The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-01-29
[From the Baltimore American, 10th !

[From the Baltimore American, l9th.l
The New TPeachery Contemplated by
the Rebel Chiefs and their Sympa-
thi2erS.
The evidence aecumulates that the
hopes witch animated the rebel chiefs
in the outset are dying out, and the be-
lief seems to be pretty we'll established
among their sympathizers in the LOYAL
States, that unless diversion of some
kind can be made in their favor, the
bloody attempt at revolution is destined
to be, and soon, signal failure. Ever
since the proposition from Louis Napo-
leon reached here, indicating as an ini-
tiatory movement toward the ''recogni-
ton" and independence of the rebel
Confederacy, an armistice for six
months, all the disloyal agencies of the
North have been more or less active in
endeavoring to shape matters to such a
a conclusion; and it is evident that while
the secession engineers at Richmond
have not put much faith in the chances
for such result, they have of late been
watching with keen and eager glances
for any glimpse of hope in that direc-
ton.
The last bid in their favor was made
in open house the other day, at Wash
ington, by John G. Breckinridge's first
Lieutenant, Vallandigham, the alder and
abettOr of treason, who was left behind
to look after rebel interests when the
late Vice President sought the traitor
camp; and we would call the attention of
our readers to single proposition in
this remarkable specimen of disloyal
audacity. 1t is this:
ndigham-next held that
the Middle States and the South could
not separate from each other by reason
of the geographical ties He said the
Northwest could not separate from the
South, and the day that saw a division
between the slaveholding and the nom
slaveholding States, qcould see separd-
ton betaceen Vest and East He held
that the sole cause of the controversy
was slavery, and that the agitation of
that subject as political element, must
cease--that they must return to the con-
stitutional and actual basis of fifty years
ago-the three-ffths rule, the return of
| fugitive slaves, and the transit and tenn
porary soiourn of masters with their
slaves in the free States. This UaS the
price of the Union acheneUer they choose
| to paU. He contended that the South
was equally interested with the North in
reunion, and the cessation of the wal
would produce that result. If the coun-
try was really tired of war, and thought
enough blood had been shed and misery
inflicted, he would make the following
proposition: "Stop fighting; make an
armistice, but not final treaty; scith
drac the Federal army from the seeded
States, and reduce the military estab.
lishment of both sections to peace ba
sis, declare free trade between the North
and South, agree upon Zollverein, re
call the fleets, terminate the blockade
restore travel, and do things as before
the war; elect a neU President IN 1864
resume old relations, and their passions
would be mellowed, tears dried, sorrow
dispelled, and grass would again grow
on the battle fields of this war"
At the first glance, is it at all wonderful
to find that the announcement of this au
dacious proposition to shield traitors wh'
have brought every woe upon the land
provoked from other members tn
thorough and deserved castigation it
author received ? With the flag O
Union flying over nearly every portion
of the revolted territory, he dares pro
pose to the brave soldiers who have born
it thither through every peril, to tamel
withdraw it, and to trust to the wretche
who laugh at official oaths, and at ever
obligation held sacred by honorable
! minds, for some voluntary adjustment o
the questions at issue, such as they ma
t choose to concede with every advantag
once more upon their side. If the Coy
ernment and the loyal States were indis
. nantly to spurn every proposition or hir
for "armistice,' even from foreign pov
ers, what must be the measure of ths
impudence which, in the Congress of tn
United States, can again offer to neg
tiate in favor of virtual recognition
: the vile Confederacy, in the mannt
shown?
|, But let us go over this and note i
bearings a little more specially. ID
starts off by one of those insidious threat
current with the 'peace Democracy
everywhere now, and much relied on !
-. Richmond some time ago, OF probab
R ruinous divisions among the loyal State
$, intim ating that in certain contlngenclee
. and unless the Government relaxes !
ie movements to crush the rebellion, Il
* West will finally separate from the Eas
, / Let all note that in this line of tacti
= the apologist for treason is but slavish
B. treading in the footsteps of his chief
Iohn q Rrackinrihne-hofhn of whom {