The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-30
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RAvENNA, OHIO.
wednesday,....... September so. 1856
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vALLANDIGHAM HIS PEACE.
That every man in Ohio sincerely, earnest
ly desires peace, cannot be doubted How
shall it he attained, is the great question:
Shall it be fought for? Shall we put down
the rebellion, and conquer peace as our faith
ers have done, or shall we stop fighting, and
try to get it by compromises? is the direct IS
sue presented to us, and on which we are
called TO vote s-
What, then, are the prospects offered us of
peace on the Vallandigham plan?
In the elaborate and carefully prepared
speech of that gentleman, delivered in Con-
gress January IA, 1863, and now published 10y
his friends as party document, and the ex-
ponent of his views, we fnd the following:
'And now the way to reunion what so
easy? Behold to-day two separate govern
monts in one country, and without natural
dividing line; with two presidents and cahi-
nets, and double Congress and YET, each .
under constitution SO exactly similar, the
! one to the other, that stranger couli scare.
discern the difference Was ever folly and 1
madness like this? Sir, it is not in the ma
ture of things that it should so continue long.
/ But why speak of ways or terms of re- /
t union now? The will is vet wanting in both !
sections Union is consent, and good Mill, /
and fraternal affection. War is force, hate,
revenge Is the country tired at last of war?
Has the experiment been tried long enough?
Has sufficient blood been shed, treasure ex-
pended, and misery inflicted in beth the North |
aud the South? What then? Stop fighting |
Make an armistice--no formal treaty. With |
draw your army from the seeded States Re- |
dnce both armi,s to fair ard sufficient peace
establishment. Declare absolute free trade
between the North and South Buy and SELL
Agree upon zollverein. Recall your fleets.
Break up your blockade. Reduce your navy
Restore travel Open mp railroads. Re-es-
tablish the telegraph. Reunite yonr. express
companies. No moro Monitors and iron -clads
but set your friendly steamers and steamships
again in motion. Visit the North aud w est
Visit the South Exchange newspapers. Mi
CRATE. 1ntermarry. etslavery alonc. Hold
elections at the appointed times. Let us
choose new President in sixty-fouf.''
"'But this is recognition 1tis not formal
recognition, to which l will not CONSENT
Reccgnition ,and attempted permanent treat
fes about boundary, trGUel. and trade, and pu'1i-
in'a Of Icrrtoyles, aoouzd end IN a 1oaf' fercer
and more disastrous than before Recognition
as absolute disunion and not between the
slave and the free States, but with Delaware
and Mary land as part of the North, and KEN
lucky and Missouri part of the West But,
wherever the actual line, every evil and mis-
chief of disunion is implied in it.''
J "a But, certainly, ,ohat propose as. INFORMAL,
| practical recoglNtion.'
j, Mr.. Vallandigham is not merely the candi-
date, the standard bearer of party; he is its
, representative man. Its founder rather, its
teacher, Iawgiver, its chief; and when he
speaks, it is as one having authority.
That separate governments cannot exist in
peace within the limits of our country, that
t the territory embraced in both Federal and
) Confederate limits must be under one govern
a ment, before can have permanent, endu-
ring peace, has all along been the central rul-
t ing idea of our government.
Il Mr.. Vallandigham sees and admits this idea
i in its fullest force, when in speaking of the
i two governments, he says: " H is not in the
e nature of things that it should so continue.''-
fl And again: Recognition roto and attempted
S permanent treaties about boundaries, truuel and
trade and partition of territories, a0ouEd end in
G a soar FIERCER AND MORE DISASTROUS THAN
e BEFORE"
: The great apostle of peace can see no hope
: in recognition of Southern independence, in
S disunion permanent. The erring sisters y
e mil not depart in peace Union or a0ar are
the only alternatives which even the peace
IS loving vallandigham can propose. Thus
IS far he agrees with the Union war party. But
e suppose we ''stop fighting, make an armistice,
is and withdraw our armies from the seeded
1t States" Suppose we adopt informal, prac-
n teal recognition. Are we any nearer peace
is than before? No doubt JEFF. Davis would
consent to " stop fighting" if we WITHDRAW
n our armies" and as to recognition, it probably
e. matters little to him if it be " formal,' Oh
Le informal" so he be "let alone" steia- as
r But "informal recognition must speedily
lg be followed by formal union, or there will
e, arise questions about Boundaries. travel
re and partition of territories" We cannot have
is even informal recognition without knowing
the limits, the boundaries of our own authority
of without raising questions which Mr.. Yallan
l. digham says must lead to "war iereer anc
= more disastrous than before" s -
h Thus the only hope of peace offered us b,
e Vallandigham is. in the willingness of TIN
IS South to reorganize, and again volacatar47yr re
Id turn to union with the North.
ne Will they do it? Is it for this they wen
er out? Have they ever indicated the least. dis
position tc do so? On the contrary, has no
Ill the entire dominant party in tho South eve
er protested, and do they not now protest, the!
will have no union with us? We. challepg
of friend of Mr.. Vallandighaulj to produce
single instance whore rebel leader OF pape