The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-09-16

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James A. McIEasfers, Editor Of
the New York Ereetnan's 5Our.
nHI ut lIaIniIton, OhiO-Ehe
Mission Of Hon. A, EE. stephens.
The following is an extract from the
great speech Of this noble patriot, at
Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, on
last Thursday, September TO-. Read
"Now Itell you that l have reasons
to believe that the Administration and
Lincoln, and such as he, are determin-
ed that the South shall never come
back except as free States into this
Onion. Certain correspondence that
has lately come out between Fernando
Wood, of New York, and the President,
in which Mr.. Wood asserts that he had
it from responsible and high sources in
the Southern Confederacy, that they
were trying if they could not come
back and take their places by repre-
sentatives in Congress at Washington,
if an offer of full amnesty was agreed
upon, though whether this is so or
not | don't know; | am not in the con-
fidence of Mr.. Wood, and never desire
to be. | say then, / charged it in
print, and here charge it by word of
mouth, and am ready to substaLtiate
it by intercepted communication from
the Southern Confederacy to the world,
that Mr.. LincOln's Administration was
made acquainted with the fact, one
month befOrehe came, that Alexander
Ii. Stevens was about to visit Wash-
ington with power to treat for peace.
They had that information by inter>
cepted correspondence, and the man
to whom it was addressed was impris,
oned for receiving it. 1t is, or was in
the State Department, unless mutila-
ted or destroyed; but the communica-
ton was sent. And therefore | am
free to say more, Imyselfheard before
the period, that Stephens wasreported
to have been turned back, and not ad-
mitted to an audience with the great
powers of the Administration at Wash
ington; that he was about to come, and
was only arranging the terms with
jeff. Davis on which, on the highest
patriotic and American grounds, he
was to come to Washington, and make
propositions that would overwhelm the
North with astonishment. His plea
was this: That they had come to the
lowest point; that now or never they
must make friends with the North
make up their quarrel, or the Ameri-
can Union was gone forever, for
France was at their doors, claiming a
close alliance, offensive and defensive,
with the Southern Confederacy. AL
ex. Stephens, We know, was gallant,
truly patriotic and Union man, and as
true an American, and as worthy of
the name freeman as draws the breath
of life on this continent. His plea
was: We cannot die and leave our
names to posterity as the destroyers
of this Union. We must smother our
passions; we must put down our pref
udices; forget our wrongs and woes;
We wust make up this quarrel, for this
American Union must be preserved.
And with that high, patriotic ilea, O.
verwhelming jeff. Davis with the oblo-
guy with which history would stamp
his name if he resisted, he came with
full powersgto treat at Washington for
the cessation of this war, on the ground
of a reasonable, sincere and firm pur-
pose to reconstruct the Union. [
could multiply proofs-but there is in
your hands enough-to prove thai the
Administration, to make use of Abra-
ham Lincoln's words, persists that the
South shall not be permitted tc come
back. But your high and gallant rep
resentative, he holds out as his pro-
gramme, the Union, it must be pre-
served; we cannot part with it That
man who, seeing as statesmenmust see,
that force can not restore it; that only
consent, only argument, only appeals
to reason and to our common good can
ever restore this Union--he is the man
who has been sent into exile, but whom
you have named as the man you intend
to make the Governor of this State
next month.