The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-26
FIf'Ft'fI 7
TO Hon. J0hn L. Uasbu,, New York.
THE ST. ALUANS RAID.

Twelve Of the st. Albums raiders have been cap
tltred IN Canada One, III prison at St. Johns states
that the raid was conducted 10y captain III the
Confederate service. TWtnty-thTee persons We're
concerned III 1t. The amount taken from the banks
was two hundred and tWentythrce thousand dollars.
The ErcnU4y 7clegrgph published at 81. AlhanS,
says fears entertained, from the sympathy shown
at st Johns for the raiders, that an ttoIt will be
made to Ic~uc them. Cavalry have been called out,
and are now guarding the Ill.
II Ipli. J. j. Abbott, r. lHtiImmc, ana Hon. j IL.
Cameron have boon retained counsel for the rebel :,
ard Mr. DevlIu for the Federal authorities. Lieu
nant Bennett II. Young, commanding thr Ttltcrs,
has sent to the EJeninq Iiqr0pt letter, IN which
he ,har-y- the citizens OF Vermont with violating
English ,ni Canadian laws.
ALBANIAN LIHcoLH UroN ruf RECENT PROTEST ur
THE TESNF~~tE ELF,TuK-.
Lincoln, under date Of Executive Mansion, Oc-
tJbcr -" send, 10 the Cht'onici, the protest and
accompanying papers laid before him by the Ten
ne~>,r tors, whom he treated roughly These
papers ,t: First, the protest against Andy Johnson's
Proclamation taklH- entire charge Of the polls Sc
ecnl, a copyot Johnsou's PROCLAMATION; and lastly
extracts from the laws OF Tennessee showing the
l.i3hts'f Of voter, in that State The petitioner,
who come before Abraham in this instance Al" the
Mcclellan electors appointed by the "loyal Demo
crat5" IN Tennessee. Lncoln's letter. accomlt
nyiug these papers, is addressed to those electors
H. says:
At the time these papers were presented, as be
fore stated, had never seen either Of them, IL"
heard OF the subject to which they relate, except il
4 general way, only one dly previously. Up 10 th'
present moment nothing whatever upon the suhJcc
has passed between Governor Johnson amy on
else connected with the proclamation and myself
Since receiving the papers aS stated, have gINei
the subject such brief consideration aN l hav
been able TO DO III the midst of many pfe>sln!
DtIlii. duties. NV conclusion that l h;tN
nothing to do with the matter either to sustain tn
Plan, as the Convention and Governor Johnson hav
initiated It. to revoke or modify 1t, as you demand
| BY the Constitution ana laws the President /
charged With no duty IN the conduct Of Piesldrn
tial eel tion Ill any state; nor do /, III thus case
perceive any military reason Tor hlS interference II
| the matter.
| The movement SET on foot 10y the Convention an
Governor Johnson does not, rs seems to be ASSUME,
| by yUu, cIututtc from the National Executive. Il
10 proper can 1t be considered other than Il
| an independent movement OF at least portion c
the loyal people of Tennessee. DO not perceive Il
the plan any menace Of violence OF cocrcipn toward
| anv one. Governor Johnson, like any other ioya
citizen Of Tennessee has the night 10 favor any pJ
| htical plan hc chooses, and, as military governor
il is his duty to keep the peace among, and for. Ill
lOyal people OF the state. | cannot discern that b
| thu, plan hr purposes any more Eut yoh object 1
the plau Leaving 1t alone will be your perfect st
| cuty against it. 1t is not proposed to force yo
| into it, DO as you please on your own account
| peacefully and luyally, and Governor Johnson WI
not modest you but Will protect you against NOient
50 far as i'll his power.
| | presume that the conducting OF il PresItehtI5
election Ill Tennessee III strict accordance with til
old code Of the state Is not now "a possibility. 1t
scarcely necessary 10 add that If any election shi
be held ana any votes shall be cast III the State
| Tennessee tor President and Nlce-Presdent OF I'll
| United States, it will belong, not TO the nlhtlr
| agents, nor vet to the Executive Department, bl
| exclusively TO another department Of the Cover
Incnt to determine whether they entitled to /
| counted III conformity with the Constitution all
laws of the United States. Except it be to give pr,
lection against violence, decline to interfere Ill an
| way with any Presidential election.
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN.