Smyrna times., 1861-07-11
The Restoration of Peace.

There is great cry now tor "peace," and
particularly from those who inaugurated the
present direful movement. There is no doubr
that the whole country desires peace, for the
commerce and manufactures of the North are
fully as much depressed as those of the South
bat how shall peace be restored is the oues-
ton, and it is well enough that the very men
who madly strobe over laws and constitutions
and pa1c interests and individual rights TO
suLs blow at the Union aud the Federal
Government now raise their hands with affect.
ed horror at tbs prospect of interstate strife,
and ask "is there no way to settle this matter
without further bloodshed ?" Itis evident now
that the Government aud the loyal people who
support it are in earnest. They have waited pa
{ emily for return of reason to the mad-men
engaged in this Southern rebellion, until it is
apparent that force is necessary, and that force
they are prepared to exercise 10 any extent
required.
Ia The 6tly spoken words of Baltimore CO.
temporary, the government has at its CON-
msBd Ibe power, the men and the means 10
ssnhate any army that can be brough ht against
taem. II is called upon blythe oppressed Union
men Of the Southern States to protect them
from the outrageous prosecutions of the con.
s?isa,Ors. and this protection it is bound at
~hstever cost to eXteDd.
Peace may be restored without fusthe; blood.
shed, but It can be done only in one way.
those who have broken the peace will make
reParstIOn; if those who haze defed the Gov
e'nment wIll return 10 their allegiance; i'll
those who have taken up arms against the
Federal authority will djsband and become
O'.di ut o Constitutional authority; if the s,o.
leo public property shall be restored, and VIC
lated Constitutions set up again; it the people
OF the Seu'h shail be allowed Of their own free
will and accord, aud without the conpusion
Of forcs Gnd arms. to seek, by constitutional Al
al legal means. remedies for iior alleged
wrongs, there may be peace without bloodshed.
Otherwise. the Nsr begsn must be prosecuted,
and peE'e;u'sI vigorously. until thee objects
shall be attained.
There can, there never will be peace by !
dsmemberment Of the Union. Instead of
bringing peace. that would bring upon US ma
hOnai ruin aud inlsrmlnable war, uAtil our
country would be III condition similar to that
Of the Mexican AID South American republics.
and peace would have fed from our soil for. |
ever until restored by the establishment of a
sroag and unconditional monarchical despo. |
lsm' maintained by bayonets aud cannon.
War exists now only because a desperate
attack has been made upon institutions which
honor ane patriotism compel US to conside er
sacred and which self-respect and self preser-
T'iIOn urge US to defeud~and MAINTAIN at every
hazard.
The misguided men who have been induced
oy bold, bad leaders to defy the Federal Gov.
srnmen,. to punish fidelity to the Union as the |
most heinous of crimes, to levy war upon their
eonslitutionsl rulers, to make our fair land the
theatre of fraternalS strife, have only to break
Up their REASONABLE organizations, return to
tselr neglected homes, and act the part Of law
adding citizens. to secure a speedy restora-
lion OF peace, order, and prosperity.