Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-07-17
THE REBEL RESPONSE TO PEACE
REVOLUTIONS.

THE REBEL RESRONSE TO PEACE
Speaking Of music, we are struck with the
accompaniment that the rebel Lee is playing
with his full band, to the soft and sweet
etrains of Peace sung by the leading min
strels Of the Copperhcad troupe. The ring
ING yoleys of musketry, the roar of artillery,
the clash of steel, and the wild cry of battle,
are the loud response of the rebel host, to
the smooth and tender tones of love and re-
Cancellation. borne on the sweet breath Of
Coppcrhcad orators or sounded forth by the
deem bass OF Democratic Conventions. The
Northern men who are so sunken and craven
rs to go down in the dirt and implore peace
of the rebel hordes who are striking at all,
free men hold dear, win learn at last though
the method of teaching is terribly bitter and
bloody, that there is no reconciliation or
peace with these traitors, and can be none,
save by overwhelming and destroying their
power.
; The rebel leaders do not want peace, and
aio will make peace on no terms save uncondi
az tional and final separation and Independence.
TOT II the Union is to be saved, the rebellion
'o eN must be crushed. Either the instruction
~ ~ will be put down, or the Union will be de.
81 stroyed. The struggle is one Of life and
BE- death. There never was, since the first gun
"a, was fired, but one way to save the honor
and existence of the country, and that was
pos and is, to beat down utterly the rebellion
.rs The only choice we ever had, is either an
enduring and glorious triumph over this dark
and bloody conspiracy against free govern
ment and human rights, or submission to
and compromise with it, shameful and false
to the last degree, fraught with untold mis-
= cry and disasters to our land. and gross
betrayal of the hopes the strugg ing mill uns
in all other lands. a@H
~ So plain is this, so outspckcn from The
=. first as to their ends and plans, SO loud and
70 fierce in the constant reiteration that they
th never will re-unite with us again, and so
az clear it must be to every man of judgment
81 they mean what they say, that it is difficult
:. to utter what we feel Of the efforts Of certai
I" Mortimer to talk gently with the traitors
to speak to them about the irnpropriety
N their conduct TO tell them how much they
n are loved, how highly thought Of by tho.e
who know them, and that the North will
=" gladly say anything, do anything. or yield
anything. if they will only come back and
le live with US again. The insu9 gents have
N told all the world over and over again their
:. answer to all this talk of peace and reconc.
iation. Any man who could hear all tina
al one would suppose, might have heard this
el reply. but as there is still body of men
North who insist upon being deaf and rGfus.
:, ing to understand, the truth is to be pro-
claimed so much nearer the homes of the
~ North, and with such an array OF arguments
G and loud sounding eloqucnce as will carry
mr. conviction with it to some who have hereto
!, fore doubted.
The rhetoric Of the bayonet and the deep
" voices OF great guns, are the response Of
u treason and proffers Of peace and talk Of re-
union. Ravaged fields burning houses and
a flying women and children, will spread the
: truth far and wide that this rebellion must
be put down or it will put us down. A man
D blinded by the falsehoods Of Comprehend dem,
agogues and lulled into security, will begin
J. to see several things clearly in the light OF
: his own burning home. The men who felt
: no injury and saw no danger, admired the
c. mighty skill of Lee, and praised the religion.
n zeal Of Stonewall Jackson who looked upon
|, this gathering hordes ofyebels and trait r. as
!, high toned ard gallant, g'oriet III their PROV
' ess and did not mourn over their victories
will see things and men in "a new ana differ
+ .ent light now. >What loyal counsel and pa
Z triotic example could not effect, rebel army
: may perhaps accomplish. An invasion Of
the North by fire and sword will convince
some men, we trust beyond doubling, thai
if the country is to be saved, the rebellion
must be put down. We wish tins great
truth could have been learned by o,her and les,
! dreadful means, but il only learned and acted
upon, the country will yet be saved. chi
cago Tribune.