New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-10
& DrsuONoRABLE PEACE.

of Van Buren, and Adams on the Free-Soil
platform in 194s, seems Of late to have
become one of tho most embittered antagonists
Of the great principle for which be then man
fully contended, thus prophesieS in letter to
The Eptning Post {:
"Iu my opinion the first proposition for di'honorsbe
peace will come those who foesw aud eEdesvored
to avert civil war; but from tia class Of tho Republicans who
were. IN peculiar degree. Its authors"
OF course, ono mans prediction is prima
facie, as credible as another's; but it should not
ignore accomplished facts. Mr.. Tilden is resi-
den. of our City, and an occasional reader OF
newspapers; and he therefore cannot DO ignorant
of the truth that the party with which no acts
carried our late State Election-as well as the
Elections in other States-expressly ON the as
sumption that its success would lead to
speedy Peace. ELECT Seymour, and the
Draft will be stoppcd the War Taxes will DO
taken off; the sacrifices and Inconvenience i'll
separabe from the prosecution Of hostilities on
80 vast scale will come to q speedy end
such were tho main inducements whereby votes
were gained for the Democratic candidates. The
Liquor interest contributed its quota to the
aggregate vote; there were doubtless thousands
of War Democrats who voted according to their
past relations rather than their present convic-
tons; but decided majority of tho votes for
Seymour g. Co. were cast, in our judgment,
by men who sought thereby to escape the per.
in and burdens of War, and, SO that the end
were attained, cared little for the means. And
pinc.tenths of the Democratic speeches made
in the canvass asserted or implied that the War
had been needles.ly commenced on the side OF
the Federal Government, and might easily aud
promptly be arrested by that Government with
out dishonOr and without disunion.s Had IL
then been as generally understood ne 1t now IL,
that the Rebel chiefs would consent to none
other than Disunion Peace, we believe thou.
sands of votes that were given to Seymour
would have been cast for Wadsworth.
The elections being over md the Legislatures
assembled, the Messages, Inaugural Addresses
and Legislative Resolves Of the triumphant
party have since given authentc shape to its
convictions. Ii in single instance ma.
iorits Of the Democrats elected have evinced n
resolution to accept no injurious or dishonorabic
peace, then we have sadly misread. We VIII
cite as specimen from the Resolves recently
reported to the Senate of Illinois by it's Com
mittee on Federal Relations the following;
rye omit the preliminary indictment Of the
Federal Administration, the majority in Con.
gress, aud the Republican party, as guilty OF
every imaginable crime and monsifosity, aud
come at once TO what il proposed-namely:
Re.s.d Thu. we believe the further prosecution Of IN.
present var result 30 tho rs.toaop y; the unn and
he of the Constitution atei. mas H. IN
e.s the PieHdonIs Emaneila1ion ffoelAmstioh 10 With
R.oistS That while condemn and denounee the ia.
grant and uulpsions Of the Administration aud
OF the Abo ionl.is ~. lay coDsenn de-
nounce rGnous beesv Of Secson a. u"wsar,sd By ho
and destruGvc OF the security aud pcrle
sity OF our doveilheut sha w 80. 1Ia nysIy o. VIC
people; aud fearing as va do ths' i the Intention Of r
the lode pendeuc. Of the Southern Conirdeacy
snd thereby the Union. We heItOJ soeny declare
Lion and that we never ~ the great North
Wer han be separated nom the Southern states com.
sie the son oftwo nations but from it, source t. ' con-
aueDcs With Gui shall belong to one great and un'0d
Rsored That peace ffaernal relations and political Eel.
ship should be restored The States thai The beet
neets Of all the weae Of mankind require that this shonld
be done Ia the mor spo,dy aad most eh'c'e manner h
Il 20 the people look for resOfon 81 the Union
audt
aud honest Efforts and hence We are 10 isor Of
the Assembling Of NEions Convention OF all tho STA 80 to
National dihcnlirs TIA, the States may here
afler live IN harmony each beng secured to tho tights
guaranteed respectively 10 ell BY our sihef' snh winch
Convention, recommend. shs convene at LOUISVILLE
Keuucsy or such other pacs shs DO determined upon
BY Congress the several states IL the earliest practicable
period
Rorsd further therefore, That to attain the objects Of the
foregoing revolution, hereby menoriszs TIE C0ug u
the United Sates the Administration a. Arlington snd the
ESecotve, and Legislatures o,Ls States to sAs
Immediate action o. shr secure On mmi'tioe IN winch the
rights and safety OF Tue po'eLnsnl shail DC Iuy peeed
of such length Of time AZ may be necessary 70 ehsoo the peo
pie to In convention aoressid and therefoie
~ recommen f.lowetizens where TO observe
aud keep all their lawful and constitutional obligations t. ab
ssip al 70 meet together aud reason each with
the other the beat mode TO attain the great blessings oil
and be JUms, h,,i0ed That, to secure tn. co6percon
Samuel 8 Marshall, ii K s. OMev,ny. VIM C. Goudy
Anthony Thornton aud Ion d. Cation hereby appointed
Commisonss onier immediately with Congress and he
President OF the United states and IN the Legislatures ni
Executives Of the several states aud uge the necosy Of
delegates &, and early assembling Of ssd Convention and
sud with the General Government snd the
several State, upon hs time aud place OF holding said Con-
yeon snd that they report their scion Ia the premises 10
the Geaers Assembly this STATE.
Let US consider this m0mHt:
/. The Democrats of Illinois declare them
selves unalterably opposed TO any such seve-
rance Of the Union as will separate them
from their lifelong allies in the Cotton States;
but the implication is very broad that the e1-
pulson of the North Eastern States from the
Union would not at all dispease them. To
the uhole Union us our fathers made it, trust
ing that it would be perpetual, they profess no
devotion whatever.
9. They propose National Convention Of
the loyal and rebel States together to meet SO
soon as may be at Louisville, Ky.
3. They urge an immediate Armistice Of some
months duration, whereby the Rebels would of