Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-01
DISPATCHES
Washington Intelligence.

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WASHINGTON, August 2s.-It is stated
that General Rosecrans has written
to General Lee requesting a written ex-
preston Of the latter's views OF the best
plan of restoring good feeling. Lee re-
piled, expressing a reverence for the
Constitution aud o desire for a complete
union Of the States as formerly, and a
belief that his desire was shared by the
mass of the rejecting people OF the
South. Lee says that the people OF tho
South are anxious for peace and q peace
full administration of the Government.
They long for the privileges OF self
government. Phe Southern people will
treat the colored people kindly and hu-
namely IL left to themselves. He m
phatically deplores the attempt to com
NIT the political control of the South to
the colored people before they are pre-.
pared for such responsibility. He con-
siders such attempts fraught with mis-
fortunes and calamities, and destructive
to the negroes themselves. His letters
are Endorsed by Bsauregard, Stevens
and Stuart.
General Meade arrived to-day and
spent several hours at the War Depart
mrnt In conversation with Secretary
Schofield. He will leave moro on
Il short visit to Pennsylvania.
General Rosecrans is expected to-
night.
The Indian Bureau has received ad-
vices from Superintendent Murphy con-
curing in the news expressed in Wyn-
coop's letter that innocent Indians who
desire to preserve their treaty pledges
10 good faith should be protected, while
he recommends that the Indians who
have been committing outrages be Sc
verely punished.
WASHINGTON, August 2s.- General
Rosecrans returned this evening He
states that bis visit was Of his own con-
c~eption, undertaken for his own person.
al satisfaction to ascertain from repre-
sentative men Of the South whether
there were any obstacles in the why Of
peace between that section and the
North. He was satisfied that the power
which organized and sustained the Con-
federacy four years against the gigantic
efforts of the United States Government
to suppress the rebellion could exercise
a great influence in restoring peace, or
der and stability everywhere, and at the
same time promote all the material in.
terests of the country. He was received
by General Lee, and other prominent
Southern soldiers, with marked cor.
diality. In all their personal conversa-
tions they were frank and unreserved.
Their conversations were mainly with
reference to advancing the common in
terests of the country, irrespectively OF
| the causes which for q time divided the
North and South, and resulted in the
Reconstruction Acts Of Congress. Gen.
Rosecraus says his visit was Satisfnc-
tory, and that the temper and tone OF
those Southerners are worthy Of Pntri-
otto citizens.
There is no authority for the state.
ment that he intends to issue IN address
| signed By those with whom he has been
in conference.
CHICAGO, August ga Republican
special says that Commissioner Rollins,
acting under the advice Of friends, has
decided to compromise with Secretary
McCulloch, by the appointment Of half
the Supervisors from Democratic candi-
dates.
WASHINGTON, August 30.-A dele
CATION from Tennessee visited the Presi-
dent to-day upon Tennessee matters.
| The President referred the delegation to
recent orders as the limit of Executive
power in the matter, but assured them
that every means authorized by the Con-
stitution and laws would be used to Sc
cure the freedom Of the ballot in Ten
uessee and other Southern States, with
out the interference of Federal or State
troops. The President took the ground
that the Constitution forbids any State
standing army Of paid soldiers /; that
militia duty is incumbent upon every
citizen, who can only be exempted by
tho payment Of q fine DR. providing n
substitute /; that the militia is the emcr-
gency force liable to be called on any
moment and from which no citizen can
escape but q standing army Of paid
troops in any State is repugnunt to the
Constitution. Every constitutional
power Of the Executive will be used to
prevent the organization Of standing
armies Of paid troops in any State I'M
less called for and controlled by Federal
authority. The President in CONVEX
sation with the delegation expressed
himself in favor of the election Of Sey.
mour and Bluir.
Rosecrans has addressed a note to n
newspaper editor who commented upon
his visit to White Sulphur Springs
| The note concluded thus Permit me,
through your columns, to say to your
readers, aud to all who love our coun-
try, that my mission was one of my
wi conception, and inspired by a most
earnest desire for the welfare Of the
nation, for which I am rs willing to lay
| down my life rs any one who lives be-
meath our flag. No society has anything
to do with 1t, o individual. alone
nm responsible for it. Any information
you have received to tho contrary is
erroneous"
Senator Morgan is now hero, with
Commissioner Rollins and other leading
Republicans. The question Of the Sep
tumber session of Congress has been
discussed, and the opinion is quito de-
cided that u call for q session at that
lime will be issued.
WASHINGTON, August 30.-The Indian
Bureau has ndvices that the present
Indian difficulties originated with about
$50 Cheyennes, Arapahoes and Sioux,
called Dog Soldiers. The murders we're
committed against the wishes Of other
Indians. Tho Bureau deprecates the
commencement Of indiscriminate hos
t%ilities against these tribes, but say they
should be made to deliver up the Offend
ers.
1t is stated here that a movement has
been commenced to unite the United
States, England and Prussia, in q grand
n,nadttion - oolua TIM mvatnry of the