Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-28

TIE Fysssann,s Journal and Cctholic Regases of
New York has the following editorial on the necessity
of !" compromising with the Southern Oonfedency:
THE wAY or PEACE
Is it sought 10 end this war by the North crushing
the South For such purpose DO adequate exertion
has yet been made II that is the game, the call for
only three hundred thousand more soldiers as incom
mensuEate the call sixteen months ago for seceH
fUe thousand whip the South ard retGke the forts
We leave aside the question whether any united and de-
termned people numbering twelve or, is the fashion
to compute it. eight millions, be crushed on their
own SOIL 1t by Irish aid that ireland was subju
gated 20 England Belgium stands there with her five
millions populous and more pendent than
beore-though she has been the theatre of the most IA
nous battles OF Europa century after century. Switzer
land with less than TIA millions of people, has
fully deed the legionary hosts of Austria, OF Lorraine,
of Burgundy and of France. Portugal with less than
four millions, has always succeeded in resisting the at
temps OF SPAIN in the proudest days of the latter to
absorb her. by her preponderatiDg power 1t seems to
oe one OF the axioms of Bonaparte, which time sane
tions profoundly true, that people, to be free Of
another has but to will it =! Ii the United States
to prove this an unsound axiom, it must be by far
different display of power from anything yet exhibited
Volunteering must be abandoned ard drafting resorted
to- It is no three Hundred thousand men, but million,
that the Instant necessities of the call for Hitherto
tie partisans that originated this pestiferous quarrel
fom the Wades, and Chases and Stewards. and Gid
dingses and Summers and Chambers, in Congress- or
preach rs of New England, in the pulpit down to the
sawky Quaker or Boomer- womans husband, who reads
nothing ont Greeeys Weekly Tribune-have, as rule
left the that has resulted to be fought by the
very at the North who have denounced and depre-
Gated their wicked conspraces But this must end if
the war is to be kept up The innocent have thus far
suffered for the guilty. but the guilty will have to suffer-
in their persons the horrors of war; il the brute
force principle is to be carried out. 1t must be
in which enough of substitutes cannot be found
Uh for 6
called Secessiouss, traitors etc. Then, the plea
that the to set free the UnOnoving peo-
pile of the South from the grippe of Secession faction.
Then ire pleaded for peace on the very ground that
there still at the South such sentiment and it
only required peace to develop it, We pleaded that
must destroy itthat only peace could give it opportu-
nifty. That all past We say yet, that more
remote, the only hope for union the DID, noble
grand idea of cur foreahers, must date the beginning
of its work realization in the establishment of an hon
orable peace, As the gallant Tom Seymour, ex-Gov-
error of Connecticut, said in his letter quoted by us
| last week, it is monstrous falacy" to "gnore
peaceful measures and trust to "subjugang the South
by the sword as means of reunion. The Union that
secured our liberties as freemen Union of free
consent between the States The violation of that fun
damental idea of consent ard Of reserved rights not on
~ rallies to the rebel standard thousands attached to
the cid Government but has invaded liberties
here In the loyal States that write sentences such
these-demanded by our conscience-the mere reitera
sttution-not knowing but that for publishing them
some clerk in the Executive Department may order sub
servent agents. by the hands of violence to convey
again to the diDgy walls of Fort Lafayette.
The union-loviug people of the seeded States %
Who are they Read the correspondence of the Her
aid, Times, and 'Tribune-those organs of the Black
Republican regime. The Tribune correspondence tells
US, lying usual that they the 2egro slaves. The
Herald and Times correspondents tell u.s. alas too truly
that there is such element left In New Orleans in
l Mo~av 1O
cities aud States where it might chiefly be expected the
prolonged occupation by Union arms produces only an
extnguiBhmert Of any gimmer of Union feeling that
had been thought to exist
What are we, then, to look forward to? Is it per-
manent separation? There are opponents of Lincons
! Administration, protesting to be knowing oues who
have publicly said that this is already looked 70 .as
speedy result There proessed Democrats who con-
slider it must happen but who declam against it, in Or
der that the Odum OF its accomplishment may rest only
| Or the grave OF Black Repubcanism. Needless soil
ctude. There are those who whisper that William FL
Seward projects escape from the Cabinet in time to
avoid the odiu of the acknowledgment of the results
of his Own handiwork. Hopeless attempt!
| For cur part permanent separation is an idea to
which we carnot reconcile our mnds-for it ia the kne
CT civil liberty and of ell other liberties on this CONT
pent. 1t is The harbinger of huge standing armies of
enormous taxation, of industry oppressed, and of peo-
pie ushed Apprehension of this is already freightng
many ships with American citizens, rcnouncing the
country ana ueelnS WIN WnaL tney can save OF their
effects. 1t is IDEA that seadastly refuse to &C.
cept but to counteract it, to remedy it, our first need
is peace
What is the a0ay of peace ?,
| The way of peace, among people, is compromises
There is other way. When Solomon died, the Ten
Tribes of Israel gathered to complain to his son. Robo
am, that the yoke of his fathers government dscom
forted them. The wise old men counseled Roboam te
speak softly to the rebels, and to acquesce in their de-
mands, and that thus they would ceave to his throne
forever The ignorant men, of a generation ad
vsed him to refuse to treat with rebels with arms
their hands," He took the advice of the FOOLS and Is
rae told Judah TO look to bis house. and they sep
arate0 forever
| History is full of the like instructions. Not long
since cited the conduct of Louis XI. of France
who, by frank compromise with his powerful rebe
Vassas, disarmed them, and thus made of the Frank
communities united French nation Treat with
rebels with arms in their hands,! So exclaims the ig
norant New EnganGer-who knows nothing of history
not that OF his of this continent. In
that corner indeed moderation has never been pracs
el But, what proud and naughty kingdom, or roya
family of Europe, is there that has not treated with re
bells with in their hands? Did the house of Char
lemagne dsdain to treat with rebels? Did the house
of Hugh Capet? Did the Hapsburgad? Did tht
Plantagenets? Some such stuff was indeed professec
by the house of Stuart-for which one of them lost h
wicked head, and another of them driven with biz
heirs from the throne of England 1t has been charg
3D. asO that the Bourbons have affected the ideas
and this has been taken grand proof that they
no longer fit to reign over men.
Henry VII, of England, was wise king He die
than any other that sat the throne of thai
kingdom to strengthen the royal power the realm
How did he treat the powerful Earl of Kildare in Ire
land when the latter adherent of the house of York
not only, but twice, joined the standard of IRE
tenders to the throne :? Even when the Earl was at
tainted by Parliament for treason be pardoned him. no
because he thought there was Justice or truth in BIZ
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