Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-02-19
the Mistakes of the Peace Dsmoc-
racy of the North.

find out the terrible mistakes they have fall
len into ia hoping for ready alliance with
the msgnates Of the Cotton Oligarcby quar-
tered at Richmond Evidently expecting
something besides empty pladlits for their
determined attempt to create a diversion in
favor Of the great criminals now failing in
their wicked attempts to destroy the Gov.
to aid aud abet treason have, ind,ed, bsen
chuckled over at Richnf)ui, the would be
traitors themselves, so a,'i1uuus in this di
rection, have been robGifsd in their subse-
quept approaches, have been treated with
persistent indifference, il not with positive
scorn. Poor compensation this for 80 many
sacrifices amongst the loyal at no me; miser
able comfort for compromising character for
patriotism in a manner never to be forgotten.
Ir tbs first flush Of their election suc,css-
es their oxultation knew no bounds They
were not merely exultant they were def
ant, threatening. Mistaking popular dis
satisfaction with certain acts Of the A lnin
istration as wholesale condemnation ofthe
war, they hastcned to mark out triumph.
ant campaign, based upon so much of
SUCCESS as they had already achieved; they
saw accumulated triumphs rolling up in tho
distance; they laughed at all whispers, even
of failure.
But change has come over them of late
"a change caused by variety of circum.
stances. They have quieted down; their
success is not Of that magnitude at first con
csived. We hear no more in the old strain
from Fernando Wood and rumors come to
usthat ~ tio Seymour has discovered the
mistake he 10 in surprising coalition
with the wd faction would give him
permanent strB( kh Ihere are causes fos
all this--let US look iut5tIDm little.
In the first instance, the triumphs of the
peace Democracy were not we'll based. -
They supposed that the people who for that
once gave them support were as unpstri'
otic and corrupt, politically, as themselves
They nistook--as we have already said-a
temporary feeling of dissatisfaction with our
rulers for sentiment favoriny the rebellion
aud when the people discerned, as speedily
they did, where the leaders expected to
carry them, they drew back in disgust and
alarm. What has been tho result1
Why, in the Empire State, where the
disloyal movement may be said to have orig
mated, where, at any rate, the chief battle
was fought, tho loyal have turned upon the
di,affected Of all hues and given th,n re.
buks which has been perfectly efiac,ual as
the needed vindication of the patriotic sen.
timent. The head and front Of the Rich
mond nesotiators s-F.rnando Wood-ha,
been, to use phrase current with bis
clique, 'ieft out in tho cold;' that long co
veted prize, seat in the United States
Senate, has ngiven to perhaps the most
active embodiment Of whole souled patriot.
ism in the Empire State OK. Governor Nor.
gan, whilst the present Governor Seymour
--profting by the lesson thus given-as is
rumored-has hastened to kick down the
ladder up which he climbed, and to ally him
self with the Enthusiastically loyal men Of tho
State.
We arc not to suppose that any Of these
men could have been made to consider their
course--to take the back traek--becauso of
the sentiments expressed in the loyal States
alone. Their dream has been of divisions in
the North, through which they might profit
themselves there; whilst, at the same time,
paving the way to a return to those old po.
litical partnerships with tho South,
which, for so much Of our past history, have
been the direct means ofgrasping aud con
trolling the power and the Presidential suc.
cession in the central Government
1t is satisfactory to reflect that all these
late results appear perfectly natural, legit
innate, presupposing that there is yet an
ll'pervading patriotism in tho land. Fora
brief period the people may be led away by
the arts OF ofunscrupulous demagogues, when
ever there are reasons for being dissatisfied
with prominent measures, az has frequently
occurred of late; but there is limit to all
this, and whilst a demonstration may be
had to rebuke ADMINISTRATIVE wronos, the
people will readily distinguish betwixt such
and any vile project which looks to endan,
gering the existence OF the Government
itself
We have spoken ofthe rebuffs Northern
sympathisers with an aceursed rebellion
have received from Richmond; and we have
now lying before US number of the Rich,
mond Examiner, Of last month, some of the
views oil which, as dealing with the Peace
Democracy, are worth noticing. We quote:
''rhe advocates of peace at tho North
may Us well dismiss from their programm.
ths preposterous proposition for .joiat con
eentioa toith The South Tho South cannot
by any moral possibility, consent to a re-
union. She can confer with the North 70
no other purpose than settling tho terms o
peace; she can reassociate in no form an,
under no circumstances.
Ut cannot bo doubted that tho Demo
Gratis Of tbe North may very easily succee,
in carrying their proposition for a conyen
tion by the vote of tho Northern people, -
But the impolicy Of proposing such meas
ure h only the greater from the facilit,
with which they can carry II. Suppose tha
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