Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-19


The editor of the Louisville Democrat is
sound to the core and sensible to the last
The following is his leading article of Satur-
day. We thought of italicising some of the
more striking pai sages. But we print it as we
find it, and ask our readers to consider every
word of ii in italics
PEACE PEACE! PEACE!
What an agony for peace has lately seized
all the advocates of Secession War is very
horrible. Let's have peace; by all means let's
have peace. How Jealous new converts become!
They outstrip old professors. When one
looks oter their past record, how changed,
and, indeed; how inconsistent with present
practice!
Peace; itdeed! The whole country, except
themselves, was at peace. When they were
arming, drilling. seizing forts, arms, money
from the Federal Government, it forbore. They
seemed intent on war, for its Own sake. They
deliberately chose to take the foad to war, and
found hard work to provoke it: 1t seemed ia
if their chances for waf would be removed
greatly to their disappointment and disgust
Rather than fail, they gathered sefet 5r eight
thousand men, and erected batteries to attack
an unresisting foe bf 6hly sixty or seventy
inen. They e6dlef't even wait la* or tEo
to starte titt d gallant comiiidhGBF ana bit
handful of men: They totired uton him a de.
luge yf Ere; so edgef were they for war Then
high official boosted and threatened that The
Confederate flag should wave over the Capitol
ut Washingt tH-thE unresisting Capitol IF
the Bnitea States; that tteli Stood Hli6fended.
II these Confrderates wanted peace, they had
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break the peace. Indeed; peace would have
been the death of all their cherished Purposes.
Their very vitality required that blood should
be shed and they had hard work to shed blood.
Their allies here; who are nov ffdntiE for
peace; and alttost fsadY td fiii.t otef the ca
lamities of war, did all theft slGil atid Industry
could do to plunge Eertutk3 into the war
Had their c0unsels been followed, every ono
sees that Kentucky soil would now be covered
with hostile armies. But now they are for
peace, peace! Have they got converted? we
should be reioiced 20 tliinl4 hey Fad; but they
are too willil}g. Tfic Scripture must be full
filed: "He that taketh tho sword shall perish
by the sword" They have taken the sword,
and must take the consequences, They can't
blame US: we warned tlierr early and late
They have raised the STORM they can't lay. We
would command the peace if we could; btt we
should not be needed now. War, like an cpl
demicj will run its course. Let those who pre-.
veked it, who engaged in what they and all the
world know would produce it, not set them
selves up now to cry for peace.
When men prepare means for plunging INTO
war, with a full understanding of the result,
let them not try TO shock other people with the
calamities of war. They needn't assume that
they only have right to fight, and kill; and
rob; but think it is awftlly criminal in others to
do so.
If these irrepessibles want to get any credit
for sincerity, let them keep qtite about peace.
The Inconsistency is too gluring, and the zeal
too new born. 1t is too fresh ard refreshing.
Let them lay dowIi theft aruis, 60 home, era
live re their fathers and they will have peace.
Nothing Is easier; and if they can't do that for
peace, let thert not ssry th5y want peace, 3hen
they reftse it tIT st4lf eas9 Terms. They @ant
peace, however, and the fit offices they rave
provided for themselvea. The visions of lofty
konors they haze ih7erted; they fearj is likely
to cost too much, and what is Horse, TO fail al
together: The3 begin to fedr that, perhaps 5they
can't fight enotgH To succeed; That tie 6theF
side may fight too much and too long.