Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-09-05
The Cry for Peace

The Cry for Peace"
There is no greater humbug agoing than
the cry for peace which the secession pa
pers in t.is section arc now uttcring. One
would suppose that these secession editors
were veritablc Philadelphia Quakers. de-
scenlants of William Penn the non COM
batant, or that they hal all at once met
with remarkable conversion and joined
Elihu Durri,.'s Peace Society. They have
hitherto advocated every war which the
United States has engaged in. In 1872
they we're so anxious for fight with Eng
land that they would not allow ncgotia-
tions for a settlement of the difficulty to be
entered into. Subsequently they advoca-
ted fierce and savage war with she Greeks
and Seminolcs in Florida for the sake Of
obtaining the territory of the Indians
Seventeen years ago they defended and JUS
tilted the Mexican war, which was precipi-
tated upon the nation by pro-slavcry
President, in violation of the Constitution
and contrary to law. for the purpose of ac-
quiring more southern territory to be con-
verte,, into slave territory. a year or two
before, it is true. although their slogan was
fifty -four forty or plight" about the
Oregon boundary, the Slave Oligarchy
seeing that the disputed territory would
not be any advantage to them. and desir-
ing to curry English favor. in anticipation
Of circumstances like the present. advised
their Northern allies, as soon as John
Bull began to throw dirt over his back,
to compromise. which they did. and the
difficulty was settled by our giving up ter
ritory sufficient to make several new States
as large as Indiana, to which we had a
much better title than we had TO the barren
strip between the Nucces and the Rio
Grande, for which the nation was plunged
into war with Mexico. But the former
was a powerful nation. while the latter
was a weak and distracted one, which
made al the difference in the world,-dis
cretion, you know, dear reader, is the bet
ter part Of vaIor. Having proven their
valor, however. by thresing weak and dis
trarted Mexico. and stealing about as much
territory from her as they had given away
to England. their honor was satisfied. But
now when the Government Of the United
States is compelled to take mp arms in self
defence. when over one hundred thousand
armed rebels are encamped within q few
miles of Washington. when the country is
arousing in defence Of tha Constitution and
the laws-these same hitherto warlike
leaders of Democracy are now shivering
in their boots and calling for p-pe-peoce'
What sort of peace do they want?-
What kind Of peace do they suppose
can now be obtained from rebel leaders at
the head of powerful army? There is
but one answer to these questions. Peace
means submission. jeff. Davis. encoura-
ged by his recent triumph at Bull Run,
will accept Of no terms but such as he shall
dictate. IL We have peace now Abraham
Lincoln must submit to jeff. Davis, the
Government of the United States must
yield to that of the Confederate Etates.
Gen. Scott must in effect surrender to
Bcauregard. Peace means submission and
nothing else. q eli i =
We are aware that this is what Dsmo-
cratic leaders hereabouts desire, but the
people do not. These leaders are the mere
strikers and minions of Southern Aristo-
Gratis. who entertain supreme contempt
for the laboring classes. and have express
ed their detcrmin alton not to be governed
by what they call the mud d-sills and greasy
mechanics Of tha North. Hsving acted in
the above capacity for 60 long time these
leaders of the Northern Democracy have
imbibed the sentiments Of their lordly
masters. apd liko the niggers of the latter.
when they soc poor laboriug rlan. turn
up their noses. and contemptuously re-
mark, ..'poor white man!'' Both have
heard their masters use the expression, and
they have been taught that a poor white