New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-22
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a FAIR PRoPossTInN.

y We have fair propositieA TO make, which, i |
accepted IN good faith and carried out honorably,
will tend nightly to lessen the effusion of blood
the destruction of property-the interruption Oh
land and ocean commerce the Tninof industry,
and general distress among all classes o. people
North.
The proppstien we are about to make-Whlch
we commend 10 the careful consideration OF ali de-
cent payaers published at the North-s made IN all
trnfbfsi candor and sincerity. We desire to AVOID
var The Southern people wish to avoid war, and
hare only taken up arms to defend their homes and
fgssdes. What they have done, they have been
forced to do by the Abolitionists. Even at this
tate day. they would consent to o peaceable sepa-
ration, and an equitable allotment of the property
and debts Of the Old Concern SO ardent is their de-
sire for peace. But, the Aboitionsts declare that
there shall be no peace, and that there shall be
war. War, therefore is inevitable, unless the Abo-
litionists back out, Gas we believe they willy and
both sections are preparing for a prolonged arbi,
trament of arms.
Now, for the proposition alluded to. 1t is thss
Let proper battlefield, giving both armies an
equal chance of position, ETC., be selected. 5eif.
Davis shall command Southern army, say, for the
| convenience of round numbers, of fifty thousand
/ men. Abe Lincoln Cor any person he may choose
| to designate) shall command an Abolition army OF
4 one hundred thousand men. The equipments OF
/ both armies shall be eeual-we mean in small
arms artillery, cavalry, etc.-only that the North
/ ern army, outnumbering the Southern army in the
i proportion of two to one, shall have twice the
Il equipments, twice the amount of small arms twice
4 the number Of cannon twice the regiments of cav
airy, etc.-that the Southern army shall have. All
around it shall be in the proportion of two to one
in favor of the North and the position on the bat
tle-eld is the only one in which there shall be any
equality, SO far as our proposition is concerned
4 Typographical equality is the only equality In
i voIyed.
Then, let the two armies engage, and forever
i settle the question between tho North and the
i South II I4neoln's one hundred thousand men
Il whip JEFF. Davis fifty thousand men the people
II Of the South are to bow submissvely to whatever
laws and regulations the Abolition Government at
4 washington may see fit TO adopt. Bat, if JEFF.
Davis fifty thousand men whip Lncoln's one hun
dred thousand men, then the Government at Wash
ington. or wherever else it may be located, as we
do not believe it will stay long thereshall agree
| to an amicable separation and just division o
/ that which was once common property.
4 twill be seen that our proposition is liberal il
/ all its length and breadth height and depth. W.
give two to one SO far as the fight is concerned
promise to submit if we are whipped-and onl1
ask fair settlement at the hands Of the Abolition
lists if we whip them. We cheerfully tender then
the greatest Of advantages all around.
We are fully persuaded that President Davis
!, would accept this proposition with unmixed de
4 light We doubt not he would be hugely reioced
II OF such an opportunity of giving the Abolitionsts
a taste Of the power Of the dominant race, as
Greeley of the New York Tribune lately admitted
the Southern people to be. Nothing could please
him better, or crafty to greater extent the afore
said Southern people.
/ Will this proposition be accepted? We doubt it
| a eoWardly Administration, like that Of Lincoln
never will meet brave foe in fair fight if they
can avoid it, no matter how great the advantage
4 possessed by their side.
i But the Northern Abolitionists had better make
Il Lincoln do this, or something, else, which vii
i bring about peaceful solution of present diff
entities, or they will bitterly rue it. They arr
bound to be whipped terribly in the long run
and arrangements are now being contaminated il
II various portions of the world which will swee
their two or three hundred millions Of commerc
| from the face of the ocean in six months. Ar
they prepared for annihilation on sea and disaste
on land Z Ifthey are, let them reject the apropt
sitioa we have honestly made, and continue the
III aggressive preparations.