, 1862-10-30

= rational convention, which, .of, couns,
ueluaes In azmistice, which convention m
0 dec5de upon terms OF peaee.
Nov lit such Z convent1on meet, md what
Inpe i there for resumption Of hostilfties,
a case the tefms-+o be dictated By the South
i course arc not aecepted}- Such conyen-
ion involves but one event. and that Is per
lasnent dissolution Of the Union. viii the
:ra&3e party beeause they could no longer rule
I. and then for the same reason broke MP the |
Union, ever cpnseut to any terHN 6hokt Of &C. /
OF -2 absolusa away, In tbs |
government? Ard b this 10 be the disastrous |
nd impotent couclusipn Of this Wsr. wagad |
EoE the reato{fdon OF this government!
I can re n ". sineleton's proposition,
khep, xaeAing ie4S than the Intention. ostensf
bly,, to recognize the South; And with III |
due respect to thst Rentlamxn, on1y percetya
In it the vtew which be and i lazxs number
Of leading Democrats in this State have long
and that is that the South must
ultimately be recognised, aud thst when 10
which she will prefer: union with the Eist or
South.
New, In private conversation, I never vet
found an a1ttwN Democrat who expressed
the opinion that the South cou1d be con.
quered. In the southern part OF this state
- - Ao4M 19Iaas nean5 oa9 ~Ao VPpo8eA
count Of proclamations :of confiscaaion, Of
freedom, or Of anything else. He opposes It,
aud haa opposed It from the COMMENCEMENT,
because he WAS opposed originally to coer-
cion, Was really In favor Of secession. In the
m1.oItaeln' Yatt tae s.,n 1nI4 ue@octsss pao-
nciy ~ Kaf 9efy nGn9y; y; o9t Ptigatesg they
Congressional district IN the southern part OF
the State, the regular Democratic nominee Is
opposed og tas 4; u. Ge N me patty eoleaf
oscaose ne Is agaI1E * iot tas countty ~ tne
pseeees nomsns- 4nsls nattfsnees y 80 Efea1
that toey actueAg prefer 70 support the Union
fight.
ventiont and peaca Is vi. Richardson and aIr.
Singleton do, 1t simply means the acknowledge
meht OF the South They want her AcknoW-
lodged But they want something else also.
They want q Nolthweete.u confederacy. If
they 90 mot. Wnat do tney mean by setting
the Eaet against tne Hest, IT very time when
the North should be united-Khea the free
Estates sEe engaged In q Its-and.death strug-
gle! MI. Richardson 1s constantly doing this.
It is tie burden ct all his speeches: Y !. The
wett, from the Chicago Times down to the
Ottawa FIRE. 1fadtr
Have not such men ~ Q. B. Fick1tn, Gen.
Singleton and others Of that leading class OF
Democrats long privately held these VieWsf
ask those Eith waom they have conversed;
> tconsention, who formerly acted with tue Re-
publican party, entertain those viewss I
know and can prove they did.
But Northwestern contederacy once OBJ
tatned, the ne1f ettoft VIII oe 70 unite Y with
i the South. An4 IN this already nave Messis
kicasrdscp d 20; broken ground. They -.
~ 80 Te.+ha.ssr 4fsa+ +hs Nasth@.st y.
W,4hasst ~ h.ns g, 33ttt t1 tset |
their interests are dieerse; that tue Northwest
nenet " ~ ~ 15a Noetseaat "a 1hc5 a. ioa a ~
tn.1i1 esrse1s ~ The tsn.tcism AZ test reia5
thss fte N;ssfss.nnf must not he b.ld hv : for.
s;on maven.
FnT. then. mt tbesa declarations eida bz
side aith The az Of The Democrats for peace
saaa sae se"sa S &hot ocin.x, 70 Jeo, caos q. ot
axr;se A. hs tst IT, nemoc,sts css 4 ~ FL
s. 10y @ ~ ~ .1s sndsd MY % snd tha aa,t ec'
kno1lsireG. sn1 rext tSst fi,eT fiesira to carr,
2n any e. q s1s s,s 8 tss Ems s"o "ale
The.s 1 a ;as he % inteotions n ~ q the Democratic
Kns6 sas aa1s.a s 1s ca y ssoee 10
the investors ot tho .oeaE themselves. A
era1d ay "a d iadian.pos @ snd Il teste; eS
to t6e saae tasta :siase thsa ! tas! h.!a b:e1
ton. 80: '..... ,. :; .t.,. -.
ri. ~.m sac efstr.ct ~ 80 sna dSvi4 ~
North. That il hss I'D Il oligin in the .ctiv,
brains Of the astute soathera leaders.
ets nu@sa1 esaae%e ~ =, has s.. t6e to
States senate, 1ugusE i. 1851, tue traito
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