New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-31

REBEL GENERALS ADDhEHo iON hi'ANCiN
AND BLAIR--A LITTLE PRIVATE sPECCLA-
TIoN-opIEIoNs OF THE SOUTHERN PRESS.
A correspondent writes to a Chicago journal
as follows:
white sulphur Springs held the rank for thirty years Of
tbe SARATOGA OF tle south They were not annoyed 6y
have become tho Summer quarters OF the Lost Ca1ed
Tue PeytoEs TIC proprietor. nave recently pe a
sueoessiOn OF grand htiis and tournaments In ttnr
u Robert T. Lee heaGs the list OF mansgeTs ano
him comes Est Of Rebel Generals and Rebel
srs, from Baltimore ard washington 10 NeS assoc
While these arrivals we're autographed Oyer Tv Vbo nan
pened 10 DC visiting the place and me III me conIta
liking excursion rates at $50 head 70 20 it Rosecans
Erister to Mevce gave anew complexion 70 the rendeL
yous, aud Pleasure az the Whte s1spAu' pu' W
I sS anst that Cen Rosecrans ndulgns
good old spite against Gen Grant iii 20 t Htcy,o in
ouIing some wires for Seymour and BLAIR 10 TINS tn
seGIetSg o no eesed nom Rosecrans ndscreet talk
A. me Rockbrdge Alum. and on the road 70 warrant te
belief that with his usual Impractical character, ne
eGtates Very ambitious designs in his Mexican mission
n Ills object 10 advise the Rebel generals fortmtousy
assembled at Greeubrer, 20 take some patriotic step IN
IL ewes az the country which, without being eXpTessody
partisan shan hush the fears Of the North ana mnuence
the elections. Last Sunday Gen Rosecrans met the en-
inc array Of Rebel generals among them his classmates
of the West Point class OF 1872, VIZ; Long
street ard Anderson; and besides, kooeriG ,,aI ne
Tie more personal object Of Rosecrans that enterng
In the Mexican schemes Of his own hackers IL is wen
known that Rosecrans, as proieSs0Hu mining GU
military engineer. was confirmed IN Iie Ht4ivan HSro
through the solicitation Of Marshall o. Roberts GeCLse
wilkes Henry j. Raymond. $. l. ". Barlow ara Othel
Mexican Spectators IN mines hnd teItltoIyi nnI w.
malls andng mis- mission 70 Mexico VII paoHpy
be sigaqzed by more active aaI ce is4s The old
dream OF the South extension southwark ana nose
ecrans grind an ak i9I seymour ana one tot Is
employers the time He Will secure from the en-
tire staff Of the RebeIOHa campaign document asserting
ueTed interest in the progress and extension OF our ter
rtOry. This viii enable hun TO count upon no opPodton
on Ils sov ~ 10 ~ % ~ a' 1oItv ~ enpirc CON
eeived the restless BRAN OF W H. Seward, VIII eh Pc
gin its second chapter aud reacn 10f softer AlSsh.
Generals Lee and ROsecTans IN their several iths are
about equally deyOut, and on Sunday uey abstalHed
from business consultations but were much together
Lee is a little weary Of the old role OF sehoonaSte,
and his name begns to appear more prominently III pup
he and social questions ROsecrdns went directly 10 seek
Lee supposing him TO DC at fist at ROckbTdGe Springs,
and following him 70 the White sulphur, was much vel
coined ROsecraus is the only General except Grant,
who ever campaign against Lee. lie drove the
Latter out Of West Virginia in l66l In Rebel literature
by Pollard and the rest There was no difficulty IN hud
ing popularity az once and BeauTegard, VINO rs ID
~ MT " idS for the bovsv acf IS tie Rio
t;rande Gen. Lee begins TO show his years
somewhat, aud suffers periodically fDm Theulna-
tsm ROsecrans Is the same Wlty nervous LdSey, SUI
rinr man that his old soldiers know, wearing the half
emile round the mouth fretiJ poor N purse always un-
successful Il business but arrays w g ln ts e
ran lob into perfect Ahanhra 6UntIas The Mexican
madness runs through our entire army sn1 reSeFeS no
street are manifest destnarans upon the subject OF TINS
eonGuest TO Jefferson DAVIS Rosecrans debt Of
gratitude when he wished TO resign IN 1879 Jef Davis
Secretary OF War gave him years leave OF absence and
Dutch descent and ms wife, the daughter Of Adrian Heg-
eman Of NewYOrk, be married when he was twenty
three years Old agreed WIN Grant 9pon nolng f t
General, old as the battle OF Cornth.
johnson to have hand IN it, has sent Mr. Browning
down there Secretary Browning was the hrst tageman
Of the Presdent-he who announced the policy OI Mr..
Ioh in he
answered in the East. His home here on Georgetown
flights where social rebellion lives ntreDched, is the
nroper vestibue 70 q fuller communion with tho high
priests Of treason the White sulphur, where he has
taken "a cottage and arrived on Saturday night
GIN. LEES WINS
A correspondent OF The Richmond Wig, in q letter
dated White sulphur Springs Va August q. says that
willie there Cen ROsecrans addressed letter TO Gen.
Lee and others TO get from the Confederate leaders in
the late war in whom the North knows the south has
perfect confidence full expression OF their views upon
the political questions OF the day IN TINS letter he pro
pounded sundry inquiries TO Gen. Lee, among which
were Whether can hope for any permanent peace
sbd RTSspsd 9RasT f e wes we're All enS
ehised and given the control Of the SOUTH they Xpuld
treat negroes justly and kindly careful and Veil
digested reply was prepared and addressed TO Gen.
ROseerans. All the parties TO the conference signed IT.
ticnature of Mr. stephens Of Georgia is the third
on the list. Gen. Lee believes that the people
toraton OF the Union he does not think possible that
Ihe country prosper while the control and manage
main in hands Of and few whites, and the
Of the representing herntegence are diSital,
Of al political disabilities and thereby gireH aSee"ddcy
they would left themselves treat The negroes Wth
Kindness fOrbearance and justice The souhClnpeope,
in opinion regard the questions Of Slavery ana Seces
sion settled finally by the war and they have no dis
position inclination 10 re6stabh the one OF 10 again
Try the other. II is the unanimous wish says Gen Lee
Southern people that shall have lasting peace
They long it. Tie people Of the south have the great
est interest In having good and stable Government that
&i protect them in their rights and their property under
which they may 20 TO work, that what
ever they may accumulate by tier labor may
be secure for themselves and children The re-
ply covers FIVE pages and Teasselts substan-
TALLY Tie declarations OF the Conservative Convention Of
the South Gen ROseeTans in noticing an article which
has iust appeared In Of the newspapers with the
heading "ROseeranss Mission 10 the White sulphur
Eprngs has addressed the editor note complaining OF
1he un blindness of It's tone and temper, ana lruthil
pess Of Re assertions OF fact He concludes as follows:
you deal y permit through Yon columns u say 70
vour sders who eorty tat ~! mn vas one
conception and Inspired ~ Eosi sA.l eIe "a &
uessre wbch NAlg - ' dosn ny ne &
sBy one Aytl ksnsAn tag No par had s1yg 10 with
individual alone responsible aid any Information lave
Jsts.'sa Y We eosiIsy q yIGaee9s- =
S6uliERH WINS OF his VISIT.
Iron The Columbus iGa } h qlirer, AuF ~
Certainly Gen. ROsecFans would have no dlutC.ty ln
attaining from any representative southern mai as
earances on this point the tnaty OF the abolition OF
RayerYl strong might be desired The several state
Conventions and Legislatures OF the south, elected by
the white close OF the war have united IN
ANNOUNCING acceptance Of this fact as one 81 M set