Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-09-05

Lee to confer with other leading Sdfhern
generals and civilians, and obtai1 their
views in connection with bis OWL
A careful and well digested alignment
was prepared, addressed to Generallose-
Grams, in reply to his letter. All 70 par
ties to the conference signed IL, and fhers
are expected to do so. After Genera Jee's
name came that of Beauregard, al the
signature OF Stephens, of Georgia, ID bird
on the list. General Lee, in his rply,
states that be believes the people d the
South sincerely desire peace and rSsora-
ton Of the Union. He does not thik II
possible that the country can prospefr hile
the control and management of the goern-
ments Of the States Of the South rernined
in the hands of the negroes and few wites,
and while the mass Of men representig in
tellieenoe are disfranchised. He beeves
IL the whites, are relieved OF oil potcal
disabilities, and thereby given ascenency,
that they will, If left TO themselves, treat
the negroes with kindness, forbearsnc and
justice. The Southern people, in hisopin-
ion, regard the questions Of slavery ID Sc
cession as settled finally by the wa and
they have no disposition or inclinsAon TO
re-establish the one or again try thdpther.
1t Is the unanimous wish, says Ger Lee,
Of the Southern people that we shk have
lasting peace. The people of theSouth
have the greatest interest in havinga good
and stable government, that will Protect
them In their rights and property, "a I'M
der which they may go to work prperly,
and with the confidence that whatevs they
may accumulate by tdeir labor maybe Sc.
cure for themselves and their childrG The
reply covers five psges, and re-assers en-
phatically the declarations Of the cnser-
vative conventions of the South.
| In connection with the announcerent of
the Sun, yesterday of Gen. Rosecrai1s de-
| parture North, the Washington Str con-
| lectures that it is thought best thai Gen.
! Rosecrans should consult with the emo
cratic leaders elsewhere as to the adriabili-
| ty of producing this correspondence pior to
its appearance. - Baltimore Sun, Sep. st.
THE PRESIDENT ON PAID MILITIAy THE
STATEs.-Mr. L. G. Breck and Colohl Loo
ny. authorized by the conservatives Ten
nessee to lay before the President tb stu
alton OF affairs in that State, have ad a
lengthy interview with the Executis, du-
ring which Tennessee matters werefully
discussed, with the following result, acor-
ding to g Washington telegram:
"The President referred the delegation
to recent orders as the limit of Executive
power in the matter, but assured thenfhat
every means authorized by the constitution
and the laws would be used to securthe
freedom of the ballot in Tennessee ansthe
Southern States without interference by
Federal or state troops. The Present
took the ground that the constitution ftisids
any Of the States organizing a standing ar
my of paid soldiers that militia duty isn-
cumbent upon every citizen, who can oily
be exempted from it by the paymensf a
fine OF providing q substitute that the nj
tia is an emergency force, subject sobe
called from the pillow or loom at any 10
ment, and from which no citizen can escae
but that standing army is repugnantto
the constitution and to the spirit of our l.
situations. Every constitutional power II
the Executive will be used to prevent he
organization of standing armies of pad
troops in any State unless called for All
controlled by Federal authority.
"The President, during his prolonged Il
teryiew with Messrs. Berck and Loone
produced and read from the books the par.
Of the constitution and the several laws Q
the subject in support of his position tia
no State can maintain standing army
paid soldiers. The law of 1865, he declal
cd, was conclusive on this subject. 1t dill
banded and forbade the reorganization
the militia or volunteer forces Of the Soutl
ern States"
The above but agrees with the gener
grounds taken by Attorney General Evar
in his opinion on the subject lately, and Q
which orders have been issued to the mil
tary commanders in the South.-BdLtimo
San, Sep. LIST.