Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-06

:. say nothing about a convention as
understand. On all hands, that that is fixed
tact, and L have confined myself TO answering
your question. l will be much obliged to you
IL you will write me soon and fully from Col
umbia. 1t Is impossible to write to you, with
the constant interruption of the Office and as
you want CoOb's opinions, not mine, | send
this to you. Yours, w. Ii. I.
. The original of the above letter." writes
Mr. Loss,' 2, " is in my possession"
MsNMINGER AT RICHMOND.
This person was sent, SO long ago as 1859,
to intrigue against the Union "a Richmond.
Mr.. Losing writes;
. Mr.. MemmIDger, IL autograph letter
before me, written 20 X. b. Rnett, Jr', editor
of the Charleston -utrcuuy and dated Rich
moud, Va. January %, lS60,' revealed some
of the difficulties IN the way OF the success OF
his reasonable mission. He says:
g 1t Is extremely difficult 20 see through the
Virginia legislature The democratic party
Is not unit, a. d the Wings hope to cleave 1t
with their wedge whenever dIssensions arise.
Governor Wise seems to me to be really with
u.s. as well as Mr.. Hunter, but he SCENE to
think 1t necessary 10 throw out tubs to the
rIon whale. The fleet here of federal pol
itics is most unfortunate. 1t makes this great
State paratively powerless. am making
but little pFogre s, as every thing proceeds here
very slowly They have got tangie
about committees, which have excited consId-
erable feeling To-day, and may emb irrass the
result. But still hope that the result will
be favorable. | see no men, however, who
would take the position of leaders IN a revo-
luton
As soon as | can get printed copy OF my
ADDRESS ! viii serd 1t u you.
- Yours very truly,
" q. q. MKAAINGER.
BATCH OF RoGUEs.
There Is ample evidences that the seizure of
Washington CIty, the Government buildings
anu the archives of he nation, WAS an orig
NAL and capital feature IN the pan of the
conspIratOTs; ana their assertions, after they
were iOl!' d 10 this, that they sought only for
:. IndepenGeuce,' and that al they asked was
- - De ct aioae,' the most trans parent
hypocrisy. They aimed at revolution a first,
and dlsunion afterwards They had assn
rauces, they belle ed, that the President would
not Interfere with their measures. Should
Congress pass Force bill, ne pledged by
the declarations OF nIs annual message TO
withhold hls signature from It ana mOst of
them were satisfied tha1 they might during
the next seventy days establish their " South
EN- Contederacy, and secure 10 Ii tue pos
session OF the capital, without governmental
Interposl tIon. Yet all were not satisfied
Some vIgIiant South Carolina spies III w ASH
IngUOn would not trust the President. One
OF them, signing ONLY the name Of " harles >
IN d letter To knett, the editor OF the Charles
tor Mercury, said - know all that has
been done here, but depend upon nothing that
Mr. Buchanan promises. IL VIII cheat Us
unless W. are TOO quick Tor him." He then
urged the seizure OF the forts Sumter partIc-
ulArly, without Is moments delay. Neither
woud tbe cOuspIratoTs fuil7 trust each other.
al lrp-
SJuth CarolinIan, and then Assistant oecre-
tary OF State, am WHO tad lor wears been con
spring against the GJVernment was thought
to be lTic Y. The writer just quoted saId ::
= Further, 'et me w+in you OF the danger OF
Governor Pckens III king Prescott his channel
ot communication with ths President for the
latter vail be informed Of everything that
tr nspires ant that lc our Injury Tell Gov
cTnOr PicKens his once, before matters 20
further" AMI rhe elder Rh1tt commenced a
letter 20 his son, # the har lesion Mercury
by saying = Jefferson DAVIS Is not only Z
cIshOne=t maj, but ltAr 80 These pontl-
Clans scrm 20 have . ogrroet aPpre cios.on Of
each o,her true character.
HOW CONVENTIONS WERE . COOKED
The politicians 1 re directly -nder the in
huence ot Sll1el seem to have had the man
agelnent of 5Be convection. Il had been all
arranged beforehand. apparently, that Mou
tou should be de president VI that body.
lie was elected IN the first ballot. As early
4s the ii IA q, the month (JAnuery), nine
days before the convention s5emb ed, letter
wrI.J by SldeII. and signed by himself and
adan T. Bsnja u. and represen taJives ]
NJ. Lendrum snd J. u Davidson, OF LOuisi-
ana, WIS addressed, 4 Om ihe Capitol at
Washington, a. Io the Convention OF the
otase OF louisiana, directed t. . Hon. A.
ex4nder MOuJ3u, President OF the Convention, -
&c. Tins letter { he original Is before me)
occupies Tx passs i large iJOisedp paper ,
aud confaius d. exp.esslOn VI tDe views OF the
arch-cOnz pirat0r aud hls colleagues on the
great topic III the holr. 1t urges The neces-
eity Oi immediate +lI energetic action an1
al -er reterrIDg To the fact, that many of the
people vi the State were unwilling to accept
secession as d remedy tor grievances, because
1t seemed like revolution, 1t AYERS the right of
a people TO resist oppression, aud says: . You
may well treat the difference between seces-
sion aud revOiut on as one more Of words than
of substance --ot ideas rather than OF
things" Ii denounce5 Hols as 4" the uncon :
st,lu.ional head ol Ghe Var DepIrtnent-An
open anu viruie1t enemy OF the SJuth-"
who had submitted plan 60 the government
- OF Campaign on gigantic scale for the
subjug ttIon OF tne seeding states
1ney confess that they united in recon-
incubation to the Governor, ou the accession
Holt, 10 = lake poss ;esiou at once of the
forts aod arsenals Of ehe United States within
Ghe jursd.c .ctIon of Louisiana" They recon-
mend s. immediate and unqualified secession,
and express u De,lef that every s,aychOidlng
safe, except Mary land and Deieware. Will
JOIN 10 tbe revolutionary movement. w lth-
out slavery, We perish they excliim. They
Tn, ex press an earnest desire thac the con
ven ION should fully recognize the right OF
navigating The Mississippi freely by all cltl-
zene on borders, ana Jhe lands watered by
It's tributaries, with g a wish AID hope they
say :. - reconstruct our CUnfederacy with
such materials as are not irreconcIlaoiy hos
tile."
REBEL OFFICE SEEKING.
Judge McGrath, who with iudIcrouS solem-
nifty iaId aside his judicial robes at Charles
ton, sent word haG he wouii like to put
them on again at Montgomery attorney
general.
Robert Bsrnwei Rhett, the most belliger-
ent OF the dema .ogues OF the g Palmetto
scste''-the perfect repTesentative OF the dis
lovai pOiIrIciaus of South Caroiina-;hough ghI
himself peculiarly bcted tor a secretary Of
war, and evinced special Sc .sitiveness because
MS claims to distinction were overlooked. vi
this he wrote com piaining letters 70 his son
the editor OF the Charleston Mercury. Some
Of these before me, and are rich revela
tIuns OK disappointed ambition. Memminse Ell
aspired 10 tie secretary of the treasury, AM
james Cbes nut .Jr., VINO had '' patriotically
M .e d sacrifice OF ms seat in the nationa
Senate, v Us spoken OF as d fitting head of th,
new nation.
;. Memminger mentioned to the delegates
that he was requested by Judge McGrath &