, 1863-06-24

falling from tower could arrest his fall BY
declaring against 1t, then the declarations OF:
Democrats against the war might be OF some
avail As it Is, they resemble that emphatic
pronouucement Of Mr. Washington Hunt
s'Let It be proclaimed upon the housetops;
that no citizen Of New York shall be arrested
without process of law" There Is no use in
! bawling from the housetops what everybody
knows to be nonsense. OF this resolution OF
the New Jersey meeting:
Resolted, That In the illegal seizure and Danish.
| ment Of the Hon. G. L. Tallsndigham the laws Of
our country have been outraged. the natae Of the
citizen menaced, and thst 1t ls now the duty Of
| law respecting people to demand Of ths Admins
tration that II At once and forever deaat from such
deeds Of despotfsnn and crime. lEnthustasm.I
Demand, quotha? The starting that Mr..
2terne saw IN the cage, said only ~ can't get
| out" 1t would hare been mofe s'manly" to
scream, II demand to get ont; proclaim On
| the housetops that will set out."
another: Of the New Jersey resolutions
throws .al instructive light upon this whole
movement and It's objects:= - y,
Resoxexd, That we renew our declaration OF At
| tachment to the Union, pledgtns to its ftlonds.
wherever found, our unwavering support, anu to
IL enemies. in whatever guise. our nndying hoa,
Constitution and laws Of our country, and under
their sacred shield will maintain and defend our
es'ty St ans 'ft; ;esRg sa
This phrase, "wherever found" implies
TINT there ars friends Of the Union In thts
Confcderacy,- and the resolution obllgingy
pledges them to the support Of the New Jer-
sey Democracy surely without an equiv
| nltnt return ---- -------.
| To the came meeting Gen. Fitz John Porter
writes letter; declaring, Of course, for the
Constitution and resistance to despottsm, and
9Tse contest.of arms, however, will not be
! required; the certain and peaceful remedy
/ will be found in the ballot box. Let Us all
Possfss,s our souls IN patience The remedy is
| Gen. Fitz John knows well that the remedy
| fs not theirs, unless stthe 8ouths consents to
throw its votes into that same ballot box;
and It is for this, and this only, that the Dam.
] speech of senator Wali, Of New Jersey. BE-
fore q. Democratic club Of Philadelphia
| (which we ind printed in the Sentinel, Is a
| passage more fully eIpounding tho Demo-
cratic plan Than any other We hare seen. He
| Gays:
Eubiugatfon or nnnihilatior being alike I'M
possible nm in fi.7or Of an immediate cessa-
| lion of hostI1tieg-for an armistice-that
| mid the 1ull Of the strife the heat Of passion
shall have time to cool, and the calm, ma1es-
tic voice Of reason can be heard. In the
| midst Of such q calm I an Tor endeayoriny
to learn ffon those in arms against MS whnt
their demands may be, and inviting their CO.
foperatIon in the name Of common Chris
tianity, in the name Of q common humanity,
to- .6omo plan. OF. reconciliation or recon-
struction By which, the sections may
in which the questions upon which wo
have diferd 60 long may be harmonious1y ad-
justed; and each section, by virtue Of the
greatness developed in this war, may profit
By the experience. If it shall be found that
sectional opinions and prejudices aro too oh
stiuate, and the exnsperations Of this Wnr have
burned to deep to settle 1t upon the basis OF
reconciliation or reconstruction, then know
that separation and reconstruction are tneyi-
table.
Here is The whole plan: An armasttGe. and
then "lnviting our co-oPeFanon. Duf1ng
that armist1ce they hope TINT the calm; ma
jektlc voice Of reaeon," and 'common Chris
tlsnity," might 40 ,a;a somGtaing eonsiaerao5e: con.
The game, as tbey' calenlate, "onid the1 pc
on The board, with stakes SO temptlog. Dir:
Wall Wonld endeavor TO learn from US what
our depands ofe- -
Anything IN reason ne Would De prepared
to g1ant US :npt ne replied, our demands
are that yon of1og away your troops from
every men o. our SOIL that you leaVe me Dor
der States Tree to decide on thelr own destiny,
that Jon eVacuate al our forts ana towns
which you now hold, and make rs 1td OF you
and the whole breed Of YOU forever, then
ar. Wall would exclatm What DO you casl
that the calm, majestic voice OF reason: -1s
| tflat your common thfiatiaUitY? Ha would