New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-25
TO TIE FRIENDS OF PEACE.


The great mass of the American People,
North and South, undoubtedly long for Peace.
1t was tho wish for Peace that elected Gov.
Vance and the so.called conservative" Legis.
lature of North Carolina-it was the same
rational desire, most irratiOnally manifested,
that elected Ioratio Seymour Governor Of this
State. Pile the opposing facts as high as you
may, there will be large numbers in every
community at war who blindly feel that to
vote down the Administration that is prosecuting
war is decided step toward efrectins n
peace. Practically, Gov. Vance may be as
jealous and efficient in sustaining tho Rebellion
"a though he had been an original Democrat
and Rebel of the Calhoun and jeff Davis pat
tern; but great portion of those who voted
for him did not so esteem him, but gave him
their votes hoping that his election would some
how conduce to u speedy peace. SO with re-
gard TO Gov. Seymours election here. What.
ever his own feelings, views and purposes, a
majority of the votes cast for him were
given under tho impression that his elec'
ton would tend to stop the draft
to repeal the War Taxes. and-in short-to
replace War by Peace. 1t was sad mis-
take, certainly; for every Rebel exulted over
it as proof that the loyal States were ready
to acquiesce in Disunion. Gov. Seymour's
disclaimers were treated as the elec.loneering
articles of an INSCRIPTIONS politician, winning
his way TO power By such means as seemed
I - Ill u-aH Tac cnrried the
news from Fredericksburg to Richmond, and
everywhere proclaimed it as tho prelude to
formal acknowledgment Of Southern independ-
ence. He soon after told ew-IIampshre
prisoner whom he paroed to 50 home aud
vote the Democratic ticket and there would
be no more fighting. Mobile pilot captured
in one of the blockade runners observed that
the South was jus. ready to give up the con-
test when the Democratic victories in New
York Illinois, &C.. indicated the breaking
down of the War party ut the North, and in
spred the Rebels to prosecute the contest
We do not believe there is among those
who parade their anxiety for Peace, whether
at the North or at the South, one who more
We do War is the trade Of barbarans; it is
something that the world ought long since to
have ouigrown; but here it is, aud We must
make the best Of it. IL Governments estab.
lisbed as legitmately as ours may be defed
aud torn to pieces after the fashion inaugu-
rated in the Shareholders Rebellion, then all
government becomes an absurd farce, and the
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bar whether he is willing to go to State Prison
before sentencing him. Admit the so.caed
Right of Secession, and every man of thrift
holds the savings of a life Of industry at the
mercy Of any rufian who may fancy it his
interest TO secede from the State and coolly
set aside the laws which regulate the owner.
ship Of property.
There are some in the loyal States who seem
ready to say, 90, let the Confederatea 60"
Certainly; let them go We only wish they
,oouid go--to Australia, South America, KAN
neutrality-suspicious. that would preclude their
troubling this country any further with their
internal devices. II the men who tomented
this most causeless and desolatiuys Rebellion
would only betake themselves 10 some region
where consprators and cut-throats ore in de-
mand, we would not object even to being taxed
to pay their passage. But they are here-Tight
in the heart of our c1untry-claiming dominion
up to the very walls of its capital. Make
peace on the, terms implied by them in the
phrase "Let US alone !" and they will have OIL
undoubted RICH. to erect Notifications aud
plant batteries where they can shell out the
President and Congress whenever they may see
fit to repeat the Fort Sumter game-and they
can surely never have less pretext, lees excuse,
for commencing war upon us than in that
case. Men who talk of Peace is th, the
peace that you are in quest of
Forcibly does DIsrael the able Tory leader
in the British House Of Commons, thus exult
over the prospect opening before the aristo.
Gratis of the Old World from their confidently
anticipated triumph Of Secession, i'll these
memorable words
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the conclusion and Ultimate cOneqa,nce' OF hi. civil
waters have sub,ided will be different America from Tia.
which known TO fathers snd even TO h, generation
1t will be- believe hseTca Of a,ms-aa A0lcrica Of
driomacg-an hn.erica. " riraI SfaS and maaeurs.g
Cabinsf-dn Ame,d ytQaeal Turbulence and probably
~ J,squen, rdr. Hear, h.G. !"
Such is the glad prospect which has made
every champion of Despotsm and Caste in the
Old World the instructive partisan OF the Slave
holders Rebellion.
1t must never be forgotten that if one
were ever so willing to let tho Rebels 90, they
are firmly resolved not to 60, without taking