New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-22
BEBRL TERMS OF PEACE.

We tried last Winter, unsuccessfully but
earnestly, to ascertain on what conditions the
Rebel chiefs were ready to restore Peace to this
distracted country We did not have to leave
our desk to find Democrats who were very
anxious for Peace. and wished our aid in effect
ing it; but we never found one of them in pos
session of authentic propositions or suggestions
from tho Rebel leaders looking to any sort of
tolerable Peace-we mean, tolerable even to
him. The readiness of the Confederates TO
make an acceptable Peace was always assumed
it was never demonstrated, nor even counte-
nanced, by any sort of evidence But The Rich
mond Enquirsr-which has been from the first
the more especial organ of jeff. Davis and his
with the following frank statement of the terms
on which the head traitors uW not make Peace.
1t says:
"Savc on our own terms We accept no peace
whatever and must tgt till doomsday rather thnn yield
an iota Of them; and our terms are:
Recognition by the enemy Of the independence oil
the Confederate States.
Withdrawal of Yankee forces from every foot Of
Confederate ground including kentucky and Missouri
Withdrawal Of Yankee soldiers from Mary un-
I'll that State shall decide by free vote whether she
shall remain in the old Union, or ash admission INTO tie
Coniederacy.
Consent on IN. part Of the Federal Government 10
give up the Coniederacy its proportion of the Navy
it stood at the time Of Secession. or to ply for the
same
Yielding up all prctensions on the part Of The Fed
cral Government that portion Of the old Territories
which lies west Of the Confederate States
An equitable settlement the basis 81 our absolute
Independence aud equal rights. oi all accounts OF the
Public Debt and Public Lands and the advantages ac'
cruing from foreign treaties
mum Of what We must require before We lay down "'r
arms That is to SAY. heNorh nHe ye9d all; ~ hohrH
Tie whole preirnsion Of that counir! to prevent y,
force the separation of the States must be abandoned
which will be- equivalent to asownl that our enemies
mere wrong from the first and, OF course ~ they
wagcd causclcss and wicked war upon ~. they ought
in strict justice 10 be required, according 70 usage III
such reimburse 10 rs the whole of our EXPENSES
and losses In the course Of that war.
Whether this last proyiso to be insisted upon or
not certain that cannot have any peace AT ~
until shall be- ia position. not only % demand aud
exact but also a. enforce and collect The treasure iur
our own Reimbursement out of The wealthy cities ~ the
enciuys country. In other words unless We con destroy
or scatter their armies and break up ihe Government
We can have no pcncr aud five can de- that. then We
cnn and ought, not only o crtor from them our owl
full terms and ample know Judgment Of their wrong
but also . handsome indemnity for the trouble snG *
p'nse caused 10 "a 10y their crime
This j. no new overture. From The iir.'
hour Of the contest to the present, the earnest
Rebels have held but one language, and is bur
den was this: This is war Ia the death.
We must absolutely triumph or utterly fail.
There can be no accommodatlon-no compro-
mise We are in for the whole or nothing.
Jniil the North is ready 10 conccde every thing
submit, 10 anything War must go on. though It
should absorb all the blood and wealth OF the
country. Woe 70 the conquered
Now. then We demand Of The Demo ratio
journals tina, they lct these facts be- known to
their readers We ssk but light. Let them pct
forth the naked truth A. 10 The bc-ttcrms on which
the Rebel leaders are now or ever were ready to
make Peace, and tell their readers frankly that
they would or would 10, have them accepted.
CRYING Peace, Pcece, when there IL no Peace,
ia q fraud: tell the public that you would or
would no, make Peace on the only practicable
terms. and then either 90 in earnestly, unrc'
seryedly, FOR prosecuting aud inyigora,ing the
War or L., u know wha, Is your alternative.
For our own part, anxious FOR the earliest poai-
BILE Peace, so that il be honorable and lasting,
We see no WAY 20 achieve il but through encr-
gctic and successful War.