The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14
Is PEACE PROBABLE.
Letter from Colonel Fo.ney-

Colonel Forney writes from Washington 70
the Philadelphia Press, Of September 9th in
a hopeful spirit tie says.
am neither a prophet nor the son OF a
prophet, but ! think Weare on the road to an
honorable and lasting peace. IL will be 4
conquered peace won n the lannon's mouth
sealed with the blood Of traitors and estab
lishet upon the basis OF the old constitution.
70 last let ~ hope. through enduring genera
lions There Is one subject uoon which 10y
al men may freely write. ant that Is the an
preaching overthrow OF tie Southern des.
pOtisn. and, By consequence tile pr0clama
ton Of enduring peace Il s. true We must
reach tie emf through war ana carnage and
death 8.t wewlll reach IT, When Geaer
al Mcclellan encounters General Bcauregaid
he viii annihilatc him and vii. compel sur
render that VIII - followed 7 predict. los
perpetual peace Il s toid language. bat
/ am willing 20 stake nv reputation rron Il #.
anu here are some oftie reasons Tor tir faith
that Is Ia me-
II YOU vii reprint AMI read the extracts
from the Baltimore Sun of this n rnng. YOU
will see th.t Hsterss ws= more thtn i com
pensat.an for Mtnnas.as. aud that The 81 hole
people 81 North Carolina fee the blow truck
by Batter and Sirinehim a. II il lat reached
every heart aud hearihsione in the State II
has aroused them 10 a double sense ~ the
power If our great government. anti 81 the
weakness 81 that counterieif one urch has
covered them with iffeparable calaEf.es -
Ii has given voice 10 honest complaint.
courage 10 "a oserb7Fnc patriotism. aud
vitality 10 the contempt sincerely enfefilacl
for the Richm mi banditti Whcn this con
spiracf commenced. stated. 10 lm0st direct
terms. that the southern States wrnd be
surrounded by the awful power 81 tie federal
government. eaten up b. their own factions
s'ars eI out hy an efficient blockade. taxed
AMI pianiesed ior lice support Ola rafcnous
rcac.ilon. IA because ~ the sh3me'essurss
81 their tcvolt ani because ei t'lc air4ciff ol
milking ~iafarN The pretext IL var uoon
Christianity ald civilization certain 70 fan
under she iud-ment q etefs government on
the face of the earth
Has not th's horoscope been sircfds more
than L.lf sccompl shell McCullstl + OWNS.
iato Arkansas. Magolia covers before .hc
federal authority md tic dctfce oi tire ballot
m Kentucky Harlee j. retteafing along the
N.ssis~'ppi Ro>eeFaIs S holding lee and
fioss sad 81 81 ia cheek ihc Baltimore mob.
uiauacle'i ana Silent e.sfr- leWc4is-s ~ lie
icei 81 General DIX It IS even raaorcl
that tie grasd army ilat now threafcn.
Mcclellan ca the shores opposite Washing
ien eii break 40 and dissolve Neaneh.io
ihe blockade Is stretching Is i.a- arms. and
o1i presently hug RE whole Confeleraev IN
an iron aud wooden embrace The Uasan
men ~ FL the slave State ut'l shai.i, rsc
'rom = .9ered complaint ufa opea DENIM
c.at.ea. su1 the mos frotcni enemies sffh,
feee'aaa speedily be lanni .n 'ie >ta.e.nau
anaeI - taraldom. - -it. yea zee els 4 ,..r
lre.i'raon 5, CA the cfe 81 la'a,mea.-
pslec $ - come ffom tire e.fsf-s a. INV
soldier en- NOT from TIE iatrienc si
iscsrarts o those Who can ~et f.ihi.e -.
a. ale fge DEGRADATION s. asafibn
81 ,he North
4ne intelligence 81 the lirtta ct left Dasi.
seems 9 he eantrmef When Ste,Acn
Dough- rs called away. 3 fcni.sh exalta
ton VS. e<h.b.es ia many IL the >eccss.sn
papers tAe maiiguty with Which thcv
Qeni~hci hls Independence survived as seath
aaa rotel over bis grave. Lcius set better
example. nov that the great leader 81 the
seceSsion ttranoY has been summoned before
the Eternal Bar he mas ia imrefiaa. ana
positive Public man III hare
any reason Tor resTesfiag hls death. 4 s ~
cause. y he had lived. h.- lllemIasie sid
desperate character ao1ld have d-4vea hfs
ioliowers - A more speei defeat than msv
now ofetf-se them Who Is % be hs cue
cessoF. remains O. be seen. There IS rot ono
81 al tae bsnaiffi Who ma, 81 r4fel rs
equal The Vice President. Sfe1henS. uith
- feea'e. fragile frame. could nor endure
tne We ghi Of labor and Il shame Euaief :
a Nm.t. selfish. harrow man. Who nexe- roSo
% the dignity Of a bold 6zht and who ner.~
hsured. ave a. the follower Of sna,h.s