Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-06
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fered by Mr.. Foote, Of tennessee, defining |
the conditions on which they will consent |
70 treat for peace. This lie the best offer
they will make in response to the over
lures Of their Northern friends for armis-
lice aud coneiliatiou. The preamble to
Mr.. Foote's reToIutions sets forth, that tie |
have demonstrated their abil-
ity TO maintain their independence by force
of armG that great political re action
against this unnatural war has taken place
in the most influential States of the
North, but thai the friends of peace ia the
North do NOT understand Southern Opin-
ion, wherefore the Confederate Congress
proceeds to set forth
/. There is no plan of recoustructinE
what was formerly known as the Federal
Union. TO which the people OF the CouEed.
crate States will never consent. Wrongs
too grieTous aud multiplied have been com.
mitted upon rs and upon our most cher.
ished rightsp by united North, since This
uuPToVoked and most wicked war com
meneedi majority Of the people Of the
Northern States have too evidently shSWu
themselves TO be utterly incapable of self
government aud unmindful Of all the fun
dsmental principles upon which alone re-
publican Institutions can be maiuIhiued.-l
They have too long submitted patiently TO
tbe iron rule OF the bAsest and most de.
graded despOtism that the world has ever
known for too long a period of time they
have openly and unblushiuRly sympathized
With the laWless aud ierocious miscreants
who have been sent into the bosom OF the
unOhending South to spill the precious
blood Of our most valued citiEsns-to pol.
Lutte and desecrate all that we hold in espe.
cIal respect aud TeuerAtiou-to rob US OF
our prOPerty-to expel US from our homes,
and Tantonly to deVAstate our cOuntry-to
allow even of the possibility of our ever
again cOnsentiug TO hold the least political
connection with those who have so cruelty
outraged our sensibilities and so profound.
" dishonored themselves, aud 10 associa.
ten with whom we feel that we could not
expect that freedom which we love, that
sslt-respeot which We are determined ever
to cultivate, aud the esteem and sympathy
OF civilized and Christian nations.
:. While the Confederate States of
America are not At all responsible for the
existing war, aud have been at all times
ready TO participate in such arrangements
as would be best suited TO bring il 10 a
close, in manner consistent with their
own safety and honor. they could not Weld
their consent to an armistice of single day
or hour, so long as the ineendiary procla.
nation of the atrocious monster now bear
ing rule IN Washington city shall remain
unreyoked; nor could the government OF
said Confederate States agree to negotiate
al all iusregard to suspension OF. hOsIilf-
ties, except upon the basis OF formal and
unconditional recognition of their iude-
pendeuce.
,. Whenever the friends of peace in the
North shall grow strong enough to con-
strain Abraham Lincoln aud his flagitious
cabinet 70 withdraw said proclamation, aud
propose an armistice upon the basis aiore-
said, the government Of the Confederate
States VIII be ready to Accede 70 said pro.
position OF -armislics with view TO the set.
tlement'nf all existing difficulties. RI
4. Should peace be at any time
brought about, the Confederate States of
America would freely consent TO the for.
nation OF a just and mutually Advantage
Gus commercial treaty, with all the States
now constituting the United States. erospt
New England-with whose people. and in
whose iguoble love of gold and brutifyinp
faLaticism, this disgraceful war has mainly
originated, in consideration of which fact
the people of the Confederate States of
America are firmly and deliberately re.
solved to have no Intercourse whatever
hereafter, either direct or indirect political.
commercial or social. under any circum.
stances which could be possibly imagined
TO exist, With said States Of New England
or the people therein resident.
5. The government of the Confederate
States, in consideration of the change in
puouc sentiment which has occurred in
several OF the Northern States, wherein po-
htieal elections have been recently held
symPathiEinE most kindly with those by
whose manly eGertiOns that change has
been brought abOut-would be WILLING Ia
conclude just and honorable peace Win
any one or more of said States who. re-
bouncing all political connections with
New EnglAnd, may be found willing 10
supulate for desistiug at once from the fur
Their prosecution of thew against the
Sonth, aud In such case the government Of
the Confederate States would be viIIinV n
enter into league, offensive and de-.
'enstVe, with the States thus desistipe. of
permanent aud enduring character.
9, The government Of the Coufed.rs,,
States is now as willing as it has heretofore
repeatedly aToWed itself 10 be, Vbensrsr
the States bordering upon the MfssissinDj
river, or any Of them, shall have decIsrsj
their inclination to withdraw from a further
prosecution Of the war upon the sontb
(which could it be successful, would oulv
have the effect of destroying their o[1
MARKET, to guarantee to them, in the r,ost
eheelunt and satisfactory manner. the
peaceful and uninterrupted navigation of
Tue said Mississippi river aud its tribu,S-
RES aud to open TO them at once the mar.
Eets OF the South, greatly enhanced in val.
ue 70 IaeI Is they would be by The perma.
i nen5 exclusion ofan articles Of New Rpg.
land growth or manufacture.
Z. Tue course of practical neutrality in
s s,,S'; 10 lns pending war heretofore pur-
sued by the States aud Territories TeS, NJ
the Rocky Mountains has aforJsS ~"
9iGnest Qualification to the people Of The
confederate States OF America and n l.
hoped that the day is not TAR distant when
SAID States aud Territories. con.nIt;,,,-.