The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-11

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We are told to work for p.ao. %
write for peace and compromise, but "a
have done better-we have prayed to God
for peace, but there Is no peace. The work
Of demolition and destruction goes on, and
60 on it will, until the foul chimney OF Sc.
cession burns out. The peace idea 10 nc !.
new, it is not western idea as some may
suppose. When tho democratic victories
| Of last year were achieved, New York
democrats set to work to ascertain their
| effect upon the authorities at Richmond
| The sum total of their conclusions, that it
was barren harvest so far as its concilint.
ing effect upon the rebel leaders were coz.
| cerned, is already too we'll known to b.
doubted. No national man will look in the
direction OF Richmond for peace. Tho
rebel leaders we'll know their political !;
not physical existence depends upon re.
cognition of the Southern Coufederacy and
they kill or imprson every southern ''tory''
who dares to lift his voice in favor Of the
U. s. Of America-"thc constitution a. IL
is. and the Union as it was" The organs
Of the Confederate government, finally op,
pose any peace convention, until the con.
federacy IS first recognized They will not
trust the people in convention. They will
not allow them to be re.assured that re-
turn to loyalty will end their troubles. They
enforce even stronger and strictcr and
stranger tests Of loyalty, than any our ab.
olitionists have yet publicly suggested, and
yet with all these precautions, there are TN.
inistakao.e evidences Of "toryism" abroad
in the land Of seccsh, as our columns Of
this and last week have proven. To the
citizens of the South who were for peace,
there is no peace. They arc as yet undsr
the control of military despo.is,n-tc all
intents an absolute nionarchy---th their lead
crs will rot, cannat abdicate, they cannot
compromise without prorirs themselves
blind leaders Of the blind. They have EN-.
bark4d in the secession boat, and they ma.
turally prefer endeavoring to weather the
storm, to Jumping overheard to BE- instantly
devoured by sharks.
Here then is the true condition Of affairs.
Doubtless there are thousands in the rebel
armies and elsewhere, who, could an Or
ganiZat!on be maintained, would gladly
unite in peace movement. The South -
suffering from this war to an extent far be
yond the suffering Of the North They ard
to comparatively small extent, already
divided upon the question Of returning 10
the Union. The arbitrary measures t.,
which the jeff. Davis government have been
obliged to resort, must produce q re action.
The Richmond papers are OF late beginning
to dcspond Their only chance for the es-
tablishment Of the Southern ConGederacv,
is through Generalization Of eur armies
and the Union cause generally.
The North has advanced as far toward
peace as she can with safety go-further
cla:Dor for peace must have dcno-aliziuc
effect upon our armies, and upon the fcio,ss
of the Union. Let the southern people
come to the position occupied by US, and
tharc will soon be peace. To Withdraw o.
render useless cur armies, is TO allow seces-
sion to have its way, and VIC have yet 70
see that man in the democratic party who
will willingly accede to the demands Of the
scccg&t0niSts
War alone, a war OF suhiugation /. is
answered, will not bring peace, bu, war
conducted on the prime pie Of restoration
Of the Union to its original condition NJ
near as may he-a war and blockade,
with every inluccr,ent On one hcnd ant.
every misery and discomfort on the other.
would have done and may get demorsitzs
the armies Of secession, ana cause then, 10
overthrow their traitornuS leahcrs
Is Il not tlcn nlahiieSuv tEc duty c!
every man while be may differ fro;e thc
views and doctrines Of the administration.
to bear true allegiance to his goveTnmen,,
to the constitution and laws passed il a1.'
cordance Herewith, to obey every legal rc-
Quirement Is it not naniiestly Just end
proper that the people should be nnlte,i ~
common brotherhood upon the p.attur.n,
ALLOW NO STATE TO SEcrDE, leaving al orb
questions which ar, but temporary in IL
nature. to be corrected at tic ballot box
which IS the true source Of powcr-Lrs
Moinss TiH1ea, t.}e:a. 18th uit..