The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-03-11
Prom Tue B9stln Daiy Advertiser
Decline OF the .. Pace Movement


Decline Of the .. Pace Movement
The failure Of the pace conference move
nent in the Illinois anG kentucky Legislatures
was occas one 10 doubt Do part BY the coot~mpt
with which the secession leaders receive the
overtures Of their Cd friends ald allies The ST
Louis Democrat states The case upon tbs poin.
very aeH, ~ io.ioEs:-
The TACT IS ltst fhr Northern symps,h'zer-
with tf a-nn have Degua O. Ind t1af C Prac~,
peace a. much a. taey MAJ. There = 10 peac-
The CO.'S. Qlrice j. thar manv o. them Ike
John V BIrtl, Wil cease th- cry aat IA Up
the tuae that th- va nu-t 20 ola. Nra'iy aii ~
th-m have once AZ. ais surg nos. n4s 10 the
war aid The cf,-ngr from NE advOc icy q peace
20 war ~il b. 10 more i ttc.'t than ~as the Our
from 10 yrscs
The loyal boz der State men ~ho have had 10
bear the bfuut Of The war. were scfuatrd. a. o.
appeared, b. 10 such mid aofious Of he right
and dignity Of the government a. sse held ~
those ~ho claim O. be their especial fiiend-
For instance tie Louisville Journal OF the l7th
ssys:
The adoption Of the policy Of Mr. V4lian
dighan al the outset Of tue stiuzgl- would hssr
been fatal 20 Ouf natiOual honor, a confession
that tie theory II our govern mrut had been d
lAmeniaole failure, and a. admission thai the
peOPr we're unable or unit 10 govern Themselves
uuder republican Institutions Hos much more
degrading aud s1Dveisve Of the great principles
which utd-iAe our Constitution would craven
peace De how shen ~e nave ~ lavi-nly .xyen
dsd blood aud treasure 70 ulaihtaiu tie iftrgit,
Of The JulOu and 90 sHow 20 the w0rid that on
popular Institutions are self sustaining, aud that
the Er-as problem Oi our COVER n,nt has hot
reduced Us demonstration to al ab-urdiy
Even tn ST. Louis Repub can. a journal
whose -yupaih.e- have sonnet mes be, a regard
ed with no little doubt taxes ground Viii b
would not have been couutenanced al al by
Ike "ne~ Iint!orl Convention" That paper
says in lis issu, Of the 10Th.
The Democrat AID conservative party of
tn North inu-t not place itself iu a post on
70 h. ckOnet in az reus- the champ Oh or
apOlO-t-t o disu iiou ter. 90 10 -hOu Il DO 49, ID
Il pan that peace D be- only tie further r.
moved fy he rncourig -mrlt thr South v.li
have 20 mold ont f.r It's orr ilal demand w
the uncOnd tOual acknOwltd .mcut on Ouf PAT
Of r.drd nation.
However the care NAV have once stood. OF
may her-afer stand, II quite apparent that
love Of OI'On-the who'll UuOn. the gr at he
public oi our iathers-aud opposition To tn
furth-r prosecution Of the war. are aOA inc. IN
patble iu tn los al stats V,-ssing tho pre- cit
uncomprom sinl aud in-oltnt atiiiuic of the
lea Ter, Of the reb-llinn. When The issue h. 50
unml-tAkatly male mp. and 20 disposition b.
shO~n - receive any acrable ov~rtures what
ever. Ne see 10 iecourse but 10 hght.'
tn same paper also latly conirad.cts til,
assertions made bs Mr. D. A. Mahouy. The Iowa
editor now ia Ncw York rs 10 the prevalence
Of peace sentiments IN the Northwest. and
after denying that the radical policy has mad
the rebels any more hostile io .he Tn o. than
they we're before comes to the following wise
conclus on:
1T $ ~ argument against the war that some
persons support oecaus, they believe il VIII
result Ia tn abolition OF slavery Whatev, Z
sd lssues there may be- 10 the minds OF differ
eat per-On-. the contest l. still one for Onion.
and prr-eiu. nentiy 80. We ca ONLY have Un-
loh no" D. EuruUs-y prosecuting tn war.
Tor 10 cease host ilt.rs .a The face OF tn un
eObprOmi-i.i- d. aa.ds oi tn r-ocls. j, SIMPLY
10 cOlse1- 10 tae dl,I4tegratOu of tie cou..-
-
III react o. som tfe army Was also very
effective u dcm.a-t.4. z 10 the ultra pp,-4.
ton that they were -.lig too far Thu. the
Chicago E.elns journal. OF the 7th. explains
the reason OF tue failure OF The "pac Gcaton
Resolution IN the l..1os legislature a. FOL
lows:
"Tnerr : set ~ resolutions in priat. e.
dor Ell hy several 'hIasani illinois -olli-rs mon.
IN - S-ippi I'D d ttaous pi I, pie ui lo,
atty IA patf Ot-m So u e,ttui "a the West
when not Oliy ui>-i lle Legislative N .ciHca.
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