Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-03-06
rEAcI-AT-ANY-pR!cE.

tie &nXOu>ly awaited time Ia,
arrived when they may safely eX-
alt over the triumph Of secession
and the downfall OF legitimate
government. True to their pre-
objections, they cry courage TO
our enemies and inspire their
hearts with the hope, aud nerve
their arms with the yigor, which
the promise OF speedy peace in
spires. lheg point to our dlyl-
ded ranks, exhausted means ami
growing DISSATISFACTION, Is the
basis OF which they build their
hopes. From New York 10
tue Missls-ippl, says VaIlan-
Iighan, 'the voice OF the people
Is ior peace" In witness where
OF they appeal to the receat cleo
tons. When the now acknowl-
edged leades OF this small, though
noisy faction, ventilated his long
pent wrath, IN his recent speech
IN Congress, We believed them,
as now, that he had mistaken the
hour OF preparation tor eXhaus
ton Experience teaches US
that so long as a people can mus
ter an army, equip, chothe and
feed II, so long can they prose
cute the war. Our ability to
prosecute the war Is very re-
mote from exhaustion. Who
doubts our ability to continue the
blockade OF every Southern port
for an indefinite term OF years?
1t may lait!y be presumed, that
il th!s crises, every body is IN
earnest, ON one side or the other,
either striving TO promote the
success ot ;he Government and
thwart the rebellion or to aIG
the rebellion and thwart the
Government. The rebellion
has been benefited IN no small
degree by Northern sympathizerS,
who have industriously exerted
themselves to convince the peo-
pie that the war was, FIRST Sc
cret!y aud no Y opeGly al Aboh.
ton war that peace is within
easy reach but the object OF the
war beiag the overthrow Of r.a-
very,-untll this grand object
this pet Abolition Scheem shall
have been accomplished we re-
icct all propositions OF peace
W. can have peace b. acAnoxl-
edging their independence and
oar dishono-. II the opinion Is
entertained in any quarter, that
the gallant people oi the North
are aean enough IL spirit to tar
ni>h tie glory OF the past, and
entail the mantle OF shame Oh
the future, by purchasing peace
at the price oil honor, II is
mistaken one. Il Is an Insult to
the noble race from whom We
derived cur blood. II. in the re-
cent elections, some OF the peace
at arv-pricc men were successful,
with exceptions like angel vls-
It's, 1t was fraud upon The peo-
pie. VI no ha- the e.iroAtery to
say that the West Is wiling 20
AZ know edge the Independence o.
tie Confederate StateSs-that
we are ready to make di i-honora-
Die concessions to purchase
peace? We re anxious Tor an
honoraIe peace and let II come
IN the shape t.. The Constitution
a, II is anG the | nlou as 1t was,
or a fair and honorable comprom
Use, Va are ready ID accept il,
but ttu then We say '.lay on Nc
Duff and damned be him who
hr~: cries hold-enough. We
know that pcace-at-any-psl
was not. before the election. as
now, the entertainment to which
we were layted. ItwaS war--un-
compromising var Oh the enc
mies 0t our Government both
North and South. The Const.-
tuition as 1t is and the Union as il
was No II or ands about that.
Moderate men who thought that
the rights o. slave owners in tie
territories should no longer 1e lett
an open que>t.on-sgblect to IN
vidious disputations-serying as
a foundation upon which to build
sectional parties. and foster sec
tonal .iealousies, bat should
cease to be a political question
by the Intervention OF such con
stitutional protection as would
quet the approximations OF the
South and by such limitations.
equally strong, a. would have a
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