Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-09


"At no tikas since the beginning OF tho sar,
'ays an Abolition paper, "has there been q
iercef determination displayed in the rebel
'ounoils to mako no terms With The North, than
noW."
This expression 10 called forth by The recent
acorniu' rejection In the Virginia Legislature
oi resolutions yeiating to peace sentiments OF
me North, Bat what else, II is we'll asked,
oonid bs expected In rebel councils than the
''hsros determination" our contemporary speaks
o. What other alternative have the rebels,
under the Irssent war policy Of the Admlnlstra'
tion, bu. resistance 10 the last extremlsy3
Is 1t ansW eted that they should submit un-
condi.Iolally2 But brave people, such aa
Americans, N ,rth and South, have proved
themselves to be, as their fathers were, will
never submit to any earthly power without
knowing upon what terms and conditions the
surrender is to be made. Nor would any but
innate towards and born tyrant, exact any such
thing of an inferior foe, much less Of one
equal In courage and heroic devotion to cause
he believed to be right and juat.
But Il is aaid that by "an unconditional sub
mission" Is meant that all the rebels have to
do Is to lay down their arms and submit to Che
Constitution and the laws. There are persons
10 the Abolition ranks doubtless, who are gull
cd by such expressions as these; but tho leaders
OF that party understand, and they know, too.
that the rebel leaders understand, that II 10 o
mere hollow, hypOcritical preiense, promulgst-
cd solely to make political capital.
The Abolition leaders would reject and
spurn-as Mr.. LINCOLN has rejected and spurned
the application of LouisianA-the proffer, If II
should be made, OF the people In all, or any ol
the seceded States, to cease fighting and take
their places In the Union, protected as 10 form
or years, In all their rlghta OF person and prop
erty under the sgls Of our common National
Constitution. Mr.. LINCOLN said as much tC
the Louisiana planters. He told them In effscI
to 20 homo and SET their slaves free, and ther
possibly he might consider their application to
be permitted to fend members to Congress.
BY "urcopditonsl submission" the radici
leaders mean Q passive uureslstipg surrender
OF all rights of person ald property, acquired
under the Constitution and laws of any State
or Of the United States. And thisl submission
is demanded, not merely of rebels 10 arms, bul
of every white person, loyal and disloyal alike
In the seeded States. They are TO submit, 90
cordlng TO the radical war programme, unoon'
ditIonally, to the free negro proclamation which,
the radicals claim, is law and gospel both; 10
the emancipation, coniscation, test. oath, aud
other arbitrary and unconstitutional acts of the
Abolition majority 10 Congress; and to all other
proclamatlons the Executive may, in tho plen-
itude Of his wisdom, see ht TO issue, and 10 all
future laws Congress, guided and controlled BY
its Abolition guardians, may see 6t to enact.
Even then, the seeded States would not b.
permitted to resume their old places and stand
ing as States In the Union, for the simple ant
unanswerable reason that radical measures, IL
the shape Of proclamatlons and legisla i've acts
have prevented such result. This Is not ou
assumption, but the declaration OF the mos
prominent, active and influential leaders Of th,
Administration party. They declare that th,
seeded States are now forever out of The
Union, aud in the condition Of mere territories
or conquered provinces. Hence they tell III,
people and the soldiers that It Is ell idle to tsl
about the restoration Of the Union 40 II was
that such thing can never be, and is not de-
sIrsble, II II could be.
The radical measures, which, 1t is claimed
by the Administration party leaders, reude
the restoration Of the Union impossible, mus
be repealed and sbrogsted, or they will max
their claim good, and complets the de-
stfuction and annihilation Of the Unio
they have already begun. The only powe
which can roll back the tide ofruin now sweep
Ing over the country, BY the joint action of th
Abolitionists and the seceeslonists, is the Dem
ocratic and Conservative element. II shis /
not brought into immediate, vigorous and de
termined action, the American Union will din
! lappear behind dark cloud Of despotism, an
the sun Of American liberty set forever,