Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02


from Dir. Meador copy of the National Demo-
erat, with his compliments. 1t is of the 10th.
We cheerfuily exchange when practicable.
He has about the coolest piece of impudence
yet, in editorial on pubic records. lie says
they are about to establish the State Govern
ment, and want the archives He kindly
urges our State officials 20 send them back, as
they can no longer be of use to Es. At the
same time he warns them, that to remove the
archives beyond the limits of the State is
felony, punishable by Imprisonment in the
penitcntiary Messieurs Flannagin, Miller,
Oates, Cunningham, All of you pay atten-
ton,
There is yet another thing to be borne in
mind. As these are public records AMI can
not be taken out of the State under any pre-
tence or claim, the persons so taking them be-
come robbers. If they should ever be thought
of sufficient Importance, claim could be made
upon Mexico for them, and the persons who
carried them off demanded. No foreign power
would hesitate for moment to deliver up the
archives of n friendly power, and the persons
of those who stole them"
A batch of FIVE felows-Josiah Snow, John
Kirkwood, Samuel ID. Belaate, Isaac c. Mills
and E. w. CAN'T have bseu 70 Washington
city, and come back to Memphis, where they
have published n short address to the citizens
of Arkansas, urging them to come ii and vote
for the re-estabiishment of the government
under Federal rule this month. They might
have saved themselves the trouble. There
are enough Federal soldiers now in the State
to make one tenth Ut the Number OF our yOt-
ing population, and the bogas government will,
# cou Sc, be SIT up in their lines, an last un
Ill they are driven away.
The address sounds like Gaatt. Ee calls
who are in rebellion brothers aa' frien Is -
Excuse US. We have TO fraternity n5r
friendship with the like of | ia He tells Us.
''be sublimer heroes than when ycu Tuned II
battle.' Anybody cauil swear that was
CAN'T. lie talks be uttu:ly, bat never flames
himself.
Meador has been called out by MANY Vot-
ers" to run for Congress. he hesitates mod
estly, huns little. says there are others bet
ter fitted, but he will think about it. He had
better. The doors of Congress not open
yet under Lincoln's prpci imatjo no. will not
be shortly.
Orvlle Jennings declines being made Gov
rnor. He mentions Judge Murphy b. name,
aad says tn It there are others wiiJ wJIll BE-
suitable. Th,-t's true. lie need lot be much
of II gentleman, nor have muci sense, t. ID all
he wi;l be allowed to. 4 guoi pair ot heels
Tor an emergency mgat De useful. O.yil &c
made goOt use of has without any emergency
at all. He is one OF the vickej" spoken of
in the Scri pturcs. Nh ii soul WAS after hia,
nor cared wE;thlr he went.
Orvile is patriotic in his card His fine
sentiments are always ready for either sile
Last summer lie had Il lUt f,r tA5 COniederacy
Now he says, I'VE should be unitei upon tho
great qu stion of the pcIpeta;ty of the Union,
and not divide into parties and cliquts, which
would be Aurtful to the common good of the
State"
Who Is J. VI. Johnson, Ct Arkansas? De-
spatches say he has been recently elected TO
Congress trom thl- Stat and ep l,rSel 5y the
late Convention. II. has g)Ie jhcre = ciai:a
his eat. Hu-bug, They have no idea Cf al
mitting him. These things are to have an
effect l. other States.