Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-09
The ShuTisbergh Peace Meeting


hurgh on the 22d ult., to memorabilia
Congress to adopt peace measures. Inc
4th resolution appears to more lully ue-
yelop the peace measures this meeting
avoukl recommend than we can gather
from any other source 1t recommends
additional Constitutional guarantees to all
the slave-holding States for the protection
of All the RIGHTS secured to them by the
spirit Of the present Constitution, and to
this end lavors the "Crittenden tompro-
mise" If our recollection ; not IN tault,
the Crittenden Compromise met with as
little favor from the leaders of the seccs-
sion movement as from any other class OF
DELEGATES in Congress. Had the united
south favored that measure il would have
PASSED through Congress without difficulty.
We are not aware that they are any more
favorable to a compromise Of the KIND
now than then. We have no faith IN com
promises Of any kind at this time. 1t Is
not compromise that the South asks, nor
!, it a further guarantee for the protection
If their RIGHTS under the present Constr
tuition. \ large portion of men at the
South are satisfied with the Constitution
with its present guarantees; and others
will be satisfied with nothing short OF be
ino let alone. and uttered to run the
government on their own hook, and as
suits their fancy The man who steals
saddle would undoubtedly be willing to
compromise. and take the horse instead,
and avoid the penalty Of the law; and in
lust about such a way would the scces-
sionists be willing to compromise. The
people Of the United States have lived
more than seventy years un lcr our Con
stitution with no more guarantees than
now exist, and to men who are loyal to
the Government nothing further is neccs-
Sary-to those who are not no further
guarantees are due
They ask no security Of those rights,
Nothing less than a recognition Of their
independence will satisfy them. That
they cannot have. We would not have
the South deprived Of a single right to
which they are entitled, nor would we have
blood unnecessarily shed to convince them
that they cannot ruthlcssly destroy the
Union that cost both blood and treasure:
hut we want no compromises that can be
broken at pleasure. The South should be
made to know the strength Of the Union.
and learn that when it feels that it has
wrongs that need redress, its proper course
j. to seek Il legal redress, and not bid de-
hance to the laws.
The South has rebcllcd against the
Government of the United States and It
is the duty of the Government to suppress
hat rebellion. 1t is evident that it can
BE suppressed only BY force, and any Of
Ter to compromise would only tend to pro
long the struggle and Increase the amount
Of bloodShed- 1t can be suppressed by
.orce, and we believe it the duty of the
Government 10 use sufficient force to bring
!, to a speedy termination
But it appears that Mr. Crittenden is
not satisfied with his own compromise.
lie now wants the South 10 present to
Congress Il statement of It's grievances
and says that unless that body grants a
full redress for them, he will not vote one
dollar for the war Would those peace
men follow Mr. Critenden in this mode Of
compromise? If 80, they, like Mr.. Crit
tenden, have outlived their generation. or
become blind To the spirit of the age.
Nothing of the kind will be done. If the
South has any grievances 10 present, it
must lay down its arms and restore the
Government property 1t wrongfullv pos
~eSscs. before they will ne listened to.
We do not believe this Government i
Going to bow down to rebels and traitors.
or ask them if they will he satisfied with
this or that compromise Those who SUI
pose Congress- is going to ask an armistice
10 treat with traitors, are doomed To dis
appointment The South knows. Mr.. Crit
tanden knows every reasonable man knows
that the slave States have nothing to fear
aS regards the rights secured to them un
der the Constitution. Then. let her make
known her grievances ana seek a lawful
remedy. Till then lis useless to cry
peace peace, for there is no peace
We are gratifed to see that LARGE
numher Of those who attended the ~hulls-
bur1h meeting, di>>ented from the rcsolu-
ton alluded to. Another meeting was
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