The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-07-03
Peace Parties.

We have all heard great deal said of late O
peace parties in the North--of Democrats
conservative Democrats Democrats who j :
precated the war and desired peace-yet a,
the bottom Of all Their philanthropic and mag
unanimous desires, they want it through the
medium of fire and fury, carnage, tears and
devastation. Well, we of the South, after
long patiencs, endurance and suffering. have
a peace party toe, with Gen. Lee at it's head
now in position which promises to secure
the coveted boon.
we have before us several admirable arti.
cles upon this subject, from which we cannot
refrain from making an extract or too. The
first is from the Richmond Enquirer. That
paper says:
General Lees sword is your onlv olive
branch. Ia his van hoyers dove.eyed neace
with healing on its wings; and the banner
over him IS Love. Those Democrats who
lately would not touch Peace without recon.
structlon, will not be willing to take Il
"straight." AS the flying farmers and their
fsmilles 60 rooping across the Susquebanna.
those noble constitutional objections to Lin
coins despotism gain force and volume. West
ern Peace Democrats hold up again their |
heads of copper; and Illinois thunders back
TO indlana-shallow calling unto shallow-to
demand back Vallandigham and Peace. and |
the Constitution of their fathers; document |
which they were very near forgetting, and
which would probably have become utterly
obsolete but for General Lee.
we call this peace movement; and of fbe
most balmy kind. The thing that has perpet.
uated and ekasperated this war has been the
helpless doting about an honorable peace,
here at the South. The more we talked Of
peace the more they assailed us with war:
BOW that we are likely to give them their eli
of war, you will see them thirsting and hun
sering for peace. The Confederate press now
sees this policy in its true light; and is &C.
'ordingly making for the things which belong
INTO peace, in the only. way that blessing is
yer to be obtained. f.
The Richmond Dispatch is little stronger
or peace than the Enquirer. 1t says:
Were our troops TO burn Harrisburg. the !.
oss to the enemy would not counterbalance
he loss we have sustained in the article of ne
roes alone. We say, then, make the whole
'ennsyiyania Valley an astonishment to fu-
IRE generations. Let the traveller, in times :
come, lift up his hands with amazement as
does IN those countries denounced in the b
ID Testament-once fourishing communi- %
es, BOW bowling wildernesses. 1t was said j,
lat mo blade of grass ever grew where the !.
ofSe OF Attlla had once set his foot" Let =
70 Confederate army initiate the leader of b
ae huns IN this particular. The Valley of il
snnsyiyania ought to become sea of fame, u
re the prairies of the Western world. - !:
osnlns should be left that man could eat, or - y
it'll -'0' - pioouis LOU
:. AL !, this might be domestic land might be II
esns Into desert, and yet the balance nf =
- s no would be against u.s.. The whole 10
~ ~, y Phliadelphia, if burnt to the gronnd Sc
~ quo not pay for tho negroes they have ear. an
,;rs W. A. Me are opposed to plundering--it "A
vas .ne discipline Of an army. and turns i ~
,o..,s ~ easy prey TO the enemy. Rnt ws cc
~, ua.u nave every house Quilted and the ,or tai
's e. On ire Thus only can we GET .. U
l'n inns sillainous foe, who has no s s,. -