Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-18
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vans fstephens) and Blown, Of Georgia and Nm BOycs,
of South Carolina" and Of the latter it says: Thee
a ysntlemen may disguise their intentions Is they may
hu il their otjee. be not r6o)ntfrc o., their course
s,ds inevitably 70 it, aud Senator JOhnsons letter u
a. ,bs more sco,pabls rom its proving that the ooun-
Gala of these men are not shared BY oil IN that section
a. g ooun,ry.p In sdYaIc9 Of other observations,
.,ro,ss, agsins. al imputsions upon our public men
tenl,tss Z, prodecs amoig &c enemy belief that
ssnamen. in favor of reconstruction is beginning to
,n.st itsslf with Any cas- Of people, and NOS OF
IN With gentlemen 20 hAIsniL As leaders and 20
DiDsn, "a &c ore in the great sffiIs We vines
iov a. hose named by the Dispatch We have Lot the
sshtsst cup TIA, either "a 'hese gentlemen 10 dis
osad boseVsr family, to return to tie Uaior," or
taa ether Of them EOull SHRINK from doing a. much
or bearing s. mpol any III lonTy or TN Of the
CsnlsSsrase States MAKE good our deLVeraros iron
ina horrible end revolving aOl THAI YOU'D Do the
o,oseousl CO Of such reuin. We viii add, that We
lnovof 20 man. pubic private, WAOse VeNsupOn this
sn5i c, have Undergone ms Slg4 implied By the Dis
steks cstosm. Ga the c)gfrsry, believe the eject
of the war. and especially OF s ncsealHg bArbsrty,
b,s beeu 20 huden eli mo ajamsltins frnnees On
mi. min and 10 extend aud intensity she deternint-
ton 10 iQh. out the battle TO victory determination.
49, suoug the bsss q. wee ct tie e1aIeStlLts IL
al plty sIFu gges 10 tx upon antagonists the susgi
con aLd sigma OF "uasOIndnsss," inhdeiiy 10 the
S.uthn &c Thousands of thlss 80 St gnAJzsd have
nee washed If The ioul spot With their blood But the
eAnase went beyond the Injustice 10 ihost Wbo we're
made il victims here-the asperson mistaAen for
tth D, the fanatics OF she North, and they believed
iuD.s.uJ that the SJuh vas full Of sympAshzsrs vi
t.mseveS They, therefore, ,coated The idea Of the
visibility Of breaking u9 h, UniJp, and, for at lea
tro wears Aher ttaI event vas cOnsCmma.ed, we're
IookpV for Al on break among their friends" in the
s,uth. 10 throw ca military despotijm' ard reCs
1sosh The ,ioa. Oly LET thsm hear the drums sound
ing the approach Of the Uion army, Olly let them
.yAiu catch sight OF tie "Od &" and the usurpAliOn
nj LIN Davis" vas 81 An end We wondered at the
eslu,op, and forgot that it had is origin in Southern
bb.l. Of S5u,hern msn. We hope We are not about to
rsurn 10 practice that degraded the partisan
o. olher days, and tie evil ees Of which have visited
Il, 80 heavily in the var which it encouraged The Nsrh
10 undertake hessrs Stephens, B,oEn and Boyce
nav not have been alba TO tbe Wisdom Of all that
has been coma BY those charged 9Th the management
o affairs, AID may have had The indspendence-msy,
indeed, have felI It . patriotic duy-.o signify their
disspprova'; tut il does not fellow, ard the enemy
mount aleston Of continued resistance resistance that
will never cease or falter I'LL Independence lie
cured they are less TO be trusted than II President
himself For our part, firmly believe TIA: uP.n this
ahsorbine and oyeIshadoEDg il ua, cur people have
bu one mind ami hea:s Gnd We hoP1 never u say
any thing that viii lead the Gnsmy to a f.reat cen
CusiOn.
WsAre unable to see The "sIikns cOu.ras." between
named which the Dispatch naks the basis OF such dis
plrazing reflections on the latter. On the coltHry,
chair thoughts seem to Us closely together as
70 bs almost COineidant ard the conclusions which
they arrive are no. far from identical Tie question
discussed BY each is Wh ether it ia possible of toe s
20 do anytbirg ta; will essst in bringing the war to
close. AL agiee that nothing can DO done with the
Line, Ia administration but all to hope that if
new executive and new party we're 70 come into
poser in the United Safes then the prospect would be
most encouraging. OF course then, whether they say
90 or MOI. they al colclr in thinking il highly eIpe-
den. that Wo should do whatever can TO assist in
the expulsion Of Lincoln and hs par y and in the p;o-
motion 10 power Of Mcclellan and hs party Me, Boyce
saws very distinctly What he thisks can be 66ne TO
aid in bringing about thss, en- j. Iamsy lot the Pes-
dent ASSURE the Democrats Of the North that the Souh
"a Wiling 10 meet them in Convention, proposed BY
their Chicago resolution. Mr. Stephens ia also piGirg
10 give such an in advance Senator john
Son and Gov Brown imply the ssms, without expressly
declaring It. The language OF the former Is: "The
pen not the sword, at last solve cu- diff 3a es
" and the the controversy can be transferred
from the Gsi Of battle TO the forum OF rational aa1
honorable negotiation the better it will DO for both
a. Governments. / agree With you that the peace
movement at the Meth should be duly encouraged
cat the South To this end, We should lose no coca
sen, nor oeii any proper means, to convince the
NCr.h that are still, Is always have been, viii
ing adjust the Difficulties bO.Wesn ns upon honor
" able terms. II The people Of the Ua'-
" ted Stats viii change the rulers If they will repudi
HAe The avoEed policy Of subiugAtiOD; If they will re
turn 10 prsoscal recognition OF the principles
which underlie toe whole structure Of American Gov
ernmens organ z3d and maintain eoasiitu-
tional liberty the door will be opened Tor an
a. honorable and lasting peaes. LOOK
with anxiety 10 the approaching Presidential e'e'-
ton Tceir suecess Che Mcclellan party)
vii triog the two con ending parties iaes
10 face in the arSha Of reason and consultation
Ten and there can be di;Gu sd "a "And feel
an abiding eOtf lsnee that an honorable Peaos Houli
= ultimately spring rom such q lIberatoOA"
Nov, We candid declare thai We see NJ hog more
il the declarations of Messrs. St'phsn8 BroEn aud
BIyos Than this t1eeps that Mr.. BOyce thinks il would
have good a ct II the President Wers in advance %
Assure The MCCLELLAN party Of the willingness Of the
uh 10 neOt ths N &c succefs'uO in such con ulta
tOC, and be and Ne sssphsn, both ,eom to prefer ia
the commissioners for tuca consultation should be ST.
lsosd By the A,es irstss Of BY the Prssd mt and
senass-ths irrSgulAry to be Gu ed by referring the
Eesus OF their deliberations 10 the President and Senate
- b Esaasd and embodied N formal Asd eSnsdsH- |