Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-19
Shall the Government Sue TO, Peace !

where, the time when, and the words in
which that stand was taken. IL was not
taken by the party press at the commence
ment of the war in April last. 1t was not
taken by the State Committee in the call for
a Convention, 1t was not taken by the Con-
vention which adopted our staunch and loyal
platform, and PLACED the party banner in the
keeping Of John Conness, Henry Edgerton
and Joseph c. MeKibbin. Our party says
| that rebels have inaugurated u wicked and
unjustifiable war, and that the national blood
and treasure must be exhausted before black
treason shall bring our countrys history to
an end. A Republican Administration is i'll
power. Republicans yield ii the support
of partzans as well as Of patriots. Dem
ocrats yield it the support which is due
from honest citizens to their Government,
and while they do SO, they will, at all prop
er times, take issue with the party creed of
the dominant party. Democrats are not
willing TO see the Nation Inundated into
forcing, not only unasked, butrejected favors,
upon those who seek its destruction by
Sword and torch simply because the Re-
publicans are in Office. The leaders in this
rebellion were offered fair terms during the
year 1860. They were offered STEPHEN A..
DOUGLAS for President, upon the time honor
ed platform of the Democratic party. They
replied to the offer with virulent abuse Of all
who would not bow down at the new altar,
erected by the apostate crew headed by
Jefferson Davis. They elected Lincoln by
rejecting Douglas, and now strive to over
throw Government which is a part of the
very existence of all. Shall we at such a
time, shipper and whine over the cost
of salvation? Shall we follow the re
bells into their military camps with our
hats full of compromises, to DriGc them
into letting us retain Washington AS
well get collars made and marked "Da
Wis, "Toombs" or "Wigfal," to bs worn by
ourselves and our sons after us. They have
stoned the prophets; what can we hope to
do with them We are led into this chan
mel by reading Wednesdays San Francisco
| Herald. After a showing of the terrible ex-
pense which continuation Of the war must
bring upon the country, that journal says;
In the face Of facts like these, is it not sur
prisng that men can be found so madly IA
natcal, SO insanely sectional as to declare that
no propositions of peace are to be entertain
ed, and no offers of compromise accepted,
unless they come from suppiant hands and
Bonded knees on the part of the South 1t
is to the interest Of the country that this war
should close, and if it can be closed on any
reasonable basis, on any basis which shall do
| justice to both sections, in the lame of God
and humanity let it be done
Does the Herald propose that propositions
for peace shall proceed from "auppliant hands
and Bonded knees" on behalf of this Nation =?
Are the people pigeon-hyered," and do they
"lack gall to make oppression bitter?' 1t is
not to theinterest of the country to have peace
in Mat way. Rebels seek to destroy. They
must be permitted or prevented. We care
more for the safety of the Union and the Con
stitution, than we do for the safety Of eithei
the persons or property Of rebels who are
warning upon them. Let those who seel
justice be just themselves We cannot agre
with any man, whether in or out of our par
Q ty, who talks of compromise, when, at th
very latest accounts, Gen. Johnson Of til
: Confederates had taken a stand with 5,00
rebels, within seven miles Of the advancing
army under Gen. Patterson. We are too anX
ious to hear that johnson had evacuated,
to permit any thoughts of compromise"
The MEssAGE.-Wc publish the message
entire this morning. We like the most of it
The political portions are out Of tune with
the patriotic sentiment of the country The
raising artificial weights from all shoulders
looks like a new phrase for "abolishing
slavery We hope it is not The wires may
have done the President injustice. The sug-
gestion that the Administration must adhere
to the Chicago platform, unless the people
reverse their decision, may be useful, for the
President implicitly promises not to insist
upon the creed Of his party, ifitis repudiated
at the polls. We think his sincerity viii bC
tested upon that proposition. As We beliey,
that the war policy of the Government has
thus far been purely national, we hope that
Congress will endorse it, and respond to the
} new call for men and money.
NEVADA COUNTY PoLlrIcs. The Nevada
Democrat says, concerning the Republican
nominations for that county, that among the
nominees are go very popular men, who will
run full up with their State ticket; but the
ticket as a whole is not very owerful one
nor does it give entire satisfaction to tho
party. Several of the candidates are new
converts, and are charged with having linked
their political fortunes with the Republicans
for the sake Of getting office. Nearly every
candidate on the Union Democratic ticket
considers his chances improved since learning
who he has to beat
The INDEPENDENT ALrA.-From a recent
editorial in the Alta California, we quote the
following:
The platforms of the Republican and Dem
oeratic parties aIc equally sound, forcible anC
unequivocal, and that is the only question
now before the American people.
Then, in the same editorial, the writer goe
> on to speak of the two platforms more a
length, and says concerning ours:
The Democrats seem to view the war
one of defence on the part of the Govern
ment--a war limited in one sense to th
adoption of measures TO preserve what w
have got, and not to retalse what we hav