The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-21
,nt,on oc Virginia.. WHAT Uas
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"s,n,,a.cl by PRESIDENT aA"e"i" 'Nis'r
,s,rrer,!er Of Ice.
t"' ,';.,nar Wc!leS. DIR. Lincoln's Sccrc-
IL - ~, \lyy. contributes 10 the April
" y, or sling historical s.l,t n. We
e - ,anowiUg passages relating TO
s>'' -.,r;yltinn Of Virginia and tho recoS-
Z. =, m, S.ate government As Tor-
..,i NJ Whrciir&: ,,,.
...r,,1.in.;ipa or order "f GeEefal " e,S-
'.,,rn:ur or rcasscmbliny tire VIZ
.' /! legislature was discussed very
'.f, had also been commented uroa
..' r;rrt meeting on Tuesday. The
,.sl f-,rScl general surprise and, on
aast # some, dissatisfaction ana iri''''-
~ -,.n,on anl Mr.. Speed were parti'u-
.,.irbr,! rs H. and believe Mr.. Den
''. .;., some. aud perhaps all, these gen
..'...t,. and demonstrated with the Pre-
L. .nd Individuality made known their
=. ..,.,,.,. ~ tan proceeding. Their de-
.'.,..,.,;i,n. hca,imticd, was annoying
-,'siiy and he wished. in an interview
'''.' 1,,r,v.,if rha; ! would state frankly how
,,r1s,,re struck ME. did not hesitate to
-, -. Nm, thought the movement question:
y,' .,Har !. did not strike me favorably; that
u W. ,,.~ ac.irc u bring about an early peace,
..t - rcf.,abl;sh the political relations
..-..., .' b,d hrcn suspended for four years, we
.. ,~sk, to- much haste TO accomplish
't:r,t satisfactorily. The method and
~. ..,.,,,.f,! might rc:arr! the measure, anu
g.l,,r Virginia Legislature, when n SEM
,,~,fitl.S> discussion and the adoption
.,.t;.,jf!,tcym He said his object and
:,n, were IL elect 4 reconciliation a.
~. .,,..jhIc. ana he should not sickle
f,r,.>. provided he could attain the
....l r,>l.t; and he thought it best TO
,...,.,. r..r:. - men. feilow-coUntrymen,
49,. vrr, reasonable and intelligent, auG
p, .,,, which we were willing and dis
...,, !, r1.-I,"ct. They had been in error,
% .,......i.3 10 arms, and after having
-. p. VOL were beaten and innnhied.
...ri that n We had never recognized
g, ID; thc;r organizations a> possessing
frv Gur;ngthr war. it would bcimpolitic,
.,..v =" least. to now recognize them and
-.a,y yrramcn; rs legal and possessed ot
,;iry u art. II was II concession which
%, y,.,...red u ne ought Not 10 ''e made.
,,..:.,.-. whrH assembled, they might he con-
.gg..iall> and mol counsel submission, hut
..3.>..~a tJ rr>i>, still further. There was,
~auyrr. feeble organization III Viz
.. r.irr P,irpoat which we bad
,l.,u I, vita!izc and maintain. How
90 We. wiz! ii.,,ir to Pie-point and his
..#..;.s, rr"o -n&" another opposing and
.. ,ui>lr organization: H. said he had
...', "i tny farther attempt 1T resistance
s.. IT.. rebels t!,ry had been too thoroughly
....; ed and wrakcMed: but there might be
.....:uiu- III the other suggestion that we
.,.r living sanction TO the rebel organiza-
... H.. did not himself, however, think
l.. vDli.
,...ur. and no other. could be considered le-
b j. ut public sentiment or public prejudice
81. :; not be overlooked. He had, he said,
s. gaought of treating the rebel Virginia
,;gt.eutativeS Is Il legal aSScmhlage-a
g~ legislature: but The persons compc-
-t@- ft:tt tody We're leading men in their
l....r:iyc counties. each Of whom had a
',.I inliucnce which he thought should
.. La.ir available, in this critical trlnsi-
....u >;aI". in the interest OF peace and the
/ ainn. He was surprised that his object
..I T." movement had been so generally mis-
,.,..,;rutG, and under the circumstances, per-
h.',. j: WAS hc~t the proceeding should be
....AuNpu. State action in the interest OF
a.:.n w..S, however. in itself diSinte@rTtlon
.:i obstruction to the Confedcracy. He
.h"riyat il should bc encouraged, and was, /
."@~iycd. disappointed that his friends op-
,,-,u tie measure. and that |, always recOg-
AIi hy him rs Il State rights Cni0n man,
.rri uui favored it. TIE very fact OF the rebel
.ri,Tr> .ntatiyrS coming together and dis
I'll ~ their organization hy their own act,
ai!"r tr troops were diSbanded, would, in
.t> belief have beneficial influence but he
ttult ~. lIc said, 20 forward with every
}''!r opposed 10 him. My
lira. more perhaps than that of any other OF
;An Cabinet, was Tor II careful observance not
u.t,y oi the distinctive rights, but of the indi-
y.ul!a!ity OF the States. Besides, Virginia
occupied different position from that OF any
other Of those States. There had been
throughout the war q skeleton organization
in tAa, commonwealth which we had recng-
'Elrd. We ilga said through the whole war
TIM virginia was 4 State III the tnlon-that
her relations with the Government were not
>t.yrnicd. We had acknowledged and
cl:imnd that Picrpoint was the Legitimate and
righiiul Governor, that the organization was
lawful and right under him that the division
oG the state, whic!. required the assent OF the
ir.S! St.lc government, had been et.ected,
and was claimed to hc constitutional and cor
rect. We're we now TO ignore our own acts
10 SAY the Perpoint government was farce
that the act creating the State Of West
Virginia WIS nullity? Ny position on
(hat question was different from others,
!or though not unfricndIy to the new state,
lad opposed the division Of the State When
Il took place. The proposition to rtestab-
G.a Il State government III Virginia, where
iprre was already Il State government, with
W@irh we were acting, with Pcirpoint rs
Governor. or 10 put it under military con-
t"!, appeared 70 me a grave error. The
President said my exceptions, some of them,
q, least. were we'll taken. Some Of them had
Crt.tricd To him. 1t was in that view he had
;r.n willing that General WcitZel should CAL
tI~ leading rebels together, because they
"rG1 not the legal Legislature OF Nirginin,
Will" the Peiipoint Legislature was. Turn
IN - Mr.. Stanton, he asked what he would
10 with Peirpoint and the Virginia Constitu-
ton. Stanton replied that he had no appre-
h"'>ion from Peirpoint, bat the paper which
tie bad submitted was nlerc!ya rough sketch,
SUBJECT to amy alteration.
Governor Dcnnison thought tiat Peirpoint
WcJiid be no serious obstacle i'll the way.
wcrr that the only difficulty but there were
other objections, and be thought separate
Propositions tor tine government OF the two
HE.tcs advisable.
| suggested that the Federal Government
could assist the loyal government OF NIrsina
III asserting, extending, and maintaining its
authority over the whole State, but that we
could not sllpcrSedc or aMnul Il.
The President directed Mr. Stanton to
take the document and have separate plans
presented for the two States. They required |
different treatment ave must not" said
he, 'stutily ourselves as regards Virginia,
but we must help her" North Carolina was
in different condition. He requested the |
Secretary Of War to have copies of the two
Plans for the two States made and furnished |
each member OF the Cabinet by the follow