Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-02-24
John ian Barren for The Ear-RsbuEs Il coppsrhssd..

nv tSHt0SAt - ~ JSfbS0 W Aiett 10 ooiA
recently, that Horace Greedy has done more
by his articles in the Tribune in favor Of
mediation ina certain contingency. to aid
in the successful prosecution Of the war,
than ne could have done IN any other way
Tor that his course had, on the principle
ofantagonism. made the opposition urge
90 the war. The correctness of this opin-
ion IS confirmed 10y the last speech of John
Van Buren,, which is of an entirely differ.
eht complexion from his previous utter
ances. He not only distinctly plants him
self in opposition TO the doctrines which
Mr.. Greely--to the great regret of hia
friends and party-has of late apparently
espoused, but he also reproves your hi
nois Copperheads and declares that it would
be folly to call national convention for
the reason that "the people Of the South do
not choose to see the thing in this light
Our friends in Illinois, says Prince John
''true as their resolutions may be, well as
they are put. patriotic as their purpose is
TO negotiate with the South, and endeavor
10 have convention, will fhd that it is a
barren mission, because these men are
determined not 10 return 10 the Coafeder-
acy as it was before, and until the South.
ern men have the power to rise and put
down the men that brought them 10 this
condition, this war must go on, aud the
man who attempts to stop it will be over
whelmed, in my humble judgment, by a
torrent Of abuse"
This sentence, with number of OF lers
scattered through the speech, thoroughly
conhrm what was told me fortnight ago.
The WoodVan Buren, party hays sent en-
missaries to RIchmond-whether with or
without passes from the Secretary of State
| am not prepared to say-who have re-
turned discomfited. The rebel leaders
said to them privately what they had said
time and again publicly, in official papers,
in Congressional debate, and in all their
newspapers, that the condition Of peace is
"separation" "rhe suggestions says
Prince John, (which then"-during the
fall catnpaign-"made were received with
very moderate favor at the north, and with
none at ali at the South"
The sum and substance is, that John
Van Buren,, who speaks for Seymour, sees
that any compromise with the rebels is ir-'-
possible, and that nothing can be done but
to either conquer them or let them 90.
To let them 60 would be consigning the
democratic party to oblivion, for then the
north could not alone support the party.
70 conquer and hold on to the rebels
might savethe party by SO modifying its
doctrines as to correspond with the Proc
lanation. Hence, large number of the
leading democratic journals have, within a
few days come out square upon this po-
sition; "The Proclamation is unfortunate,
but inasmuch as it is done as war meas
ure, the government must be supported
aud the war vigorously prosecuted till the
rebels are ovettbrown." That is, the proc
lamation is unfortunate for the democratic
party, for il takes away the negro question
and thereby abolishes abolitionism and
pro-slavery democracy. The result is, new
party platforms must be made for all par.
iies--ths niger to be left out.