The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-02-21

Speech Of II. Conway. Of Kansas, IN
Favor Of Stopping the War and
Recognizing the South.

FAVOR Of stopping Sno war ana
Recognizing the South.
A few days since, Mr.. Conway Of Kan
sss. one OF the most ultra, 90 we'll ss on
Of the abIest OF the Republican members o
Congress. made strong speech in favor o
peace and tha stoppage OF the war. Tn
speech is said to have the approval OF Gov
ernor Andrew, Charles Sumner. Wendell
Phillips. Horace Greeley. and other LEADING
Aboliiionists, who held caucus In Wssh
lington just before it was delivered. 1. lie
very important demonstration. We tax.
the following extracts from Il. which show
lie character:
HE 10 AeAiHsr REUNION.
Sir. am not Ia favor OF restoring the con
stitutional relations OF the shareholders e
the Union, nor Of the war 10 that end. Or
the contrary. l sm utterly and forever op'
posed 10 both. am 10 favor OF the Unior
ss i exists today. am in favor OF recog.
nizing the loyal States as the American na.
lion. based ss they are on the principle Of
freedom for all. without distinction oI
race. coIcr or condition. I believe 1t 70 be
the the manifest destiny Of the American
nation 10 ultimately control the American
Ccntinen, on this p, ,incipIe.
/ conceive, therefore. that the true cljecr
Of this war Is to revolutioDize the national
Government BY resolving the North into
the nation and The South into Z disiinc;
public body, leaving US in q position 10 pur
sue the latter a. a separate state. / believe
that the direction OF the war to any other
is perversion Of il, calculated 10 subvert
the very object il was designed TO effect.
| have never allowed my self 10 indulge in
that suPersii,ious idoIalry Of The Union 90
prevalent among simple but honest people,
nor that political cant about the Union 60
prevalent among dishonest ones. have
simply regarded il rs form Of G Government. i.
20 be valued in proportion 70 iis merits e.
sn insirumest u national prosperity and
power.
TnE SOUTH iNDEFEHDEHr.
The war which has come In between the
North and the South for the past Two yesrs|
has made revolution. Il has substituted
10 the South ano,hcr Government for that
Of the Union- This is the fact, and the fact
in such smattcr Is the important thing. Itl
settles The law. No technicality in ques-
lion OF this kind can stand. The war has
utterly dissolved the Connection between the
North and South, and rendered them scpa.
rate and independent powers ID the world
This 10 the necessary legal effect Of civil war
anywhere. II makes the belligerent parties
Independent for the time being. and. unless
The one succumbs TO the olher, they continue
ndepe ndent OF each other forever.
The principle l. laid down BY valtel ssl
follows:
"When : nation becomes divided into twoI
parties. absolutely Independent, and no lon
ger acknowledging common superior, shsI
Ihe state is dissolved, and the war bstwesnl
The two parties stands upon the same GROUND, j
10 every respect. o public var between
Two different nations. Book III. chap. IL,
?. 426.
Il 10 not TO be wondered q, therefore. that
% learned and profound jurist % the hon
orabls member from Pennsylvania (slr.
should express The same opinion.
THE DEMOCRACY TRUE 70 THE UxroH.
The Democrats will not, Of course, listen|
70 sepsration for IN instant. Such s|
suggestion. in their eye. is sressos-s prop
ssitIon 10 dissolve the Union-for which
one ought 70 Be hanged. They expect .hs|
question whether the Union shall BE- restor-
ed By force OF BY compromiss 10 b submit
ted to tho people 10 the next election; snd|
upon thstso carry the country. Their plan
is to oppose the Administration simply on|
iss snti-slsvery policy. They put in issue
The Con6scation Acs, the Missouri Emanci-
patton Act and the Prssidsni's Proclama.
lion Of Emancipation. These measures they |
pronounce nconstitutionai. deny their w.
iday. and every thing done. o. 10 be done,
ID pursuance Of them. n addition % this.
hey attack the AdminIstration on account
1f ito 8uspe nsion Of the writ Of abeas a a.. !