Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-17
THE OFFER sPURNED.

leaueT OF TINS heterogeneous party mas stated
his Vows more or less definite, according to his
surroundings and predictions. These views
have been very disslmilAr, and, to all appear.
ance, have been intended to influence tempo
rary elections rather than to effect any use.
ful purpose in adjusting our national
troubles. John Van Buren, has come the near
est to offering definite plan Of settlement Of
any one we now think Of, except James Brooks.
He proposed to take Richmond, and there to
make terms; and then, II we could do no bet
ter, to say to the South "wayward sisters, 90
in peace"
Horatlo Seymour, Fernando Wood and others
have seemed to be in the fog, or II they have
had any policy, they have very imporfectly
Swallowed 1t forth. They have generally de-
nounced the war and the Administration; but
precisely what they have been driving at, ex-
cept to get into power, 1t has been difficult to
sec. Mr.. Seymour, since he was made Gov
Crnor Of New York, talks of "vgorous pro-
secution of the war, >" and this lie not very salts.
factory to the people OF the South, to say the
least.
Our readers will all rccollect the plan of
Hon. James Brooks, which he put forth one
fine evening In a speech he made in New York.
From the clrcumstantial flourishng Of trum-
pets before the speech came of, and the cyi-
dent satisfaction he seemed to take in IT, during
its delivery and afterwards, We judge the hon
crable gentleman lays the 1attcrlng JUNCTION to
his soul that he had really made a strike, done
fine thing, and was indeed The coming man,
who was to bring order out Of chaos. But
mark, now, how plain tale spoils all Of Mr..
Rrooks's fno writing, and knocks-as the
printers would say-his patriotic % form into
Pi.
His beautiful structure which he had reared
with SO much care and evident solictude, comes
tumbling about hit ears, and 10 henceforth
naught but the
"Baseless fabric Of vision"
Poor Mr.. Brooks has had his labor for his
pains. This Is what the Richmond Digput,h
says OF his plans:
Nr. Brooks appears to be in earnest in these
cXtravagant propositions, strange as II may an
pear to any man who has possession of his
senses; for, upon the occasion of presenting
them, he made long speech, and expressed
himself confident OF their success. Arc the
Northern people all natural-bOrn fools, or are
they only stricken with that judicial madness
which We are told the gods always inhict upon
the victims OF their wrath preparatory to their
ruin Can they suppose that the South is as
galless and as lily-lyered as themselves, and
that they are willing, for mere considerations
OF Interest, to forget the unheard Of OutTaRes
under which they have suffered during this war;
Can they believe them capable Of so soon bury
ing In oblivion all that they have done, and all
that they have suffered.
II khe lChOle Ydnbse race ShohLI fail ,ln,,,, "a,
the d"a tomorrow aud pray us 10 be their masters
ne iroWd spuTn them, tUeH as SldVes. Our only
wish Is TO be separated from them finally aud
iorever-never to sec the face Of one them again
never 10 hear the voice Of another Yankee on
the south side of the Potomac or the north-to
have no traffic and no intercourse Of any de-
bcription whatever with them. We are fighting
for separation, and zoe giH hare IL, II Il cost Ne
Hte q every man Ia he Confederate States.
we are aware that many persons believe that
the party OF which Brooks and Van Buren, are
representatives, desire and design TO restore
peace, and that at present they dare not speak
ont their real sentiments, which are In favor Of
separation. We do not believe they are in
favor Of any such thing. They would like
peace ON condition Of our return to the Union,
and they are fools enough to believe that ma.
Jority Of the people in the Confederacy are in
favor OF reunion. They would like peace 90
these terms, because II would restore the COM
mercial supremacy Of the North and especial
ly Of the city Of New York, which is gone for
ever II the Union be not restored. But they are
as bitterly opposed to separation as Lincoln
himself or any Of the thieves and muTderers
who lead Ills armies. In the event Of refusal
10 return to the Union, they would, to a man,
unite in bounding on the assaBsns who are
desoating our country and numbering our poo
pie as Hereby as they have ever been bounded
on by Beecher and Hale. They look only to
theT PVckeIs when they preach of reconcilia-
unfNgREtnFntinn flNn .,kg.. 4
be effected by entirely destroying the peoplc of
the Southern states, and they thought 1t as easy
10 do, they would recommend ii as the best of
all possible policy. Let them be satisfied. how
ever, President Davis expressed the sentiment
Of the entire Coniederacy, in his speech the
other night, when ho said the people would
sooner unite with a nation Of hyenas than with
the detestablo and detested Yankee nation
Anything but that. English colonization
French vassalage, Russian serfdom, all, all arc
preferable TO any association with the Yankees
This is the unklndest cut Of all. Mr.. Brooks
having been born "away down East" in the
State Of Maine, of course belongs to that L" de-
tested YANKEE nation" with whom these South
ern lords could no more unite than with
"nCti0H Of hyeHdS."
NOW, we have question or two to ask Mr.
Brooks aud those who think with him; What
have You gained, gentlemen, by humbllug your
selves before these naughty southronsl Is it
not time to stop this preaching Of peace whom
there is no peace If you mean separation,
cay so. This is what the South means, so don't
dodge tho question II you are In heart with the
South. If you are for the prosecution Of the
war for the restoration Of the Union, then, un
dcrstand, once for all, that the only way TO save
the Union and bring about lasting peace is tc
fight it out. Bullets, not speeches, nor hun
med words will answer In this conflict. Thu
South must be conquered, Subduod, subjugatod
and tho sooner We have a united North upor
this one idea, the better II will be for all con
cCrnod.
II We are ever again to have a united coun
try, II uuot be by the sword, and not the pen
II this Northern peace party, Of which Mr.
Brooks Is leader, mean, by their peace propo
sitions, separation, they should say so, and no
longer act the JoSb towards their "dsar South,
efn brethren"