are among
the first men in the State. Stephen T.
Logan, Of Springfield, is at the head of
the Commission. This Mr.. Logan was,
we believe, the bosom friend Of Mr.. Lin
coin, and voted for him. lie was men,
Der Of the Peace Congress from Illinois,
and, in representing the principles Of
compromise and concession there, prior
to the war, he was then thought to be the
confdant Of Mr. Lincoln. In the No
vember election, however, old man as be
is, he stood upon the hustings, all day,
distributing Democratic tickets, and beg
ging all his old Republican friends to
vote the Democratic ticket to save the
country. He is also, we believe, an emf
nent lawyer in the State. Among tho
other eminent men on the committee are
John d. Cation, whose life of valua-
BILE service stands as evidence of virtue,
ability, worth and patriotism Thornton,
true and talented the valiant, amiable,
just Marshall, possessing both heart and
intellect; last, though not least, Cloudy
and Omelveney."
This is the character Of the committee
which the State has created to meet 9TH
er States in consultation 10 Louisville, in
March and the Legislature has agreed
tn take recess on the 18th, till juno
LIST, to receive their report
The Abolitonists in the Illinois Legis-
laturc resorted to all sorts OF parliament
larry strategy and violence to avoid max.
ing quorum to act upon these resolu-
tlons but the Democrats, through their
ergeant-at-arms, brought them back into
both bodies, and made constitutional
quorum. The Aboltionists now threaten
revolution in the State, by refusing to
appear any more in the Legislature to
make constitutional quorum. A writer
from Springfield says:
i" II the minority secede, aud attempt
TO break up the State Government, the
only redress left to the people is the es-
adjustment Of a provisional government"
The Legislature Of Kentucky has al
ready appointed committees to consult,
and Indiana and New Jersey will, doubt
less, follow through their organized Go
vernments-with Pennsylvania, Ohio.
aud New York, il is to be hoped, through
their organized authorities, in somoform.
Gov LETcHER AND PRESIDENT LIN
colin The Richmond Enquirer, Of tho
9th, contains two-eolumn communica-
ton addressed by Gov. Letcher, Of Vir-
qinia, to President Lincoln, upon tho
subject Of continuing the imprisonment
Of Colonel Thomas Zaryona and others.
The Governor, in conclusion, says:
d" | deem it duty to the cause Of hu-
manity and civilization to hold the resi-
due Of the prisoners have now in Gus
tody, as we'll as all who may hereafter
come into the possession Of this State, as
hostages for the good treatment Of un-
offending citizens of Virginia, who have
been incarcerated for no other cause than
being loyal to their own State and to tho
government Of their cboice--a govern
ment, which has, in thousand instances.
been recognized and acknowledged by
the government Of the United States as
one Of the sovereign and Independent
States Of the former Union, and which
they are now wag.ng hopeless war 10
restore il to its position"
ETIf there is a surgeon or physician
ia the world especially famed for bis
treatment Of paralysis, we hope the Co
vernment will hunt him up and send him
10 the Army Of the Potomac. Prentice.
GE" Peace propositions" are now
before the Legislatures Of New Jersey.
Ohio. Kentucky Indiana and Illinois