The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-06-19
Peace that shan b Psace.


The chief harm dsas. By the Peace-at.
any -prico 6en = not Tho dividiog OF the
force -pf ehc nation. OF the lowering Of ito
spirit. Tor these can b affected in small
degree by so contemplate . party-bu, in
persuading the rebels that their cause is not
utterly hopeless end in thus length ening out
the war. Ii the South we're but convinced
Of wha, is really the case. that the nation
has determined with a resolution which no
defea, can shake. and no difficulty can ap-
pal that the war shall have but one end,
namely-the unconditional submission Of
the rebels to the lawful authority Of the
Government, of the United States; if the
Coniedera,cs were but convinced of this fact.
the war woul1 be soon over. Every rebel
placed between the alternative of death or
submission would find strong motives to ac-
cept the miider choice. H ws have got TO
submit we may as well submit now. and
make the best Of il, would be the natural
reflection in the mind of every man not
wholly incapable OF reason. The fear of
greater suffering 10 come. the desire TO es-
cape from utter ruin, the love Of order. the
instinct of profit. the memory Of past com.
fort. would all act rs powerful inducements
TO speedy submission the moment that il
became eviden. that submission in the end
was inevitable. Lock AZ Louisiana. Sece
ding in January. 1861, the Confederate rule
over her lasted for Is months. during which
time the national Asg did not tloat over .
foot Of her soil. No State has supplied tho
Rebel army with moss soldiers in proportion
to her population. Her planters were es-
pecially bound to the system Of slavery. ow.
ing to the enormous profits yielded by their
plantations, which they aseribed to the ad
a.. IL l.
Orleans was occupied BY the Uuion arms.
for the Union seemed nearly extinct. the
against the Federal authorities was bitter
and malignant. Blu. the course Of events
has gradually changed the expectations aud
the thoughts of the supporters Of the confed.
eracy. The steady rule Of the Federal
government. the slow bnt certain progress OF
our armies. the disturbance Of the old state
Of society. the breaking up OF slavery, the
new hopes OF returning prosperity and CON-
mercal success have worked their Legitimate
results which arc now visible 10 . transition
Of feeling aud a growing readiness to submit
TO the inevitable consequences OF the EmAn.
cpation Proclamation aud Of the restoration
of the Union. The people Of the city and
the planters Of the neighboring Districts are
becoming loyal. aud are adopting the peace
ful device of Union and Freedom. No
doubt there still exists wide spread bitter
and sullen feeling against the national au-
thority. but the predominant and growing
sentiment is on the side Of tue Union. Del.
ega,es from Union Associations meet TO-
gether in New Orleans to devise the best
means for organizing . State government,
and for riddng the State from the burden OF
Slavery.
Such is the present oondision Of things in
Louisiana. And similar conditions will
present themselves in the other seeded States
as the force Of the Union conqucrs them.
and the authority OF the Nation 10 re-asser-
ted over them. This is the manner in which
Peace is to grow from conquest. II else.
where the resistance Of the rebels should be
more stubborn than 10 Louisiana, the moro
thorough will be the conquest. and not less
firm the peace which will be won by the
sword and the cannon, and maintained by
the strong arm Of inf1r xible Justice. The
utter ruin Of the old stale oi things and Of
the former system Of society viii serve ~
the base for a new and better socisl order
in which the South shAu be transformed
and become a homogeneous portion OF .
free nation. Peace will then be no artificial
contrivance, but the firm establishment of
those principles of Law acd OF liberty. and
Of those human rights, the denial Of which
was the origin and cause Of the rebellion.