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is the same in both governments. But the Yankees have long accustomed themselves to consider theirs a consolidated government, possessing all power for all purposes. The States they regard as possessing no more sovereignty than the counties. Indeed, in one of his speeches, Lincoln expressly declared that they had no more power than this. Should we agree, therefore, the convention would certainly take place. It is wonderful, in the meantime, that intelligent men like Vallandigham and Fernando Wood — who must be fully acquainted with the Southern doctrine of State rights, and must know that all this blood has been shed in their defence, --should think it possible to get us into such a convention, or to restore the Union by means of it. What we want, first of all, is entire and separate independence. The Confederate States can go into convention with the Yankee States in one way, and one only. They can withdraw from the Confederacy, each State on its own separate account and r