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upon them; and their next is an appeal, as
soon as Congress meets, to the unbiased
sense Of the nation. But to that tribunal
they must carry record in which obe~
dience Is entire. Their day Of tliumph is
not far of.
REKEL PEACE
Richmond hath two, yes, three journals
the Enquirer, the Wing, and the Er1m-
incr. The last Of these is OF the old g Dem
ocratic regime, but violently opposed, as
occasion warrants, to tie manner in which
the bogus government is administered, and
the rebel war conducted. It has no conf
dence in King JEFF, none in his Ministers,
nonc In his measures, and none in his
war policy, 1t Is open-mouthed as any
newspaper in Richmond dare be, truculent,
defiant, aud, alter the Southern method,
always smart. Tha. is, it quotes Roman
history, it is prolific in Greek, Persian and
parallels; but it has yet to learn
that we are in the middle Of the nine
tccnth century, and that all the Romans
are dead and done for. 1t is always reso-
nant without being eloquent. Turgtdity |
is it's forte; and in the turgid line Of edlto-
rial composition, il is not surpassed BY
the New York World, which is 4 model |
for us Of the North. The WAIg is under
a cloud. As its name implies, it was ney-
er in fellowship with the powers t1at have
made Virginia what she is. Suspected Of
a lingering love for the Union, it is com
PEELED to violence and yehemence in do
nunciation Of the Yankees and the Gov
c1nmcnt, which are not its won't There
is always something behind, which the
editors dare not tel, but which the Wellin-
formed reader would not be slow to guess.
1t is also opposed to the ruling dynasty;
but its opposition is timid and hesitatingg,
hence feeble and without effect The En-
Quirer, with which ne have mainly to deal,
is tie paper Of the rebel Capital. Under
the control Of two Of the leading rebel
families OF the State, early in the field as
an organ Of disun1on, wholly unscrupu-
lous and.thoroughly traitorops in the pu.-
suits Of its purposes, devoted to slavery
as the highest development Of De-
mocracy and Christianity-it is not
suenge thAt it should have been Sc
lccteG rs the medium Of communication
between depotic government and an
abused and betrayed people. As it is
conducted with what in the South, is
called ability, ciz, pertness Of speech and
f1ppancy in dealing with great questions,
We need not wonder that the choice which
made It 1fr. ]. Davis s. Co.'s mouth piece,
has been justified BY its performances 1t
is emphatically the rebel organ; and as
such its words are entitled to the attention,
which, lacking the inspiration Of the rebel
leaders,, they could not claim. In it all
changes Of measures are foreshndowed;
in it the pulse Of the public is felt; and in
it those whom the oligarchY hare coz
de1nned are executed in advance Of trial
or official accusation. In it We read not
what the editors think, but whit Mr..
Davis, A1r. Benjamin or soma helper OF
Of this uncnvied pair, has commanded.
The Richmond Enquirer OF late date,
speaking By authority as we su 2pose, has
an article on Peace between the North
and the South, to which we, yesterday
briefly REFEREED But. lest the editorial
paragraph should have escaped the atten-
ton Of q part Of our renders, we reprint
a summary Of, the conditions upon which
the rebels: will consent to laY down their
arms. They are=
Recognition by tue enemy Of The Indeoea :
dtDre ct he Confederate SIa1ef.
Withdraw ii ct YanEce forces from every
foot Of ccnfsderate ground, Including Ken
1bcfY ard Missond
Withora HI Of Yankee soldiers from Mxry-
lard, pntl TIA: state eaall decide, By = free
vole, wheeler. che will remain In the old
Union or ask admission into the Coafeder-
acy-
Consent On the psrt Ct the Federal Gorsrn-
melt to gire up 70 The Confeder:cy It's pro.
portion Or the Nary, as 1t stood at TIE time Of
seceftion, or to pty for the sans.
Y,eldl4g up I'll p1eteotions, on tie part OF
the Federal Government, to That portlon OF
the old tsa3tories Which lies west Of the Con
1edexase e:ntee-
abto1ute independence md equal rights, on
all accounts of the public dab. aud public
11nds, and Of the advantages accru,ng from
foreign treatles.
Remembering the antecedents Of the
-Enqu trer, and its present well known re
lations to the rebel authorities, We car
have no doubt that these conditions ART
set forth with the sanction and a2proba
ton Of Davis himself; and that they are
intended TO be comprehensive and final
reply: to the gabble in which the Copper,
heads, especially OF the Northwest, have
INDUCED in relation to this matter OF peace
bad they appeared in the Wig, OF il the
.Ezan7ine7, they would not hare beer
worthy q moments consideration. In th.
first, they would have been regarded as at
insane effort to establish character tol
rebel ultraism; and in the Examiner the1
would have read as warning to the peo
pie that the bogus government was abou
to opropose other and milder terms. Bu
in the Enquirer they hare almost tn
weight OF an official declaration; and Al
such We must regard them until such time
as our victories and rebel necessities infuse
even into the conduct Of that sheet, some
ghmmssings Of hopelessness Of the wa,
that rebellion wages
We need not ask our readers how they
Like the terms- Even the Copperheads
whose prime object is the restoration O
the Fro Slavery party On It's so-callcd De
,nocratic basis, aud new division of tht
hono1s and emoluments that the Govern
mcnt has to bestow, will promptly reiec
them; and there is not an Unionist in al
the land who will not vote his house from
over his head; or, if necessary, the shi1
off his back, for continuance Of tn
struggle, rather than to be consentin
party to The dishonor and destruction whic
an acceptance Of these propositions wou1
involve. I'ea the war 60 on. II for th
saving Of the Republic, 1t must, as th
Enquirer implies, be q war Of extermin.
tion, ,det the determination begin!
B Il cost our forefathers seyen yea1
offearfnl struggle to achieve independent
and found the Republic, and it is worth s