The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-16

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o iosiss p4esed for the long catalogue .oi
robberies, plunder, con onfscations, and trea.
sons, which inaugursted the hostilities.--
The defiant tone OF the coDfederates 10 no,
lowered, and Jefferson Davis, in his rrcen,
speeches at Richmond, joins the character
Of the mendacious braggsrt to that Of the
spotted traitor. The United States govern.
ment has not invited this war; but, on the
C, ntrary. exercised a forbesrance which has
brought forth taunts against il of imbecility
and pusllanimty. II did not crush the
treason in the egg, but allowed it to be
Aedged TO full-grown bird Of prey. Musl
we now be persuaded TO make the gross mis-.
take and fatal blunder Of proposing terms tc
the rebels which they are certain to refuse
What can we Offer them IN honor which
they will accepti They want a recognition
Of their bastard Republic as the first article
in a treaty for peace, and that would be viz.
tually the first step towards the total disin.
tegration OF our government. Recognition
is disunion, and disunion is death to the
United States Of America. We must have
then. full and free submission to the fed
eral authority. and perfect restoration o.
the powers Of the government, before we
can talk of peace. Eternal infamy would
light upon the fame Of that statesman who
dared to counsel a parley, while there is q
single armed traitor in the field.
We desire peace, and would pray for il nj
any sacrifice but that Of national honor. As
it is better Tor an individual 10 die than Ia
he subjected to contumely and digrace. so i,
is nobler for n nation to sink into the tide
Of time and drown rather than listen to dis
honoring terms OF peace. Give impunity to
the present rebellion and absolution 10 the
traitors, and il invites malcontents in the
future. upon the occurrence of any fancied
wrong, TO set up an authority paramount IA
the government and insist unnn tho right n,
peaceful secession. Conclude peace upon
the only terms which would be listened "a
by the Confedeiates, and we subject the
hund eds of thousands ofloyal Union men oi
Maryland. Virginia, Kentucky. Tennessee,
and Missouri 10 all the dangers Of the nfu.
rated secessionists. who would seize thei,
property and imperil their persons, il no,
sacri fee their lives. The honor Of the true
states and the true men in the rebel states,
alike demand that this war should be pros.
ecuted with the utmost vigor until the crush.
ed and coerced people OF the South ATE able
to be heard, and until they are armed and
prepared TO drive from their soil every tra
tor S foot which now pollutes il. There is
danger that the North may allow its business
interests to direct its sympatbies. The fear
OF losing the debts due at the South operates
powerfully upon some men, and perhaps
they are unconscionsly advising the govern
ment to take dishonorable step. Let us
pause and deliberate with the utmost eau.
ten before we are allured ~ these phantom
hopes Of peace, which look so bright until
they are subjected TO rigid scrutiny. We
shall then convince ourselves that there can
be no present mitigation of the war uncou
Piled with dishonor. and that the surest,
safest, and most direct mode to restore the
authority OF the government, as the frst
great step towards pacihcation, is to levy
men and vote money to the full extent OF the
country's capacity, until rebellion is crush
ed, its leaders brought to terms, and those
who have been broken down under their
despotisrn are restored to all their constitu.
tional rights, and the seeded states brought
back to the enjoyment OF their constitution.
al guaranty Of a Republican form OF govern.
ernment.-l Washington Sunday Chronicle.