The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-05
AN EXPLANATION FROM foRyEr

Forney, writing about politics FROM Washington
to the Philadelphia Press the 18th ultimo, says
Hon Henry j RAYMOND, the chairman Of the
National Union Committee, reached Washington
this morning, and has been In consultation all day
with the President, the different members Of his
Cabinet and the other friends of the Administration
OF the Federal Government. Governor Raymond Is
a statesman Of enlarged comprehension and tho
rough experience. He has not only been educated
in the legislative school, but is graduate OF that
most trying Of all trials, the editorial chair, and,
therefore brings to the task OF conducting presi-
Dental campaign in the vortex Of AN unparalleled
civil war the best and most useful qualities. In
these days-whcn independent Journalists must take
vast responsible ties, when they must be towards IN
their own esteem If they fear to speak on great Is
sues, and, doing 80, must b. assaled by suspicious
and ignorant partlsans-suCh Henry J.
Raymond il a treasure which the friends OF Union
and honorable peace cannot too highly prHe-
And in this allusiOn refer to the narrow miScon
structions placed in some upon the article I'M
der the title OF " The Road to Lasting Peace"
which appeared in the Washington Morning ChroRt-
Gle OF the 10th OF August, and the Philadelphia
Press of the 18th OF the same month. What every
body thinks about, it would be folly 10 refuse to
speak about North and South, the hHmbleSt and
the highest discussing the problem Of the easiest
road 10 peace. All desire it, and, when wrote the
article which appeared in the Chronicle and the
Press above referred to, did no more than to print
something OF what the loyal mind was thinking at
that very moment. 1t is SO easy to misunderstood
"a public man who desires to his country, that
NOT SURPRISED 10 tlidt al tclc misunderstood
on the one hand and misinterpreted on the other.
Governor Raymond will be found, l think, a
higher plane and holder platform than that which
! assumed. Indeed, his articles in the New York
Times have been more thoroughly i'll favor Of peace,
ON the ground OF national unity, than anything
have written And why Because he has looked0 over
the whole field and has perceived that the stronger
party, and the conquenng party and the party that
Is to WIN III the end, afford to offer gener-
GUS and magnanImous terms to the people Vi the
South who however er1ing, are still our brethren
bone Of our bone, and flesh Of our flesh MI. Gree
lev himself the great antl-Slavery leader, who
manded and demanded the emancipation proclama-
ton, is now, l believe, willing to take any ground
consistent with the national dignity to
Cancellation between the two COntending sections
Nay, it IL not violent presumption that Mr.. Gree
ley would be willing to ignore that proclamation III
order to secure such reconciliation. We are not
fighting foreign foe. The blood poured out i'll this
for liberty minges with the blood that is poured
out, not for slavery but for ideal Southern IN
dependence, and ii change this latter senti
ment into the belief that Southern independence
can be better maintained in the old Union, why
should not all the issues, except that only OF ma
tional unity, be entrusted to Il National Conven-
ton Southern independence has already bravely
asserted itself in the field of battle &c. indeed, has
Northern independence Each has shown its ability
to defend itself, and yet the South has been unable
to tear itself away from the old Union. We may bc
independent OF everything except God and Gun
countIy-independen i'll counties and iii
States, but not independent of the Constitution
OF that great indissoluble bond that holds us for
ever together.