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

him advocated MIR Baldwins proposal for National Con-
yenion Ia vain they told by every southern mem
Der that such proposition would DO insufficient for the
crsis-th,t it would practically hive NJ healing Ell et
Whatever but on the contrary, would under the cicum
be esteemed mere irfpg In tho then temperoi
Tho states they also told what seem to us To- DO
obvCu that It was than doubtful 1h-ther such Con-
venton couli be constitution ally Proeurei aud certain
il had that guara that the south would cons-
der sufficient would be recommended Had the New York
DEL gales adopt Il .ret course-had they sp ken with
v,e in support Of the Guth lie rrprt ESQ juty po
tena that voice isl beievei then, and believe
now that The desIed unaim In support OF the report
could have been obtained and that Congress would have
acted upn ut its then session, II not that the S'nh
would Lave fe such an assurances If security ~ inc re
commentator Il The Convention hat no Immediate attempt
at rebellion would have been made
Bu', r. want OF fore igtt as ttink--r0m bind
Inc danger that before thrm--that vsce was
TOT spoken. he ms lit, Of her delegates so far from
eakng IT, resy on opposite Course and ~er. ac
tive aud mu huenal In d. teaiing the 30 much detired
the 90 vital unsnmy 10 supp RI any saantees mat
the Sou hr and of tn Noithe n IN mbers
thought wou al me et lhe Crisis Ihtr mistake lano
d Dreadful il becau e, perhaps wi hnut ing
II, thy u1dfr party her htu national IL
frIcer Ibty lao, IL seemed 10 under the fur
aud sad Of believing that hs South not in
eatpet; and that from fear, ohar tive they W. uld
yentu'e I, beliinn. They min aimed, Therefore
throughout, th opposition TO tie pr pc ed Guthrie
rait and ,qu ally hostile any that their South
brethren aud ain eredi and in terms :"
e,rnet uSoca Ion imPlnred hem I'D ptng socta In
uld Lave bsen esteemed aud tiuy, undignitrd but 10
the sruc that they t. be- WAR;
wnr DO Wa gu brothers, war that W, I'D sunder ti
Ii est that had bound peope toarI era war to
be attended wi eaoful misery de-tucti'n OF our
pr, spery for untold ages-tne los. OF ,ur pIou TIA
gs the natl world, and prob bly, tie total
extsui hnent for years If not forever Of our very free
dum se t.
Blu euireaty proved as frutess as argument The
su containing the guaran passed the Conv non
but only by ual'i " rnd forrseen they resulted
III hing Thy were acted upon by Congress They
impaired iot even tenPusy Assurances OF tarty u me
anxious Suuih ard n,w the much dreaded civil war
upon oh! that ts exs t- frgh fll progress,
It's millions If w"t wes III, lie effect upon nanona r.
pu alton, d. above all, be ag which IT has bnugt
IN thousands ana thousands o,e happy housrh lbs,
al have br-n forese-n BY MIR Field md these who
with IN A. honorable, satisfactory guaran.
es, then red-guaran that would IN particular
have ndered or impair.d tho rights Of he horh-
would. be o. have been received with yous accla-
ma and We should still be- were once, unr-d,
and happy, prosperous, and powerui people
lie L. bear With aught but con emptuous pity the ns-
II vulgar nifty of The Epg SD Roebucks OF The
day. whose prof ssed and hypocrc hatred If sa-
very thy yield ng t, love If avrricious
gain-too s'rrg mot OIL for all moral Restraint, but
even r The Restraint # their Ienal laws Let
| US not, howrvr, for moment PRINT our.eves tu
breve that such are y pes Of Tho English character
speak tngish opinion Forum ,ey for her honor her
interest h.r s4fy aud Ler influence The cvllza
tn aud freedom ui EUROPE they unlike he gentle
aud men of that great country as pecul,tors
aud blockade unlike honest and loyal c
They truth themselves but the upstairs Of
he XII gdom, if is juty m1rked BY of their most
esteemed aud gift historic writer's, arrogance and pre-
sumption be the usual faults" Of the class.
/ WHAT nave s1lur you VIII iHdt NT Tlrlu u
total misak IN cup osing that tbs Peace Conference
sat sftd me- have every to know satisfied
Il he's vf he her mbers by him. The
rrcomuieud in Mr. Gutnrios report satisfactory,
the tuct Of tae Convention result ng Ia great
Mr. FielG's course, cred The Conven-
II any ttng bat rat actory We In it,
r-sult proved certain defeat in Congress # tho
uendeI gu.rsn ees, aud wi qul cearness that the
result OF It's Deliberations would NOT, fr moment, sus
pend The pti exct OF The Southern mind,
The calamity 10 involved. But the of the
PAST cannot be ed We only learn r III them
~I,dC IN for lutue What d, hat ue1 Is it
tn linen feel ny is to be found ia ihs Sou
Stater Is IL that is totally extincitht revive
is imprs 10 ! DO not th ns The Guthres and
W, b es thu Jonrses, the kudn aud the Batee the
Ryes and tho Summers, he Ruius aud tie Moreheads
the ihuuaapus AMI b usands who ed with thu IN
| sill have their hearts, pure ever love of the
Ucon winch their fathers constructed. S,tify them
tau, the ended that Union wi be it inrended
t. be, and before and auat cism nvolv
il the existing rghtiu It ugg-, AID mu b. very much
will BE- 10 bling the struggle To eud, and to
| our former nationality We sanll then, too kuog
ether the bettr aud value each other the Courage
has been und common posssssi ,n--mistakes MS 10
character corrected-uyo Of freed be equally
sincere, aud shall be firmly convinced ihnn
have been that Union, under all the anti q"
and State which fathers provided.
alone make VIA: they intended and believed they had
mp lshsI through their blood aud vi IN he
d happes aud Of the most infieati atoms of
the woIli Win great regard, your nbrdient servant
hEVERDY JOHNSON