Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-05

view oil the matter, am ~ 1888 70 conco"o' ADo
resolution referred to- in the most emphatic manner,
dancuncts tho "erperine, Of oaT, as means OF re-
storing the Uaion; declares that "justce, humanity,
liberty, and the public welfare demand that immedi-
ate efforts be dc for q cessation of hosies; !" and,
though the earnest desire Is expressed for the les
toration of the Union by peaceful means, there 10
not the most remote hint Of intended con'traiHt
OF any kind whatever 1t Is true that the sane resolu-
ton suggests the expedent of "Oonvention OF oil the
States other deeabs MEANS 10 the end that ct the
earliest praet cable moment peace may be restored on
the basis OF Federal Union Of the States" Surely
this ought not at all to alarm u.s. no eorcivs nsru-
menEaes are to be resorted to- u compel US TO re-
union; there Is plainly no reason TO be offended with
the members of the Convention because, oondemning
this atrociOus war; sympatbising with US in grev-
auces under its operation, and panied at being as even
they must suppose, separI ted from US forever BY
that very war; they yeI depcre that separation and
are sincerely desrous o. getting into friendly and ad-
yanageouI association with Us once more. Did our own
rabid antpeace desire the Chicago Convention TO
debouuee the S)uh TO declare Us unworthy to be con-
ueced with the States represented in tina body and to
exhibit ali invincibls opposition 10 the renewing OF the
former cOuiraternA ties In relation TO the Convention
OF States suggested such body could OF course be
only consultative In its character; could not be ex-
pecled 10 supereede altogether the two Executive De-
partmenls entrusted with the treatymAking poser
aud could only be expected in the FIRST instance al least
to remove all existing mpediments 10 free aud unob-
slruoed diplomatic intercourse between those in power
10 Richmond aud in Washington cannot perceive
how this could possibly do cur noble cause any detr-
msul whatever its intrinsic excellence is such Shat We
could not fail TO derive great advantage from free
aud open ssiOn Of all existing points OF difference
and however others may feel the subject, should
not be In the leas. afraid to allow the august sovereg
States who compose our 0Oniederaey, by delegates de-
lberately chosen by them, TO make known Their views
and wishes In regard TO all matters which could
egtmately arise in such Convention relation TO tie
danger Of CUE people being seduced by th COnVsn-
tiOna eIpedient into q reconstruction under the
Federal Constitution, those who fear this can
know but Ii tie OF the character and settled
opinions of people, and eVince distrnst OF
their capacity for ss!f-goDsnunem which they have
done nothing justify. As 10 the nominees at CHI
eago shall rag nothing but this McClelaas general
aeaia6 tty n candidate is uadOubtedi his wiling
ness 10 run upon genuine Peace Platform comllits
him fully hs future action in the event Of his cleo
top and his association with ME-. Psndletun, of Ohio
whose Ospoksp peace psOcyilies are SO we'll knowa,
make ASSURANCE double sure" in regard TO the
OF any Administration at the head of which he might
70 placed.
s. Should the Ohicigo nominees be defeated, as l
b,sVe TO be scarcely possible such result would be
clearly attributable to force fraud the part OF he
unurinciped faction in power that il could not
DO reasonably expected that the great body Of the
State Rights Democracy of the North fully and
deliberately committed TO nasIible opp ,ston to the
atroci1ui despOtsn organized in Warrington city,
would be found willing TO submit to that despotism for
four years more. venture to predict therefore, that
81 old Mcclellan aud Pendeson b. defeated the States
10 which tie Republican Presidential ticket shal be
found to have failed with view to securing thenselv,
from threatened enslsVement will themselves promptly
Iscsds from the Federal Union that one or moro new
0Onfsderasies, based on true ates Rights principles
viii DO imm ,diately fomed which must ally seek
military alliance with the Confederate Safes after
which, Is most manifest this unnatural aud eI
hausting war would be soon promptly brought to all
snd.
cannot 70 lsent TO close this communication wit ott
sutjOInng or two suggestions the future, which
suggestions may may moi according to circumstances
be TO lowed up hereafter wi more elaborate expos-
toas OF the great principles referred TO- Whenever the
Independence of h> 0onielsr1e States shall have been
fully establish Il, the principle ablOnte State Soy
sreigRty tor Whoh now 50 successfully coutsud-
ing arms " II have been given rOnewt life and Wig
Ia thia hemisphere. The Virg X solutions of '9S-e
will constitute the creed OF owe aud OF all other
@ ,niederAcsa which may spring up on this continent.
1t cannot be reasonably expected that the consultative
tendencies which have from III beg nuing OF lis ex
sencs shown themselves in the action of tho Federal
government wl be allowed to rciso their baelu in
aoence permanently in anyofth new governments which
may their existence directly indirectly TO the
fearful military struggle which ia progress. After
the painful Iperencs which We have bad aui 10 which
certain portions of the North disirossuly az.
cpsting will be indeed surprising II great orts sre
no! made every both in the North and in the South
clear OF tiat fatal rock upon who ihs Fedora
Union has been shattered pecea The great and gfev
Gus bundsr which the eminent Statesmen o. 1887 CON-
mited Ia adopting sJstem OF Government which was
never any thing but monarchy in Dispute. aud which
has most naturally resulted in the most grinding
military 2slpotsm which the world has yet knO No, (l
Of which predicted in tho Lass ,ntary b. such
as Henry, Macon, Gcsyson, aud others) it is TO be
ho5ei will be every where avoided. State rights and
State sOVsrghty will be hereafter relied upon afod
Ing the only sure guarantees o. Republican freedom.
trust that no gigantic Central Agency will be anywhere
tolerated. the continued eIte Of which mus sooner
AtsF be inevitably fatal to liberty. and wh.oh, IN
season OF war especially NO matter how aud pa
tOtis may DO ttoss 10 whose hands the pohlca helm
may placed become rapidly transformed into an
iTsspoHsi6le tyranny.
have the honor to bo, ~
Your ,lIOS-siiizsn,
II. 8 FOorE.
HEADERS vIRGIsIA MILITARY INsnTUrE
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