The New York herald., 1863-10-24

what rights Of the States does this law voass Il not
Governor seymour satisfied with having as n be s.y par
nscE,nrY ron AN rxRolxnu ACT.
This Law s assaed a. unnecessary Of that congress
and the President the exclusive judges Adssant
General Hlhouse, who was connected win tne ranng
Of two hundre ed thousand men In New York, and the
President himself in his letter to Governor Seymour
say that volunteering had been nearly exhausted;
Every man connected win the RAISING en among ns
whose patriotism certain TO run by an unvsryng law IN
channel where IL is OF no service When the govern
ment s engaged In Volunteering they are opposed 20
that, and clamor loudly for draft and when volun
teering being exhausted the government resorts TO
love with the system Of Volunteering The Seymourite
organs already quang under the issue they have
champion and reprssen.asivs men from the discussion
which their Convention invited and provoked.
But the answer is You are too late " You are too
late.n
In taking leave OF Governor Seymours boasted record,
Iwill not withhold due credit for his action In sending
troops to Pennsylvania. This, however, would have
been more cheeriuly awarded II he mad not based
carnations show, that he was only acting upon the
call of State. We see his point ts the old heresy-
ing According to our standard Of duty the Governor
of State falls far short who responds 70 call by
state hut ignores the call made by the chief magistrate
Of thirty -four States If he tho call of the Gov
ernor and ignores the call Of the President he only
forms one thirty fourth part OF MS duty ana must be
FUTURE
Now a few words future policy. The demo-
cratic Convention adopted resolution on this subject
which contained an embodiment OF the Goverror's
speech accurate aud complete that might well have
enanatod from his Exceilcncys pen. IL is IN these
words
Resolved That view Of recent victory and the mani
1esanons Of returning aegance on the part Of North
ment to manifest policy Of c3Sciaiion that such policy is
sts s "1s
which sbal encourage the Union Of the South and
fore we regret Pissdeni LncSns late letter which whe
poy, contemplating for the Of tn
Union but looking 70 an indeinite proracon Of the war
Sankraptcy and tie suSvsrsion q our nsu.ons
The resolution presents two distinctive issues TO the
people OF the State one relating TO the conciliaton
policy and the other involving the charge that tho war
is carried on for abolition purposes. Let US consider
tion does not contemplate policy Of conciliatng the
real Union OF the rebel States These need con-
Hamilton Brownlow and others like them have testified
their devotion to the Union IN the hours OF it's greatest
no re-
solution impore tho rebels in arms TO adopt concia
tory policy toward the unfortunate unionists %ho are
stl within their power The policy OF Horato Sey mour
and Company has reference whatever to the whole
band Of brave and loyal czons who are scattered all
over the Confederate States and who for more than two
years have been liable to be hunted down like dogs
driven from their homes, seized. imprisoned,
buchered in any and every form that Gendish malRny
can devise and all for no other offence than cneng TO
the old nag OF their country loving the Union OF the
states Neither does the resolution seek to influence
the action OF the rebels towards tho government An
excellent opportunity was offered to impress upon them
utter hopeessness OF their cause and to persuade
them 'to pause'' in their mad aad wicked career ana
throwing down their arms to return 10 their allegiance
friends call one to "pause." and impore no
party to be "concliatory" except the federal gov
against the traitors who are tugsng at its Nor
does the resolution refer TO the terms OF amnesty which
political, but belongs to the President in whom the par
doning vested No such question can arise until
the rebels throw down their arms and prepare to return
question will doubtless, be disposed Of In manner con
slsent with the honor the dignity and the safetpf th
nation As understand the "pocy OF this resolution
denouncc IT, spit upon 1t, trample II under my feet.
Cancellation or compromise, IN the sense OF the resou
ton, Is abOminable crime. 1t Is utterly impossible
CANCELLATION IMPOSSIBLE
Three conditions are always essential to tho adoption OK
o policy Of concliation:-
l. party with adequate authority 10 concilIate an
q party in condition and with authority to be
5. proper subject TO be "coDciated" about.
upon the ancient privileges and natural rights Of
the colonies by taxing them without representation
and IN other modes nan INC S~ con-
o s o On ths the king on lone SIDE
war, there "srievances' alleged or pretended
which constitute subject OF amicabie arrangement
n,
empire, and this is not . matter Of comprom se. A
nation cannot compromise with rebellion, when the
live or die There Ia no party who is authorized
to "conciate" the rebels on such . subject. The
President and his Ministers, and the Congress Of
United States. arc more agents Of the people, who
is the real sovereign aud that sovereign has declared
the Whole territory Of the United sstss. ihe agent
therefore, matter though he be the President himself
VINO sssmps 70 >, away any part Of thai
trust committed to his charge, and by exceeding his
power OF attorney, performs an act which. not being
obligatory upon his sovereign, absolutely void to all
inten,s and purposes. Nor is there any party with
proper authority to be concated. Unlike the ancient
treasonabe combinations To conciate any rerson or
party outside OF the mi ary power In the con.ederacy
would be wholly useless To treat with this military
dospotsm the product Of the Confederate government
is TO acknowledge the existence OF such government
hence surrsuser Of shs whole s%s
would be inconsistent with the dignity, the honor
and the integrity OF the true sovereignty. Independent.
however, Of these radical difficulties there other OBJ
legations equally fatal to the policy OF conciaton
rhc Of the rebellion far from being destroy ed
II is still in possession OF formidable armies and mndly
contendng for the mastery. Never ts lenders
defiant, more desperate determined than this
time. Every organ Of Confederate sentiment from
Davis down, including their legislatures and news.
papers, declare that nothing can be accepted as
dition OF peace less than the acknowledgment OF their
Independence. Cancellation then means disunion and
moth ng but disunNn. VIII the people OF New York
sanction this pocy OF generous conciationf" Peace
the ardent desire of hearts but such peace
is worth any hing can only bo obtained by discard
ing all thoughts OF "conciatioD, and crushing the
beiion un,ii II is dead dead dead Be not deceived my
fellow citizens. This cry Of "conciaton' springs from
that unholy sympathy with the south which has
y destroyed the country II IL the result Of that scnt
ment which having failed to thwart the government by
i,s cold neutrality. now hopes by humble entreay 10
for the rebels what they have been unable 10 effect by
force OF arms. The conclusion Is Inevitable, repeat
have alternative but TO fight 1t cut to the bitter
end We cannot afford 10 "pouse" or TO "conciliatc" /"
We must OIL up armies encourage soldiers, and
push onward against this accureed rebellion hand to
hand and eye 70 eye, with bayonst and sword muske
and until the vile monster Is crushed and the
tiona authority restored throughout the length and
breadth OF the land The traditions and gories Of the
pat priceless hopes o the future the nterest Of
born generations the millions q money already expended
aud the hundreds OF thousands Of noble lives ced
this struggle, admonish that must not "pause''
until the work Is doncdone absolutely, ecctualy and
forever
POLICY pKsocRLuo rxAprRs.
II has seemed to painfully evident that since the
OF this the democratic leaders have
been too much influenced by PARTISAN feelings and per-
sonal objects. Rnaed by these considerations they
have not risen 10 the magnitude OF the contest nor ap
precIated the life and death character OF the struggle.
They have assumed TO rcgald II as republican OF an
abolition war, and aiming % place the responsibility or
origin upon The political opponehts they have iabored