Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-20
VnnRHEEs FOR PLACE.

OF all Yankee Democrats, Mr.. Voorhees, IS
decidedly the most favorable to peace with
the South: no cutl loose FROM Van Bnun,
and Brady, anil all the New York Democrats,
hard snl suft, upon that question, and says
distinctly ho III for Peace It armistice like
Val.ndigham, but peaso, now AMI hereafter,
unccn ,iiionally snd at cnre. This would bs
very g'o', if Voorhees, could give US peace,
IF he could even make the smallest eicp to-
wards rcscc; hut insamncl as he csn d"
Absolutely nothing except got himself shGt-up
in tn. of Lin m!n's gsols. ifEnco'n shall think
i. worth " hile, his dem n,t"a'i0n ii not Sd
7efy important. B'ai;luS h" makes IL c'eAr
that ha intends h!s "ponce" like Valfan1ig
ls.n's "armistice - tny' as an opportunity
(sc~ny That war fAils) Of trying corruption
aud IN ,isue--cr what he calls con 'iiiation
and coIrpromi.e tn recon itroct, uhat
Why, the Democratic party. 1t is a.rsnsr
ph,n ,mtnsn; almost incrsdiblr--that those
folks do net oven yet knaw the nature of the
thing tbs! happened two years ago.
lfrhsy only knew that there are now no
Democrats 1T The South On tho I'D
rsrtY senaAj thoy would then join Liz
con for suhjugntitn ~ other. Democrats
family 10. The Unitn" would be nothing
to t.m if i; did MT reorgsnizs tina purity. la
t:,pie eyes, tho party was not INSIDE foT tire
Cu'cn bat inc Union for tue party.
From the Bs ti;uorO "Rspubl'can" Of tho
18th, we take tn attract from Mr.. Voorhees,
speech:
Wlsu Laws, just .nlctmensa, cunciiistit II.
compromise IN tho midst Of peaeo, not III tn"
mi :. nf war, may rnce more rGstor" tho
sn,.".rG and bleeding remains OF this t"puh =.
II. War will Il, mors do 1t ,h.n | would
have tho POS % Of stan ling before corp7"
hare IN place my hsnl upon its facH I'LL 't
sluu!l rise tn lltc again. Our hops II In
I.,acs Great App!ause( We bavn tired
war Az, what hsve you dons! Continu" to
trY 1t a. haze no doubt you Will until tn"
In / nf .lis al:ninistrstit and ain ready
To Aside the aGuoi sn1 il i! should COME ~
rn-s that those who believe that this Union,
fann ed npfn brotberly affection, rar he r"
stored by kiilns each other a'e proved t. H.
,ieiL.nll wrong, will retire 10 my pr"
fcssion, CT got q tece OF ground and rp'nl
the remainder Of my days III "bscnr''y' &C.
knowIedg;ng tnJ error.
surely it = i'll b3 a great comf"'t t" W
hir+ailrr to know that Mr.. No0rh 'cs Instead
of psnsively planning his cabhng1s III @.siu-
ri!y, will be loudly prociaining, 81 to!'i ynu
SOL" Tiny wW mako WAT. h" says, and
mott jig csn step than, f,rtwo years 10 con"
ont No.,h, 81 reserves his tsuntc; no hcepB n
roi to scuurgc them with; he will scorn cab.
basca, ,rl cu;livate the garden Of office, AMI
;..;,'n il , laid rich cropa of spoila. I'll" v"ry
hex. sentence Of his speech, after wha. We
have quoted, is in these words:
There neve, @as time when there pgs 10
imperative :, necessity for The psrfsct "rgani-
zati,n Of tie Democratic party AZ how
(Applauso)
Yes, this sentiment brings DOWN the house
The audience at once understood that Mr..
Voorhees, peace talk was intended only t.
attach b Southern wing" to tue Dsmocrstc
ra,iy irr thp;jex Presidential campaign, aud
they sppre,ilteh iii" sense of that. /. They
havo rot yet the slightest I.ioa that VIZ cali
not .hiik of contributing, at 20 great an ex-
pcnsc, IT, :aIsa up any party to power in any
foreign country, the7 do US the honor to
think That our children 8 blood would make
coed manure for the Democrats gardsn.