The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-01-10
A Strong Appeal for Peace.
From The Noum Vernon OAio) Banner.
"DLEssED ARE THE EPEAcE-MAKERs.

From the 4Nount Vernon Ohio) Banner.
"BLEssED ARE TIE PEACE MAKERS,
II the ten thousaLd Abolition preach
ers, who for the last few years have been
delivering political speeches from their
pulpits, on the Sabbath day, in favor of
war, bloodshed and dc.olation, would Sc
lect the above words of our Saviour as Il
text, they might possibly be euabled to
present some thoughts to their hearers
that would be more acceptable at this
time ttan discourses in favor of brother
cutting the throat Of brother.
The people of this county are heartily
sick, tired and disgusted with this horri-
bic war, and more especially the manner
in which it has been conducted by the
Abolition radicals, spectators and army
thieves at Washington, who appear deter
mined to adopt the most cerTaiu method
OF bringing ruin upon the people aud an
eternal separation of this ouce happy, pros
porous and glorious country. We say the
people are sick and tired of this war
they are nearly unanimously for peace
an honorable peace-any peace that will
bring this unnatural strife to an end.
ooh, for God sake, for humanity's s
sake, let US have peace is the exclama-
ton of nearly every person we meet -
The hcartless, soulless wretchcs who have
big contracts, and are making millions of
dollars out of this wicked and suicidal cou-
test, will Of course desire its continuance.
What care they for the butchcries at Bull
Run, Balls Bluff, Williamsburg, Fair
Oaks, Antietam, Fredericksburg, or Il
hundred other fields Of battle ? What
care they if mourning and dcsolaton,
misery and starvation have been brought
to half million of hearth stones? What
care they if the besom of destruction
sweeps over the land. reducing to "dust
aud ashes" all that was fair, bright and
beautiful?
The experience of the last eighteen
months should by this time convince the
Administration at Washington that this
Union can never be restored by war; that
the people of the South can never be con-
quered and converted into friends, by Ab-
olition proclamations. No one but lu-
natic or hair Drained Abolitionist be-
lieyes such staff rs that So long as the
Aboli,ionists undertake to govern this
country according to the teachings of the
Chicago Platform, instead of taking the
Constitution for their guide, the rebellion
will continue. 1t is not 50 much rebel
lion against the Union as against Aboli-
tonism. Remove the cause Of complaint.
and the rebellion would soon die natural
death. e.
"Blessed are the peace-makers :" Let
their voices once more be heard all over
the land A year ago it would have been
exceedingly unpopular to talk or write
about peace. "War to the knife, and the
knife to the hit," was preached from the
pulpit, and proclaimed from the stump
To talk of peace, person would ool y sub
ject himself to the vengeance OF an Abnli-
ton mob. But times have changed, and
the peace men now outnumber the ''men
Of war" fifty to one ! We want to see Il
"Peace Party inaugurated, and we care
not how soon. 1t would be very pupu.
lar party, and would number among its
supporters about every person in the coun-
try save tho office holders and army cvn-
tractors, who arc fattening on the calami-
ties of the people.