New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-09
e.ATE REBEL NEWS.
pc,ial Dsplch 10 The N y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, March :, 1865.
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Richmond pGpcT'5 OF u" OH oVI'V'''i III
TRICK 10 CONVENTIONS.

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Richmond pepc-g Of the 9th contain no news.
TRUCE 30 CONVENTIONS.
THE Eponirer says, cditorialy: " II Is pro-
osoa 10 add another talk NJ apparatus TO the two now
~ ,be o. initial of virginia.. This last is to Dc
ssnrcme sovereign talking apparatus. caiied 'on
yention. In the name and b,hali OF poor
cous which has already been talked to DEATH we SOL
EMMY protest. Where are the men 10 eoine 'O"
arc TO compose this Conyen;on' The doors, the actors
80 mic s,ote are now doing and acting the solemn work
Of il, defense. Manfnly yet silently as to words, are
,bcr working for the safety and salvation Of Virginia
In no other place can they do and wcsk so eilectua as
in the army; and these workers cannot oe spareu
from their noble work. protest against any body Of
takers being ntrusted with the sovereign powers
yhrinis. A Convention cannot fight Bodies oil men
whose duties and occupation are to talS, are payeu
out The country turns in disgust from them'
USELESS CONGRESS.
For four months the Congress Of the Conled-
crate States has sat in Richmond and day after day
witnessed the military strength dwindling away, ana
though Cen Lee has appealed to H. impored II 10 use
the great military strength of the negroes Tor the re-
Tense Of the country yet 80 this late day OF It's session
has wholly failed and refused to adopt measures Tor ths
salvation of the country. When history records the
struggle OF these States ard writes in letters OF living
light the honor and glory Of some 1t III not faii 10 re
cord in equally mperishabe characters the shame ana
dscrnce oohers when II tells OF the heroic courage Oh
the army the splendid victories II won and the hardsp
il nobly endured, il will also record the unparae'eu
sacrifices sustained by the psope-their houses ana
barns burned their lands plaged their persons IL
sul,ed-it will not fail to record that. while tie army
and the people thus doing and suffering congress
was dling time in talk and falling to adopt the legisa
ton reauired for the salvation OF tie country III 10
have been soldier in the Army Of Northern virginia
will always be an honor and glory. TO have been men,
Der of the present Congress will not be recommends
tion.
DANGERS or A CONVENTION.
No Convention is now wanted in Virginia. a
Convention will not fight. but il might run away aye
capitula,c When that sad alternative Is presented
Gen Lee the proper convention. He is the best Judge
" our situation
STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
No Convention lis needed; for what is the
sovereignty of the State needed In Convention mas
not State sovereignty been the weakness OF the
aausel II, daring the life and deaih'strueg'i
with the compress of common danger to
cipIe Of State sovereignty continually obtrud'
ing ITSELF delaying and preventing the legislation
necessary to the common defense. uparing that au'
thority intrused with the general welfare and mped'
ing the execution Of laws necessary and proper to the
success Of the cause is 1t 10 be supposed that when
peace returns this principle of State sovereignty will
permit the Confe,eracy to exist one year, 10" long
wond Gov Brown permit the people Of Georgia to be
IuTtn
the struggle hea very ordinary GoTcrnorpresumes TO
critiese Gen Lees military movements and undertakes
to sav tina, GEN Early should have been sent to Georgia
instead Of 90 Washington. State soyereisnty-thus
presuming to Judge Of matters entrusted to the Confed
crate Executive undertakes destroy the efficiency OF
that Exec and to subvert all undertaken
Tor ths common defense and general welfare The con.
duct Of certain States in their opposition TO the laws
passed for the organization of the army and the pres
ervation Of discipline has caused many to recon
slider their ongchershed doctrine Of State sovereignty
and to come to the conclusion that while in theory it
beaufn aud true In fact md practice 1t IL utterly
defective Thi, needs power aud power to raise
me u, subsistence and not sovereignty.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS DELAYED.
The Dispatch says: In consequence of the
high STATE Of the river. the Yankee prisoners who
TO be seht North by agofruce yesterday, could not
get OF II is uncertain when they will take their de.
parture. as late in the afternoon the water still
rising.
THE PRESENT CALM To BE BROKEN.
The news column of The dispatch has the fol-
lowirgt We are still without cdicial news from any
quarter The usual quiet prev as upon the lines in this
vicinity though the return OF good weather leads
81, a.. 10. IL T.,
this country dry in few days and Grant is said to be
waiting only for firm roads make another attempt
seils The Southside Railroad
AIMING TIE SEGROES.
TIE Riehsond Sentinel publishes the speech of
T.. Harkstale member Of Congress rom Mississippi in
ad gocacy Of arning the negroes lie The want Of
the army is more muskcts matter IN whose hands they
are placed, to aid in driving back the invaders We
ne cd more fighting material and obtain IL only by
a-uling the slaves.