, 1865-04-15
T})lfagp Grtloun
nEooNsraucr.os VIRGINIA.

Wc published YES s4rday q circular issued
by various late members of the rebel State
Legislature of Virginia rcoucst;ue thu {rebel)
General Assembly of that stntc. torether
with tho frebrN Governor. Lien enant Gov.
e,nor, and number Of rebel citizens to meet
in that State on the 25th day of :Apr;l inst
The document not only invites them tn re.
e tu1n in their official capacities Int II extonsa
- In them coming and going. whether raho1. a.
IJusonista. the protection Of the FedrrS1 Aao
apd It's approycdfor publication by Grnerai
Wettze1. We confess ttis 1ooks 10 M yery
much like recocniztnp the rch.l stats rov.
c.nment Of. Yi5einfs. asft,il thu In yfn1 srov,
c1nment of that's atc,1xtcad of c,t1,e- of t,,e.
4wn 1Jnion nove,nmcnts which. hava there
s,asrn for7ncd a. convan lion Of r,-ivntr e,t}.
-e,,at.or virginia wa can seo M neeass3tv for
-odvr,4fssnr tl,c fart TINT it fs onrn tn rcha,a
uwe virtna1Iv do by offer1nr safcrnard ;nta
md ont al our lines to all who may attend It.
z,or for expressly inviting them to come in
their official caps scltiea as Goyarnor. I,enten.
ant Governor. md AZ the f,ene-a1 Assembly
ofyirp,n,a~ Lincoln in 11ls recent sncecb
set firth the 1;on,si,ra no,;cv os +he
hea4 In his fnacment ar a,,do or
-reccnstynction mi We have not hoard
that In 1nn3Sfprn he has cnnCa1hH 4ha
fn.1t;ve rchc1 Legislature snno1srd n 1,c
,Einr nea,sbr eyeport instead Of n. our
ann1offxed 1,y himself Nor has be eonxcncd>
Pr;cr.s 1.ects1sture ia Missouri mr. thr -chs,
IeeIslaturcs Of Kentucky. Arkana.s n, Ten.
nessee
TIM Louisiana policy wou,d bc carriod ont
in Yfertnfn ty removing Cor. Ptern mt end
hia capital from Alexandria tn Rjchmond-
and there ca.1tne for an election or ns,aha-s
ia the Legislature. and .4hrowins tbe reho1
znacbtpc overheard altogether. 1'he Ca,nars1
Assembly Of Virsin1a referred to in this ca11
il purely rebel body. a. ex .lusye1V m as |
the Confederate Congress, Itwas selected ,na
sworn in under the forms of the ConGde,,te
Cnnst1tutlon. 10 arrange q coa1esnnca ha.
tween the Picrpont State Government mi
The rebel State Government is to actnow1-
edge the yalidity Of the latter. To re-estah. /
lish the rsbel 6tate Government, abc }ishtnp |
The P,erpont State Government. Is to pivr
the rebels diplomatic victory, which rcpaysf
them for their military defeat. It Is to scf a
pernicious precedent upun the question 81
reconstruction in the other rebel Sta.es
Moreover. upon"th Legality OF The pierna,,l !
Government Of Vugin,e depends the 1cce1,t~
oft1c State Government Of West VIRGINIA
7yhose Senator's end Reoncscneat,vea h..-a
sat and voted in Congress- Ar +hr.s
vearn for Congress could not hare 80 w.
copnized the diyisfen. of the o,d 49,.
and fhe formation of West Vjroin,, e~oa1,t
ny The consent Of the remainder ~ yirntnts
IS rcnresent4d by The State Gore,n,nent -.
A,exsoa,;a IN conve,;n,, th,s raso, S1'.,1
+ur. IN iis ot,,cIal canacitz 1rc ths-,f',o ~.
- ~~A~'o'o oG% +
a1axandr,s Int that NJ w., T;rs;a,a 49,. ~
;ns s.nstn,<and ~ ~ r. Renr,.sn,. ,.t,v.s .r.'s pas1 r
~ T. ronc-ase f,r ],ears a.a ~, a., e ,,s., LIVE
~ ..,,nso aotas ,r,,,.tsn, ~ 49, sas ns '',1'o'.
~ ".es "1oes sa,s 49, .~osa s+1a,n 's au- u
-n, ~ s.' 49,. s s,.,aaea He assoo
arSas ~. - ~, ~sads a+haxw,ss - aas ec nc ~
W 80. IT. ,r..a ",os' s1uu eneteofe
.ns .ya'. - ~ va ~ Sc. e uo,e'n'r "no nas
just ueu w. W n4euMon9 n. sne Aeels o. aen.
oas,s Is n'1tee ~ cone oach' not US William
1auntn, out HI tosesloFo VI *HsMlas anu Lnat,