The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-08-20
PEACE MERTINGs, &C.

A marked scene of distrust is tempering tho
public mind Of the North, and show Of disaffec-
tion about the appears, in various quarters.
This does not seem to arise much out Of any
conviction that the successful prosecution of the
is hopeless, though that is no doubt question
with many; but sober reality really has taken tho
place Of frenzied excitement, and athe character,
cost and best possible result of the things
which enter into the calculation of reasonable
Peace meetings have recently been held in Mar
garettvllle, Delaware county, New York; War
nerville, New York; Schaaersburg. New Jersey;
Danbury, Connecticut; Sangerville, Maine; Owen
County, Indiana; NenagO county, Pennsylvania;
Wayne county, Pennsylvania; Medina county,
Ohio, and doubtless in many other places The
following some of the resolutions adopted:
Resolved that peaceful separation of the States,
though much to be deplored is far preferable a
forcible Union, where harmony and fratcrnsl
feeling cannot be maintained. t'.
Resolved, That the present civil war, which
Abraham Lincoln is waging upon sovereign States,
is alike unconstitutional, inhuman aud unjust
unless speedily checked must end in the complete
overthrow of Liberty, and the establishment Of
military despotism. sH --rE ~f .r.
Resolved, That we have no sympathy, aid or
comfort for Northern Abolitonists, or their fanati-
cal sympathizers for the that the principles
inculcated by them are principles as much sub
verSve of the true principles of the Constitution
disunon itself.
Wendell Phillips delivered an oration on the 4th
July at birmingham, near Boston, in which he
paid Mr. Seward the following handsome CON-
pliment: ...s ...-r O.. ...-..a.
"As for Mr Seward, there is no confidence TO be
placed in him, if he lies he tells the truth: if he
tells the truth he lies.
And again .--~ > p ~..'.-
ale has neither tie beginning nor the end of
principle. His own colleagues know that he is
traitor aud every honest man in the country,
especially in New York, knows it,"
In this Grafton Phillips ridicules the idea Of
supposing the North conquer the South:
"Dd any one believe that within any assignable
time We should conquer the South by our present
means? Did any believe that Virginia and
South Carolina would stay subdued? Until are
depopaldte the GnLf States never subdue
them. Let this war go on twelve months and
England will acknowledge the independence of
the Southern States, and ought to, and the old
Union never be rebuilt s1,-s
The South are as unanimous to-day as the athir-
teen united colonies were in l776, and they arc
stronger lie dismissed therefore, utterly, the
question whether the Gulf States want TO secede,
aud has" ra t -,ag * %@siaa-J asfHe5sat
TRAVEL TO TIE SoUTH.-The travel from the
North tn the South by the way of EoaisYile, has
been Of late immense All other communication
having been cut off, the Louisville add Nashville
Railroad Is reaping rich harvest FORA short
time, the direct travel vas interrupted, and a
detention Of nearly twenty -four hours was caused,
and consequent increase ofsexpense, but We are
glad to lsaru that this has bcea remedied.zePass
seDgers now 90 through to Tennessee and tho
South as rapidly a. before the war.--lNelOz Fork
Day Book, = = # a7arasE
The New Haven Journal saws that the ID Con
necticut Regiment brought home with them %