The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-11

aux al e., ydlIlnln.
IL i77G our ancestors. anl the ancestors OF those
w.Iu aic wasng this unholg crusade against US to-
EU;hcr proclaimed tn great aiit etarHal trIIth, tor
the mtinenance OF which they Jointly pledged thcir
Eve-, their fortunes aud their saclel honor, that
'govyrhIuc iit5 are instituted lm0HEst men lt finR
their jus: powers u the lOIooiit Ci tie governed
aud that "whenrver any form of EpEoinmcnt be
comes destructive OF te~c ends, ttho3G fJi which It
formed IT il the night ot the people to alter
abolish II. aud to institute nav government, lay
ing IT. foundations such principle, anl organ
lzInp it.; p3Wcrs III Su II toIT IA 10 them shah setn
most likely tu effect their stietY ahd happiness"
Il l. needless here to stat. th1t by "pcople" and
"goTcrurl' III th, aununclatioh il meant commit
mites and hoiirs Ot men ctpahe Cf ofgEhizinE ami
Maintaining government not individual members
oi society The "c0Is,,lt VI the governed" rcfcrs
tp the Will Of the mass pi the community state in
IT Ogahil, tolm and expressed through ita egiti
mate aad properly constituted "igai'r.
1t Was upon TIM pnncIFlo the Coion,en stood JUS
trd h.. ;l thr vyoiil i'll ,ttrlthg separation fiom
tho nioth.I country. II wt~ upon tins principle
that hc original thirteen C0-clual dIi cu-~"voreIen
states formed the federal compact OF the old unlon
III 1854 1t upon III" saline principe that III, pre-
mt to CqI4l AID "O-suNCirrH states Of OHI con
ftdcrtyy Iutmei then compact Of unIon. The
Idctt that the old Union, Oh any union between iny
II tu"lr sovereign states '"Il7stcntlE with this in
ian"ut.I truth, can b. mitntuned by force Is pc
pustetoue This springs from au attempt t. do
Tina pre- poster OILS thuy SupSllOf pUW.I nay com
pVl u u1unn OF nUmo aolt but 1t would not DO the
uulon Ut the old Constitution or Of our new it
NVui b1 lItII SOFT 81 UNION tilttl nom
potism. The otJugatIJu II the people OF the South
~ thu people OF tlo North Wgld necessarily Involve
ttc dtatluctIun II the Constitution dud the UEoi-
throw of thIIT IIbuTtIoS we'll aS ours. The mon
ol panty at th5 N0Ith 70 whom you Ictor, who favor
pt2ice, mast b. bought t. fli II IllZatiOn u
tins Truth, IL al It, bearings b,tore tcir ,ifJlt5
Will result III mach practical good, iyi any peaco
growing out Ut Unlou Of Stttc5 established
hy ioIce "iii be a. IIiInoua t0 them Is to US -
The action ~ thu Chicago Convention, 50 Tar as
IT. platform oi principle goes, presents as | have
said IA another oyyl,"t, ray II light, which, TN
dot rrovIien,u, MAY prov: the dawn ot day to th,
have seen lIom the Moth Slice the wal began -
This ChCcIo the LcalL, and towards could almost
h1Ve exclaimed.
Z" Hail. holy light. oi,rring of Heaven first born,
Or Of the eternal CO-cteIna beam,
May / express thee .uuhamct since God 10
light "
Indeed, could quite 30 have exclaimed, but t0t
the sad Ictir ton that whether 1t shll bIln3 healing
lt- beams, bo lost IN IIk and onIinous eclipse.
rIc its good Tolk be done, 4ercnt, much upon
the aclI"h OF oth"t Who may not regard 1t and EIeW
1t rs | do. - at best II II but 4 ray-snall and
trcnlutots ray Though ONLY to sltdjcn the heart
Ind IUI, Ken hUpc
The prominent auI leading idea Of that tonyen-
ton ;rlns t. have been a desire to TUIch Il pu,cc
hIi adjustment Of our pt.ut difficulties and stItc
through the Ihcilum u 4 tOuyocation Of the states
TucN propose - - ,pgEt hU>tttltrs t. what can
b. done, ii anything, hy negotiation u some sort
FIN, j. on step lii the r&ht dire, uun f. such 4
convention ut the State [ should l,so objection,
a. a VtcDru conference and inter, hin-e OF Views
hrtw.4uil equal ana sovereign roWtrs-lu,t al the
convention II 1851 was called and .cnblei The
Itup1iy constituted authorities at Washington and
RItlMUni, the duly -huthoIlLtt representatives, OF
tLo tWo cun:e icl tylea ut States at with
c JtAol, might give then assent t. such plupo-
nltlUH uJy4 might Ie nit t,oul 1t IL wUu! bG an
app, IA Ju but side; from the aUJrd to Ic.tsuL tni
ld,ti,G. Ali wars Th,h iu not result Ia tr eXtlnc-
~ .l4
must be ended, roOiI,i OK later, bE npilc aolt 81
negotiation. From, the dlo.ualon and mtylchau y
If SleW- la sHri i convention, the history, =
we'll ~ the tue nature u Dui institutions, AMI
the relation ot the state, toward, each Other and
towards the ici-9ItIye head, Woult doubtless be
n4u,h better understood generally than they
But | should favor such a plopJHuph only aa u
peaceful r2ntcieNcg aa tho CONVENTION u lt5' VAS.
houlI bc opposed tv leaving the qtt,tOHs 1T I.>le
& tle lbsuiutc decision Gt sui: body. Delegates
might be clothed with powers - consult aII agree.
II they could. upon some i,tn Vi Adjustment to be
submitted 1r subac It ut sttlsi, tIUn by the aoVel
ulgu States whom affected hrioic II should be OBJ
HEat,'ly OK 1IultI!2. aud then bn!us only on aici.
4 should - rttIfy. 1t he on.'s the people oi the
south we'll 4, the rr. II It's Notth to be quit;
watcliI AMI Jrllujs, 1t thar ghtr their COM
mon -uct~tUl- WeIe. Tho maintenance ut liberty
III ali nSt~, tIme", and counties, wien and
whcre 1t ha, existed las required not Only
constant ,l4IlInce and jealousy, hut las often
required the alcatest prlyatioua aui suffering, and
rlccI that people Stats subjected ~
Through such an ordeal W. are now passing
Through Ike, l!i even seEcrtr, ordeal OUi az ca-
passed III then atI Ilc iUr the pii t9 VIII, Ia
It !as drvolyvd upon Us thn7 f. iet,nt aud IA .l-
.UE But great our Iutteilh3S aui sacrifice, have
tt. j. and arc to Wlt th wa auic, thrv are, set.
~, 7lOit oi t.e Ehe Uti-tInE- ana sacIires which
orI ttthtI, byTu with '.ttlrn,e courage aud tJlu-
tud, III tir cltr- III ttlri III rs souls III ;htt
tay. lhcrr ale IT, niu.s tht sustained them III
Then hDlr ii IeCd Thor lIu-'lI"'t, .ut glorious
example LIl, not l. underestimate tlr piceic>
: D.. 1 II 1 Z -. f,l ~ A. 4 t,I,f
ti,truIL AID blood tri"nt q, axe the Oi,is We dIe
ttu.lihI a-unst, thcy Mt ne ,t,r than those
..-,....st a:l,h thry successfully struggled
l.. pant It I",-Iso, oar condition l. not t. he
..,r,t..,l IA. ''.v.I~ should Mobile, Savannah,
." Aura,'I. Moon. MONTGOMERY, and
,, d. ... t..sy .ut a., fnoI,i tall, condition
w..,I t 80, t' "o,sc oI L., hopeful than titITs
N.. a.. ts ..ftk,,; L,igl that lrat,i thnII ior-
rt,. MltI. wisdom. oll the rt'tot those who con-
ttd ~ t. t!y III I'll, c.,b"et ,,I,I III the tcd, III
hU-bunIlr1 aud Arop"lly W.vtlnE Gun resources at
thyu ton,4.ni Md III >'',jLihE this hchltS aud tile
diy tlDIa .! la people III the great Ctuoe ot Right
.uI Iihyii.. lot which w. are Struggling, ~ could
-:hv al th,-- losses ana cdlfnntIr,, aIld yTtatct
G',n' and 7,'n ,'Hmph m ne ne end At present
SJu, oi |, oI.Hy huuhel u l".r7ons III ON position
IN DO anything towards lntU2luatn.- any now
mryyucut looking t. a peaceful solution ot tho pre-
sent atIlIt.
Tit. VAL on our part l. ftirly and entirely lrln-
,,ye III It, character How lon- 1t viii continue l.
bl thus WI,hc,tis and nirrcIits-l} Wt%~l against Us
depends upon the people OF the Moth tcJIEld otil
own STATE, to huu owe allegiance has, with gI,
ttl.uulmlty, proclaimed the principles upon which
ju3t aud G"lmihrht peace ought tO be sought ana
obtained Tho Congress Of the Confederate State,
has followed with an endorsement OF these priuG
pies All You, and |, dud others III oHl position
therefore ,n DO that line, at tins time is to
tam the movement tis already In1ugtitt,d, and Il
the utmost II ability to hold up then priuCi
pies il, The sure5t hope Of restoring sUunness 10 thu
public Einl Moth. as the br4Ztu serpent WIs tcio
Lp iUr the Lctuug ut lsIttl III the MlltII.csa.
The rhict tlt stul encouragement We can glyG th"
pl.t,1 ;arty 1t the North i. to keep hotutc them
these great fundamental principles ana huths
which alone will lead them aud Us - 4 pelmahch,
iIl lstlne peace, with tLe 1u,,c,sion aul ENJOY
UieEt ui or-tltuuOuui liberty With these ptlncl-
pi, un II. .ugulzcl the future would tax: care o
itself iheIe would b n.ie 50 long a~ tbs '
should br adhered 10 All questions "t t"u'tarleS
cuute iuId,l aLi union OF unions wyut naturally
and easily adjust themselves lng t. the inter
,si II the parties ami IL. CEILtulIr@ u the tunes
HcrrIn hes tn true law u the balance j power aLu
tn, harmony II StAtt-
Yours, respectfully,
AIrxAHDLk IL STLpUL>s.