Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-30

WEDNESDAY MORNING.. JAN. ." ~
vssgsssa - Ae1sases.
Late sdvioss from Wssbington in
form. tho people that Prssidess Bacbso-
an does not ~ give Up ~ hopes OF the
preservation and prosperity OF the
UuiosvpaHs tsss>s tbst ~ osaistss q
Virgins may b. ths mssnss nader
Providence, Of accomplishing the end
Of peace. There are millions and mil
lions Of strong hearts 10 the lead which
respoud to The expressed hope Of NJ.
Buchanan, and - many tongass which
cay amen and amen.
The attitude Of Virginia, in the Prss'
ent movement, illustrates forcibly the
respect and esteem which conservatism
commando. BY evinciDg > disposition
to amicsbly settle mattsss other Statss
than virginia-those situated farthsr
North-eveu those which have rendered
powder and ball, blood and muscle to
government 70 quench southern spirit
would gain more influence in the crisis
than they now possess, and hopes OF re-
Cancellation might be reasonably enter
tanned. The plan Of Virginia is to ab-
stain from preeipitsting war, TO keep
matters - pesceabIe and quiet - posi-
BILE; and in case it 10 found that the
Union must 90 BY the board that its
preservation without compromise . i'm.
possible, and that no compromise will be
or caa be agreed upon, then Virginia
wouIi have the division made 10 per-
fectly amicsble and psacsbls manner
without shedding . drop Of human
blood, or performing an act which will
widen the breach, aggrsvste the e.
arrangement or prevent future reconcil.
istion aud reconstructicn Oft Union
solid aud entire under . new constitu-
ton, the Interpretation Of which shall
be 20 plain and 40 immutsble that sue
cessive generations may not err in rela.
ton thereto.
Let Us have no spilling Of blood in .
war like manner. Were . northern
army to proceed South and be ever &C
successful in draining human blood
we're the enemy" conquered thous.
aud times in . thousand battles were
every southern volunteer blown to
atoms, every southern town reduced to
ashes it would not render that country
submissive would not stay but rather
aggravate secession. There is no ques.
t,oning this. The policy Of Virginia
should be the policy Of other States, and
will be if peace reigns supreme.
The little bit Of experience in the
Star Of the West expedition shows tina,
all such efforts are ffuitless except Of
evil. Even our Black Republican
friends are coming to see how fallacious
under the circumstances, that move was,
~-I - ."do-s" tha .c,;"" &c 49, D.:
dent in not repeating the experiment.
We cannot say that We are firm be.
lever in the policy Of reconstructing an
Union out Of 1isintegrsted States. We
conceive that it would be more polite 10
compromise the matter without disco
luton, and we sincerely trust that such
will be tho case.
We trust that the calm spirit in
which the Old Dominion views these
troublous times, aud her efforts to pre-.
serve i possible the Union Of these
Sta,es intact, will meet with great favor
not only among the secession States Of
the South, but by tho Black Republican
States Of the North.
let the Democracy of the North re.
fuse to council war, and together labor
for the common veal of our country.
They stand in the right place now-ad.
vocatiug peace-listening TO compro-
mise, and striving together tor the good
of the Union.