Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-14
LArR rRom YANKRKDOm.


We continue one errae from the New York Herald
oil the h, aud Times Of the s.h:
sKw yak ukooLS CONVECTION.
The Nov York Li,ooln State Convention met at sy
rseuse on III. aud ominstej Hon. Reuben Il. Fen
lou for Governor aud Thomas g. iCrI for Lcue ant
Governor.
IHG FIsSE sax srArH CONVENTION.
NASHVILLE, Spt g, 1854
sins de- L. passed resolutions iaVorirg the os OF
sac Convention aud the universal abolition OF slavery
ILLINOIS srAr1 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. TUESDAY, Seyt. 6.b.
The Democratic Safe Convention held here to-day,
vas largely attended aud its procee yings Verf ~
harmonious Hon. James O. X Ill son vas nom IA ed
for Governor, aud :. Corning Jddd for Lieutenant
Governor.
k,solu.iocs we passed sfirming and lndorsing the
Oh cseo PATTERN; declaring TO be- the intention Of
the Democrats to give cir unanimous support to Nc
Osllau and Pend'eIen, aud the State nOmin
Jshn 8 Stewart nominated for rs.s6eiion from
the ghh Congre soI al District.
Al imue ratification meeting Is beiog held at the
Stat. aUUs. aud great enthusiasm is naniiester.
AN ISresyRW WITH THE PREsIDEaT-HI5 WINS OF
THE DEhouRAiIo POLICY
The Grant County WIS Herald contains a very In.
,e-esiug ieter from ton. John I. Mills Jutg1 OF the
8 a Ind cia Circuit sVii AZ account OF q recent In.
rsryiew with Nc Lincoln, with report Of the rsmNks
of the latter 10 regard 10 the cOnsequec which would
follow the adoption of the var policy urged By the
fdsuds of Gsu. Mcclellan. Weg,Ve the Presidents
pressed views, omltug the preliminary account Of Ihe
interview:
though sm not free from these infrmiiics Ia;
not INIT feel that the veal or wac Of this great nation
sIll DC decided in November There Ia no programme
offered BY Any wing Of the Dsmccatic party but that
must result in the prm4sent destruction Of The Uaioh
Zen Aofli IA In lava az
crushing out the ,beLiOn by torca II, viii be the
Oniasgn Ca didate
Air " ga the Preadeui "the slightest knosledss
sf stt IN slo will prove - man that the rebel
mics canuOs be destroyed by Democratic etraiegy. Ii
would saor fcs all the white OF the North 10 do H.
Tbore sre now In toe service OF hs United States
900 600 able bodied oOored men, most OF them under
ans defending ard curing Union territory. The
Deuoeratio strategy demds that these forces be dis-
handed and that toe ma tefs be c9noa:ed BY restor
ing them 70 slavery. TIE black msn who noW assist
zion prisoners TO e3cape, they TO be converted
MO our tuepos Ia the vain hope OF gaining the good
If of ,her mAsteTs. We 81 all have TO hghi two Ia
cns Instesd Of ons.
You cannot oouc!IAts the sJuh If you arsuty to
tsm nj innate SUGGEST and the EXP renos Of the pFes-
ent war proves their ia inevitable II you ng
the eanpu sorry labor OF md2uS OF black ms1 nto toer
sds OF the SCALE II you give QUE enemies such mill
ary advantages "a insure success aud then depend
o, aIng altrFy and csssicn 10 get them back aIo
tnr
black IN, n, take two hundred Thousand from our
slds and Put Ia Ia tie battle Ild or l sgainss
u and We would Do compelled 20 abandon IA, war III
THREE %eeks.
We hay, 90 hold territory In qc.smsu, al soky
,aos,. where are the 'mocrdts 20 do thiss I,
free tight and the field was opn 10 the War Democrats
70 nut down this rabe by lighting against both
aud slave long before the present policy WAS nAugu'
RAed.
There have been men base enough to propose 10 me
49, kIs,lc rim nj pr nd
aud Olcstee and this win the respect OF the masters
they foug CHIT Should do so, should deseIve TO be
damaed in time and eternity. GONE what Wdl, will
keep my faith with rtnd and foe. Ny enemies pre-
t,rd carrying en- this war for the sole purpose
of a. oiticn SO long as | am President IL ehall DO
carried on for the sole purpose Of orng Tho Uaiop
But no humsn power subdus this rebellion without
the use of the emancipation polo7, aud every other
policy calculated TO weaken tee moral aud physical
\ forces of the rebellion.
Freedom has given US two hu9dred thousand men
reis ed on sorthsrn sol l si si7e yet Just
so much it fnbtrscted rom tie snemy, and Instead
of sliCnst1 the Sluh, there arr niW evidences OF
fatersel feeling growing 10 between our men and the
| rlrk aud file Of the rebel toldeS Lat NIX enemies
prove to the country that the DESTRUCTION Of Slavery Il
nos necessary to restoration of the Union. will
abide the issus.'
A sIsLK PREsEKTID TO rHt PAEsIDEST.
This afternoon, ,mmttee OF loyal eOlofed people
from Baltimore formally presented TO the President an
imperial qlaFto Bill spenci !ly bound. costing $3.50,
as token of their respect and gratitude 10 him tor his
active plrt In the Gauss of emancipation They say,
since they have been pOrafed In the American
family they have besn tue and loyal and GOV stand
ready to defend Il c:untry They pfspMed to be
armed and trained In military matters IN order to pro-
tecs and defend the Star splpgled Bmnsr."
The President replied:
al can only say nov, as have oitsn sald before II
has always betn sentiment with ms that all mankind
should be free. s. fat as baES been able, 80 far as
comes within my sphere, have always acted as be-
isvsd vas right and just aud done all could for the
good Of mankind have In let sIs, In doeumens SEN
forth from this office 1Tesssd mYself better than
can now 10 regard TO The Geeat Book, have only 10
say it is the best gift that God has given men,.
All the good nom the Saviour Of hs world s co ON
nica'ed to us through this ok But fos thai Book
we could not know rgh from wong. All those thing
desirable to con aimed init. return you my
sincere thanks for this very elegant copy Of this gres
Book OF God Wbic1 y0u present"
IHE HEsALD rms SsS TQSE Pssss.
We give another extract from tho Hsra!ds Header
devoted TO the Nav York press and the Presidential
candidates. ktsJs;
The Tri6nas has abolition theories and Foureiitt
Gnois TO be put for~ard aqd qua contrae aud othe
sh. di,n operations TO be nIrsed The World is al
Avowed OOnddit pipe through which the p4rlor polit-
eiaas OF he Mcclellan cq 10 So to dribb, tepd wa
ter down the B. eks OF unsOphsiiested public Tit
zinss may b. regarded the 'shOddJ Orgsu" par 81