Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-21


MI. cox-In one moment, cir; I will be pl,
to answer youI sT tiI - ~ y"
Now ! inquire, first, into the reason of tho,
maumsi secondly into the means which a,
open to belligerent nations, and whe. II a.
MEANS are open to this nation, for the restor,
rret; The maxims quoted spripg from IA
oeslfaoleness OF ending hostllitles. AS In va
20 one can enjoy quietly his rights, In peace b
nas t1at privilege; and II coniroverted, be GA
Eaeloue,ly discuss them with view to the ZEN
cay reace is the natural and beat state 4
msp. Az agree to that. Under i.sprotectIo
auu tn,ougn iie amenities, that Intercourse 1
secursu which is most beneficial, economical
y ena spciaily, and which tends 10 the hiRhes
sSyanoemens OF man. Passion produces war; rea
son keeps ana restores peace Il is the bound
Issy ~ wy 1I 'ne Government to seek peace wit
W people. Inc beatitudes are promised to th,
him double blessed ness In this life and ,s ts,
ha.o, a1 ~ come. roets may cling the glories O
as. o"ionss' .a iI o.
IKE tSs bell WITH solemn, sweet vibrations,
II were now possible that the Rrancbi iE,s,
peroF, without inirenohiDp unoaI :, =
tive ss a proud and indenendent S..fa ~, !,
succeed In restoring, by bis frieudly media snon
tne government and tho Union ss IL was Ter
years ago, when his coup d'etat seemed to de-
sMoy we hopes OF republican France, and 10 be
come tne peacemeker and Union sayer of hi,
cistao'ea Land, the beauty CT the act would
mni'en nus whole life, and even make mankind
iorges the fatal "a of December, 1889. He
nvuiu 1eserVe the eulogy of the great writer IA
WnVm ! nave referred, and become greater nj
enst moment than In the midst of his mosI
spienoid conquests in the Crimea and 10 Italv
Wnion ne Is about to illustrate In bronze unon
s new = aToh OF triumph in his capital. So desira.
oo 70 tne return OF peace, 90 divine the Office
Ut peacemaker, that mankind will ioin viii
W, va'Isi 10 picsnring Augustus shutting the tenn.
PIC oi Janus, and giving peace to the uniyerae
Snu a naolusting the disputes of kings and nations'
Ss Me gfestest OF mortals, and, as il were. 4
Goa upon earth. "'''
second. What are the mesns lef, onsp n
peilgerent, by the law of civil war? 5o ,ot
SPEAK now OF condition of things not We, an.
parent III tnis country, when one of The nsrtiea
10 reduced by war to sue for peace. or where
ooIn are weary of the war, and tbouphts of M.
Som9oaation are entertained, and peaoe atens
10 ara puts period to the war. Ias,ums nnv =
conoincn OF things 10 which. upon on part. az We
voteu sne other day, our resources are g,aa,e,
saah eVer' and our spirit Is yet ur Jgeiag. and
on 'ue o1ner part that the Resources OF ths rst
non aie yet ior line sufficient to harass and
Mtnstaho tne Federal authority In larpe nsrt NJ
,ne immense area to be rescued from n rebel.
hon' lspeak now Of q condition In which An
atmeu iorce OF over seven hundred ,houssnd
nen sre upon our side, and four hundred tbons-
ana On sne other; the one having the advantage
Oh Iesouloes' and the other the advantage of
pelng near tneir own homes; and when the spirit
Oh eac9 10 out little less than 1. was one wear
ago. ! speak, also, upon the hone and hv.
ponesis tnss the influence Of the late elections
Wni g,eauy abate the apprehensions, and miti.
sa.e tne aversion, OF the mass of the Southern
people against the North; and that less re.
Vengeaui spirit developed In these elections.
prevails AZ the North. Thus circumslapc !.
anu even while We omit ne martial or naval
sAsru1n on Denslf of the Govern ment. where
Is !re initiative fo7 pescef assume that Il In
nos necessary that the war should stoo ia p,s.
pare ior peace. The late war went on with
-u,eas britain, and battles were forrht. even
"tm9 atta. W. eommlssi9ners were at Client, and
nns an pSaee Was celebrated. An armistice lie
o' a. ~ 'uuispennaole preliminary 70 negotiaticn,
IN she propositions which l submitteS mora
tnan one year ago, to this House. / Xonosed
70 increase the Grmsnent of army and navv.
even Whiie would have sent oommis.,onsSs
rom tue loyal States to the dieloyal, not to
recognize or treat with the Confederate q Govern.
S Mes', 1us 70 meet commissioners from the
eIsses south, which are still. and ever. a Legal
anu inuestractlble entity, and with whom alone
we could then have conferred. Nsjtba, Ia n
indispensable to the beginning of neuotiat;ons
tnet .ne executives Q. Washington and Rich.
Aisnougn publicists have held that the same
Power which has the right to make war and
uLsos t's operations has, naturally, that like.
MiseoI concluding peace: vet. by ON svatem
9. government, it would be impossibla for our
Aeoa'ive, Notwithstanding the maxim I have
Sav.eu, 70 Degin negotiations or conclude them
py nea'lne with the Confederate Goyernment
a. a. richmond. Neither has the Pfesident Of
ns Unitea otates any power to declare ver ar
conciuae peace. He could net. If he would he
asle n,t no'n ne could, make treaty of ueaoe
Whloh Mouia ALLEVIATE an acre of our territorv
orrelease State or oitisen from tbe ohi;oa
sion que 20 the Federal Government. Hov.
sses u,ssvvantageou war may be, yet there ia
no authority to conclude peace. exoent in mr.
ausnce OF the Constitution. Ii has been beId
tnas sovereign, when the State il reduced to
any calamitous exigency, may determine bv
Wnas saeiinces he will purchase ueace: INIT IN
TINS country, where the written Constitnt,on is
the guide OF duty, there can be no eriyanos
Wnisn would authorize breach Of that t5nds' !.
mensai law, upon which rspose all our intsr.
ests. better had the President euffer the
tor,ureS OF hegulus, than usurp ppwer to
maAe peace not In accordance with the Con.
sutuqon ~ ana tne Integrity and indiyisibiiity of
tEe hepuphc. From no quarter and by mo
eieSuon mas there been any expression which
iooAs 10 peace based on the separation nf
.nls country into two nations. No mediation
or .nsetvehtion from any foreign Power. based
uon suen suggestion, would be tolerated for
Moment, II Europe interveued for such
purpose, 1ne war would become continental.
any mediation or Intervention would be spurn.
sI' WHOA would obssruct the relations OF the
on,oa, sisner py embarrassing our arms or our
but' are We to be shut off In the future from
all hope OF stopping the efHasion of blood7 IL
the south wolld be content with the Const;tn
tion faithfully administered, as they have ebown
by adopting II as the basis of their ovn aatsh.
lishment, and 1t they are only sgRrieved bv al.
legged and apprehended infrsctio1s of n ~ ths
aetrimene OK their local systems, why may We
not hereafter come together upon that ConatI.
tuition as the basis of an amicable adiustme emf
and by suoh an amendment of H. MADE in nur.
euance OF It's own provisions, as will assurs to
the south perfect immunity from ppius, inter.
meddling With their local rights, re.es.s5liss
the Government while we reinteqrete ia terri.
toryF The difficulty is in making the advance
70 an accommodation, as such an advance would
ne imputed 70 weakness. Moreover, the wal
may ps psrsisted 10 from ambition; pride; and
luminosity, or from q desire TO extirminats
slavery; and these may be obstacles to be sur