The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-13
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Letter from William Cornell Jewett.
A UNIQUE SUGGESTION.

The New York Tribune publishes a special
despatch from philadelphia relative TO q letter
from William Cornell Jewett, on the subject of
the Convention. The letter we give in full, it
having been placed at our disposal The sug-
gcstion it makes isicertanly original. 1t will,
we fear, meet with but feeble RESPONSE
CoTIEENTAL HOTEL,
PHILADELPHIA, August IL, 1856
To President johnson, Senator's Conan, D5oLittle
and Delegates TO AuguSt COnUentiOn:-
In this Independent communication design no
abuse OF the radical power now controlling-nOr of
your body. Its object simply earnest appeal
to your judgments as distinguished public men in
fact, with no more power than any other body of
the people OF like number except so far as that
power is honestly devoted to the attainment of the
rights of the entire people-hat is, restoration OF
the Government of fathers under patriot gui-
dance, without slavery-a platform the people,
when legtimataly represented, can alone adopt
to triumph over all combinations OF men who meet
either welding the power of conquerors over
the South, repI esentatives of old organizations
Had the President Senator Cowan, ana Senator
Dooittle-the recognized and responsible leaders of
the August Convention have issued call for the
people Of all sections to assemble tine purpose of
selecting committees to send delegates to Conven-
ton from the commercial, agricultural, scientific and
other pursuits of HE, the Convention would prove
a success for the Convention would then have been
made of patriotic men, all for country, motive
control ing the trainers of her constitution and not
now, OF men enUirely devoted to the attainment
OF selfish and political ends-the motive control
lingthe unwise counsel that overcame the laudable
purposes of President Linc0n from his unfortunate
weakness in a want of Jaoksonian frmness of cha
racter
Had this policy have been adopted, 1 would not
fhn 10 kno zad nf tho
December Convention, for independent Presidential
nominatiOns-have en- cred protest agaInst your
Convention, through the New York Tribune, and
would have in place published transfer of a con-
trolling power now hold over the December Con-
vention TO Senator'S COwan and Doolittle, as the
most suitable pubic men to lead peoples move
ment, independent of politicians, public men, or
party.
The special object of this appeal is to suggest
policy that will give practical character to the de-
hberations OF your body in convention, that is
through reso luton, merging yourselves into the
people, and under a patriotic and candid ack now
edgment that the still exists between the North
and South, under only suspension of hoStihties ;
that the American republic is upon the verge of
rum that to restore permanent peace, the harmony
of the States aud the peipetuity of the republic the
people must assemble throughout the States, and
send delegates to u future convention.
Let thls DC uone, ana the December Convention
for Its object will then have been attained-passes
| into yours, and the radical power now controlling
will be confined to the individual power of
| the radical public men of the day
Do 1t net. The people neglecung an independent
movement, the radical power will prove powerful
opposition to you IN the midst of a civil war North
that may secure the inactivity and involuntary in-
dependence of the South, under the downfall OF
| liberty WIN CORNELL JEwErT