New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-21
WHAT "pEAcEr MEANS.

We have repeatedly called attention to the
fact that no suggestion Of a tolerablc Peace
reaches rs from the Rebels. Vallandigham tells
a, that they vii make Peace and talk Of Recon
stuction whenever the loyal States compel The
President to withdraw the Union armies from
their soil; Wood says some extremely anony'
nous Rebel has assured him that tie revolied
State, will come back i the President VIII p-o-
claim an amncsty-by which he means, VIII
agree to re-cstablish Slavery; CAase Barney
la. his own theory of reconstruction" and so
has nearly every dabble- in Peace projects;
but me ReLeis hare nerer authorized nor ladorsed
anu of these 0ir.ros;,es On the contrary, the
Rebel authorities and armies, now holding tue
south.by the throat and compelling her to speak
as they direct, uniformly and o-tcnta,ously
declare that they viii have no Peace that does
not acknowledge their independence and give
them the Potomac and the Ohio for their north
en,boundary. And from this position they
have never svcycd, not oven i3r an louT
Some ten or twelve DAY ago, q report from
'hc Rappaharnock was printed among the he.
graphic dispatches Of this and other journal
that a Rebel officer bad called aeross o. Gen.
Custer that Pcac, would De made IN Tie course
Of few days. On inquiry, i appecrel ths'
Col r. G. Hill OF the 18th North Caroline va
toe only officer who had communicated al IT,
point in question with Gen. Custer. Col I'LL
lhrreupon wrote . letter 10 TIE RiobHord Scrii-
nj denying that he had made any such tate
mcnt, and adding:
lam opposed 20 peace on rny forms sfor. of sri.
mission al tie Federal sif 90 stc forms ss 1'y dc
faiUi Which. in inJ oiinol' should De- M'."i eit
Dix0us line ne bonndarv tho exclusive r0l ~aiion II
DE Mississippi below Cairo fill naturalization inr %
Tie ruis stolen and property 'c'rOJ eds he irsf'sa
ton 81 Fortress Nourtc. Jerrs0n. k,y West sld ali
session during The lfthcy ere INV Ming - accclc
20 these terms propose ON indefinite cpninu1ncD NJ
ihe var ulii tie nov 'r.stiDt fragments 90 tie o.l
Ulion break e. pieces from mere gutenrcss all waif
Of cohesion whom We viii step n as dc only hrtc.l
power on 'le western lcm.sph'rc, ari take p'se GOA
OF DE pieces % suhugaied and conuclrst province
-" Masons and Dixon's lire q boundary"
involves the surrender 10 the Rebels not only Of
al Tennessee and Kentucky bat Of Maryland
also, AS well as the shutting ont of our people
from ihe navigation OF the lower Nj isspp. In
defiance Of the right Cor which we have ever
con;cndel Of n people holding the nav.gable
upper part Of a river to is free navigation totho
sca FORTRESS Monroe jefferson, and Key
West, never fell into the hands Of the Fed
erals; the Union INSTRUCTED and has AWAY
possessed them. But i were useless to correct
Col. TIill's apprehension Of lacts. What We
wish the People to know and realize ia tlct
though the mass OF the Southern people are
probably anxious for Peace, tie civil and mill
tary authorities placed over them by the Rebel
lion. and who rule them with rod Of non. VIII
have no peace that does not involve our NJ
tional overthrow and ruin. This truth is stuJi.
ously concealed from nearly half OR people D.
the Coppcrhead orator. and journals. 90 The gre.
prejudice and peril Of the Union.