Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-16
Pnom the UNITED srATEs.

PROM THE UNITED sTATEs.
We sutjoin additional e1 iaO.s from New Ycrk Pc.
pers OF the IL b, r csiv' d at this tfis:
LrIIEa Pa ysAsKtIx PitRcs.
The folswine letter from Ex PreeIdsnt P.eros writ
ten before the assembling of the 0hc,go Convention
published;
Cosc,RD, N. II, August II, 1861.
KYFaIESD sPoTTokS Il received your note on Sat-
urdsy egsnllE nus 90 not how, consiseutly witt
" ur ccnveEieoce or nay owe, We can meet again be
fore y'u leave ter Chicago Noe, indeed IS taere any
especial osasiOn Tor t. "a know ny views. and
reiy upon your friendship. What wish 70 bGVo douO
viii be no Aek IL will bs 10 oh ,ck suy word that
NAV by possib Its be hid about ms IA couuscjon wi
| the nomination. Tee Nsx Hampshire delegation wi
taxa no sers from frss 10 ast which favor or give
sanction 70 my beiog q caDdid,te. Wish you, early
AZ you car, 10 sac Ihlm together At ell events, ycu
/ must understand from what ! have moro thin once
aid 20 Won bow linfu it rould bs TO me to'tAys my
vIshes in THE relWion dsfegs,ded by my Trends In
| any part If tue eOuntry,
OBJ e6st cs 10 what will De vote oil the couVelDoo,
| declare IN the n.me OF the d.mectacy OF the Uiiud
i Slater, thai the approaching eco ION shall be Tree
elsotion cleo conducted In Obedience TO the las
of The land-=ith military presence 10 oTerAWe the
uuarIued city a. And that IT. IN any sersIgu stste
tseogriE ~ authority OF the fedefsl government,
o,iltsry usuTss ion 81 come 70 suppress Iho people
IA ths existence of their Fignls GBdsr Ihe constitution
and srsc,ed Laws, Ne meet shat military usurpAen
| WITH al the power ne tn command.
Bni il your nTsn.ion vi COidsly aud in bar
uCny there need be apprehension that che oaJoaeS
wI attempt 20 control the jtdsmsat Of the 70 err.
No sudacty 10 d. dluce OF the Constitution vii dare
60 con ront With srms the united Democracy Ut The
Sou hWtstsrn Middle rihWsstera and stern States
No al dtfJiDg lhs CONSTITUTION which h, has sworn
20 upLod AID obey, bring The amy 10 support op
rebellion against tar and Tree vote. TneY VII hold
tba' Tree people yet-iet rs DO tbankial ior
thAs-s freq people living nader written Cons1tioo,
which binds tue highest c;iA not les firmly than the
bumolest ci.zn the Republic o. tbs, think, yoa
may be sure. Ths o,cG-:be vital thing will b. uDsted
aston or yeT par AID chat suoh may bs toe result 10
my most earnest Wbn Always your 'riend,
FRANKLIN PIECE
yALLAEDIeHAMs EPEIOa AT DAYTON.
Y.llAudighsn made speech az Dayton, or t6a hight
Of .hs b, of about an hours DURATION In which be
gave az account Of bis stewardship asa delegate a.
CboIgo:
TIE Convex ion, ne said, vas fully adequate fer the
purpose Tor which it assembled. HA did not exsgg'.
rate when he lad IL the grsncest Convention as
,erubled on lh.s continent since 1857. de must DO
cOd an WHO .opld undertake sngly and slo to crt
clse tho action If chat Convention. The Co v'Diion
YES empbaticany not only Ps4c,able 6Ht pence Con-
sstson represented tue present puolc soutiin Nv o
the UaeG S aLes. Toe platform dcnodccet tie vac as
2
V.o1ld stop l. declared for peacs in the name oI lwo
mil ous VI voters Ut this country.
A. FIR Nc Jellsu, he bai voted asAiusi him. eeauss
doing ~ he represented the We've o has constituents
and OF himself Hs bad pref rerca tor another mae
hut he rse edg 10 support the NOMINEES, ana uPoI
such rAiorm did TO caeer uiy. Ia oanclusio ae
aid that the peopls waited four years NOS OF
aion corRcsuou ana ctnioIiptoa, 70 Yotetor LreOln
bus f tb.y sS1Ied peac gu the basis OF restored
RrnerAi U.i.n 20 vote tor McUSiItn,
V~l4pdsham changed Lis tune after reading Mes
le.tcr Of acceptance.
A GUAP.wDER PLOT IL RICHM Nd.
The .skiugon OnTrespr eat of The 'JuSe learns
from q refugee iTom oomond, that
A eiai sensation was created among tho Rebel
,h1,.als a few ca,s ego, by The discovery 10 q
hsiF fac oEi,s of large qaanti.J OF worthless
cartridges Ia the yards ana sheds ado nog In,
taosory Bsny tons OF dam'g,d p)E'ei al en-
,toreo to be operated On II a fuu'e dsy for the
ts utee rat on OF the tire TIIoGga tue ueschsry OF
,one OF tie employee large qu iLies OF lbe dam
sged poWdtr va subsi t'.ed iOr the approved, snd
made Mp IN cartridge g. OF the employees IN ,b'
lac ory asa females aud several OF them So vel TIE
SupeTntepdent sn5 zee her ta)n, baYe bosn arrested
nd sent 10 Cas l. Tlundcr. The Rptooritss peer
hat the Guilty. parties wooeVer they may be, have Ga
pud of lhelr ,chery and Ireas0n n Yankee green
3. cks en1 no e ntG wall be tpi9l 10 uDTaVel he
my.rery a d trlg lhe G ndeTs ~ pull Itmsn: TIE
Ispers Of course are no. permitted 70 give "ad a.
oomfor." ~ Ine Y,nsces ~ giving publicity TO Il
matter N. F,gan CD ained Ills iutoIuIpoa npsIy
from female TeaiSe, who Is employed ia toe a.
Try.
4. is said that large Qssutit's Of these cartridges
have been seps TO E.ry, 10 the Valley. This may CO
true ss seTtr&l OF tuo nu5ket capur 10 ,bs ceGt
affair ne OoGrle'toEa Hege 10 my certain Wedge,
Su,d to ccuti0 Elk seven oHsrgee l. vas EuppCsed ~
some OF ouf Ulcers the. these guns had neer ia he
~. IA nj a.. ler
nervous far 0eshc'ed 70 properly bic the cartridges,
or were unwilling % fire upon bur men, an merely
Mt through tie motions oil loading and asipg uni a.
opporuui should occur for them to get taken prison
ers Or desert Al ali events, while NC have friends in
Rsba ammunition s4Ops have NO reason 10 despair.
AfERAIBLB ACCIDENT
Tic CcopesssOrn "a. ~ Journal says ,hs' oteed
ful accident OCCURRED at 'Sprnghsh osatre," ia tLat
county, on Tues az by which about fsy persons
ipjured-a lumber Of them seVerely-oas or sFo Ia
tsnJ.
Az entertainment vas bsisg given y Toe lsdi,s Of
thss toWD In the large dancing hail OF the hotei fcrm
srlJ keps By If. 4. !. Per, IN cid II Lhs Ss1.iuy
Oonmissicn. TRas paint OF the hail which ,Ieoos
over he Ehed scoiurg the hotel 90 tbs north, sb5ut
50 by &c ee buI. about ten years ago. Tas ss' apar
or the hes oSn;siuDg Refreshments aud fa7cy OF
t0les Up TO abeu $50 o'clock those assembled 1t the
uet,l we're prl psy gathered a. the south sod OF he
na over the nsin building, Witnessing tsti aux Is
at the conclusion Of which tue curtain. #s q draBG
rhch viaed tie bal, IND ths people moved almost
en- Inasss ,owards he furnished rAtleL Ia moment
there was GRO b, c5y Of alarm and uish hs tim
bers and q ,Or gave way, and from $50 70 ECO men,
women and chSr pftciptaltd TO ihs siound
bel ", am ID the mass oil material tables, 81 For
tine thers was some confusion; but ih0ss had e.
W ped injury iUm. dsisly set to work 10 thcss
Who hs3 ocen hurt sni the whols eIshoorbood ma De
active exsEtiOns to alleviate their sufJFngs; whlo NEE.
sergeIs we're sent Ia different diTsC iona t. procure
medical aid