The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-07-15

There hss been, We see, smother meeting O
the so-called "Conservatives" in Congress
with Mr.. Cri:tenden at their head, to pro.
claim policy in the conduct of the war and
the adjustment of all sectional controversies. -
We cannot ot.but think such movement pre-
mature, even II it comprised every 'conserva
tive at Washington, and we cannot help
thinki' g, too, but that just such movements
have already, in the hands of such men as
Vallandgham, and Others who figured at this
meetirg done vast deal to distract public at.
tentiou from the true issues, and the real and
only method Of dealing with an strocious re-
bellion. 49,
Whoever else may be caught by any such
devices. the Union men Of Maryland are not
likely 10 be. They we'll remember the ad.
vent here Of this same Vallandigham and his
particular friend Breck nridgr, backed by
somc Others who have since clearly demons'ra-
tel their st nding. for the purpose Of advoca.
ting conservative policy Of some kind that
was to tie the hands of the Government until
Mr.. jefferson Davis and his friends should at
leisure accomplish their vile purposes. That
many, perhaps most Of the gentlemen who
figured at the recent meeting in Washington,
are patriotic, we shall not assume 10 doubt
but even these, we fear, are to be made sub
servieut to the sharper men in the present cri-
sis Of public affairs, and 90 we hope to hear
that, like the last meeting Of the kind in
Washington, and the recent one in New York,
the people will severely let them alone.
When Richmond has fallen, and when the
rebel government is compelled to hide in the
r sL ,nl
run TO- foreign parts. it will be plenty Of time,
we think, to talk Of lenieocy, compromise. and
to use all tho other soft phrases at vogue with
men Of the Breckinridge school who figured
few months ago in endeavoring TO paralyze
the strong arm of the Government in dealing
with the rebellion. And we imagine that Mr..
Jefferson Davis. il he were permitted to dc
tate a course of action here himself would de-
sire nothing better in the way Of an effective
diversion iu his favor than these socrlled
"copservati. 9" efforts on the part Of the poll.
ticians. We hope, then, that for the present,
at least, the masses-the real people-will
frown upon this movement
There can be but two parties until the rebel
Ion is put down -''those for the Government,
and those against IT," as sverred By the la.
u1euIeu Dougias. q want no "ouueIS,
nothing to come between the "belligerents"
until the question o. POWER is settled, and af
ter that peace will come of ITSELF and without
having anybody to,,hank foe "intervention
We dislike ''interventi,n" almost as much
here. a. when IL is rendered or limited at by
I'm Bull, and will have none Of it. That.
Vallaadigham did not figure 10 this Washing
ION meeting, is nathing to the purpose when
we notice some of the other na'nes that did
Hc has become so obnoxious that those in
5 mpathy with him have at last learned to
keep him in the background, il they would
have the shadow Of a hearing from The really
patriotic Of the nation. This rebellion is not
to be put down bv any kind of conservative" I"
oratory or "resolu,ion" makiag That was
tried thoroughly al frat, and with the "Crit
teuden Compromise Resolutions" The afro
cions foolery of that period even now makes
one feel Indignant, as we think of ths part Ia
ken by such men as Mason, Davis, Benjsmi",
aud oihers, in maneuvering merely to gain
lime, and with no purpose, whatever, Of &C.
cepiing any terms at all which should stop
them short OF an appeal to arms. They have
sought the latter. insisted upon it; let them
get sufficencv of what they were after, and
let the nation frown down all attempts to
make terms for them until they are thorough
|y whipped-as they richly deserve.