The New York herald., 1864-10-21
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NEWS FROM THE sogJE.
TIE =. L"AcE QUESTION.
80. G. -~~ i've
Extracts from Hen. Eersclsll '.
Jshassn's Letter.
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HE FAvORS A CONVENTION.
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GEN. ASB0TH'S FLORIDA EXPEDITION,
49, Rec -
NEWS FROM THE soyTy.
HE FAvoRs A CONVENTION.
Hon. Hsrschell ". Johnson's Letter
He TninSs 40 Esaee fiOve Mt ar the
North Should b. tcacpurs ged.

Hon. HsrscheIl ". Johnson's Meter
Iie Tnin.s 40 rsase fIovemsnt at the
North should b. ica.courag ged.
rFrota the RohIaord " hg, Oct, 1871
The Dspath, without publishing tho iatc Iettr OF
Senator Jobnsoa c HeofSa assures its readers thu u
is "n striking coairoas win tue letters OF Mess's
Stevens (Stephens) ard Brown, Or Georgis, and Af.
Boyc OF South Caroli.a" and Of tho latter Il says
"lhese gentlemen may disguise thsr Intentions as lhey
may hut n their object 90 nj rec Instruction. their
course leads inevitably and senator Johnsons letter
ses Of these men arc not shared by ali In that so ION
o country" In advance OF other o6seyudtic~s, Jy0
lat.S 10 sreaace aarens tbs enemy eeissT mo. sss.
mn IN fdpSr Y rcconarssction beginning 10 r4a.ft
al With ssniemsn 50 ,uauer.ial az Is saoa and 40
pronneut az actors IN the sleat anair5
sghss -pc'on uai esther o. aese seuamsn dsSosed
ksceccr faiy, 10 re'n 10 se Cnson, o. tbat e,thsr
.nuch .unctiopcry citizen OF Con
States to make good del.veaacc FROM thu horrible
OH such rsarr. wo viii addI iha. ,us ,o0 Of no aa,
pa se or rae, ho riestsnpon this sn.ject hdcs u,sr
% sa m gs ,s s' ns ne s i1 .ns .os os
especially OF its increasing barbarity, has bosn to
nasden Al, lo.o an adsmsnns n,mnesa on .ns point,
fight oue tho BATH to victory exteymiuation It
was an.epg the base devices Of the contestants IN
old party struggles fix upon anag nisss tbc suso
con and stigma OF "upscundness" ''iufssity to tne
SOUTH" NC. Ihousatss Of these % stgms.ized hays
since wasd of tho foul spot with their blood Bus tho
damage went beyond the injustice 70 those who
made ITS victims ners-she asperson wss mssaken tor
picity that 'he South was full OF sympa,hsrors with
themselves They, thersscre. secuted tho idsa Of the
two years after that evers contaminated Look
ing for outbreak among their friends" in the sou.n
the Unicn Only lot thsna hear tho drums bounding
the approch OF the Union army, oniy let thsrs again
avs was at sn ea We wonasS S q So
deuson and forgot that had its origin IN Southern
turn 70 prscsc. saal dsodss the partisan esnsis er
other days, and tie ert s1ects OF uasch hare md so
ae hessrs. Stephens, Brown and Boyce may not hayo
been abe tho wisdom OF I'll that has been done BY
those charged With the management Of affairs and may
have had tho Independence may, indeed, have felt II
patriotic duty signify their osappfovs but DOES
not follow, a"d ts snemy should no, ts s'sled snte Ms
beiisf thds upon the paramount question continued
sis0ce, that c cease or facr til! our
undergraduates is scursd, they ave less % be trusted TIA" TIC
P,ssidM Mnsscif For our part We firmly believe that
upon ,s absorbing and overshadoom0 issus oAr people
hare b mind and heor, and e hope neo 20 say
Ne arc unable 70 ses tho .slrikpg oontrast between
the Views os Senator johnson and the other gentlemen
named, which the Dspoeh makes the basis Of such dis
paragiDg reflections tho latter On the contrary their
thoughts 70 W 70 30 closely together as to DO
almost coincideut conclusions which they
rive are not far from Identical The queoa diseVss<d
BY each uAeher Is possible for The South 10 do anything
notng can b: d.ns ; The Llncoin adnnisrai,on; oa;
all 10 hope that If nste Ereu.Ire and nso party
net wo% BE- s eneenraasna o. Course then, wksthsr
they say 60 or not, thy oil concur ~ thanking high!y
ths srpsusen Of L,colw and parsn, and in ae
motion poecer Of McCscn and has party. Mr. Boy1e
very distinctly what he thinks be done to nid In
bringing abou. these ends-nar,ey let the dent
democrats tho North that the South s willing
them In convention as proposed by thor ChtcA-
60 resolution. Mr.. Stephens 10 also willing to give such
assnrAuce In advance. Senator Johsss~ and Cos.
roO~ simply the same. f"eut e,prsssy DECLARING e 1As
Language Of he former is Tie pc, kts ssccrd, rase
al .s soire dsHcies and he The conrocersy
trs9sfesed fron the field Of butte to e fo7sm @
raaond, and honorable negotiation tss 6fer wa ocf for
of the North shesad te duty encouraged attic Sos H.
10 Iris end should lose ion, nor nE any iTcpr
mcfSs, 10 corics the Norh that are s, as o',rys
haze Den, m1.s 10 d,,ua che difficulties oe,ecsn H rpom
honorable terms. q U he people of the UwS- l
ted States change tAer ru,ers they icin rpudias
the arosred policy Of sutirCaon hey sd re'on 70
,cho,e structure OF American governments, orgdn'sedto
secure and nainsotn coaoac! iitey, The door suf!I
500. % opened FER honorable an, tasting peace.
= lock witn anxiety TO the approaching preal.
Dental election. Ibe1 suCcEs (tne ncCles-
Ian pariyJ viii bring tho two contending |
pnrcs 10 face In the arena of reason and consua
toa Thou and there can 10 discussed. J" 90 "And |
reel bing cand9nco that an hoporabic peace would
ultimately spriu; from such deliberations"
Now, caudidy declare that we soe nothing more IN
tn, Of essrs. Stephens. ErowG and Boyce
than hs except that iir Beyee thta !; roald haze
ooe eSe II ire Pr-siisnt in cdr11ce % the
OsD,aB party Of The willingness Of me S99th 10 meet 'a
tn su ccssytJ IN sch consutn,tJa, aud be and Mr..
Stephens both to prefer that the eornisionss for
Of by fhe Eres,isI ard .Sanatsbs rresusrily TO bo
cured tho result or their deliberations TO tho
Pres don't md Senate, TO be ratihed and embodied In
formal and constitutional treaty Is there In oil this any
ssrkng CONTRACT calls Tor unsttated praiso on
the one side and scandaloUs iupeacbmons the other
1t is part Of ousIcss TO champion the eminent
renilomen aseaed but like justice and VIII forever
ran,aiu freedom or opinion aud OF speech 80 vol for
Loso waC are distrusul Of Executive niabity as for
others