The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-04-01

they RidIcuIed by the AboI,-
ttOnists aad GOVernmeat Con
traetorsi
The abolitionists and government
contractors have set up an awful how
because there have been propositions
of peace proposed in the Rebel Con.
gress. We cannot see the propriety
of this, unless it is understood that
war is to be perpetual, and the estab-
lished policy of our government. If
it is we think it no more than right,
that the people, who are expected to
keep the army filed up, should have
a chance to say at the ballot boxes
that they are for war, now and in all
future time, if certain set of negro
politicians and government specula-
tors desire it. The following is the
proposition presented to the Confeder-
ate Congress, as given in the Rich
.mond Dispatch, over which this storm
is raised: g
From iho Richmond Dispatch, March l2th
CoNFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS-,
March 18th, 1868. f."
Mr.. Conrad offered the following
peace preamble and resolutions:
WREREAs, The present Admins
tration of the United States, by its
reckless disregard of all Constitution
al restraints. by its persistent efforts
to subvert the institutions of these
States, and the ferocious war it is wa
ging for that purpose, has more than
realized the worst apprehensions of
our people, and fully justified their
wisdom and foresight in averting, by
timely separation from the Union, the
calamities which longer continuance
in it would have rendered inevitable;
and whereas, portion of the people
of the United States have recently
manifested their disapproval of the
war, Of the objects for which and the
manner in which it is conducted, and
their desire for its speedy termination,
and several foreign powers, notably
the government of France, have ex>
pressed a similar desire. Now, there
fore, the Congress of the Confederate
States, deeply impressed with the con-
viction that it is their duty to leave no
means untried to put an end to a contest
injurious to the civilized world disas-
trous to the parties engaged, believing
that its prolongation can only tend to
embitter and pcrpetuate feelings Of
hostility between States which, howey-
er politically disunited, must ever be
intimately connected by identity OF
language and of religion, and by the
immutable laws of geographical amity
and of mutual demand and supply,
deem the present time, when there is
a momentary pause i'll conflict, a suit,
able one to utter the words Of peace.
The Senate and House Of Represen-
tatives of the Confederate States do,
therefore, resolve that they will corr
slially cooperate with the Executive
in any measures it may adopt, consis-
tent with the honor, the dignity and
independence of these States, tending
to a speedy restoration of peace with
all or with any of the States of the
Federal Union. The resolution was
referred, without debate, to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
A PROPOSITION for peace is not peace
consummated--i lit does presuppose that
peace shall be, or will be, restored
just as one of the parties may propose
or desire, but it is movement from
one Of the parties to which the other
may respond, and agree upon a basis
out of which final and perpetua
peace may be established, in the enc
satisfactory to both belligerents.-
Terms of peace, if we ever again have
any, must commence sometime ant
somewhere, and peace is not so trifling
q matter to this sorely afflicted people
that propositions from either side car
be lightly treated without increasing
the public Indignation against thos'
prosecuting so destructive and mon
strous a war as is now eating up th'
means and wasting the lives of th'
people. 1t is time the people boil
North and South had begun to tax
this matter in hand and notify the au
thorities at Washington and at Rich
mond that some other means than tn,
Wholesale slaughter of the people mus
be inaugurated to settle the differen
ces of politicians, including the negro
question.
The abolitionists say ''no peace un
til the negroes are all set free, the
government contractor says, 'Sno peac'
until my fortune is made and th'
politician who expects to. get Office OF
the "war cry" says mo peace Until
get my Office" Fake away thes'
men, and few, very few, could be fount
who would not demand that a wa
Eruinous and disgraceful should be ter
minated at once.