The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-04-18

Enquirer With being an advocate Of VA
and not Of peace. This 10 eoms"hs
unreasonable. IL any one Offering .
peace? Look around our whole hori
son-saers is il. on sss or land. The
ven discern any faietest 6uttsr Of th
"vhits wings?" It is oil war: oil %
bo,soUless gulf Of blood. ore univsrsa
carnival Of slaughter. and ravags an
ruin.
True. there is one way The Southern
Ccufsderssss could immediatsly regal
ell tho blsssings Of peace; it is BY cub
missioo-by rsconstructiou-by desis'
ing frUm the "'rebsllion." +" and deliver
iuR up our ring. leaders 10 the punish
men: Of the laws they have tramp'e'
upon. Il iSers. indeed. one sinsls cit
isen Of this Conisderacy who w0ult
have peace as any such prics3 Well
here 10 the price: cay ct once-srs ~ r
payis?
But the symptoms Of . breach BE-
tween the East and North west! Nay
not they bs msoaged and turned 10 &C.
count. perhaps : Why "reper' the
North west By harsh and cutting len.
gusge? Truly. ws admit The lsogsags
i . very Inadequate weapon sgains'
those armed sod brutal invaders: they
would never b ''rspeIled" BY vituper-
alive spi,bet: aud ali the bsyonsss and
~ can muster are scarcsly
enough to repel the bsigaads. But le'
us help and encourage. you say. their
intestine division. Yes. ws are willing;
in the way We gave rise 70 those divis-
ions q first. We wish to encourage them
now. Tha. IL to cay. By desperate re-
sislance and defiance.
To be plain. vs fear and distrust far
more thsss apparently friendly advsn-
ess Of the Democrats. than the open
atrocity Of philaetropists Of Nassacha-
sets. That Democratic party always
wss our worst enemy; aud but for its
poisonous emvsssce these States would
have been free and clear OF the unnstur.
81 Union twenty years ago. II y not
the Stewards aud Summers. the Black
Republicans and Abolisiooisls. Who hsvs
hurt us. They were right oil along:
there ssas IN irrspressibls conflict be-
tween two different civilisstioos. tso
opposite social organisations: they were
No more able to live psaesably together
in one government than two hands can
wear one glove. live did not discover
20 soon % The Abolitionisls this great
truth, il was because the Democratic
party. neutral ~ it Vas 10 principle. falss
10 both sides. and wholly indifferent TO
The ssorals Of either Of the opposing
communities. placed i.sslf between. .rais-
ed The banner Of .'spoils." aad-ws I'll
know the rest. The idea Of that odious
party coming to life again. and holding
out its arms 10 us. makes us shiver. ln
foul breath 10 malaria: its touch 10 death.
Give us the open fosman: let him b
Is feroeious and greedy - you will. Let
our enemy appear - An extermiaatiag
Yankee host. We pray. and not - Den.
ocrstic Convention. Let hin: take any
shape but that! Already ws have yis-
ions Of the men Of feeble knees. tender
feet and unduIa.ing spines. losing sheis
senss aud manhood By the contact. -
they did. alas | 90 often before. We
scent from afar o6 the old dead eonspro-
wisss -a6sit onses and seem to feel
upon our throats the strasgulation Of
uaclsan fingers. But il 10 . dream
nobody lives 10 this Cosledsracy who
will dare to propose. or 70 hint even q .
that ws should sacrifice st that
abomnabls shrine all the gallant blood
freely poured out u sanclify our nation
hood. Fos il comes to this: We can
have no peace sow. save BY submission:
no peace now save by making once more
40 sfIiliation with . Northern party and
making the Democracy a present Of all
that insstimable treasure Of the dearest
blood that flowed in Southern veins.
P:.c:! /! Does .ha mons.rous host BE-
&C.: &C.: vicksbur: bring Us peace! Is"
peace that Rosecrans is making in Ten
nesses? Does the military dispersion
VI public meetings in Ksntueky bode
peace? The Northern conscription.
three millions. and making
prvision for instantly commanding their
service. or exciting . heavy exemption
lax-doss this look like peace =? The
deliberate vss.ing 10 Abraham Lincoln
Of all the military power Of dictator.
with the treasure Of the whole nation
opened 10 him without siiut-is il 70
snabls him 70 make psses. or var =
which?
Where. then. are those indications Of
peace which We are said to b rscklsssly
and disdaining? Oh! the gres,
'peech Of vallsndigham tho touching
invitation Of tuneful Cox! We greatly
lear that those two wooers Of the South.
70 fond and laiu.will very soon b found.
like John Van Bursn. shrieking out for
var 10 the knife; and il they delay or|
decline to recans their great and noble
peace speeches. why. they will see shs
inside Of Linoola's jsils. We wish
rom our heart they were both already
'aisly chained up at the present writing: