Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-31
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How 60 End the War.
One way to end the war is to stop fight
inR, another Is to whip the enemy, and an
other is 70 compromise the difficulty. But
how comprouiseR The Rebels and Repub-
Hesns never can compounds, never They
have life long record of hatred towards
each Other q record sung in songs, preached
In sermons, made in speeches, uttered in
pravers and written IN books. Neither par
" can compromise without a surrender, and
9 surrender under such circumstances would
be locked upon as dishonor. A man to be
honest must be consistent. If Republicans
and Rebels cannot compromise are there any
parties belligerent who can !? Certainly
there are Il Is mistaken notion OF some
that this is q mere abolition war. There is
q StEoag abolition element engaged in il, but
the main contending powers are not Of that
ordeF. Had the Rebel Democrats at Charles
ton. including the Secessionisis Of the South,
and the Buchanan Administration ct the
Nosih aocepted the compromise there ten
dersd By the Douglas men there would have
been no Republican Administration now in
power, nor any civil war now in existence.
Has was the beginning Of the actual rebel
lion. il is true, factions Nosth and South
had been tanning the flames of dissension for
ysars, but there was no danger from such
faeiions 50 long as the great conservative
naiiOual Democratic party stood between
thsm and the country. But when that party
divided war was inevitable. We saw that
& ChaFipston, and 90 wrote bone our pre-
diction ct the time.
The rites belligerent there were thus rep
resented: JEFF. Davis, ]. o. Breckinridge, Jes
sie D. Bright, John Slidell, Caleb Cushing,
and the hangers on Of James Buchanan's
Administration generally, including all the
Custom House officers on the Coast all the
Deputy o. s. Marshals and Post Masters in
the inferior, their lacqueys ard lick spittles.
On the other side were
81 HDOUGLAS AND BIS MEN"
The issue made up was popular Sovereign
ty,''aeainst Congressional Intervsnti Jnn and
the compromise rendered was the 'tCincin.
nati Platform" against Senatorial Resolutions
eoncOcted in cancus by conspirators against
the Government. This is the issue now and
these are the parties now ia the field at the
head Of their respective divisions.
Asa sincere Douglas and Popular Sover-
eimty Democrat we never can consent to en-.
smau this controversy to mere Abolition
FIGHT. 1t is not true in fact, and the moment
the pubic are so impressed that moment our
army becomes demorsliEed, the war cease
and our country be Fevined.
Had the Republicans Joined the Douglas
men in enforcing this great principle Of hu,
man rights there would have been nothing
but few fre-eaters in the South to overcome
and thsiE subiugatiOn would have been easy
It isneFer too late TO do right. If the Pow.
ers that be would now Join the Popular Soy.
erelqnty men Of the North and South in max.
ing this same tender, this war would bs
closed IN ninety days and our country again
Ct peace.
EoWh any man can read that and then
ssy that the editor is not in favor of com.
promise, he must be incapable of understand,
ing ths Engliah language. To be sure th'
srticls Is strangely mixed, and about as lu
cid IS Kentucky mud, but attentive study
wiz show that the following propositions ar,
laid down:
1. The Rebels and Republicans cannot
compromise.
2. But other parties can.
3. The main eontending parties are not O
the abolition" (or Republican, order.
4 The parties now in the field are Jeff
DaTis andhis crew on one side, and "Doug.
las and his men" on the other.
s. Fhs same parties were bslligsrsnt a
Charleston.
9. The Douglas men there offered th'
Cincinnati Platform Is q compromise.
z. Had Republicans Joined the Douglas
man in enforcing this great principle" th'
war would have been short and easy.
g. If the Administration and Congress
Cboth Republiean) would join the popular
sovereignty men in making the same tsnde
nov the var would be closed in ninst.
diys.
Some ef these propositions are cOntradic
tory, bat that we are not responsible for
The hrst says that Rebels and Republican,
Oannot eOmprOmise, and the last urges tb'
Republicans to join in compromising viii
the rebels. But these little discrepancies v,
eaaszCuss, in the establishment Of the fac
thst ths editor does propose and urge ten
der Of the Cincinnati Platform as compFo.
misc, and prefaoss this appeal with the trit,
remark, SIT is never too lats to do rigbt.o-
Wsaaid that the editor favored cOmPrOmise
and have quoted his own article to prove II
u that enough
The personal abuse and blsckguardism 0
tie Plain Dealer We do not attempt 70 rspl!
70. In that line The editor is unspprOaoh
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