, 1862-11-21

COMPROMISE HoT POSSIBLE.
Tic blatant folly Of those who maintain
that There IS ray to al honorable and
permanent pfa:.e, except through vigorous
campaigns ard signal victories on the part
Of the armies of the North, and tie over
wncl.uipg discontinue and just punish
mcnt Of the rebels who have conspired
agaias: the peace Of the world and the law
OF God, needs no illustration save what is
found in the late and malignancy which
Sill continues to animate the Southern
press, and make the columns Of Southern
papers smoke like fresh blood spilled On
Tie ground. Copies of these latter, by the
attention and industry OF cur correspou.
dents IN the field, still find their way TO our
table; and we never conclude the exami-
Aanon OF them without q dcepcned and
more earnest conviction tina: the people
who read and approve what these papers
print, arc entitled to, and eau expect
nothing but war in its direst aspect, aud
that though the labor may be costly,
painful and bloody, they must be subdued.
Hate and malignancy 50 internal as theirs
viii heed nothing but the sword; and if
The people Of the North expect permission
to lire on this Continent in any condition
superior to that Of the bcndneu Of the
South, theg must justify their expectations
by moro gigantic and heroic efforts thau
they Lave yet put forth
Were every armed man in the service Of
the Federal government to be to-day
marched north Of Mason and Dixon's line.
and were Mr. Lincoln to Offer to abdicate.
that JET. Davis and his cabinet might
come in, the violence Of the passions which
slavery has engendcred is so great, 1hatour
armies would lie followed in their home
ward march by the foe 1hnt would 1.ot
ceasu 10 thirst for their blood; and the
capital ami government of the Republic
would lie accepted only that they mie1t
be dcs1royed~ Were Southern indie
pendercc to be acknowledged 1o-1nor-
low, Tie ferocisy ~nich could not
brook the political colnpanionstip of
free Institutions $ri assured peace, would,
after the gathering Of the next co:ton crop.
demand t;:at the North should be invaded
and conquered. Il is wrJl that Northern
ncn SEC that safety and lulcr require that
suc,. spirit is not organized into State
with farcign alliances, On our Southern
border; and that it is easier to beat down
diabclism Just AaEenea of saian, than to
overcome it when it Las attained the
strength and Tie resources Of B.elzclub in
his print.
Ne state only what al intelligent read
crs ct Southern papers must s1mit, and nc
state it OIL; to poiat ous the sial!owness
and the d1.phclty, or the ignorance and ia-
arl1y of :l,t pHlitici:lns Who are gcahcniue
tic s1les:s Of our arnlies aud STRENGTHENING
the haads and cliucaing the determination
ot the savage enemy, by their unceas;ns
prntle Of compromise and peace. The
Soah Til not listen. But the North. sin
cere}y des;Ious to slop tie illusion Of blood.
aid 10 SPARE cycn their enemies the ten
ti:ousand horrors that are included in the
dtf3ition Of that word, :far, may be pe--
sua0s:d tort:l4A its etluTts, only to fad that
the fuc his Improved the one-sided truce
hy gathering its strength for more fero-
cioH2 anu des2erite Erapple with what
1cuains Of the Republic. There can be no
l'cacc without conquest; and those wlu
sllhls. tl:t n.se1ses l1j maintaining It's posi-
bili1vv, are hencefert11 responsible for the
continuance cf The struggle, which, by tlcir
lcarty cuncurrtr ICE E7iit tne great effort for
the riuscrv:iion q! <j1r rational honor and
teITlt1iM Integrity, mig it be speedily
brought to 4 close. Th=y arc to-day,
1IouEh prrhAps nnconsciolsly, til.
worst cncn1ics of LIS national ca,1sc
No great length of tiesc eau el,lpss BE-
tere Tic expulsion vi their plans, cuucoc-
led IN III: biisstul confidence Of ignorance,
will bring the. whole country back ,v lhc
belief from Which no prrion of it ouglt,
cSer 10 have departed, tha', us lhe rebellion
vas ciusrloss. its crushing out must be
Thorough, AMI tie Punishment Of It's insti-
gators just and sufficient. The reason.
msl1til lied by all Subsequent events, Which
1mpcl1td tie Iaiion to Iy to arms, exists
fo-day. indeed is stronger than ever before;
and tnose who deny, ,,y tAcir Efforts for q
compromise, its su1licieucy Tor continue
lion If TIC Struggle, conicss that grand out
burst 81 patriotism afcr the bombarl-
meDt Of surtcr, was Il farce, that the
marching Of al army South for the main-
tenancc IF The la>*s, was wicked iuya-
sion, and that Ii: . Washington Govern
mcnt' is aa usuraatiou 1nat ought to be
DESTROYED. Inis, ~, say, IS the logical in
tcrpre1a'ion OF sE:ir action; and if this is
what They mean, &c can understand the
wicked persistence with which they keep
at thei7 work. Can they nleau anything
else? We ask the people Of tic North
west.