Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-25

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most wicked ps,ibuce and indnstry to destroy
Dr. impair sthel elmapui 6cdht temple Of this Union.
Let MS bBc6htsnt,I ", within three yeara, We
,hAll be able to restore II.
Bat certainly what propose is informal,
recognition. And that is precisely what
exisis to-day, and has existed, more or less de-
fined. from the first. Flags OF ttuce, exchange
Of prisoners, and all your other observaDces Of
of recognition. Sir. does any man doubt to-
IA, mat here is a Confederate Government at
Richmond. and that II Ia obeligerent2" Even
the Secletasy Of Stale has diacoyered IL at last
though he haa written ponderous folIos of pol
ished rhsloslc 10, pfovs that II 10 not Win
continual n ar. then. without exseneed and sub
stanlial Isuccess, mako the Confederate Statos
auy the less Goyafnmenti 10 faot3 4,
nBut Il confesses disnnion7n Yes, just as
the aurQeon, who sets your fractured limb In
splIDts, Ia ofder that II may be healed. admits
ihas IL Ia broken. Bat the Government will
have failed to "crush out the rebellion" Sir,
lt has failed. You went 60 war to prove that
We had a Government With what result7 To
the people Of the loyal Ststes II has, 10 your
hands, been the Government Of King Storb,
bntI TO the Confederate States, of King Log.
"Bnt the rebellion will have triumphed." Bet
tcE Triumph to-e"J Suoa s~n ySSss "SeSSs -
/ deny II. The rebellion will at last be crush'
I'd out In the only way in which It was ever
n6saIbie. "Bpt no one will be hung at the end
0f the war" Neither viii there be, though
tho war should last bali century, except by
the mob or the hand OF arbitrary power. Hut
really. Sr, u there % 80 be no hanging, iet tnis
Administration ana All VINO nave done its pid-
ding everywhere, rejoice and be exceeding
glad. r.tU U II. slt...
And now, sir, allow me Q werd upon subject
OF very great Interest as tnla moment, and
most Important II may oe 10 its Influence upon
The future--iOreign medlatlon. speak not OF
armed and hOstilo Intervention, which would
resist 90 long 60 but one man was left to strike
blow at the invader. But friendly mediation,
she kindly Offer Of an impartial poser to stand
as daysmAn between the contending parties
il this EiDst bloody and exhausting sttiie, ought
to be met In spirit as cordial and ready as that
in which 1t is pttfsred. lt would Dc churllsh
20 reiuse, Certainly, u is not consistent with
the former dignity Of this Government to ask
Tor mediation; neither cir, wonid 1t bent its
ancient magnanimity 10 reject It, AZ proposed
by the Emperor OF France. weald accept II al
onoe Now Is the auspieious moment. 10 ie
the speediest, easiest moet graceful mode Of
saspendlne hostllilies. Let US hear no more Of
the mediation Of cannon and tne sword. The
day for all thai has gone oy' Lei us be states,
men at last.l Sir, give thanks tnat some, a.
least, among the kepuplican party eeem ready
now to Lift themselves up 70 ine neient OF this
great argument, ana 70 deal Win " In the spirit
Of tho patriots ana pnollc men o. o.ner cGun
tries, and OF the Deter DAYS OF the United
States. 49, ss, .I.g.s
And now, cir, whatever may have been the
motives OF England, France and the other
great powers Of Europe, 10 withholding recog
milton 90 long from the confederate states, the
South and the North are oolh indebted % them
for o great public service. Inc south mas
proved her ability 20 maintain nsrseif Dy ner
own strength ana resources, wi.nons ioreign
aid, moral or mateiiAI. ana me worm ano
the West-1ne Wnoie country, iheeeo-tnese
great powers nave served lnceicniapiy Dy nola,
ing back solemn proclamsnon 70 the world
shat the union OF tnese o'stes was nnaliy and
formally dissoived' lhey nave ieH 20 US every
motive and every cnance ior rennionj ana II
that has Deen tne purpose oi England especial
iy-our rival 80 iong; interested more tnan any
other In disunion ana tns consequent weaken
ing OF our great naval ana oommelciai power,
and suffering, TOO, as enc mas snnereo, 90 long
and severely, because OF tnis var 90 not
hesitate 70 say tnat sne mas performed an act
OF unselnsn neroiam Hitnous example IN nisto-
~. was sucn inaseo ne, purpose Let her
answer before tne imparhsi Tribunal Oh poster
W IN any event, after Ine grea, reacaon IN
public sentiment IN tne Nor'n ana west, 70 oe
foiioWtd after some ume ~ IKE feacton In
tne sousn. iorelgn teGognluon non. .oi tne Con-
feoerate Sta'es conio avaii rsae % oeiay or
prevent nnal reunion, u, % nsmly neiieve,
reunion ne no. cnay Poss,Iis sa; Dus inssisaDie;
Slr' nave not spoken oL iose'gn sLDiIfauon
Inal 10 quite ano'lsr question. I tnlnk u I'M
practloaole, ana Iesr ' ~ dangerous; Inc
very poMers-o. sny o,nef PoWe,-Hnicn nave
hesitsted 70 ald aisunlon dlrectly or ~ force,
might, as autnorlzea arpis9rs, MOST readily pro-
nounce Tor a. iaet' very grano, indeed,
would De tne Tribunal before winch tne great
question OF the union OF tnese osates ana the
tnai destiny OF TINS conunent ior ages should
be heard, ana nis,oilc through sn nme me EN-
oaseaoors VINO snouia a,guo u: Ano II ootn
Deiigerents consens' ses sne suplects IN conuo'
versy DC referred 70 o1nzerlAnu o. RUSSIA or
any otner impafsial euo IncoIfuphDle power OF
Stase IN cutoge. Da. % ~ ias,, sll, 'ne people o.
snese sevetai Ssssgs NJ. nels; ~ noms, muss pc tne
nnsi slDAer u 'nS sreas v yusse. ~ ~ Amslica
ana tne people ana S'a.ee =, ,ne SoItnWeet the
meolators, VINO snan stau9 n1e ,ne prophet De-
twixt the living ana tne eead' tnst tne plague
OF disun!on may be stayed. .ts
Sir, this war, horrible as II 10, mas taught US
all some OF tne most Important ana salntary
lessons which ever q people learned.
First, 1t has annihiiated, IN twenty months, all
the false and pernioious theories and teachings
OF Ab0ltioniem Tor thirty years, and which o