The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-04
CONSOLATION FOR THE "PEACE
- MAkERS.,,

Thogreat cry Of Northern rebels is now
for making peace with armed traitors by
forgiying them for the past and guarantee
ing their rights in the future. The follow
ing from the Richmond Enquirer. def.
Davis's orgou), Of February :, is the best
possible answer to Northern treason.plot.
ters, who are SO anxious to forgive rebels
that ront BE- .f0rQireR , Every thoughtful!
man who reads it can hardly fail to bc con.
vinccd that the Northern peace" " cry is
merely Il dodge to aid rebels in gaining
time" and renewing their strength for a
further prosecution of the war. Let every
one read what the armed rebels say of the
"pcaco efforts of their Northern allies.
rUE DEMOCRAT YANKEES.
This section Of the alien enemy, whichis now en-
deaNorng to reduce our country hy fire, famine and
slaughter-evcn tho best OF them, even the most
pcaccably disposed ot thcm-havc no idea Of max
ing peace with us except on the basis Of recitation
that is, submission Nalandigham is the best and
most peaccablN disposed; and in his late great
speech" we find not single practical idea except
plan for getting rid OF the Republican coruorauts
who now dcvour the revenue, aud putting in their
place the Democratic sharks who swallowed it be-
Union. For this great cud, So sacred in Democratic
eyes, he thus suggests mutual forgiveness of iniu-
rics:
And sir let no man in the South tell me that
She has been invaded, and that all the horrors inn
piled in those most terrible of words civil war
have been visited upon her. | know that too
But we, Also of the North and West in every State
aud by thousands, who have dared SO much as to
doubt the question, principle and policv doubt the
honesty OF this Administration and its party, have
fnafi
mtct, except only loss of life upon the scailold.
Some even have died for the cause bv the hand of
the assassin, AMI can we torgctP Never never |!
Time will but burn the memory of these wrongs
deeper into our hearts. But shall we break up the
Union? Shall we destroy the Government because
usurping tyrantS have held possession and per
vcrcd II to the most cruel of expressions Was il
ever so done III any other country In Athens
RomeY England? Anywhere? No sir. Let us
eNpcl the usurpcr, and restore the Constitution and
laws, the rights of the States, and liberties
ot the people and thon, in the country of
our fathers and the old hag-thc symbol once
again of the ilu~ aud the bravc-lct us fulfill the
grand mission which Providence has adopted fer
us among the nations Of the earth"
Mutual forgiveness of injuries is beautiful thing
but how have we injured the North Was it we
who erected that "worst dcspotism under which
they suffer? Was II we who shut them up In Fort
Lafayette and arrested their editors, and seized
their letters in She poStoiice " But shall we
break up the Union," c"ics the Democrat Just q
you please sir, II is no alirof ours. "No sir cries
he, "let us cxpcl the usurper!" Mr. LINCOLN Is
NO UsuRPER; YOU HAVE REGULARLY ELECTED HIN.
WE WISH you Joy OF HIN. We cas- NOr ALLY
OURSELVES WITH A FOREIGN NATION TO pISPLACE
ITS GOYERNMENT.
Such proceedings would be contrary to the laws
OF nations, and we have great respect for the laws
of nations.
AS for the " old Fdg," we presume that Mr.. Val
lnndigham means, THE FLAG WHICH HAS BEEN
WAVING OVER THE RufFIANs OF BUTLER, THE
BRIG ANDs OF MILRor the flag that has symbol
ICED TO MS burning towns and households desolated
the flag that we have seen flying before us on
every battlefield of Virginia; the flag that we have
torn and tramplcd with a mmledicton into the mud
of every camp between Yorktown and the Kappa
hammock. The Democrat will excuse us; we can
never again hoist on or land that dishonorcd ban
ner.
We have no objection to Mr.. Nallandgham and
his Democrats dethroning the usurper." On the
contrary, we encourage him in that enterprise but
he must expect no political alliance with us, and
may as well drop the subject of that old flag.