The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-20
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
THE PEACE QUESTION
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LETTER FROM HERsCHELL ".
JOHNSON.
Vice-President Stephons Denounced
for his Peace Sentiments.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS RESUMED,
THE LETTER OF HBRscHELL V. JoHNsoN--THE
PEACE PARTY IN THE SOUTH.

From he Richmond Dispatch, OciOberl7.
The letter OF Hon. II. V. Johnson on the peace
nsh bat which has been days before the public is In
arkng with the eucrs Of Mcssrs. stephens aud
johnson anxious for peace AZ either Of these gone
men pu und'r the eilGup stances &c can see n way TO
IT, As We are the party acting on tue defensive
,iS,ipg NE rISsrS he des Rot ih,ns IL aose.heT
becoming In make the ilrsJ proposal
shomd We, however put our dignity In our pocket and
Gabiy That We should be m,t in ho spirit OF peace. On
tie ,entrary, reasoning from everything that has oe
euIrd In this connection there much sTe4.ef lroos-
hntyuay, there Is an absolute cerapy-t4at ouc mo-
tnss WIZ be % ,nttgy SO & ana tsa M
ent0n meets With senator JChnsOns decided dis
approval. lie can see 40 di ereuco between il and an
stsouto surrenoec OF all we have been hgatins tor
we cannot TOO hishl aptauS ne nsoy t,no ana sro'1g
presented 10 the puohc a. Tie p.scise poin e aHe at
wch they are mot tSnel' hgeenl 1sEeopmelts N "a ~
ihe letters cBessg stephens and ho aud the whole
IRENE conoe-lo usc no stronger ts-t0 hnd that there
should be ofndueuce n two states nat rst went
out ui he Uiion and carried the others along vita them
TO settle matters win the enemy, ana elye oiher state
le the Union later, me bag 20 holds for htt is thI
| amount OF it all
uoans), ard TO return TO making coon once more. d,
Yankees having them on their hands are hen 10 take men
satisfaction out OF VIgina and thar II viii be butter on
eNuybcdy can Wen understand. these Stnem'h inay
dsguiie ther ntontOns as they may lut y melr ooec
ard Senator Juhnsons e'tcT Is acceptable from IL
proving ta the couuscs of these Inen are not shared by
1
II seems that Messrs. Brown, stephens and Boye
propose avery clumsy machine for ehectng tnetr object
6ohng be easier than TO return 10 the bosom OF TN
Union. Lincoln himself tells US how can be done La
down YOUR arms in the Irst place Acknowledge thai
there artmo such rights State rights and that th
Federal OyeTumont s sovereign and supreme Contest
mat lie attempt 20 establish separate Independence
wicked and damnabo rebellion. Acknowledge that you
as one Of It's abeors liable to althc penalties ahixe
Admit that President OF the United States has n
To- iet al the negroes tthe south ee by ~,
Ahuu.h the cons ttut.Ou OF the InlNd STATES prohibit
Congress rsm passing bills Of uttalnCer or corruption
blood, admit, nevertheless, that all the "s OF forfeiture
passod bl the Yankee Congress and which operate quite
cuOCtuRly atander are constitutional aud that al
property Of the COnederdCy Is property condsCate
thereby Applaud the zeal OF the Yankee sodery IN obey
| iup their OF seIs 60 roo, bora and murder.
In word, submit quietly 10 Abraham Lincoln, and le
him do with you what he thinks best lie VIII not perhaps
use you very badly. lie viii Of course Insist upon hang
ing al tie leaders bat, as he Is known 70 be Of mercu
hundred. Ofcoufse you cannot be allowed % retain an
property That Woud cOnhcl with the laws of Congress
Then the country 70 be sold out and teuei on by lpn
KEGS and But that OF course, you made you
| mind up 10 WHEN you asked 10 be takel back, .
took into consideration, too no doubt that the nob
patriots have fallen in this are 10 be etgmatzo
ttnitors and their graves and memories forever dls
honored. That is a small matter. You certainly canno
expect 10 stay here al eas not all OF y0p. Enough ma
stay 10 mcnias 10 the negroes who occupy you
estnes; Il rest must of TO Siberia away OIL m tho al
Alexander has Siberia, why should not Abraham nav
Onei
which you will get BY going ins convention. Why In
teTpOse the convention at allf
DETAILED MEN TO THB FRONT.
From ne Richmond En9airsy, ooto5erlT
The duty imposed by the present emergenc
and bu eaus the Government 10 send the frOn
that by the stlctest economy, be spared Ia