Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-09

The Cry Of 'sPeace, Peace, When There is
10 poacss'---TRiOn or nisunlOn she only
Essue.
Dur Northern peacemakers of the South !
ern Oontederate school, through theiF agents
in Congress and through their newspap'
organs, have recently become somewhat
EOlsy and importunate with their petitions
and resolutions ia favor Of some peace offer
ing to the South in the form Of amendments
to the federal constitution, or in the call Of a
patioaal eORpeRfioH, or through special
committee Of peacemakers. Ausuch peace
ropnsiti0ns, however, are so manifestly out
af season and out of place at this crisis that
30 argument is needed TO explore their ial-
lacy. The only nvertures that would now be
isieued 10 hy JEFF, rson Davis and bis con-
fadera,es would be overtures embracing the
recognition Of our revcited States as an indie
pendent nation.
10 his first message - the Confederate
Congress, Provisional President Davis very
earnestly protested his desire for peace, that
the Confederate States were ready to make
almost any sacrifice for the sake Of peace,
except (tAs only matter in issue) the sacrifice
Of their national Independent e. They had
Il EuNcEEu Autu Nula war puApOeD VI NoA%e-
lishing an independent Southern Conieder-
acy, and, peace or no peace, they would es-
tablish it. In a subse Iuent session OF the
ssme Congress, If we are not mistaken a mem
Der thereof declsred that II The government at
Washington were 10 submit to the rebel
authorities OF the South blank paper,
upon which they might write their own
terms for restoration Of our revolted States
10 the Union, the offer would be erejected.
With such manifestations from Davis and his
confederateG months ago, before they had
tried their strength in the field of battle, can
I it be supposed that now, since our late army
/ disaster in virginia, they would listen for q
moment TO any peace proposition falling shor'
OF the recognition Of Southern independence 2
No. So inflated have Davis and his govern
ing rebel associates becoue since their late
unexpected victory, that it may be doubted
whether they would now accept even our
recognition of Southern Confederaey, un
less it embraced the State of Maryland, the
District Of Columbia and the city Of Wash
ington.
Our readers will remember that in the
United States Senate in December last, in a
speech which, at the time, was considered
very amusing, but which was delivered with
suggestive gravity, Senator Tverson, OF
Georgia, predicting the fulillment of the
work of this Southern rebellion which has
since occurred, spoke of Washington as ad-
mirably adapted for all the purposes of the
federal capital of the South. Nor can we
feel assured of the abandonment of this idea
by the rebel leaders, until they shall have
been reduced to the extremity of evacuating
the State of Virginia. Then, perhaps, they
win be prepared not only to entertain pro-
positions Of peace, but TO advance them.
Meantime, lOe hare seen only one Northern
proposition for peace which comes within
range Of the ultimatum of this rebellion
This proposition was in the shape of a LIE
mortal submitted il Congress q few dys
ago from citizens Of PrattsvilIe New York,
by the Hon. Benjamin Wood, fatty recon-
mending treaty of peace upon the basis Of
Southern COnfedersey as preferable to civil
war. And this is the precise issue involved
in this war-Union or disunion.-Nea0 York
Herald.
One other Northern proposition for peace"
has now been made by the so-ealled Democ-
racy of Ohio, made by a Convention OF which
Clement L. Nallandigham was one of the
getters up-a rebellion-sympathizer of the
most Odious character, who recently declared
from his seat in Congress that he would
prefer peace to the Cnion.a viii the
Douglas men Of Ohio endorse such opropc-
sitiOn for peace?" One hundred and eighty
seven thousand treemen who cast their
suHrages for the lamented Douglas, reply
that they will not thus abase themselves.