Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-28
PEACE!

tracted country. No event could possibly tran
spire calculated to impart SO much real gratih-
cation to the whole people of the United States
as the restoration Of that fraternal feeling that
has heretofore animated the American people,
the downfall of rebellion, and the perpetuation
of that ever glorious Union bequeathed us by
our patriot sires.
The present war against the republic has been
fierce, bloody and malignant and the most gl-
gantic efforts that powerful oligarchy, animated
by the most brutal lust for dominion, by SELF
conceited superiority, and detestation Of true
democracy could put forth, have been nearly cX-
hausted in a futile attempt to destroy their Gov
ernment and humble its flag. In order to defend
itself against the bordes Of traitors and political
vultures who for years past have lived ana
grown. and fattened upon its bounty, the Gov
ernment has been compelled to sacrifice thou
sands Of precious lives and pledge its credit to
large amount, but men and money are but dust
| in the balance when placed in the scale against
our national existence. If the Government of
the United States must perish, better far that
none survive to be objects of scorn, pity and
contempt hereafter.
ButtgG ap|rehend no s0eh dire calamity. Let
those who have forced this war upon rs trust no
longer to the false promises OF England and
France for recognition, or look for material aid
from their friends and accomplces in the North
who have not the manliness and moral honesty
to openly espouse their cause, but lay down their
arms, submit to the laws and Constitution, and
demand peace The sooner this is done the bet
ter it will be for the country. 1t would be far
more honorable to do it voluntarily before ac
tually forced to do so. The rebels commenced
the war and took the position that they would
never consent to terms of accommodation, eX-
cept upon the condition Of final and eternal
separation. The Government cannot make any
overturcs Of peace unless she decides to give up
the contest and succumb to traitors. Does any
one really believe that at this stage Of strife that
the contending parties could agree upon q sepa-
ration Of the Northern from the Southern States.
1 Would the rebels yield up their claim on Ken
lucky, Missouri, Western Virginia, Maryland and
/ Delaware? They have chosen to remain in the
/ Union, and will our "peace constitutional
Democrats consent to have their President, JEFF.
/ Davis, coerce those States into the hateful en-
brace Of the negro Confederacy? Could the
! Government honorably abandon them to the
savage ferocity Of the conspirators after having
guaranteed them protection? Every one knows
tha. their loyalty to the Government would at
once be punished by confscaton of all their
property by the Confederate Government. Wash
! ngton City is claimed by the rebels as belonging
to Virginia by a reyersionary right at least so
Alex. II. Stephens stated. Are the constitu
tional Democrats prepared to give up the Cap
tai Of the United States, the mouth of the Mis-
sisspp aud ehalf of our domain, and permit
France or England to extend her protecorate
over it as she does over the Mosquito Kingdom
We believe they are because they desire the re-
bellion to succeed, aud are accessories to the
treason Of Davis d Co. both before and after the
fact. They tell US they have been deceived by
the President, who has changed the war waged
for the preservation Of the Union to a crusade
against slavery When were these fault-fnders
in favor Of the war for any purpose? When the
rebels were plotting the assassination of Lincoln
at Baltimore, the seizure of Washington, and
had seized all the Government property in the
seeded States, hey opposed coercion on the one
side, but had not the slightest objection to see
the insurgents coerce the border States and the
Government itself, as far as was in their power
We are asked, "wheu shall we have peace %
Not till the Internal traitors North and South
cease their war on the Government, and the stars
and stripes float in triumph over every inch of
American soil. We shall have peace when the
light hundred thousand additional brave men
proposed to be enrolled under the Conscription
Act in cooperation with the nine hundred thou
sand now holding one-half Of the rebel territory,
shall sweep over the Southern plains like a tor
nado with their chariots Of destruction, develop.
ing the Union sentiment and leaving no seces
sion sentiment behind. We shall have peace
when we conquer it, and not before.
We are gravely told that history furnishes no
example of six millions of people, educated, free
and independent, being ruled against their con
sent. We point them to Ireland whose popula-
ton in 1851 was between six and seven millions
and ask if she is not ruled by England against
her consent. 1t will hardly be contended by our
peace " Democrats that the people of Ireland
are less brave, less intelligent, less chvalrous or
less educated than the inhabitants of the negro
Confederacy for in this war as in all others of
which history informs us the gallant sons Of the
Emerald Isle were ever in the battles van the
bravest of the brave. The South has staked
every thing on the rebellion, and will either sub
jugate The Government or be subjugated by it.
There can be no doubt of the result of the issue
if every man will do his duty. The greatest
danger to be feared is from the accompces and
opologists of the traitors in the loyal States who
are now using every device to sow the seeds of
strife and civil war at home, aud cripple the
Government in every way in order to aid the
rebels and secure their success. Like the ass in
the lions skim their ears will stick up. Union
men must watch that they do no harm, and look
well that the republic does not suffer at their
hands.
G00D.-Congressma Sargent has telegraphed
! IN Sacramento that he is wholly OnnOspd to Mr.