Year: 1875

posed TO put herself in position to be con-
trOlled by such influences.


The Convention has met here, and within
few days the aspect of things is materially
changed. Every free State except Michigan
and Wisconsin is represented, and we have
been assured by friends upon whom we can
rely that II these two States should send dele
gates of true unfinching men there would
probably be a majority in favor of the Consti-
tuition as IL is, who would frown down rebel
lion by the enforcement of the laws. These
friends have recommended the appointment
of delegates from our State, and in compli-
ance with their request Mr.. Chandler and
myself telegraphed to you last night. 1t can
not be doubted that the recommendation of
this Convention will have considerable infiu-
ence upon the public mind and upon the ac-
ton of Congress.


have the honor, with most respect, to be
truly yours, X. s. BINGHAM.


His Excellency, Austin Blair.


The following is from Zach. Chandler:


My DEAR GOVERNOR: Governor Bingham
and myself telegraphed to you on Saturday 8t
the request of Massachusetts and New York
10 send delegates to the Peace or Compromise
congress. They admit that we were right and
they were wrong; that no Republican State
should have sent delegates, but they are here
and cannot get away. Ohio, Indiana and
Rhode Island are caving in, and 6here is dan
ger of Illinois; and now they beg us for Gods
sake to come TO their rescue and save the
" Republican party" from rupture. / hope
you will send Stif-backed men or none. The
whole thing was got up against my judgment
and will end in thin smoke. Still hope as q
matter of courtesy to some of our erring
that will send t1e delegates


His Excellency, Austin Blair.


=. S.-Some of the manufacturing States
think that fight would be awful. Without
estimation be worth rush.


Michigan and Wisconsin sent delegates,
which gave the vampire of the Republican
party majority and the Peace Congress was
f,.S1t
bloodletting. Blood was forthcoming, and
three hundred thousand of our brave and
courageous young men who believed they
were trying to preserve the constitutional gov
ernment of our country now sleep in the cold
embrace Of death and the Republican party
is still bowling for more blood. And on Sat
urday night we heard George l.. Woods de-
nounce as traitors all Americans who having
sworn to support the Constitution refuses to
violate that oath, and he only reiterates the
principles of the Republican party when he
speaks in contemptuous terms of the Con-
stitution of his country, for the whole country
knows and knows we'll, too, that as soon as
Mr.. Lincoln was inaugurated the law was
treated as cumbrous weight and its strict
maintenance punished as treason to the gov
ernment Patriotism has been made to con-
slst in upholding the actions of persons in
direct opposition to the laws and the Consti
tuition, and those who would show the least
regard for its obligations and the greatest con-
tempt for its solemn injunctions have been
most honOred and trusted. The American
people VINO are supporting tne Republican
party have but little idea of what they are
doing for their posterity. Our fathers be-
queathed to us glorious government, and it
Is doing the incoming generation great In
Justice to destroy government we have en-
jOyed so long.


l know it is hardly time to speak of these
things, but you will give me sufficient space
i'm your columns will show that every act of
the South from the seizure of the forts within
the bounds of those States down to the sur
render of Lee was warranted by the Constitu-
ton and principles of our government and
that every act of the Republican party has
been in violation of that Constitution and
reasonable in its character


AN OLD DEMOCRAT.