Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-16
NUMBER l26.

hope It'll to chain u.s. by some sIIecious oo,n
promise, to the corpse the old Union or Al Ieas,
70 n some advantase In determining boundary
eSmmereial relations. 1t would be fine thing 70,
them, truly to have the South agree 10 meet then, II
a convention which should recognize the Union n,
nho5oken' ana look to -lts perpstuAtiOu. ON thiI
| head however, they may as we'll know the tr1ItL =
on no terms whatever will tho South consent to A no
htical association with them There Is no conrrsior
which they can grant or which human inAyjnatioT
can frame, which could render the idea ge but in
toleraOle and revolving to the Southern mind We
separated from them because they sought to put on
US brand of sociaI and political ipierioritT W.
would not reunite with them II they would one and
AZ, consent to occupy the position of dcgrada.
eo9seHt u hold The NorEc11 YGies reu ar
N ttIs subject there Is hardly ripple upon he sur.
Jdee Of Southern sentiment
Tho suggestion that the reward
2 tGe sacrifices and suerngs of our peopIe 10 Ia
eoaSeiy discarded for connection with Yankees T.
NOT ondlrA6le, even as ajest."
In view of this, and of the likelihood that
the President of the United States, will con
uuue to oppose peace on the basis of a re-
cognition of the Southern Cuufederacy, the
Enquirer (Richmond) suggests
perhaps tho shortest road to peace would h. r,r
me states OF Illinois, Indiana, ouio PsnnsylTAnia
new Jersey and New York, portion OF them, ,
act on ther own Hccolut, to recall their guotns Of
troops from the deld, drive tho rump government
Eheh now lords it over them to the eongeniaI soil ni
VOW wow hHgiAn1. and then make their OVH separate
tFelty or treaties gF peace igiihthe South"
That is to say, the only thing in the way
OF the peace of the States that have made
war upon the General Government. ia the
existence OF that Government. The re-
commendation of separate State action, to
the States of the Northwest is as disinter-
ested as that OF the fox, who, having lost
ms tail, Insisted that it was the height Of
iashlon to be without tail, and recoin-
hended the Immediate 0mputatiou of all
tox tails. We quote again from the Rich
nOnd paper of the 9th in continuation of
the same subject:
=. The thing would be seaily accomplished by two
OF thFee states acting together. II Illinois and In
should form separate treaty with tho Confederate
Government, 1t is evident that Lincoln hus lot the
power 10 coerce them, and the war would at once
3TeaS down. They are masters OF the situstion'
did they but know it,"
Such are the paths of peace marked out
for us at Richmond. How does the nro-
position to make an Acknowledgement of
the utter and eternal dissolution of the
Union strike the people of the Northwest :?
Is Indiana prepared tn follow the lead of
the South and attempt separate State ac-
zion for peace? The way 10 do it is 10
send commissioners to PROSTATE themselves
at the feet of JEFF. Davis, and beg him to
forget the floods of traitor bloodshed on
many Southern field by Hoosier valor,
and forgive the brave boys of the North
west for their uuseemly display of fighting
qualities. After being granted absolu-
ton for their sins. and those of their peo-
pie, the Indiana Commissioners might open
the subject of the regulations of trade on the
Mississippi River. The free trade of that
river is an item of the Inheritance of the
people of the North vest. 1t was paid for,
for US, by our fathers. But if ne want
peace SO badly that we have lost seif.re.
spect, and have no sense of national honor.
we must not mind those things. We will
have, if We are for peace before victory,
good deal more to choke dowu than we
have dreamed of yet, SO We should not be
squeamish at the start. We must 90 to
Richmond and ask jeff. Davis on what
terms he will permit US to follow down TO
the ocean the broad rivers that run bv our
doors 1t would seem to be rough be-
ginning, but worse remains behind if we
ever make peace that we do not dictate
as cOuquerors.