The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-03
REBELLION WITHIN REBELLION
STEPHENS on RECONSTRUCTION,
Opinions Of the Richmond Whig,"
Etc, Etc,, Etc, Etc" Etc,, Etc, Etc
Thc RehcIs In rlcherIfon.

THE Rebels In Rebellion.
EoHrH CARoLTSA AND GEORGIA rILLBD WITH
ARNED pEsrRrERs ANp RUNAWAY SLAVES
THEIR RAID on THE pLANTEEs-ALL EFFORTS
TO CAPTURE THEN EErvLsED - EXTENSIVE
Conspiracy IN NORTH CABoLINA-JErP. DAVIS
IN FAVOR or EyACJArGSG VIRGINIA, Bro.
Or. J. W. Ross who stands high as a clergy
man in North Carolina arrived, IN New York
yesterday direct from Raleigh, with important
intelligence. lie says the entire state Of North
Carolina, rs well as Georgia, is alive with Rebel
desertcrs, who In most cases are armed and or
ganiaedi and abundanay able to protect them
selves
In the western part Of the State thcv reien
supreme. There they not only make repeated
raids on the wealthy planters and Rebel dcpOt5
for supplies, but give protection 20 runaway
slaves, who arc also armed aud accompany these
bands Of dcsortCrs in their raidilg expeditions.
The Rebel authorities, says Doctor Ross, have
given up all hopes OF forcing these men back iuto
the Rebel ranks, having been rCpulsc1 I'm an their
efforts to this end. Every expedition iittcd oat
for this purpose by the Rebels has proved a
failure, for these who were not killed in battle de-
serted to the insurgents whose numbers are con-
tinually increasing. Jcf. Davis said, when in
Raleigh, that the desorters from the Confederate
army outnumbcrcd the Confederate soldiers in
the field.
The extensive conspiracy recently brought to
light az Raleigh duplicates many prominent onl-
GERS Of the conservative party, who now openly
threaten to head these descrrtr3 and their friends
and take possession of the State Government OF
North Carolina and all the railroads in the event
Governor Vance fails to instigate at once sepl-
rate state action forpe7ce with President Lincoln.
The doctor saws that il is now apparent 70 the
Rebel authorities that General Grant has been
afOtding facilities to General Lee to receive his
reinfOrcements when Grant, by sudden spring
Of his tr0p, will close mp the last g'p and OJlige
Lee 10 clpi'ulatc. This, Governor Vance says,
is Grants plan, which has given Jeh Davis much
concern, who is in favor Of evacuIting Virginia
altogether, having reDgltedlY iWplorCd General
Lee 10 do So and not incur tho risk Of capitull-
ton Of his army. This was ;3ld to Or. Ross Just
before leaving Raleigh by an aid On Governor
NanCe's STAFF
RecpnstruotIOus
roRTANT EXTRACT FROM VICE President
sTErHENs-REprY TO GENERAL sHEUMASs
OoEFERENCE PROPOSITION.
Nom the Richmond Bi'Fqtra, oc'5lv3I.
Tue letter from Vicc-Presdont Stephens to
William King, the messenger from General Shcr-
ma with propositions 10 negotiale, Is published.
III invitation was torthc Vce-prcsden. 70 meet
th Yankee in Atlanta. After expressing his unX-
10y to promote the termination ofthis 'fratrlcdal
war" MIR. Stephens sly5:-
But, in the present instance, the entire absence
Of any power on my part TO enter into such nego-
tationB, and the like absence Of any such power
on his part, so far as appears from his message,
necessarily precludcs my acceptance of the inyi-
taton thus rendered. In commune lting this to
General Sherman You may also say TO him, that
If he is Of opinion that there Is any prospect OF
our agreeing upon terms OF adjustment, 20 be sub
mitted 10 the action OF our respective Govern
ments ven though he has no power 10 ac' in ad-
vance in the premises, and will make this known
so me in some formal and authoritative manner
(bemg 30 dCGirOls for peace himself l5 yOu
represent him 20 have expressed him5elt). /
wCulu most chccr,ully and willingly, With the
consent Of our auth critics, acCode to his request
thus muuiiesteI, and enter, with all the earnest
ness OF my n1tgre, 1pOn the responsible aud
hrduous task Of restoring peace and harmony 10
the country upOp principles of honor, right, aud
justice 60 an 0r jos. This does not seem o me
u he at aiI imu bsDlc, II tltuaud reason should
be permitted to have lhcir fiIll sway
Yours, most respectfully,
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS.
NFGoriAvIoNs no CONF ONLY wIIES THE BuLtl-
GEHENTs ARE EXHAUSTED.
From n, Etstaos2 SsHt.ueL O,l05sr5l.
peace rouno, be secured by fighting" is q cry
that We sometimes hear from the flinthgartel.
1T must be made by negotiation" they say.
Very true; and yet such IS tue nature OF balllga-
reDt man tudt fighting is often the oly road 10
negotiations Two men on the COurs-Cge3n
engage IN com1atto settle some dii.cn'ty, Efforts
Of friends having been uuayaing In the first
shock and Jury Of the Ggn5 woe 10 him who
attempts 10 part them, and TO institute "uegOtia-
tions" But wait untl they a-G VOL blown, ul5il
blnckentd iTuises and bleeding wounds nave
taken away she ardor o. c0muat, AVID then boy
can separate them, md "negOhluou,' ending in
"peace,' Is the most natural uf things. Peace
Is finally established through the negotiation, Dpt
the fighting mad made II 5otaion pracaeahlo and
Ii, the war which ,be United Sta.e, is waeine
apUE US 10 ls Vain 90 CNHr Lun.,ltllUls until the
assaiug pary has been pummeei out Of his
Jury, Ol comes 20 u"7p. Of 'u- lcs-. The failure
Of hope will bG attended with Sen.u vi ylarincS5
aud exhaustion ,hlt viii prepare or 9lycg5 rios
for negoG.iIn. TIN tH.n, and while they are
raining their blgVE a. % Us with all ta'il iurE,
and filling the ur ylgh yaulgins3 Of victory, che
petitions o. peace CON gg lfOn us, v1III be rs
snlyoilIng a,tle 5uppnc-Ang 'risJsa SIR which Is
heard az th2 wlpping-rost IN answer 90 lob
fan ". the lash, The dnrv Of tle pre- eco. halr 's
10 deal r-1t lusly blUws upon oar enemy, gll
90 mike him disas'ed "a hif uud- usIir-
Peace win fn.u .ma OF JOS own a2g.Ed. l'elp
never come .r'lwc, hU- 10y submission. II those
LmenE ua .l .'N u.. .l, 4--pfri. IN mtal sub
m5siJn, t.tr con il" l. logical, though no.
iTauh. II .l,y to uut .ueIl submit 's'Iuu lNuy are
en,upngID- 'Ar cruuy J.l P. .Jr'ng ,ha Cause D,
the couatry lv tArir v1IWparlgs; aul Oh y
ought 90 respect The puh'ic illgneu, sufficiently
10 give over their ulusc ana uam44iy gounssis.
bIoopruRsTY uEuEI yU;w or HLcoEsrRp CuUS
COr,C p5HdcNea gtUt E,a,uora Ehg. D.ts's.aI.
Taking Of rCcOus rut,iou, there q bat one
means for thorough reunion, and tI.t Is hF i
combination between the ContedcTl-s and fl1
Northern conservatives, Cemcptod blythe blood VI.
the BLACK Eepu Jlicaus. II the Northern con-
seryatiyes would at once and actively eJ.oPNrUr
with us or this basis thcro might he hopes o. a
happy and permanent reunion. Bat .lilG hort
or tho blood, the gytGrmiuatiJu OF tho monsters
who have made this war will suffice.
Ifthe Northern conservatives are not ready f0l
this combination, the next, and possibly our best
alternative is annexation TO England Or France
This would render reunion forever impossible
and at the same time crafty that which Is Ia
absorbing passion Of every Southern heart-yCl
ReanCc on the internal Yankees. / wogd make
the application fer annexation in the first u7t}uc,
10 England, as the mother country. il she de-
clines we could then apply 10 France. The ad
Yantages 10 either would be SO great that rctu5a
could not be expected.
The advantages 10 us would be, eternal scpIra
tiOn from the Yankees, and the ability OF Wrelk
ing upon that Goddess race q rich and sweet re
YeDge. At present, however able VIC may be e
maintain our Independence, We are not able L
desolBte their land as they have desolated ours
Until that is effected, the dead cannot rest guiotl!
in their graves.
"A singular letter has come to light ad
dressed in 1924, by one Yincenzo Micarelli, o
Zante, TO Prince Metternich, giving very unfa