New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-05
noRDnR.srArEs CONVENTION.
From Or Special Cores ponien,.


one IN idea OF the kind Of composing it, They are
Of three distinct classes One is the German well
dressed. sold.lo0kng man; be speaks English quite
well though pronounoing some words with dihculiy
usually he il well educated and n all respects is gen
temauly Another class is the true American often
tall pale thin in flesh. nervous, full Of schemes and de-
termincd. The third class is tho plain farmer or man
Of substance not much Of speaker OF frsrae sense
enough of reading TO have formed clear opinions
upon which hi. convictions are based. As many az
twenty Of these are dressed in homemade Jeans OF blue
and butternut and they are from this State and North
Missouri A portion Of them have been or are slave
holders. Among the whole number. which is lot iarr
from l25. only fcw are young men, theye have good
parts but they very fiery.
In tilkinq viii citizens and old ncquaintancca nm
struck with two great facts, which, on being stated
cannot fail 80 give The rcadcr-1 least they do TO me
the idea that tie end Of the Rebellion is near FIRST
the citizens Of all the slave STATES west OF the Aega
mes have lef 10 them only one principal city. when ~
Mobile Ii wa their life 10 st ard do business IN the
cities II Louisville, Nasai He Memphis, NickDurg'
NatcEea aud Now Orleans and in losing them, their
los. las been great u The loss TO man OF hs egs
and his arms. Unless they recover these cities,
their case is without the least hope
Second. When tie friends Of the Rebels here nra
asked what is best 20 DO with the slaves they are NJ al
utter loss 20 tel. Among many have not met with
WHO hIs the least idea what Is best unless as Is
mcdiatcly suggests another thug. And l clearly SEQ
that they waiting for somebody or party to take The
lcadlO selile tie question forever, ana give thoin
peace. Many confess that state may not be ruined
II there arc no slaves in fact that free State Is not
so bad after al FROM the immense armies and I've
overwhelming amount OF army stores passing south,
they have acquired new ideas OF the power and Weshh
Of the Free States While tie white people meet as
best they the changes present and about to come
the blacks quietly hope and wait. They have never
behaved better st 1t is very difficult to learn from
IN lhtl 4. n sell
IA thousand times have been called so. they tel me much
They say Tat long ago they concluded bet to ENJOY
their mast y homes till the war ends Meanwhile.
they have become more at ease, moro dgnihcd. more
gcntccl. For their model they have taken ehapGins
and officers and tloir ladies' IAey could not 90 oter-
visa Rapidly. but IN the most secret manner thes
are leaning TO read and write, In rooms o. which
tLoy have the charge and where are pen and ink Que
pleased and paacd TO nee rlLe letters on Tie margins
OF newspapers IN al quiet places whc-o boards are
smooth ihty scribbc With pencils. While abou, their
work they repeat with silently moving lips the simple
reading Lessons found In primers, or yerscs from the
New Testament, which they secretly read with sheir
own eyes
This afternoon the Convention met In procession with
oiii2 GLd Che military for laying the cornerstone 81
tie onion S0llers Monument, al Cave lLll Gometer!.
The occasion imposing. and wen attended. At ]
D. N. the Convention met IN the Federal court room oil
The new Custom House.
Of Missouri who have declared that they viii take az
tTcme ground viii aerce with The Conservative element
Which Is known 10 exist IN tho Kentucky delegation. or
whether o. d whole there Is % DO any agreement at
all The Radicals determined TO lay. during tbs
Convention. tho foundations Of "a now National party
with which tley VIII DO ab.o " elect tho neIt Pros'
Mcut.
have heard ore Of Mr. Lincolns stories, likely to
apply in this case ond have never seen IL printed
VIII give it, During the frat year OF the war q Ger
tain lady called on sir. Lincoln and with due preface
asked him WHY he did not omancpzio the slaves. lie
replied Why have you stopped agiiation There arc
always three parties IL this country namely, tie Rad
IN h. Afulrisf.l
accordingly the Radicals agtae and demand much,
the Con cryhtiyes viii IN some degree yield and then
the Administration, In deciding. VIII IL Oh q fl-clo
point between the two"
20 TsS: Of e D " Sc c a s
Of Kentucky. On approaching the Custom. House one
saw a file Of soldiers with fixed bayoneis little one
side Of the main entrance. and on The upper landing
smaller company, ready II would seem, for any out
break. IL seems possible at least 90 hO'd 81 Anti
slavery meeting IN this CITY. That 1t must DO defended
in this manner certainly Il not the fault of the North
Mr. brakes speech vas carefully prepared and olo-
quertly delivered took pretty IN notes but do not
think you will have room, considering that the Conv,n-
ton i now only Organized. Among many good true;
and sharp things he sd that n the nation Lad accepted
the CriiteudeA Compromise giving all territory south
Of 20 30 forever 20 Slavery an eternity would be TO
shor, for us b repent Of deed Of such iniaBiy.
The permanent officers Of the Convention 20 Iol
Pre,S-r,-w p Tuos.ssEs Of Kent leky. eI.Msmber Of
re Pis,iS.n,.-M ". Bryan, Trnne,ses, T. II. Wolf
Ar mas ). = Nixon, Ken,uity Gen Mcneil, Missouri.
,oufi JX Campbell Kentucky; Maj ~ Barne- Arsansas
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
T,na@.,c-B Farqi,rasr,cn WIN Wine. ]. s. FoWl~r.
kr'peIy-Jsa Sped, J,. D. BIAiely y; =. Sanford
MiIyut-COL More, 4. Nichols. J. 7. Hume.
SECOND DAY-MoRSISG.
In consequence OF threats having been made people
curious 90 what the pap'rs had 10 say this
morning. The Journal had said that the convention
was impudeBt and revolutionary and III 10 BE- con
ceycl only by the demons Il bell and yet not word
did this paper have 10 say this morning On The con-
rary Tie Dewoersf gay fair report though with the
impression tia. paste backing would improve it
and Il consequence. met lively sale. One would
think The Journal 40 astOnishcd not 20 be able u
utter word. IL Is understood that G.. ID. Prentice 10
long the editor Of this paper does not now wholly con-
ro IT, culed few minutes 10 zee him. Oh course
be- could not recolcct me. for quite young when
he knew me, but lie remembered tho name. He sat in
The sunlight his hair tain but not much grey, and his
lace as plump and almost as fresh ~ ever. But ono
traces 81 sadness and OF age coming OF present
kindly genial sonl Ilo held ne by the hand and FOR
short lime spoke Of old acquaintance He told mo
Vi family. his competitor who had done all he could
10 inlure him; gay, accomplished, rich, Of most
distinguished mali-wh0. being pat In the military
prison wrote TO him. nat be had no hope but in him
and that finally he procured his release condition of
bis leaving the state til peace Spoke briefly Of
others. Once prosperous-now dead. ruined, or ban
war brought into the best Kentucky families-rather,
what ruin have they pulled down upon themselves
This forenoon. In absence Of the Committee, there
was much speaking. though they came 10 no direct
short impressive speech said they had seen the evil
ELECTS o. State sovereignty in Germany that when he
read the Declaratlon Of Independence In the Old Coun;
ry 10 had ideG that there any slaves here aud
added he in favor OF making every able bodied
nan subject to military duty aud that the President
should serve only term.
The Rev. MIR. Harlan OF Covington, sai that care
should be taken not " force things in Kentucky beyond
What she conld learn he was for emancipation i was
rue. STILL they could not be careful particularly
about depriyng men fther property The substance
II what he added was TINT loyal wanted pay for
heir sayes
Mr., Drake said that 1t was probable that within
rear this question would be taken out Of the hands Of