, 1864-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
The New York Hernld's SomersnuYt-
form Amnesty and Cessation OF The
War-fernAndo Wood Stands bv LIs
Enr1y-4c Knows What t;.oY Like
Post 0flce Matters.
[FEom our Regular Conespondent.]
WAsHno1oN, Feb. IL. 1854.
TIE SEW YORK HERALD'S soMERsAuLr-A
sHREwD TRICK.
Every body is asking here for solution Of
the New York He'alds sudden conversion to
abo1ition.sm. ''What doe. it mean 81 is the
universal question. Well, that is somewhat
difficult to answer. Perhaps the Herald secs the
turn Of the public tide, and, as usual, Is quick
1o-take advantage Of i'll notice the Boston
h*t and New York World are leading off in
the same direction, and, mi,abIe dietu, claim
ing that Geo. B. Mcclellan was the first prac-
7 tical Abo1ttlonigt! "Ange1s and ministers
OF: grace defend us ~ But have my strong
doubts concerning the genuineness of this
sudden conversion Of the Herald and kindred
prints. s*I fear the Greeks though bearing
gifte.',' How does 1t tally with the course of
the Democracy In Congress? 2: They are still
hasptng On tue ola str1ns-oppos'ns tue fro'
the Amnesty message is odiops In their eyes.
Now have suspicion TINT this new move
ment is part Of n plan to- throw the Union
party of Its guard, TO divide and distract
It, to detach some, old and, young political
gudgeons from Its ranks, :1atter them with
@,rot,teca md ,a;hrp fhrv orc. rsnd as f1cs1red
r. 49,. 49,. I'll, ~ ~ ..,,1,
talo" tuc1n oaeA w '14u u,s " mt1" w e1uuo
lelt oy accedlng sea-, Lei tnf oa"n men
remember how egregfously they were fooled
1,y fhe Democracy In Illinois and other States,
ny411 +ha,r orae wore onened bv THE attemDt
:. ~ 49, t,,no ~ tha Constitnt;onoi convrntior
~ 5ae eHas+eal e.1ae " e ~ tni.a tha Stafa nnt
a4a ~, 1'c1MaIos T, !" "e a. .ha sa;as ~ ~
o1 ING oaAon. ~ 20 .a. NV ,o1a 5ce 81 Is
Moc1ae5 set, Gen t9e aen ,ase 49, r. " sao
tnp.ens4ns - ~ ~ th.Fr
- ean .t ~ ,tr1 s1a1;5o5e Tay IT, Prs311ne,, ~
e. ~ na aiea1,ns, d;sasJs;one Il nnr u
~ icase, saee euS ,,.it En fJss nonadonaa a
~ anas1,1s as w a @ ha1c nmf ~
In canulua ta 81 st Ia15 - orda r.. -. -.
tn a,anta - nra 1 ~ ~ d;sr,'s
t;a.s ~ Tb.,r on,H r1;arca ~ am.
uon ~ o"e It.y ne ~ o9.5 9, H1lai. u aav
eess, one ean Ila.n's ess iuvm suGts mutas m
rrtrI rIoor1 tim
UT ianhs, anu rugy bn1, fean, 4a T.,
oeaseIs WIN cons!us ~ IS!p 5aon neu an, ~
our Pa1.yJ 70 ln.s e4o aus a.t,,tio ae,n Sos9
u "tnenul ,rb,s ~ .uo
JIstAu6 snss y;,taua a? Ea an.1sast1nr,
merely lor me ptopusom ipi y. ct f a.n
70! lhe pnip9ef ~ ..ovPt!1 ~ amoto -. =, t
Iulus " oosu I1ousss q -. " snn
nea9on o. lug Leglsta.nles o. emota,ds ~ -
INC siates. 19e 4nicnunent y 1tct WEES 1.,o ~
he fatanco oy tae tesaa'ures ~, o. ct' scn9nr'as ~
o. tAe sesefal elates, OF " oe eonsen.aon @ ~ "
tnsce"touttnS 70 o. tnem, as ConSIess N may e. ae.
HOUSE maGc 1' mose , towa1us sasa M co11e1 3,.as
noh: nM any o1 inem IN, mose N tas us.: pasl.
1css2 ", Aboyg gu, WI! enough san o. mem
Fo1e WIN tne en1on Mc9 10 secule w,
have no Idea that they VIII, Or nave any ~
tent1on 20 20 So. 1neh nat cnance ls lheTe
OF threefonrths o. the states ratlfy1ng such
amendment, especlali! uaoef TUG Plesent c!I
cn1nstance6 o1 the country Does not inc
Whole thing look Ike an attempt to throw
dust in the eyes OF the people, anu especially
to distract their attention from and dispar1gc
the Presidents PIoelamation m Of Freedom
i. TIE Only 'o6t'e cf ifgaNH, al present, reaching
aoit1y, And 1t is just accomplishing Its pur-
pose. II it Is legal 1t gives effect to ITSELF II
1t is moi, Congress certainty cannot give ic-
ga1lty 70 That WHICH 70 ltsell no law. Inc
acts and specehes Of Union senators tsome
saraI IL. r.nItaon sra, Sai,1 .1an,o1o Itno
oo--ea - - raet;rGH HAarhts n-a, tTa ,saI;5;t,, ~
- rH6nc;rs{3o -, presI" 1n,o,;an ron@!.,ss
may rMe ~ nnnFaatsn.ss. % .ocfsanf emo1;S{GafInm ~
but after, all that has' bsen decided on Its
power over the question, iu how much better
shape can 1t place the subject Of enlaucipa-
lion than Aofaham Lincoln las u G has the
lad @ the nerve to exercise II. Let Us hot Il now S
eentnTs cent It's above ali. iii ]et M iiof conperhesds dis. M
tract. Us oy psefGnaeSa S Sac2aleacenee9 ts9, IN oar
Poncy. IN ofder tnat lucy INSPIRE 1alse coau.
9encs in our ranks. and profit By expected
principie. That is their - opiy object in Ibis
new movement.
DrcK RIcuARnsoy FOR AN AMNESTY AND
CESSATION OF THE WAR, T.
:. In the Senate. YESTERDAY. Dick Richardson,
Of Illinois. IN ars1yer 10 = remark, Of Scnatnr
nnn1;4t1a' 49, s,"va- rss Iaa1 .na5a: t;,a
Uoottae I'M sia.sts Vac ueua: !aa1e sus
usu2l copPeFneau speech against t4e !uftneI
ehensiTe prosecution of the war. thought
that Dick pretended to he opposed to the
eTidently % "n' IN 'wIth % tie timee. .and has not not
g lne neM R.ton .. tSa o.
New York Wo7d. He said the emancipation
nfnNJAmAffNu the contrary. had p1FHD the