Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-12-15

A special dispatch from Washington, publish
cd in the Journal Of Monday mo ming, states
that "ths Grand Nstiesal Councils Of the
Union Leagues of America, which began bust.
ness on the 9th inss., would probably continue
in ssss!oa four days" The Dumbsr Of dele
gates, the dispatch says, was equal to tb'
electoral vote Of each State, the District 9
Columbia being allowedone delegate. Amor
the delegates are named several promiuep
radical Abolition members Of Congress,
JOHN II. RICE. Of Maine, Auousru, BRASDxsu
of Connecticut; R. E. FESToN, of New Yotb
2. CHANDLER, Of Michigan, and J. H. LANE,
Kansas. "Their proceedings," Il i, adde
"are secret for the present, but are expeet
10 inure to the great benefit of the Leagues"
Il thus appears that there was 10 secret se,
sion at the National Capital last week (the
week Of the first session OF the new Congress
q body of men delegate, from secret polite
societies in the several S.atea) equal 10 numb
to the number of electors for President and VIZ
President to be chosen at the next PRESIDENT
election. In that grand political conclave Il
cabAl the leading spirits were such ultra disu
ions's and reckless revolutloaisd, as FAC
CHANDLER and JIM LANE.
Ills not, therefore, surprising that this gre
Jacobin secret organic ltiou-this grand DM
Lantern Circle Of Bllck Disunionists- --shou
assume to dictate to "The Government
courae It shall pursue. II probably oonveI
In Washington at this iuncture for that vt
purpose and no other. Accordingly amongc
regular dispatches from Warrington on satr
day came this innocsntlooking Item OF ns'
dated Washington, Dec. IL:
"The National League, now In session hs
at Washington has taken strong ground =
Missouri matters. A committee waited on
President yesterday (FridsJ) and requestedh b
TO remove all obnox oxlous men from efice in th
State"
A special dispatch to The Cincinnati GGs.t
under date Of Washington, Dec. l3, says sil
gerly, as though caution was necessary 10 spec
log Of the doings Of secret conclsve, tb
"she Loyal League Convention in session be
10. Wasbipgtpl Is understood 10 have made
representation to the President concerning u
retention Of BLAIR and BATES in the Cabinet
The obnoxious men" are those tba. are
noxlous to the Leaguer5j they are those who
the secret conspirators have prescribed for th,
political opinions. They demand of the Pre-
dent the political deoapitation of their polite
opponents. The President may feel bound
obey; for he has surrendered himself to Il
radicals, and he knows that this secret Jacob
conspiracy Yields a power that may bring
own head to the political guillotIne. Bu, if
yields to their demands now for the polite
deoapita!ion of citizens they have proscrib,
may he not be required in briof space !oyi,
to like imperious demand for the p6ysical d
o,pitstion of other citizens, including some
the Presidents own most valued and cherish
frlends7 Under the dictation Of secret reyol
tiOnary organic stion no man will be safe.
Since the foregoing was written we have :.
csived telegram, which will be found amo
our regular dispatches In this paper, snnouncI
that committee from the National Council
Loyal Leaguers at Washington waited on /,
President on Friday, and strongly urged hi,
as duty to his Administration and the COLI
try, to remove Postmaster General BLAIR, A
torney Geretsl BATES and Generals HALF,
and ScHoyIELD. Verify. the secret Jacob
dicsators aud conspirators are at work In ear
est. Il is limited they intend to make Ms. Ii
LN's prospects for the next Presidency depe
upon his obedience to their DEGREES.