The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-06
From the Missouri Republican.
The Northwest,

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that the Atlanta HtelHgencer represents
the general sentiment of the Secession
lists of the South in protesting against
reconstruction of the Rebel Government
so as to include the Northwestern States.
| There has lately been considerable dis
cussion of this embryo question in both
/ sections, and the opinion seems to be the
next thing to unanimous that such a con-
federation is not to be reckoned possible,
! even though it should rest alone with the
people of the South and West. The
Georgia paper declares that the admis-
sion of anv Free States into the Confed-
eracy would not only be repugnant to
the citizens of the South, but would
serve to continue that agitation of the
slavery question which has brought on
the war. This expression is based on
some resolutions introduced into the
Rebel House Of Representatives by Mr.
Foote of Tennessee. Mr.. Foote is reck-
oned among The Secessionsts as a con-
servative man, though with US here he
would be regarded as radical enough. he
being utterly opposed to any arrange
| ment of our difficulties not embracing
the complete and absolute recognition of
the Southern COnfederacy Let us see.
then, what this . moderate man views
are:
Mr. Foote, only few days ago, reply
ing to some misrepresentation of his DO
sitiOn, stated re was mot in favor of
sSeIp snE p9Fitea 81 the v6FnNk 6sFqnnNsdksraio @ Wa5 how
ever, in favor of a military league, offens-
i've and defensive, with any of the North
western States that would lay down their
arms. His resolutions declare that the
| Confederate States will never consent to
| any plan for reconstructing the Federal
Union: that the Confederate States can
not agree to negotiate at all in regard to
a suspension of hostilities, except upon
| the basis OF unconditional recognition of
| their independence; that after separa-
ton the Confederate States would con-
sent to a commercial treaty with all the
States in the Union except New Eng
land: that the Confederate States would
consent to a league, offensive and de-
fensive, with the several States which
have recently manifested change of
public sentiment, upon their stipulating
for desisting at once from the further
prosecution of the war, and renouncing
all political connection with New Eng
land; and that the Confederate States
will guaranty the peaceful and uninter-
rupted navigation of the Mississippi and
its tributaries to the States bordering
thereon. which shall have declared their
inclination to withdraw from the prose
cution of the war.
These are the propositions Of peace
man in the rebel Congressl They have
, been referred to the House Committee
on Foreign Relations, and may or may
not be reported back for passage. The
plain meaning Of these resolutions is tc
e mane' We for four separate and indepen
dent coniederdcies out Of the old CniOT
. the New England States to form one
the Middle, Northern and Western States
= t. form another, the slave States third
and the Pacific States and the Terrific
ries west of the Rockys ysMountains to con
stitute fourth. How does the North
west like that picture? What have tn
:. citizens Of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota don
. that they should be thought so humbl
as to accept such terms Of peace a
these? 1t will be seen that there is nc
one word about any surrender whateve
n on the part of the Southern Confederacy
There is no compromise no modlficatio
p of any of the demands of the rebellion
/; States. For the possession of the priv
y lege of navigating the Mississippi rive
., and its tributaries, the Northwest is I
at become the mere tool and catspaw of tn
Southern radicals in making war upo
New England; and antecedent to an
~ negotiations, this section is to place
seliin a condition of absolute helpleS
necs, at the same time that it cOnnivt
R. at the most gigantic treason the wor
has ever known The Northwest is
; take its soldiers from the Union side
the conflict and transfer them TO the di
union side and for this, forsooth, it is
Id, enjoy what of right and of law belong
it. We are to transfer the war to {
= free States, and inaugurate armed CT
strife within their borders, merely to Ell
BILE the scessionists to destroy the Unio
; and our reward shall be our own deSl
IR What love do we bear the rebels that
les, should do this base, ignoble, suicit
Gus thing?
hde We hope there will be no more talk
Wax armistlces, reconstruction, peace, etc,
p. the North as long as such insults {
offered to the pride and honor of the /
AR II ,,ooDlo ~ tho rabalc iii mot nou