The New York herald., 1862-11-04

cancelled now forever There aro gcat,cneu who win say
erner must thscw dcsr his wcspcc and sac Cor mercy
should freeman ask much OF his Orothcr ee'"Hif
Would they be worthy of compan'oeship n our ira,esn
being reclaimed 3 sacriiice OF manly ieeinE
What would YOU have them dos Would you have them
crouch and crnge and sew their eacs win asncs ana
sir and viii not do is No though Roanoke snc Henry
and ponelson should he re-enacted from day " 0hy
through The lapse OF bio dy sears % .ney VII, nOs
or you will wipe out every hope, and the two SEQ
tions viii be twain forever Yes, sir, you may
their destnies together with bayonets, but at
he art they will De twain forever They are children 6
the same heroic stock the Joint inhoritors with our
selves OF the precious legacy OF freedom aud II is
sacrege and an insult 10 the memories Of the past that
many, sir, should sill n your presence here to-day 20
50 very few-to mediate and restrain. or those few
Thank my God that am one. am proud 10 proclaim
here beneath the dome of the Capitol shall proclaim
IT, here and everywhere. until the wings Of peace shall
be once more folded over the bleeding bosom OF my
country. ! shall proclaim II alond and honestly. al
though 10 do would make me the next victim or this
cruel strife Sir II may be said that speak OF peace,
while its attainment without further recourse to arms
remains impossible. i do not believe 1t impossible.
What effort has madc2 What door has been opened
through which the passions and III feelings OF the con
tcstants might pass out and reason entery None The
single idea has been forced upon tho people that the
sword and the sword alone. must decide the ISSUE
has been pronounced treason to hold opposite opinion
Sir, ii 10 have but little faith IN the efficacy OF the
sword for joining severed friendships II TO earnestly
desire peace and deprecato the horrors OF war,
treason,
treason than others DO Of their vindictye iaming
and prctentous patriotism conjure this Congress, IN
the name of our suffering counryn the nane q wives
that may be widows, Of children that may be orphans
in the name Of gallant meh. strong in health. aud
who tomorrow be stretched in death upon the CORY
ground, wrthing, maimcd ard dishgurcd, with tor
menng wounds-n the name Of humanity, that sickcns
at the daily record Of this terrible strfeI coDre this
Congress seize the merest chance that may Of
present termination or this tragedy Let something be
attempted in the spirit Of mediation. Sir, the people will
respond 70 it, They will thank this Congress for it, They
VIII bless This Congress for measure that breathcs OF
the spirit of reconciliation They weary of this war,
weary in despite OF the eycemon Of present victory
Iney will awake soon 10 the consciousness that such VIC
tories are purchased at sacrifice terrible to con'e
plate; that national debt is created which, in its
rapid accumulation, is appalling debt which
if paid, will press Ike an incubus upon inture
generations stunn c growth and para. .zng the vigor
OF our yot ng republic OF, IL repudatsd resting o'os
only shame We see the sceptered hands OF Eu-
rope planting their roya banners upon the soil OF this
Western hemisphere which il is natural duty 10 con
secratc to repubicansm and which we might at lefs
have guarded from the greed Of foreign despots The flag
Of Arragon and Castillo faunts in the air OF St. Domingo.
and united with the blazonries of France and kngland
is unfurled upon the walls OF San Juan de uoa. Where
oay they not toat twelve months hence, il we, the
natural guardians OF this continent should s be busy
dabbhng IN each other goreY Sir, there must be
war, let be against the natural enemies Of republican
the British lion, let US make sacrifice to win back
IN amity the South that we may stand once again a.
comrades in arms, to scourge these foreign nteropes
within their proper limits am no advocate OF blood
shed hut IT foreign war should be the alternative q
submission TO foreign nsolerce. trust that should he
among the last to fail PROSTATE that the hurricane might
sweep harmessy by To subserve the schemes party
have already hrmiiiatcd the American people In the
eyes of scoiing Europe u will be task here.
after to regain the caste have lost In the
family Of nations No greater evil could befali W than
to be forced from the position we have hitherto assumed
towards foreign Powers. would not have my country
one inch from any vital principle OF her foreign
policy in any emergency whatever. Above all things
hold dear that national honor which have ever till VI
late, preserved untarnished. However gloomy may be
the aspect Of things at home. would have nag float
as proudly as ever abroad not dcignng 70 make domestic
affection plea for humility, an excuse for cowrdce or
palliaton OF national dshonOr. whenever the
demands that astand should be made against foreign ag
grcssion, or rebuke administered 10 foreign PRIDE
chastiscment Indicted upon foreign insoienCe, wond
have the gauntlet thrown down upon the impulse Of the
national sentiment, without reference TO domestic
gen2es rausng the strong proportions Of
the foe. In the heat OF private dscord, 70
have forgotten that our great mission as people is to
republcanze the world advance the principle that
men CAPABLE Of sefgovernment, and 10 check the
progress OF monarchy Sir losing ground in the
narchy has gained q new foothsld, while we
have been weakening our sinews with intestine
can hope 70 reconstruct the Union by pursuing policy OF
unrelcnting severity Can they expect 10 ees,ablsh
concord aud brothery love by pushing hos,tcs 10 the
extreme verge9 What is the Union worth without mutual
respect aud reciprocal amy TO bind the seotonss What
Union OF unwilling States. driven into csmpanonshp
at the point of the bayonet and held there BY military
power! Such Union would be worth the shedding
of one brave mans blood. We want their hearts
want them not al all And We cannot congucr hearts
with bayoneis, although they should outnunber the
spears Of Xerxes. II not brought back by negotiation
they gouo from forever To conquer them may be
possible To slay their soldiers lay waste their lands
and burn their cities may be within power But 10
hold them in subicction would in ITSELF be usl repudi
a'i1 Of the first principle CT republcanism Prosecute
this until you have accomplished the necessity Of
holding subdued section in subjsction and The world
will look 10 vain for republic on tho Western hemls-
rhere. Sir, love 70 entertain the hope that
Union will be restored upon the foundation laid down
by our fathers and desreo changes the plan Of that
glo,io supcrstructure But am not so unnatural .
worshpper Of the Union seek salvation with The
destruction OF those for whose welfare conceivcd
TO build up upon the dead bodies OF ms counirymcn
would purchase ITS redemption otherwise than BY
chy and ruin would not cling away the substance 10
perpetuete the name Every drop Of blood that she'd
In This struggle viii weaken the bond OF union between
One word OF cancellation at this crisis will do 10
the country than all the achievements past aud TO
word go forth, in the bouy Of the triumph of
the federal arms. Ii there has been period in
history Of republics when prolonged strise failed
to crta the liberty Of tine masses have not read shat
history Alright Already, with one years bitter cxpe-
rence, have bencd some of the dearest privileges Of
American citizenship wresed from grasp. And how
long at the rate before, upon tue convenenr plea
Of necessity, shall be stripped Of other rights which
heretofore have made deem ourselves ffeeeng How
long. while personal liberty even now depends On
the nod OF an Officially How long. while free born
American citizens can be left 10 hnyusi in bast;Ies
beyond the reach ol the constituted tribunals Of the
land and at the mercy OF the Executive How long. while
the press. the guardian cf liberty the friend OF the
cs is shacked, gagged cowcd down TO suen silence
worse yct, become the mnion oil parity How icng,
while voters arrested at the polls by military process
anu iessaors are hurried OH 70 prison before tncy can
assume their sacred functions How long while the par
tans Of the abolition party ae coming money out OF the
blood Of their counrynen paradng teir snowy patriot
ism and shouting "Union )" with their up the ell
bows IN the public teasury2 low long. SIR will the
ucope OF the North taxed beyond endurance robbed aud
cheated by an ever craving horde OF political hy
how long wiz they have choice between freedom and
anarchy, between a republic aud dcsposms Alas,
we still cling to the ol republic but
have we the reityY 70 Is entirely at the
option u one man, of council OF men
whether the citizen shall breathe in freedom the free air
OF reiycn. At the sep,a SCI y OF the Executive the
gloomy PORTALS OF the Bistes Lafayette Warren Will
10 receive him. And this ID the republic Twas taught
TO losel Sir. this is only symbol Of what iuevi.
taby be, should the south be crushed into the Union
You may bring the south 70 terms with your bayonets
but when yoa have done so, you will have made bond
Of air covenant whose seal will be military dcspot
sm and 10 break 10 at the rst opportunity win be
What they have attempted once they will not fail b.
tempt again, when sarting under the remembrance Of