, 1864-09-22

asked, one Of them tho other day, why
this was. atd be replied that while they
would all rather go South, yet they would
not be allowed to do go. SEEING that such
Was the case the Government offered TO pass
any Of them to Dixie, but they all refused.
How ts it that men both ID the Tree aud bor-
DER ststee, are constantly laud!ng the Con-
fede1acy, and decrsing the administration;
and Jet prefer to live under -Lfnco1n's des.
pqtisu, rather then under JeG. Davis poli-
tical Government? =. >. -. i,
But the Offer to let these mtn go South Is
not III. Some cruel Joker started rumor-
you know Row rumors spread-thst the
Government had resolved. to ssld all who
who objected to the enrolment, to the
soutb, and let them there try to avoid the
cnnscrtftten; and the excitement created
was oeyons all precedent When the penalty
was 1e 30 North, objections was raised: buf
when 1t Was believed they would be sent
South, the rebel eympathizers loElad wjth
rage, and poured almost as many curbes m.
On the LEAD Of the military Government, as
eome Northern Copperheads do; and I can
assure you LEY were loud as well as deep.
NO NEWS.
There is little or no news worth commu-
uicating, md unless another raid Is com
nenet d, which is hardly probable, No shall
have nothing for some time. In the absence
Of an. thluy-of this kind, / hare a. remini-
6ence Of
GEN. PILLOW
and his connection With the rebellion in its
earller stages, when he proposed to fight with
nekIoes against the Yankees, Which viii not
be devoid Of interest; Indeed, less N we'll
worth needing Will be learned from hls prop
esitlon, as it shows ho r tar tho rebels relied
upon slavery, AID nill vindicate the PresI-
dent Tor adopting radical war policy.
IN the morning Of the 10th OF November,
1eGo, IN article appeared tu the Rlsriot Of this
city, ta favor Of maintaining the Union at all
hazards, and before night Gen. Pillow en-
tered tie of1cs and aeked who Was the author
"Well, :" replied the General, ~ aou anxious
to speak With 3on la private"
10 the proposition for an Interview the
editor assented readily, and one Was appoint.
I'd for that afternoon.
At this meeting the General said: "Iam
Union man, notwithstanding the attitude
ct my party; ! have fought under the old
flag, and do 1ot desire to be found array ed
against It; | am tor the Constitution, the
Union, and the enforcement OF tae laws;
cobcur With every word you said In Tho arti-
Gle Which caused me to ask this interview.
But the Southern mind is excited; somethfng
must be done to allay It; hare plan to &C.
complish thlr, and Will submit It to YOU, IN
Writing, in day or two, and desire to re-
celye the Influence of your paper in Its favor"
The editor promised to reat and publish
Ills plan, general outline Of which was
given, but distinctly stated th4t he could not
support 1t, az be did not believe it would be
the malsoutents Of the cotton States would
be content with nothing, while the people of
tie free States could never concede all de.
MnIGea; but ne would ask for it can1id
cqpsidesatlen from the readers OF hfs paper.
On Tuesday the General called ut tho o1Elce
with lls plan Of compromise, e1abora,elY
written ont. and on Wednesday morniog,
November 18th, 1t appeared. It proposed
that the Governors OF the Southern States
should 1t once call their Legislators together.
to consider the condition of a1Iairs, aud to
appoint commissioners to agree upon com-
mon basis Of action, which he urged should
be the following:
.FIrst. i RK1zsUz LAw-By the prov1.lons OF
which, all Eoooa manufactured IN the Northern
st.tee, ana oil goods imported through Northern
!Poia. Poi5s @ q ;1fa 70! ste and to IT,
The suprc1ac Court Of the United States in
vol. Is Of Towards Rcp!s-paee SIS and on-sestltd
u States a1repssle a. Ione
a. any Northern State retains upon lis Ststuta
Boek.sny law hostile 70 he FsdeiI Constitution,
'S<conalv. Lei each Southern State-ratse-
Eanize, arm 4nd thoroughly dziH-teu, twsnt5 Or
supply of arHs and munitions ii va &c Of ia!s e1ers
Kind. This the States also have the Constitutional
1AIrafv. Let the Southern States, az demand
Of The Hortnesn-a National Cohyeption, for the
present a&sut between Tie North ana the aoath-
Federal Constitution, by which it shall be de-
. Fourth: That no 1ax shall erer be passed by
erty In slayts ae It now exists IN I6e Southern
s..ie. q the United st.tes except BY The eoncur-
t4F3fxh.u. Thai the. comnnnn Teyritoy3re. of }hA
Cntted Stetca now held hereafter to be acquired
stall DO open TO settlement by the cltizens Of all
caves iseludes) shai b pEctecte1 b. IL FecGai
Io!tEnmt nt-that neither Congress or any Terri
to1ial hRitlature shall bare power to pass any
Hphss oi properly IN slaves therein. i 20 ions ' ss
such Territory shasl REMAIN under Territorial o.
canixstlon But. that when the pcople thereof
10 their admission a. State into The Gnion, they
may in such Convention aettle the question Of
slavery for themselves a. they plcaee:
Constitution zn.n ever be adopted BY Which any
q the rights therein secured to the shareholder
thsll be affected In any way, and tnat II any such
1de.o dissolution Of the union Of States, thereby
Eeand'Dg each State to its original Sovereignty, al
m Independent patlon.''
HayIng laid dawn these conditions, backed,
as be would have had them, By from ten to
fifty thousand bayonets in Baid slaTe States,
he believed they could be extorted from the
North. - If the Northern people, with the
lights which this attitude of ths SouttErn
people will afford them. shall d=terniae By
popular vote to meet us in convention and
adopt the amendment proposed. 1t wilt be
all that the South can desire, ar6we will in
such case have saved the GoSerument from
disruption" But If theS shul refuse to
meet us In convention and .allo oMeo re ,son-
able an adjustment, the bare 4roposition.tor
sett1eme1t upon terms so faG wiIl-untta3he
Southern people, and turn the moralSenst
Of mankind in o1r favor. In the meantime,
is being settled by them, the political battle
ground will have been transferred to the
North, and the South will have time {by tnis
dive1eton} to consolidate her strength and
prepa.c for whatever may conaa-n-
In the event OF the North refusing, he
Ing lnto the prevailing error regarding the
coursge OF that section, he felt assured that
the people dare not make any resistance, nor
attempt to enforce the lava:
t'It thus united-armed and ready, We
should be unable to agree with the North
be did lot entirely ignore the possibility Of
hostilitiee. However, If they came, ''the
South would preeent q. front Of nine millions
Of freemen, united and armed, with four nd
hons II slaves fed and c.othe them, and #
need Be to fight dlso. Such people never were
Auu uEttI WILL ut 6uGluEAkE4t LIZ AUHEut
evidently aware Of the preJudices existing in
the South, and which be believed would be
sufficient to forever prevent that section
from extending the boon Of freedom to, and
placing muekets into the hands Of, class
which We would employ either as 1aborers
or IS soldiers, Us the necessities Of the case
might demund,~ without the slightest COM
punction.
Immediately after the publication Of this
document, the embryo Pacifcator, provided
with bundle Of slips printed on separate
sheet q paper, started for the cotton States,
on mfeston Of peace. His first interview
WAS with Mr.. BarnweM Rhctt, who frankly
told him the proposition would not meet
.What, then," inquired the General,
"will be satisfactory Let me know, that
may visit the North, and present your Tiews
to the leading politicians"
"Ttu every man, whether In the North or
in the South, whether abolltfonlst or pro-
slavery, whether, friend or toe, that rs will
accept nothing but separation j; that q 8outh-
ern Copfederacy ts our object; and We will
compel the North to accsp the doctrine Of
the right Of secession, for all future time,
whether free States or slave States desire to
resume their sovereignty; that for this prin-
clple We will fight in behalf OF any State,
whether It desires to unite with us or noth
On the following day, which was. believe,
about the first Of December, Gen: Pillow had
further consultation with half dozen or
more Of the ma1contents, including Gov.
PickenB, bIr. Rhttt, and others; and they
repeated to hin the declaration That nothing
/ bntA dissolution OF the Union would satisfy
them. They Would never live In unity With
the North again. No! they would not eycn
accept that section rs dependency.