The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-02
Fernando WOOd's Visit to Presiden mt Lin.
colin ON Pence-PrOspects OF Peace.

From the London Times, June I9l
IL ia singuarly difficult speculate American poli-
tics forecast from reports Of opn-
ion; but there is certain character about the recent
proceedings IN New York which induces 10 aod-h
usual importance 10 Mcnt II Is no. now for the first time
thai Isention is made OF poace that party
raised its voice in tho Northeastern states We recoect
how the democl ats commenced manifestation Of this
kind months ago, and how ahortvelv II tcrni
mated We have been repeatedly INSURED that the North
soothing with dsaicction ba. II nigh, be
expected ~ nry moment 10 make peace ON It's own &C.
count but all its agations have hitherto ended qui
escence IL is possible enough therefore, thai the
unproducye the various movements which have pre-
coded II in the same direction but II cannot be denied
that the proceedings have unwopted aspect and that
the whole report Is fun OF significance. 0tnR for the
moment, the purport and language OF tho resolutions
adopted and the extraordinary bodness OF speaker
we observe numerocs incidents which express the con
dence OF the meeting ami the dccrcncc OF the govern
ment II was fully expected that military force would
, employed MS several recent occasions. 10 intin
date dsperse tho assembly; but such nterierece
was hazarded. Tho journals most active in the sup
port Of tho government speak with tolerance and
even approval, OF this incorporating demonstration
They admit that "tho people" may have peace II
ton, and Just privileged a league as party
They still stgmatze The policy aud ruinous
but they longer deny that may be constiutiouallv
advocated by those who believe in It. Finally, We FIND
tina Mr Fernando Wood The boest sg'r and me guiding
srt tkc srhols assembly, ns,eodo betnJ 70 Font
Wdrer escorted 10 ne Coafed7as tc Is gGeg cOsst.
~ ,cih Ns President t0o days after meeting, and -
allowed to retora'e In private discourse his arguments
against the continuance OF the war When remember
that ssel opinions would have been prosecuted
sonsbio few weeks ago. wo may well Conclude that
change AZ last coming over the opinions q the Amer
Sir seward said with pcriec, truth when the Emperor
Of the French suggested mediation THAI mediation could
never anything but the recognition OF the Confedc
rate states. IL evident then, aud has become stii
more - since, that the Southern people would listen 10
terms hut such included their own independence
aud that there was chance OF cocrcing them. with
the North rarley Is 10 surrender those who sin
eercy advocate peace must necessarily be prepared Tor
dsunion. nid the Convention 70 ne far as this2 Tie
reader shal Judge for himself Mr Fernando Wood,
the chief OF the party, did retain the dccoros veil
with which the democrats have hitherto disguised
their spccuatons, and spoke of peace as the only pes
sihe hope OF the restoration OF tho American Union "bu
~tae resolution formally Proposed and deliberately adopted
by the assembly, IN the following Words. We
commend in the name OF the people there he
pension u host.es between tho contending armies Of
the divided sections OF country ma that convention
OF tno states composing the confederate States, and
separate Convention Of the states TIL adher ing To tho
Union be held, to finally settle and determine Ia what
manner and nv what mode tho contanding sections
shall be recoutlicd Short OF Immediate recognton
or southern independence hardly sec how Ian
guage could 10 further than this the interests OF
the south There 10 iaN % rcbclion' ''nsnrrec-
ton" o. that pretnce by which Mr.. seward affects
10 b. lala a. rival government and a nation cobtarm
with hts own. The separation acknowledged, and
the tOeQgaty ~ tho two divisions admitted and though
Just possible 10 argue that the pro ected ,hntons
might ADVISE estoraton OF the Union, Il Is perfectly
obvious that treaty o. peace beween pendent
Powers Is the result really anticipated When reflect
that this resolution, with others similar character
was cnthusastoallv adopted by me.i,ny Of som thirty
ttasdnd 81 IN ne porefi bat hhr,o q,esoeni city
Of Nee ork shall surely nnd for thinking
the civil war NAV be- tduchin. It's close
Vet II IL doubtful question. All this bodness and
good may cVaporate IN another week and leave
things inst where they were. II remains To- be
whether Nr wood VIII be supported and enabled by the
synpahies OF hs courtrymen modify the policy Of
NJ. LAbcon's government. There strong ground Tor
such an expectation. We know that the democratic
party h. powerful, and there Is antccsdcnt pro-
babity In the statement that large classes cf The
Northern peope ere desrous Of pcac 4 they dared but
sJeak their minds. War visits thom with heavy taxa
ton and with the loss u ali those III IL which they
were Justly proud u, does not bring them in return
even the excitement of victory or the Htoxicaton
OF military success. II has not provided thcm with a
single ncro soldier whom they could holize for
hour Their greatest achievement has been save their
own capital capture, exploit which they may,
perchance lie unable 10 repeat. II tncy we're 10 win a
battle would do them htiic good, but they OBJ
tain tins temporary qualification. Of all the hard
words used NJ the New York meeting the hardest ef all
must has been those which stigmatized the war az
nj failure. Fow fhot trah tier escaping
whatever might be sud for the struggle In other
respects whether u was constitutional unlawful,
patriotic or fsetious, necessary gratuitous-ths,
at least could he denied, that up 20 the present
moment " had proved utterly hopeless. 'whIe our
men said Mr.. Wood "havc fought men never fought
before yet we have only yaucd acfeat, humiating 10
sectional pride destructive TO al our material
rests annih-atins to every spirit liberty Capdor
should compel u admit before the civilized world that
We nave been beaten, ana cannot succeed what we
have undertaken Every In the assembly must
and further that the Of the North which had
proved thus Insufficient, FAR cse sufficient than
AT nrst. Never was logic pressed with more inexorabe
facts.
II this meeting should prove influential enough TO Iibe.
rate opinion and open men mouths we may. PERHAPS
wordcr weeks hence where the strength of IN, var
pIyg hare lam, Just France after the fall
" Hobesp people asked each other who could have
sbee the scohins There s everything except the I'm.
certaniy q smcrican pcrs 70 make regard such an
event as probable II would smssi seem from the 70.
port Of t,e Interview between Mr. Wood and Mr. Lincoln
that the President himself would have objection 70
pssos he knew how 70 reach H. PwhAps tah nsssing