, 1862-09-18
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Ihs political contest this fill will be
prae'lc3aly s$twcen the peace party and the
<*N party for whatever be the number ofthc
War Democrats %he1nay support the pro-
slavery ticket, they do not control the par
7y, nor even exercise mitigating influence
upon it. The platforms and candidates are
anveterately opposed to the war, and the
policy which they intend to inaugurate if
they succeed, is that Of the specdicst truce
and compromise with JEFF. Davis. For this
1cason they threw Col Dickey overheard
ut the Springfield Convention. For this
reason they put into their platform six res
plutions dcnouncing the Govern mcnt to a
half Of one condemning the rebellion.
For this reason their representatives in
Congress voted and spoke against every
fill for more vigorous prosecution of
ihc war, against the confscatioa bill,
against The bill disfranchising such perjur-
rrs as Breckenridge, Sidel1 and WigGll;
against every measure for bringing the
rebel leaders to punishment
It becomes us, therefore, to inquire
whether peace Is possible. What would
be the result If cessation Of hostilitics?
Can it be supposed that people, regard
less Of oaths and Obligations under con-
E3itution, would be obserrant Of treaties
under a separate government By no
means. Yet if we could suppose them
trustworthy, what treaty would it be pos
siblc to make ? First, us to boundaries
would become Of the border States, Mary-
land, West Virginia, Kentucky and Mis-
souri,? One half Of csch are probably
levers and one half hatcrs Of the Union.
We can neither resign our Own friends to
Il government which they fear and loathe,
noT can we leave tlcm to be torn by anar-
ely. Here is catus 6e1li full blown, be.
fore VIC have finished the first article Of
treaty. What is to be done with the
Territories The war had its origin in the
demand ofthe shareholders for the privilege
Of carrying their institutions into Kan
sas, Utah, New Mexico, etc. Anticipating
speedy victory in the aEst they sent an
Invading force to take possession of tic
whole Of New Mexico, and in their Con
G1css they adopted 4 resolve declaring all
Tie territory south Of Kansas and Utah to
lc part Of the Confederate States. They
also sent their cn:i*sarics into the Indian
Territory to bring as many of the triocs
over to thcir side rs possible, and to expcl
ur cxtcrminate the Remainder. Are we
Sc humblcd, 60 punished, so Affect, that We
gan buy pcacc at the cost of two hundred
millions Of acres Of American soil: The
acl'cls are not yet prepared 10 take less
lrcced, some Of The 5oldcr ones are max
i1'g prctensions to Kansas also, and if We
:irc going to surrender tue rest VIC may as
well throw that In Why make tHo bites
of 3 chcr1y7
Surposing these questions comfortably
settled, We conc upon the broad sea Of our
difficulties navigation Of the 1liss,s-
sippi, the treatment Of Northern citizens in
The South, (whom it has been customaryto
hang, hog, or tar and feather, as part Of
2l'c " sacred rights Of the a5origines,) the
fugitive slave controversy, the national
debt, and finally, the great and ovcr-top-
1irg question, Nhicll shall be the master
principle on the continent, freedom or
E1aeery? Each Of these problems contains
The germ Of a duurisniug war. Aflcr
much word wrapg1ing, the argument of the
Ewcrd would again be rcsorled to, and ne
should be forced to light it out at last, with
many new disadvantages, the chief Of which