Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-04-01

| Enquirer, which should be read by all Loyal
Democrats.as it shows in what light the North
ern "Peace" men of that party are regarded
by the Southern rebels:
tFrom the Richmond Enquirer of March 5th
ssPEAoE."
From of old IL was held perilous for men to
cry peace peace when there was no peace.
The dangers of it for US at this moment are
manifold. 1t encourages the planting of cot
ton instead of corn it unsettles the minds of
| our soldiers in the field, which is demoraliza.
tion; it stim lates the enemy to more vigor-
| Gus prosecution of the war, by the idea that
ue are so tired of it.
There are some who reproach the Enquirer
with being an advocate of war land not of peace.
This is somewhat unreasonable. Is any one
offering peace Look round our whole hori-
zon-,chere is it, on sea or land. that you dis
cern any fantest futter of the sswhite wings2"
1t is all war all one bottomless gulf OF blood,
| one universal carnival of slaughter, and raw
age and ruin.
True, there Is one way by which the South
ern Confederates could Immediately regain
all the blessings of peace it is by submission
by reconstruction-by desisting from the
''rebe llion," and delivering MP Uut ring lea
ders to the punishment of the laws they have
trampled upon. Is there, indeed, one single
citizen of this confederacy who would have
peace at any price3 Well, here is the prizes,
say at once-are we to pay it
But the symptoms of breach between the
East and Northwest! May not they be man
aged and turned to account, perhapsl Why
''repeP' the Northwest by harsh and cutting
language? Truly, we admit the language is
very inadequate weapon against those armed
and brutal invaders they would never be ssre-
PEELED" by vituperative epithet and all the
bayonets and columbiads we can muster are
scarcely enough to repel the brigands. But
let us help and encourage, you say, their in
testine divisions. Yes, we are willing in the
way we gave rise to those divisions at first,
We wish to encourage them now. That is to
say, by desperate resistance and defiance.
To be plain, ,ce fear aud distrust far more
these apparently friendly adrances of the Demo
Gratis than the open atrocity Of phitanthropists Of
Massachusetts, That Democratic party always
was our worst enemy and but for its poison
Gus embrace, these States would have been
free and clear of the unnatural Union twenty
years ago. 1t is not the Stewards and Sum-
ners, the Black Republicans and Abolitionists,
who have hurt US. They were right all along;
there was an irrepressible conflict between two
different civilizations, two opposite social Or
CARNATIONS; they were no more able to live
peaceably together in one Government than
two hands can wear one glove. If we did not
discover so soon as the Abolitionists this great
truth, it was because the Democratic pdrty,
neutral as it in principle, false to both sides
and rcholy indifferent 10 the morale of either of
the opposing communities, placed itself between,
raised the banner of the ssspoils,'' and-we all
know the rest. The idea of that odious partg
coming TO life again, and holding out its arms 10
US, makes as shirer. lis foul breath is malaria;
IFS touch is death.
Give us the open foeman let him be fe
rocious and greedy as you will. Let our enc
my appear as an exterminating Yankee host,
We pray, and not as Democratic Convention
Let him take any shape but that! Already we
have visions of the men of feeble knees, ten.
uCi iCCt anu idtiUS SpihcS, lOSluR tQelf
senses and manhood by the contact, as they
did, alas! so often before. We scent from a.
far off the old dead compromises-absit omen
and seem to feel upon our throats the strangu-
lation of unclean fingers. But it is dream
nobody lives in this Confederacy who will dare
TO propose, or to hint even at a distance, that
we should sacrifice at that abominable shrine
all the liant blood fraaIy rad ont fo
tify our natonhood. For it comes to this we
can have no peace nOW, save by submission
no peace now save by max ing once more an
utilization with Northern party, and max ing
the Democracy present of all that inestma-
BILE treasure of the dearest blood that flowed
in Southern veins.
Peace! Does the monstrous host before
Vicksburg bring us peace Is it peace that
RoSecrans is making in Tennessee Does the
military dispersion OF public meetings in Keu-
lucky bode peace 2 The new Northern con-
scription, enrolling three millions, and ma
king provision for instantly commanding their
service, or exacting heavy exemption tax
does this look like peace The deliberate
vesting of Abraham Lincoln of all the militar,
power Of dictator, with the treasure of the
whole nation opened to him without stint-is
it to enable him to make peace ,or war-which7
Where, then, ,are those indications of peace,
which we are said to be recklessly resisting
and disdainiug Oh the great speech of Val
landigham ; the touching invitation OF tune
full Cox We greatly fear that those two
woers OFT the South SO fond and fain, will very
soon be found, like John Van Buren, Shrek
| ing out for war to the knife and if they de-