Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-21
NAYI0NAL INTELLlGENCHR


Journal of Commerce touching certain crinca.
transac lions in the famous /" Peace Convention u
1861 which discussions seemed 70 demand me sesI-
mony of Mr.. johnson prominent MEMBER o. lno
Convention The letter possesses an historic interest,"
as shedding light Of the most important inei-
dents In our political annals, ana II Vaiuaoie' mort
over for its bearing on me GUY - - o,y a;cts
the desoating and deadly struggle when now a1icts
the country and engros,es all thoughts and aspira-
uons WAsHrSoroE May I3, 1868.
IA u. Editor, ri HE J0urnai y Commerce
IN, b,ord 20 YOU fOr' he CO |, NJ DAVID DUDLEY
Ein. tr ~ o. a. lie 81 OF Apri! asr, publ sled
10 your paper II The ,ucces dlns dV.
H. tbe prrtent cId dir o country no Vant's per-
IA. pb- R,iu by ecall tie b ory al he fetce
I,nytiiup Uut "a MIR T. has Thought nj 7" d ~ u i
rr er that th- TACT which lie ~ egaid t"l' err
n,C. should be cor cud As"e 81 The mrnp -Tsnamrd
BY ~ ne having teen "a is6' d % thr peace c"ii
a lnys Of tn hrst lure T. give the factHs
il war Tins Wi be WIZ view T. ca Ia gu sion
liz purposed accuracy NJ Field nut |" 81 uFtcf ght
WITH ,bos- who may f. plerrt ~ T. suj"c. For
ID pur.ofe . few pr liminnryr m-rk- are heces ny
The Cnyrntan assem- I'D At the inslanc1 !" Vireina,
thru ugh int passs b. Ter Gen al Ass nny oitlo
18th al "a un le6 Their prr"mor scto Tor as IRE
debsrat- il o." Il thu, DO thai ~ ca TIE @nhtp
utroy,r hich vide TIE ntes Of The Contpder"cy
sesll be satisfactorily a'j3s permanent dt'sOI ION q
Tie Uni0H Is IN utabls
Gates were lev 10 cOucu, uni ais Wy many u me
alscsri mud ref eli izns Of hs N"'tnrin s'n Go
Evijeuce OF this iout n The BATES III q ngre.T
eLs.ca on the la ng-, in tue unlc pes and IN many
of the N ps f hr county However JUL nao'e, as
Thugs he yG-ie IF III de rrd ndj t>tment was ~ OBJ
tan,d) severance II he Union by force would DC
ieem by the intelligent patrh tls hr country Il VAS
,st manifest their cedenls that ihre were men,
North and S nth. wbn 10 L., such resu not only
without rstrt, but sih pe and glsdness They were
dnubtrss lew III .ecup bat they were zsslour, reek
L.s al fan tica AID ~ ony, 10 rUcce d pcs with
which 4, Jude adi the uiud 4 he hont 81
sou I'll, m T5esr all good Oy men were sOicltus to
drpiy i've thtm OF md nee lh-y~ see most ehxrus t.
place u Se7p Cf o6use mi ell br,' nd lhrr
rrsch. lia tie dnger exse not ory manifested rs, u
IN th- msh before stated but every prp"si II ed
81 h- Peace C,venou "heaer b. Norhern or Southern
delrgat,s d!sciotsd II.
H. / he "a u,e of the seven amendments to he Con-
eli utlon rep b mau ~ Of the COMMITTEES OF which
Mr.. Gu h s Vas ch'irm n lrp ed H.
I'd The III, iy r, pnt by Mr. Baldwin, Il Connects
co.. 10 trns Ruot stalled T. II e pTeamb OF resnlu-
ton. r. Commence By hlu d, Mheoas unhappy df-
rences which nieuated from each "ther p r
lions of The teope Il he Uun Srae 70 sncl Sn extent
as seriously 10 DIS ub the pc &c Of the nat on
The prlncipe At legal null II eaton, asserted by Mr.
Calhoun 1879 in carefully prepared paper WI ich was
N do the uudut on II the buGf!ig ordnance Of b .
Stale ,f 1882 maintained II part, not mainly On
tie suthui,y Of tn Kentucky Ind Virginia resolutions OF
1879 The folly II The cot inc It's utter nco1sis ency
with tie very and OH cs 81 tho ConstilutoL were
40 obvious neither he intel ectial sCut mes 18th
which lis hrr suI ported t. the inhuei &c Of his pre-
yiuu.y ell rerned fmer til p"rsua've authriy OF
the great hau, JEFF rson a. NJ d I'D sve II
from almost uuiverl every STATE exec I
tia oIi.n, and tr he d-u t"u ot h pur at
brltest and abest minds Of South l m hrrtef One
Of Lh,s-, James Prtugru but recen J. t1ken om US,
70 the drvp regret Of The on uno I'D b. thr in
treason frantic violence ar und bI sot7 from ihrIr
danger the Sd OF lis sP tees charact his
courage ond III psr i.m 70 q very 'as II bis 81
r~lhne sni DO dy ave" ed his pert CT loaty to
the Cove Too wise 10 be ed stroy by the SD How
l e tie Rbrts and Va ce,s Of NJ hour ami 10
devoted u The bappln OF he Siar country 70 X
any her cours cuug 10 thr III Of iat1err, nd
boldly Ienonnc he I, witch &c couspra'ors
nv ed and 10y when lh-y have u taelf rum led nelr
lbe docr n therefore 40 n Il iqto general repute
ard 6nal y and 10 III rat fen in Of the country,
la NbA and a
Wehser aud the patro ism and indOmicable Will Of
Jackson Il demo stapd by MIR. Nadls - him elf,
who mind ned a sunlight, 10 teverti 1T
isrs 10 1912, 10 BE- ut uot- a6r, sEd with no
warrant ia the sout ~ 9S9 o. 10 the rrport
III wo OF he H. mzd- drir' II th"sr OF Virginia
Th h-resy pvdc the other DdTrd and md
more perm q, Us one II srces,i sub ttuted But
hi at fret met " N lite favor IL fact slept IN
Needed. portion hoa ever ~ It's votan-s desRned a.
the Htst nppur unity 10 make IL work cera N sche
AID for mschei ouy il suited Tbs tariff 10 hnger
furn shig rhis opportun ty The plan was y IRE the
b, slavery agitation The nstitut'n "ss 20 connected
with their DOM alto mfor vital, they thought
to thrir aeral wealth ~a' II ,uch long aud IN ltnro
stand q nd clearly Recognised and prot cited ty n .
Constt tiun isel ana hal y mt e. he ctuse II
d. niger the they b.. % their Property
20 crl aud - We all, s sud en- TERMINATION
would 81 III Il ud smsIt TO fruitful II the dirrt
cainui e thst nppu,cl i II thG eni was 'ure TO
produce The deermi alton T. sst the effort at
ali hazards nd Dr. uk " u I'd not b. uth
osfuy sccomplshrt, thr ties Of ciaton ." Ira
ten sec Ion, e love Of country, Hh ch, until
hid b-.n unveItal Uetuual sentiment and fountain 81
national power.
The pot,srs on both sides, who h,d lGTg wished and
MEDIA ed Diet in ~ the Uu n FIR that pnrpO e,
eagerly c4uRh 1t every ,htnce TO prsen and Ian INTO
game this uiiut top of mischief Wta That view ,h"se
10 the South greatly ggeraed re'ale' &c OF North
en host ~ whilst ia tho Nor did all tuey ud
10 d tb;m Wh her ty m-rt o. n,,r, III we're
10 tnc BE- al les each "tEyr. Toy o"Ikedt the slD
end and hy the sslspsrp aR4ttpH II va the
duct Il these mp rBvry tw moa tha brought The
uuy 10 The no lion ~ Uht war generally elSN 81
b hen ib- Pr.cr Cow u,n nsferihe', toudi lon
Which ought would til nuhtc, II Lot " CT u y
sstIed, surLun declared tie oluir der whiCh
80 q nv""iuD q srubtd 10 PrrmoLeut solution VI
the Union"
T.. ,on.erra i've members of the CONVENTION, Itf,c-
Ing as ten i.ved, now believe & sincere rsl
OF large uSjory of the people q every Safe repre-
sent earnes y d,sIed T. tisy The south tia The
si u,ion would not he tertered wtb, AID, the
terry, that their rich in relation 10 would be faithfully
obe vcd IL the present and securely ced II the iu
tue. With ths obi ct they wsh-d 10 give tie South
viii out impIng any rights vested IN tue Nor b. such
garnn cts wtic, atbUl IN lmyhtdts thy thought IN
Ito nst uon as IL l., ould II IN terms, quiet
the y, ubrrn mind 4 deprive In treason bls egstors
North snd s0uh ~ the only b -clson ~hch they
hope 10 h ttenselvrs WHAT They evidently about
~ ne, the architects Of ih,ir countr, :. ruin.
To ,ccomp,h this huWe7 r, be e uvshtiOn possess
rp-nioH az pitaf Re. oum-ndali n, by b mi as,
X ass almos hopeless 70 bel esr I'D prod y usvpy
result IN The committee T. wis III tie hoe u ct wss
ed, AID whose had pa, OF Mr Guthrie, a
Ken uCky AID u Which MIR eld wns member fl 1T.
10 this rud agau Hnd sgsiu tut ~ Ard
VII WIS finally agrsrd and teyO,t.d lnet tn thr
fsuct'n 4 but bare M rly " h INN itee, N K ED