New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-11
THE MYPOCRITTCAL AND T2EAcH-
/ ~ EROUs CRY OF PEACE

As we have repeatedly stated, the Cotton
States could have peacefully severed their con.
nectioa with the Union had they really desired
to do so. Ii would have been work OF time;
lor no department Of the Federal Government
Legislative, Executive, or Judielal-lad any
constitutional power to recognize or respect
another Confederacy, of STATES within the
geographical limits Of our Union; but had
they simply refraiied from violence and rob
berry, aud appealed to the LOYAL s;atoS. for a
consent 70 their peaceful withdrawal prQfier.
ing conclusive evidence 'thst their people ear
nestly desired separation, Convention
would speedily have been called asd- means de-
tised to avert bloodshed by peaceful dismissal
Of It's ipeorrigble enemies from tie Union.
Ghis course was not taken, not because the
disuniouists like the smell Of 'yiIaiuous salt.
" peter any better than otAsr. folks, but sim.
ply because they could not bring the people of
the Slave States up to the mark Of treason
without first preciptating them into civil war.
They seized the Federal forts, arsonals mints,
sub-treasuries Sc, in order to involve the
Cotton States as deeply as possible in the
guilt and peril of treason, and then bomharded
Sumter for the purpose of forcing the Border
States to take ground for Slavery against the
Union. They made haste to ahed blood, not
because, they feared the North would not
otherwise consent to di4union, but because they
knew tina. the Soath would not. 30 --r
Last Sumner as has already been stated,
Henry May, NJ. G. from Maryland, went to
Richmond on purpose to obtain from JEFF, Da-
vie g. Co. a prcAer Of terms on which they
would return to. loyalty and agree to recon-
struct the Uuion. lie did this as friend and
ally of the Coafederates; he having been chosen
to Congress Us q Southern Democrat, by the
votes. of every Disuniopst in bis district, though
himself claiming 10 be 10 some sort for the
Union. He hoped--so says the Hon. John A.
Logan Of Ilinois-to obtain q prefer that
could be- made the basis of Southern and
Democratic opposition TO the Administration
and the War. But, though this was before
Bull Run, he couid effect nothing. He was
told tiyat if the Copfederates were profftred
blank sheet of paper and hidden to write their
OWN terms of reconoilement to the Union, they
would spurn it. Mr.. Logan, though strongly
Pro-Shvery became satisfied BY the result of
his effort that no compromise was possible, SO
10 went ia Cor the War for the Union.
4 In the late contest in Maryland, the can.
lidates in. sympathy with the Confederate
raitors clamored loudly for Peace! They
we're tho "Peace' party, anxious above oil
hings to put an end to this horrible civil war.
Yet they knew perfectly well that the war
vas made by the rebels, and that they were
determined not to have peace on any other
,asis than that Of disunion. And how hon.
stly they are for peace, even on that basis. is
orcibly shown in conversation recently held
'etween Mr.. +. w. HURT of The Ohio State
Journal and the Rev. Gen. Leobidas Polk,
Bishop of Louisiana and commander of JEFF.
)ayis's army at Columbus. Ky. Mr.. IIurtt
eports the interview as follows:
"we found len Polk In much comfortable quarters
Gen Pillow ard rather exclusive In hs company
10 la fine large gray headed rather smiabeookins
ut distant. Ny presented and the permission
ray granted He began deploe this war; and wondered
hat our people In the North intended BY It, He thought
hoy ought 10 stop at once they could gain nothing BY
continuance, &c. Ia.ked how he would settle.
" Gen Poik-By sivng us ell that belongs 10 pL
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