The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-05
Letter from Ex-senator Bigler. of Penn
2 iylyania in Favor Of Peace.


'-H1- I.nii,. met A 90 not thtel4 tD pc = can
dldAle FOR lnited States Senator n The coming
eleelio3. ana have 50 expressed mvsclf 10
friends on aft proper occasions. have 4 num-
Yer q lreasons- pnhlic and private Tor this
e5qrse one Of which is that the eastern and
nsffl'etn Peetions Of the State. make special
fsaill - the Senator. az this tinie. Oh the
sfound fliht We have one in the West recenfiS
elected aild can not reasodlbly claim both for
tic long term.
4 The p her question You ask, what ,ean be
lfne 10 save tllscoratryf Is not So readily
:.nswefedl The usual response l.. GJI knows.
( Few Of our best tlsinkers seem 70 have any
/ dear views on the question: aud IL IS no; even
rzAif that The Administration II Hasl az ton
has veil ,ieiined pgiicy - tkni esli - i,.lse
+ Honie thoughts or the subject chiesl l 10 not
/ hesitate 10 give yoE- 1ney may seem ID you
crude. and some points even novel and
starilltsi but they are the result Of some re-
feciioi.
Theswpri is the oaly agency al work But
the sword can not do al. Il IS an agent of de-
strueI ion. Il can tear doNi. bni eth not isaiid
lAp. X may rllastise and ssisuce Tue rebels in
the Eeds bnt II cssii not mike Union Of States;
ii can il3t restore confidence AMI fraternity
among the people estralsei and aiienafed
70 each other. Il the var ~es sgaisst tae
ffeAliess ii the South oalys rany ai Is te-
giai. rs Supposed. then TIRE war haig'it pni
tlesu iown and the masses could rciiil1i %
thefr-siiiegiauce. Bat the conflict tt rs ont T.
b. with the vsicie mass 'lf ihe pe1pe rsfiiin
+ she Idisel : aies 'li ass lynh u 81 lle aai ie
rutlc, numbering many ldslipas. Nifh such
A psweF sDoacr D Ia. sr. He 81 III hlve Il real
I and iiso;Esfe- Tlse swos}l a.pac win never
RESTORE THIS pc gii,. "a helEs.ian
You VOL know that asfn ilss present "a
Liaitiss - issstced the naiie7i, was for pcl-e
iil ine Has 10 Az lie hiOle. Thea our present
suifes+,s Ind sl.riti IS cohiilliir- been avoid
td. akE. - te5ie7@. vaiiF Of iis States pre-
served tot ScnfiaiEeas. toat tli- scriiis- a.
rIpsilic. az 'ot. " coaScleass'r 'ri eif.isi .lcs
pass.,il. lrrjn lice ash ia li'.;sm ~7a ss,l3
+ llaNe Ree.l reqairct - eitr uby. tiii -lili
think iily ! asa rc that toifrr ia .sliis ->i,l..
s wiz ale ileesssAry u safe oar c.ssin.rt--.. =
wpie cofisi'ss if'is' ''issel.-~~1i. c;io-< (.
iiatlt.l sl..k r.'iii.
iIkiIoS b Nv - .i.si q ~ Al IS ~..r Aa
,fiss. f.. l<7Si. e.r-f- y = ,;i,,Ir st i-r ileslf
y.cl4rless a-.s'si i-- prlp3i ~lii- sisr.s ~ ih-
SelsaI iS E.r: N'ril,: i'o y ifr ..alt if u sy b-
z T. ie ~ ii1ai "a tist slsh isf cgFrrni ~ cx.
f.r,4is3.as .siii ,i5-S.s1. .sf s5sils ho~ M
;.'44s3nt 4 s.1t uiss s,e- r. II a. STEM this ii,ie
iss tlle :in- l. c5siing. iilt l. siof NV. when
itti rts ,kisa ~Ou i re.s,ltf iliS 5, ltinfry a sub
.isf scrvic. n.ls. dc tisfs III must ioak Al
The Al,5.e york lzzise =, AMI stssk- II the
riss. regtrdiess 81 eitss Il D.. c0.ts- Inencss u
hiIrSdif frsonaliy-
Mdiayc had War FOR eighteen innntisS. the
iiks vf ~a ca the word his seldom witnessed
beEDf4 t7 sustain N.,ie.l a nailonai deb. O,
siafiing sIsg:Iitnte. u.sl-ii nllst il-ae svc,
rost<tiiy long nts the future has alrea1y beer
creAiqt- ai1 in7fo than lu1rier ft Z ini.ii0.
OF InEalrAbie Ewes slc-.n9ej on ile tiiiun >i.ls
aldsss. IN d liifon 10 tlic many thousands tha,
havc bced crippled or d iseasr iot iiie ..fiI
yet bht Eltle II asly. suts.antili prOsrcss liaS
bcsr made in tlle god w4rS y re s..t isiiisg
the Csnoii or & Ell of lnait ttlinin. the Fc.lefa
antiliififY within tie rcsofcd States. las nuf
Il n s.r..
tricaifng the country from 10 present .lepisrl
ble cfnd.iion. beea alrca7iy tested tested :.
least 10 ST <h IA extent as 10 prove IL otter a.
tihty lrnAided By cis.er i4aas
II Was = happy t.ioGsik Of President I'm
coin ez, lressst ia his Inaugural that II ",
wenilto war sSt could lot. hight always ans
.riieiE allsr inncA loss ~ both siles aui a,
gain pn either. Yoa cease lishfiag. the idealic.l
Did l4nesifon - TO terms Of iHfercourse ar,
asaitl upon you This Tiropheiic aud highl,
signllic tns sentiment shows that even Mr. In
coin. befire the war be3an. anticipated III
tiiae in c.sse ii did beg4 when il would b.
ncce5sary 10 pa; The sword a. rest. 4. least 10
= seascn. ia order 10 resume fre identical o.,
questions about Intercourse AMI settlement I
slf-is not teesn 10 have bccurroi 10 hinl tina
ilis sEscfd couil DO the whole work. bat that
;uaviiall5 we would have 10 cpnc back ih,
81 .ihas Iloint IL eoinprosliise aud s-irie. ii
ihen- vvls cannot f--lit always. what 9saount o
= fighting Is necessary % render X proiier [,
Iarii4r, tb cease or suspend IN order 70 consid
erieiis. oi secenciliationl There has airea'l.
'fse3 tinci loss sa both sides aud 10 gam y.
Eli .slakii wfiie the .fi3se 10 cease E-iit.H-
aay liOt fei lt, the period has srrt5 so.is'
Wll.il 6fhef in4iars y hidelf lfiic sword sl1nll b'
ensa alieea a. abs eistsi to axe the s0vefilnen
z ass ln,inlfy- Certainly tie object 81 iill-.rar
z al, fe elx-entto which i $ - < 2s-rs1iie q.
- it.iv kiiossi - tie clli8trY- Iit Is II.
tels I'd fo sridgate lite Sties ~ licifon All.
ildl6 klseth, mol n Ssaies O. tlie Dnipl bat Al
= isiaheTcli iroFlrces. thea the sword -niiisi b.
eiiffn ct1fIsfast In1fiosi. and war aili cari1-
B4lttie oFiier a ise dSy. Aew ieties and tresl
s4,plics hlay lie properly Iaise1, ~ Il vii re
1h.f4i f3rmi.iabie army "a each oi the sesede.
Slst.b ioexccuic aud ul- lniaIn ;lis stAcile.
Isxtersasilatioh be tie object then iis
$ stofll should have nnrfsiraine,l license q
s.isaI Heath aud desiruetiga a-iouS tle r+Ae.,
= fi,l 4 parts % their country. reSlrd.e3s %
e sax r a4e. O. -tdition Bat neither d ,tnes.
-fnl,r,l,ses. If rrasSicable would re eslab.is
D. h. t.idn. aiihoneiA fAere might feso4in
J. Urioi,. tompose1 ofN certain Sl1ses- Bul
ss ,,I,t-t fhd Union IS re esilbiisllef. tie Seal
&c as Is IN ak the North inrstbs IN II; tine ftfail
of S.htes sisiisi exist as hiret0sare. SIS j, e.i
e fnaf n. Ills C.lJu nb5n; wflscA " its- - Set
: 80 nfi.ch ald Tor ,Silsci 50 m42y brave NEE
a lsay osfet ei up their iiyef TfS physics, iri
IT afhfil 81 the NoriA over the SJuihla tie l-ld
..as ti.l North Ia the eni may irnEpt. IS no
e iitl,a hh,oik of the task The S-a'es nstst b
's b9i thf 7o1eilicTi lac feelings VI tle pSSpl
IS .f tissh secfioiis .8ast be 80 ConstsiaiEc1 ai
noiIeraf9dsfil2f they eau fssteTnize aisa liz
together esSt the Iiiioil - gone ioreser i
$ sni,5i.ais Re S5uihern States aud 81 hoi
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