Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-06-04
No Peace With Rebels.

No man at the North who is heart
lily loyal to the great cause of civil
and political liberty, to the Union of
these States, and to the Government
by which that Union is main
tanned, can desire peace in these days.
Any peace that could be made now
would be a confession of national de-
feat and disgrace, and the forerunner
either of permanent national decline or
Of renewed and more terrible war.
The truth is, and it is well it shoul d
be clearly understood, that this war is
not to end with any treaty of peace,
any arrangement with our enemies :
that it is not to be closed by any es-
pecial event, that there is to be no
celebration of peace but that, on
the contrary, peace is to come gradu-
ally, without terms. by slow process.
For the national authorities have no
power to treat of peace with rebels.
The war is not between two nations,
each of which can become q high con-
tracing party of a treaty. The war is
between a nation and rebels against
the Constitution, the laws and the
government of that nation. The reb-
els have no character which either in
reality, or by any figment or pretcnce,
can enable them to become parties to
treaty of peace. 1t is well said that
Ito establish our nationality on a
firm and perm anent basis we can have
no personal dealings with rebels ex-
cept as with criminals who have no
civil rights as with men to whom
nothing can be conceded, and with
whom consequently all idea Of COM
promise is out of the question: We
have nothing to ask, the rebels moth
ing to give, but submission. We want
no peace, we will have no peace with
traitors. ~es ..r -= T. -g.
Disloyal men in the free states,--
the advocates of national dishonor
in their endcavors to pervert the jndg-
ment, and to corrupt the moral sense
of the peop lie are clamorous for peace,
But the people are not ready to follw
the lead of the allies OF the traitors.
The general Assembly of Ohio gave a
truer expression to the purpose Of the
nation, in declaring that ave will
have no armistice, that we can fight
as long as rebels and trait can
that the war shall 60 on until law is
restored" Yes until law is restored
No matter about peace peace viii
follow, not precede the restoration o
law.
| Disappointment, military failure
but confirm the spirit OF the nation
There can be no doubt that as soon al
/ the South fairly understand the trutl
that we will never giv up, that ou
defeats no less. than our victories
deepen our resolution, increase ou
moral power, and strengthen our con
victions Of the worth of our cause, =
when the South understand this ther
can be no doubt as to the result. Th
South began by believing that W
would not fight then finding tha
we were ready for war. IL it wer
forced upon us, it believed that w
should soon tire of it and give in
This delusion is passing away and th'
rebels are learning that the determin
! alton Of the nation is equal to it
power,-and that these combined ar
in the long run irresistible. Th
, shrewd men at the South already b.
gin to see that the question is narrow
ed down now as to whose resource
: will hold out longest, and to recogniz
that to this there il but one answel
Surprised by the steady tenacity G
: purpose Of the Northern people, nc
having counted ON their firm adhc
lence to principle at whatever cos