, 1863-01-20

ia its "rights," !" and that give the Democracy
the power, and thoy would speedily restore
the Union peaccably. We have recently scv-
eral ltimcs given extracts from the speeches and
messages ofsouthcrn public men, and the edi-
torials Of leading papers engaged in tho rebel
lion, that are valuable In exhibiting the depend
ence to be placed upon. the base Of operations
now assumed by the Democratic party. We
continue those extracts for the public infor-
nation. a full report Of JEFF. Davis speech
Mt Jackson; Miss, is before Us, We quote as
follows:
4AJ1cr sehdt has happened during The last f,co
gears my only soondeT that consented to lite
for 50 long fine in association 1ch such r1isc7t
ants, and haze lo1ed 50 much a Government rot
ten to tho co5r. We're II etvr 70 Be proposed again
to enter into Union scIth such people, could
no more cossei,t to do Il than to trust myself in
dcn Of nte1es.'! :: -
viii tho Times give us a leader with this
massage as a text ? 1t is choice extract from
which to preach "peace and good will to
! men,"
John Lctcher said, in his late message to the
Legislaturc Of Virginia:
s'1'he aEiance ott.seen us is disso7sed, 7aerer,
trust to Be rene,ctd, at any time or anuer any
conceivable state or circnnfstdnces.h
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9Th says:
"Separation Il fneuItdlHe: .car las failed to
prcze1lt II: peace cannot stop It, A7a aYnaistee
1cM propositions for reconstruction 6y eonstitu-
fiona! amendments, Of con,entions Of Stutes,
.sonM te4y seo. rzreal the fact that separation was
final, a;d as far as one generation, can speak for
its sHccccsoTs, II is efe7nal."
The Richmond Ditpatch Of January 10th Is,
if possible, still more emphatic. Replying to
the Brooks New Jersey peaco propositions,
the Dispateh says:
And are we to be invited while the smoke
is still ascending from our towns-while our
flcIds lie untitled from the abduction Of our
slsvcs-wIile the blood Of our citizens, MUIR
dered in cold blood, is yet crying to Heaven
for ycpgeance-to clasp the red hands Of the
assatsins, and to call them brothers? Tie
man must be permanently and hopclcssly mad
who can for moment imngfne it. Nj.
Brooks tells his friends that some European
monarchy will take advantage of the lassitudc
consequent upon the powerful exertions both
sections are making, and conquer them both.
In return, we assure him that the people Of
these Confederate States would infinitely pre-
fer being the vaseals Of France or Eugland-
nay, they would prefer being scrfs Of Russia
TO becoming in any manner whatever asso-
eiated, politically OF otherwise, with the
Northern states. To any other than that
they arc prepared to submit, it it should
With TIC rilc brood That is seeking their
on any terms which it Is possible
for the ingenuity Of man to devise,
or even to imagine. If the whole
Yankee race should fill down in the dust to-
morrow and pray us to be their masters, we
would spurn them even as slaves. Our only
wish is to be separated from them, finally and
foreyer-ncver to sec the face Of one Of them
again-ncrcr to hear the voice Of another
Yankee on the south side Of the Potomac, or
course, Of my description whateyer, with
them. We are fighting for separation, and we
will have it, if it costs the life Of every man
in the Confederate States.
We are aware that many persons believe
that the party of which Brooks and Van Bu-
| ren are representatives, desire and design to
restore peace, and that ut present they dare
not speak out their real sentiments, ac1ich arx
IN 1acor Of a separation. We do not belieTc
they are in favor Of any such a thing. They
would like peace on condition Of our return
to the Union, and they ure fools enough to
believe that d majority Of the people ii the
would like peace on these terms, because it
would restore the commercial supremacy oi
tie North. and especially of the city
Of New York, which is gone for.
ever if the Union is not restored. But they
are as bitterly opposed to separation as Lin
coin himself, or any Of the thieyes and mur.
| derers who lead his armies. In the event Of
| refusal to return to the Union, they would,
| to man, mite in bounding on the assassina
who are dcsolating our country and murder.
| ing our people, as tlcrcely as they have eyer
been bounded on by >Beccher and Hale. They
look only to their pockets when they preach
| Of reconciliation and restoration. Hthe same
| object could be effected by entirely destroy.
ing the people Of the Southern States, and
they thought it as easy to do so, they would
recommend it as the best Of all possible poll.
CT. Let them be satisfied, however. Presi.
dent Davis expressed the sentiment of tho en-.
tire Confcderacy, in bis speech the othcl
night, when hc said the people would soonel
unite with q nation Of lycnas than with thu
detcstabic and dctestcd Yankee nation. Any
thing but that. English colonization, French
| FnsEnlnge, Russi1u scrfdom, NIL, all arc prefer
able to any association With the Yankees.''
Concerninga convention Of the States, a.
proposed, the Richmond Examiner Of tht
10th says:
Such convention Is Impossible now, I
Is predfcated upon the idea that the Int,
= Union still exists; that the Southern Confel
cracy docs not exist; that the men Of Vir
gfnia, the Carolinas, Georgia, &C., are the fel
low-citizcns Of the men inhabiting Massachu
sets. New York and PENNSYLVANIA. To ad
nit The possibility Of such convention. .ig
norcs tie legitimate functions Of the Confed
foraap har a1croiod +ha; :es ~ .an on
fore;rn afYairs to n common eEccnt;re an;
Legislature They cannot now take q singl,
stsP II any dealing with foreign nation
mh;c, tner crnaEed ~ t.t eompee' ~; q;
states Of tie Union are in precisely the sam
attitude toward the government Of the Union
.a;s 1uss LEVY s ~ auenollIy OF power 70 Urea
e;nn St. States snch nets orc r.. a:t;octir 5 Ur w th
province Of the Federal government alone
NO arrangement Of national character, NJ
tea11 - 3h ~ nn,nt az e1eay u pgace, pe
Bic or1awfui. except snch Ms NAV fc' mat,e h, +,
the President and Senate Of the Confederat
HIaaes ana nta+a Tue ffesiaent anu Senate Of til
+h aa neGple o. tne North Who wish to Sc
tre+ ~ n .cse am~o ~ ana I1o9De mus!
frofe Go,r1T,ne,u W;tfnmt thst IL "i tha w'yse ysa
must 60 on forever. Even an armlstice sup
poses such recognition. Northern specnla
ticrefprc mera 1nnoneh;rn en u }on@ 9ates y 7
South remains uuconoucrcd.
suc1, ernrocs3ona ~ on;n,o,, =, r,,,o1snz
.NsoN..N, e.un ~, - teoe.aon NV
nla5 Ut 4uolea 1noeunllely. Inc proposition
for the restoration Of the Union, coming from
Northern peace men. are treated will, scor
md 1or;s;op arsat raans e1ssa aos ma. na.u s.o,l
,,a o,ood 1ntr,ots ,,.-a foo. sssa;.. ~
'AD0 soe. pA@t.oe', law ose" "cce.'eo ny N
assumption Of white feather partisans, tina
evidence afforded the South of the prcyalenc
ornono tho ,con,o ~ tha ,,r+, of tt ao,,oo,.,,s
+;1s,, 5,a.r, ,,e-',s ,1.- ~. " ~oAoo' ~
ofe te"s, "ou1u ulspose tne PERSONS en-
gaged in rebellion, to give up their echem
for the destruction Of the government. Hny