True Democrat., 1863-03-11

 tween the contending parties in this most bloody and exhausting strife, ought to be met in a spirit scordial and ready that in which it is profered A1 would be chursh to refuse. Certainly it is not consistent with the former dignity of this govern nie' 10 ask for mediation; neither, sir, would it oei0 ,ts ancl ent magnanimity to reject it. Aspro- poou oy 'he Emperor of France, would accept l. ae once. Now is the ausnicons moment It. js .ne 9pocues', easiest, most graceful mode of sus- ptnu'ne hoss'il'les. Let us hear no more of the lIeuia'loh W oi cannon and the sword. The day for all that has gone by. Let us be statasnen of Ios. Sir, give thanks that some, at least. amono tba republican party seem ready now to lift themselves up to the night of this great argument and to de,I with 1t in the spirit of the patriots and pubic men of other countries, and of the better days of the United States.
 And now, sir, whatever may have been the mo- tiyes of England, France and the other great now ers of Europe, m withholding recognition so long from the Confederate States, the South and the North are beth indebted to them for a great pub lie service. The South has proved her ability to maintain herself by her own strength and resources without foreign aid, moral or material. And the North and the West--the whole country, indeed these great powers have served incalcuablv by holding back solemn proclamation to the world that the union of these States was finally and formally dissolved. They have left to Us every motive and every chance for reunion; and if that has been the purpose of England especally-our rival 80 long; interested more than any other in dlsunIon and the consequent weake ening of our great naval and commercial power, and suffering, too, IS she has suffered, so long and severely be- Cause of this war--I do not hesitate to say that she has performed an act of nnselish heroism without example in history Was such indeed he, purpose7 Let her answer before the imperial tribunal of posterity In any event after the great reaction in public sentiment in the North and West, to be followed after some time by like reaction in the South foreign recognition now of the Confederate States could avail little to delay or prevent final reunion, if, as firmly believe re- union be not only possible but inevitable.
 Sir, l havo not spoken of foreign arbitration That IS quite another question. think it imprac- tlcable, and fear it as dangerous. The very DOW ers--Or any other power--which have hesitated to aid disunion directly or by force ght as author zed arbiters most readily pronounce for it at last. Very grand, indeed would be the tribunal before which the great question of the union of those States and the final destiny of this continent for ages should be heard, and historic through all time the ambassadors who should argue it. And if both belligerents consen let the subjects in controyer- sy be referred to Switzerland Russia or any other impartial and incoTruptible power or State in Europe. But at laat, sir, the people of these several States hero vt home must be7the final ar bitter of this great qu rrcl in America and the people and Sta ties of the North west the redatorS who shall stand like the prophet betwixt the liyinv and the dead, that to plague Of diSuniOu may .te stayed.
 Sir, this war, horrible & ltis has taught ns all some of the most important and saluttry lessons which ever people learned.
 First it has annjhilated n twenty months, all the false and pernicious theories and teachings of Abo- litionism for thirty years and which mere appeal to facts and arguments, could not have untaught in half a century. We have learned that the South is not weak, dependent, unenterprising. or corrupted by slavery, luxury and idleness: but pow ertui, earnest, warlike, enduring self supporting full Of energy, and lnexhaustbie in resources- We have been taught, and now comics. openly that African slavery, instead of being q source of weakness to the South, Is of her main ele- ments or strength; and hence the military ne cessity." We told, of abolisbing slavery, in order to suppress the rebellion. Wehave learned, also, that the non-.eveholdEg white men of the South, millions III ruhber, are immovabiy attach ed to the institution, and are it's chief support and AboliuOnsts have found out. to their infinite sur prise and disgust that the slave is not "panting for freedom" nor pining in silent but revengetul grief over cruelty and oppression inflicted upon him, but happy, contented, attached deeply to his master, and unwilling-et least not eager-to ac- cept the precious boon of freedom which they have proffered him. 1 appeal to the President for the proof. l appeal to the fact that fewer slaves have escaped, even from Virginia, in now nearly two years, than Arnold snd Coruwallis carried away in six months of invasion in i--l Finally, sir, we have learned and t~ South, too, what the history might have taught us, t'at servile insur- rection Is the least of the dangSs 10 which she is exposed. Hence, in my deliberate judgment African slavery, as an institution, will come out of this conflict ffty-fold stronger than when the war began.
 The South, too, sir, has learned most important lessons: and among them, that personal courage isa quality common to all sections, and that in batte the men of the North, and especially of the West, are their equals. Hitherto there has been q mutual and most mi.chievous mistake upon both sides. The South overvalued its cwn person al courage. and underyalued ours, and we too readily consentedS but at the same time she e1- | aggerated our aggregate strength and resources, and under-estimated her own; and We fell into the same error; and heEce the original and fata, mis- take or vice of the military policy of the North, and which has already broken down tho war by it's own weight-the belief that we could bring over whelmlng numbers and power into the field and upon the sea, and crush out the South at a blow But twenty months of terrible warfare have cor rected many errors, and taught us the wisdom of a century And now sir every one of these lessons | profit us for all ages 10 come: and if we do bu reunite, will bind us in closer, frmer, more du rable union than ever before.
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