Washington telegraph., 1865-04-12

"a IL Weu
that in one case have been informed ~ .t
Governor Of State that the law does roT -
INIT him to call ont the militia from one come.
for service in another SO that a single k-;qL
OF the enemy could traverse the State and a.
yastate each county in turn, without any BOW
on the part OF the Executive IL use the Eilitis
for effective defence; while in another Stat. ~.
Executive refused to allow the militia .ito \.
employed in the service Of the Confed.ra,,
States, in the absence Of a law for that tsf
pose. What other resources remain ayaiiahL
hut the undying, uneoneueTable resolve 10 i.
fTeo7 1t has become certain beyond all dorA,
or anestien that we must continue this strup
gle to a successful issue must make ", 2,
and unconditional submission 10 such terms -
il shall please the conqufreI to impose upon n
after our surrender Ii possible doub; could
exist between ouI commissioners and Mr.. Lin
coin. a. recently reported to ven, it would b.
dispelled by a recent occurrence, OF W hich It
proper that you sheuld BE- informed.
Congress viii remember that ia the confer
ence above referred to, our commissioners wsT.
informed that the Government Of the United
States would not enter inte any agreement N
treaty whatever with the Confederate States.
nor with any single State and the only possible
mode to obtain peace was by laying down CUT
arms, disbansing our forces, and yielding un-
conditional obedience to the laws Of the United
States, including those passed for the confsea-
ton Of eur property. aud the Constitutional
amendment tor The abolition Of slavery Ii
will further b. remembered AR. Lincoln declaT-
ed that the only terms On which h0stilites
could cease were those stated In his messlga of
December lst, in which we were informed thai.
In the event of our per. tent submission he
would temper justice with nnHTry. and that thr
question, whether we would be governed As de-
pendent territories, Ct permitted to have "A Iez-
resenration III their Congress was one on which
he could promise nothing, but which would ".
decided " their Congress, after eur submission
had been accepted
Il has Rot, however. been hitherto stated
to zen that, IN the course Of = conferences al
Fortress Monroe suggestion was niaar Nv ore
Of orr commissioners that the objection enter
tainad by Mr.. Lincoln to treating with the Go.-
eminent Of the CORtadeTary- Or Eiih any -
arateu STATE, might be AZ sided By substituting
foT the usual mode VI negotiating through com
mIEsiOIeTs OT other diplomatic agents. tlf-
method sometimes employed OF . military con
ventiOn- en-tTed I1te by he commanding Gen
erals WA che arEIit5 gt Ihs IHp btlII-HTpnts
This, lie admitted, Wss q power possessed ~
him. though * was n0t Eh0aght commensurate
with all the questions involved. As ha did IUt
accept the proposition whea made. be was aft
WARDS requested 10 receIsiler bis conclusion
upon TIM suIJ1ct ei che suspension ct hoiIIi-
ties, v hIch hr agreed % o., buE said that fe
kad maturity considered the plan. sni had d.
termiaed that il could not be done
subsequently,, hOWeSrr an interview with
Gen. LongstEaet was ask-a fcr br Gen Ord.
Commanding tile enemy army OF fha James
during WhIch GeH- LOHgslTeet Was informed.
Id him that iheTe was possibility ct aTriviner
AZ "A satisfactory adjustment " the present IN
happy dIhlcnltles - msaRs q a military con
vrntinB. and tnaL 4 Cen Lee cfsiEed All inter-
view I'D thr subject, il would not be declined
prov idec Gen. Lee haG authority to act Ihis
communication was surpassed ~ Dr. the conss-
qurnre u- -Ae suggestions absYG referred 10,
ana 1en- Lee, dIng ~ Ins;TGciicEs, wTote
III Cen GI4lt tha - nf this nunth rFrpOs-
iHg tp meet MIN tor reference On the subject
anG stating thar h was yes-ed with de rrgui-
site authority Cen Grants reply va. that
he had no authority 10 arcple ID the propose.
coEleTenCe, ,hAi as Fev Gle ezteuurd only 10
making convention purely "a d n4iIlta-y char
aetrr, ana ihal GsHeTaI orc coUlc uny lave
meant that ali IllsiFieW wouid Let be refused
upon any subject On which he tGtn. Grant,
had the right 70 act
Il thus appears thai neither with the Confei-
crate a. hurities pf amy Stsie, nor through 49,
Commaudlng Generals, viii The Government
O. the InIttd 1LAlHs treat OF make amy terms Of
agrremcnt whatever III Ihe cessation Ut hostil-
iugs- hult ZEN ans, then, Tor rs 10 choice
bui 10 continue this contest 70 4 final issue; for
tn people XIII tle CpntrdCrarY can H. int little
known 70 hin who sUpPoses il possible they
would ever consent 70 purchase, A. Ife cost Of
atGEaGatinn ann slavery PERMISSION to Live III
country gAIisoEe5 by their negroes. and
governed by .i.e offceTs sent by the conauezsT
70 rair ever than-
Having thus fully placed before You the IN
formation requisite t0 rIilble y0n Ia Judge of
the state Vi the country, the dangers to which
We are exp0sea, and tie measures Of legisIa-
tion Necessary toT adveTtinE Ehem, it remains
for ME bnI 70 inveke yoET attention to the con
sideTarioE Of those means by which, above ali
others, we may hope % escape the calamfties
that would result from our failure. Prsminenf
above all otbsIs is the necessity Tor ssF-
nest and cordial cooperation between AIT De-
paTtments Of Government, State and ConieseT-
ate. and al citizens throughout the Cenieder-
ary. ~ your especially, "a Senators AND Rep-
Tesentstiyes, the people look for encouragement
ana counsel To yonT aCtion-not only in lsg-
islatiye halls, hHt iR hOmes-Mln their ewes he
TUNED foI the example OF what is betting nien,
who, by wiling sacrifices OIL the altar nf free
dom show that they sTe worthy fC sEioy its
blessings. / feel fall confidence that yea viii
concur with me ia the coRvictient that Ec1r
public duties will NOT bt ended Khrl yUu shall
have closed the legislative labcrs Of the session:
but thai your voices wall he heard, eheeriHg
and eIcouraing the people to that persistent
fortituSe which they have hitherto displayed,