, 1864-10-24
THE ST. ALBAkS RAlD---lEI1ER
FROM THE REBEL RING
LEADER.
Threatened Fnyasian of Buffalo
from Canada.
A Letter from Pendieton.--
'Though Dead He yet
Speaketh."
ENTHUSIASTIC AED IMM eE3E
UNION MEETINGS IN
TIE WEST,
Cold Closed at 2i2 81.



WAh1uSo1oN. D. c., Oc1- 9, 1864
To Mesers. Wm. B. Campbell. Thomas n. r. Esl-
eon. Jamet ]. P. Garter. John Wiason, A. Bhs-
eayd, Henry Copper, Bale Pfiten, john L, E.
lott, Emerson Ethendge, and John D. Penny
man:
3, GES11ExES: On the 18Th day Of this month, a.
you remember. printed paper, with few m.nn-
sezipt tntcslincAuons, called a protest. With your
names appended thereto, aud accompanied BY
another printed paper purpoztng to be pro-
ctamatiou by Andrew johnson. Military
Governor of Tennessee, and a1eo = mauuecf1pt pa-
per, purportin9 to be the extracts from the
code OF Tenne+tee waE.aald hefnre me. The pro-
test proclamation ard extracts gre respectively a.
follows: Uhe protest IL here recited, and also the
proclamation Of Gov. johnson, dated Sept S9.h,
to which It refers, together with 1et Of counties
in East, Middle and West Tenneseee. Also ex.
t1Actt IRON the code Of Tennessee, In relation to
electors Of Presidents and VIce Presidents, qua1-
tncahoos and places Of holding electione. and OIL
cere Of popular electione) The Pres,dent then
kaye
Al the time these pspert were presented. az be
fore ttated, / had never Reen either o. them
nor htazd Of the enbject TO which they relate, eI
cept IN general way, only one day previously.
Up to the present moment, nothing whatever mp.
on the subject has passed between Gov. johnson,
OF any one el.e connected with the proclamation,
and sell. Since receiving the papers, 81 stated,
have given the subject tuch bnef consideration
a. hare been Ableto do, in the midst Of 90 many
pressing public GI,ties. Ny conviction ts that I
can have nothing to DO with the matter, either to
sustain the plan ss the Convention and Gov john
run hare initiated IT, revoke OF modify It az you
demand. By the Consultation and laws. PreaI-
cents arc charged with no duty In the conduct OF
the P1esidentia election, IN any state. nor do in
this esse perceive sny military reason Tor his IL
reference. -
In this matter the movement eet on foot by the
Convention and Gov. johnson does not - sesms
to be assumed By sou esuenate from the National
Executive. In no proper eense csn it be consia-
cred other than M independent movement oi at
least portion Of the loyal people OF Tennessee.
do not perceive in the plan any menace, or vio-
,ence, OF coercion towurd my one. Gov. johnson,
Ike any other loyal citizen Of Tennessee, has
rteht to favor arr political plan be chooses and Us
Military Governor 1t Is his dnty to keep peace
among and Tor the loys1 people Of The state.
1capuot diece1n that by this plan he purposes
my more: bur you object 10 the plan. Leaving it
alone viii be your perfect security against ii. 1t
! 1s not proposed to force you into It. Do A. Jon
please On your OWL account peacefully and legally:
| Guy. johnson vii not moleet you. bus wilt pro.
tect you against violence 20 far az In his po~er.
| presume that the conducting Of Pretidert111
election In Tennessee in accordance u tth the old
ccde, /. not low possible
1tls scarcely necessary 10 add that 1anye1ectloa
shan be held, and any ystes ehail be cast in the
! State ef Tennessee for President and Vace-Psest
deut Of the United Statce.- it will belou1 not to
mill ary agents, nor yet to the Executive Depart
| inert, bps exclusively to another department ot
the Government, to determine whether tney are
entitled to be accounted in contormance with the
Constitution and Ii rs If the Uuited States, e1-
ceEt l. be.to giTc protection agatust violence /
decline to interfere In anything With any pre=den
tlal election
f%irned, ABRAHAM TT TSENfC