The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-23
General Sherman's Proposed Peace
Conference with Gov. Brown, q -s
Alexander H, Stephens, and
H, V, johnson, of Ga.
HOW THE SECESSION DOCTRINE
OPERATES.
Separate State Action Agitated
in Various Quarters.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CHARLESTON
General sherman Proposing Confer.
ence Ia Governor Brown Hnd Others OH
the subject of Peace.

ence 10 Governor Brown and Others on
the subject of Peace.
TslsgroB, 70 the Richmond Enquirer, SrplsmJer17.
MACON, Ca, September l7.-Runors are rife
to-day that Sherman has sent an informal request
to Governor Brown, Vice President Stephens and
II. V. johnson to come 10 Atlanta and confer
with him upon the subject Of peace.
From the Richmond Dispatch, september 20.
There is no mstaliing the object of Sherman in
desiring 10 HOld conference with Vice President
Stephens and Governor Brown. IL is to detach
The State of Georgia, If possible, from the Con-
federacy, through the agency Of these two gen.
tlemen, whom, from their course with regard to
the hGbeas corpus act and measures he takes to
be ut heart well disposed TO promote such a
measure.
We are confident that he will i1d himself dis
appointed in his estimation of these two gentle
men; yet we very much regret that they should
ever have advocated any line Of policy which
Yankee General can by any possibility thus
Interpret.
We trust the meeting will not he accorded. II
can answer no good purpose and is designed for
no good end. If there were no other objection to
it, the very fact that it is proposed by Sherman is
sufficient of itself TO indicate It's inprOprety. No
good citizen ought. especially ut q time like this.
10 do anything which may, in the slightest parti-
Cular serve TO Indicate that there Is difference
in his opinion, between the interests Of his State
| and the interests Of the COnederaey.
The Governor of Georgia ought at least to re
collect that his State was one of the first the first
| after South Carolinal to secedC from the Union.
| and that IL she now treats of peace on her own
! terms, M a sovereign State, she withdraws from
the Coniederaey, and leaves her sisters the bag to
hold after havinggot them into this scrape.
| We make these remarks because separate STATE
action has been agitated If late la more quarters
| than one. The late deporabc ueace deiusion
| gave rise 10 il, aud the depression consequent
upon the disappointment of hopes raised by II
has kept IL up. We hope II has ulr spread to any
Il great extent. but " he assured that Shar-
| man has heard of IT, and that it encourages him
| TO seek this conference.
! The Constitution confers up,n the President
/ by and with the consent Of tho senate authority
| TO make peace ia state max, j.1ce on her 0teH
account she ,cihdrairS from the C0ujtdaracy Sher-
! man knows this aud thinking he has his heel
! upon the State Of Georgia. he hopes in this way
| TO bring her back into the Union.
Are the peOple-nOt the poricans-are the
people Of Georgia prepared for this step VIII
/ they consent 10 abandon Virginia, which entered
! into this Confederacy because She was determined
| 10 share the fate of her sisters VIII she aban-
| don Virginia now, after having dragged her into
| this war We cannot and will not believe 1t Of
| the gallant State Of Georgia. Her sons have
| fought too gallantly to warrant such belief.
Destructive Fires Raging ia Charleston.
| From Ns Richmond ErIWbar, Sfp.2O
| CHARLESTON, September l8.-A large fire oc-
| CURED here yesterday, destroying about twenty
! five buildings IN Archdale, Belutair Clifford and
" ttl nllittrf AAhtutt nlt DibAt hlll lllls morning
no the southeast corner Of Trade and Meeting
| streets, destroying two large mansions While
| tie fire was in progress, about one hundred and
| twenty shots were fired at the city.
Movements OF Federal Raiders.
| lUE ORANGE AND ALEXANDRA RAILROAD
BRIDGE OVER TIE RAPIuAN DESTROYED,
From the Eciuoa5 Er1mtnsr, September 20.
A party Of Yankee raiders visited the Orange
and Alexandra railroad bridge over the Rapdau
and partially destroyed It. 1t Is stated that they
| burned Liberty Mlls, and nc last accounts were
| proceeding towards Madison Court House.
A body of the raiders were, late last evening
| moving on Gordonsyille. The report was not
generally believed; but in consequence of it, the
| Richmond bound train on the Central railroad
| put baCl, and returned 10 Charlottesville
These raiders are no doubt the same with whom
| Moseby was recently skrmishing. Their force
| is not known.