The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-10-03
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Peace, sweet Pence"

The press of Northern Ohio, for Tic nts,
part, have now sunk the rart7an in the ", .
triot-have ho;sted the State Union Ticket
and are now battling manfuly for the Stars
and Stripes. There are, however. few pa.
pcrs that, with the Dayton Empire and
sheets Of alike ill, keep up the cry of rorty.
They make terrible fuse about the "enor-
nous tax this war will create" and cry Il
pit'tul tones, peace. sweet peace, give US
peace at any sacrifice Now it must he
admitted that "peace" has sweet sound.
and that it has associated with it all that is
gentle, lovely aud luxurious. What pity,
tlen, that the bhssful serenity of Eden was
ever disturbed; that heaven itself was once
marred with impious rebellion aud war. and
that the universe is not one perfect piece
OF beauty, music and rapture! But There
was war i'll heaven" and the crushed rch, e.
lion of the Migrate angels guaranteed tie e.
ternal peace of heaven. All the strifes. con
vulsons, storms and other inielic:t;es Of M
ture, result in brighter skies ,purcr ans, ricl =
er horvcsts, and fresh worlds of rejoicing
life. Human progress is born Of experiment.
trial, strife revolution and war. In their
onward march, nations must row and then
descend into the vale Of adversely, in order
to reaeh and scale the lofticr nights of pros
perity beyond. Evil may not G necessary.
but it is certain, and certain to fructuate in
blessings. The very charms OF peace, the
luHurics amid which We nestle so fondlv.
and which induces in us such an aversion
to war, arc the fruits Of bloody battles. The
consecutive sta ;es OF Civilizat on are marked
by wars, and each new and more glorious
epock comes in with Il baptism of blood.
The present war is q renewal Of the u s.
tion of l716, say many, So it is. The prom
lnent features of that question, "Are the
people of this country capable Of sclf-cov-
"Shall the majority rule?" 80.
shall minority, and aristocraoy of wealth
appeal from the dec 5 on Of the
people TO the orb.tramcnt Of armgt" appeals
with telling force upon each lover of consti :.
tional law. 1t is the question OF human lib
erty in its intensest form.
Upon this point we are inclin.l to sub
s,itute the remarks of Judge Wlitclcy al
Bowling Green. TO those who are still talk
ING of compromise, and ask for peace with
the rebels on any terms, he said: "There
;an he no compromise, for the reason that
,ho secesson,sts long since emphatica,l,
md tlatly refused 10 engage in ore, and arc
low in 10 position i'll which Que can lie mace
With them. At present none can even be
proposed. a prior question, on which com.
Promise is inconceivable, ard is in tho ma
ure Of things utterly impossible must be |
ettIod before there can be peace. They |
re in arme rebellion. Concess IN to them |
would be po5siDie--not compromise. Ii !
al necessarily be Tic weld NJ of every
hEg, or else there could be no concession. |
he cry of peace, therefore, is one for the re-
oGnition Of the so-called Southern Conled-
racy, and in the present posture of affairs. /
;ould be identical with the destruction
he American government. tell you, my
'iends, there can be 10 peace until the reb-
Is lay down their arms and return to Their
lleGiance. This tn eymustdo; thcn VIC shall
ave peace and not I'll then"