New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24
DO r,sE REBELS WANT PEACE :

The HCrGd argues that toy. seward, Nilic
seeming to reject French Mediation, has IN fact
and substance accepted il, by pointing the
Rebels 90 Congress Us alording al cyer-open
tribunal for the investigation and adjustment of
all their alleged grievances aud one every way
superior to the Commission proposed by Nj.
Drouyn de- Lhuys. And thi, is doubtless 50 ipr
true that our Goyernm".... would be fairly con
cludcd by Gov. Stewards Indirect pro'er 4 the
Rebel chiefs should ut to act upon
it by chooslng Members 10 the next Consres.
and sending them to Washington. To exclude
them from sea.s--much more 10 turn them
back mt our lines or deal with them 10 any
way as traitors-woud be nagrantly incons.st-
ent with the assurances given IN behalf OF our
Government. in Gov. Seward Dispatch.
But ore the Rebels prepared for any other
than Disunion Peace
The 81. Lonis Republican well SAYS:
We believe TIA, tho the South ue rps for
o.".tion ofhos.,- and ths, tho question Of
donuled II everything es, or in other words II The South
could have tie nion II with every cogiutiors
rgLt guaranteed there would be comparatively little dif
Guilty restoring ,cas relation. the bA.. Of undivided
people, Independently Of their lesder aud ihcro 4.
better way now that know Of than to show by mill
ry enterprise and the determination OF armies IN the
held that d!.unon f. iupoaibe,'
THAT last remark il sensible and practical;
but n to any Union sentiment being "devcl.
opcd By the Southern people let ne consider
that. Suppose the Southern people" around
and in Knoxville or Joncsborough, Tenn, or
Iatesye, Arb, or Raleigh or GreensbOrough,
\. c., or Huntsville, Ala. or in upper
GoOrgi8 were Tomorrow TO call meeting
expressly TO develop" the "seniiment' thus
udicaiei-who does not know that sad meet
ing would be Dispersed aud it's authors i'm.
prisoLed If not executed by the armed
miuions OF jeff. Davis Who believes that
there is any point under the Rebel flag where
such a meeting would be permitted, no matter
though the people of the yiclnage were three
to one for Peace without Disunion
We do not doubt that the Southern people
desire Peace; but they nrc Of no practical ac-
count, while the Rebel oligarchs lord il over
them with despotic sway. And these masters
Of the South, we Judge from every indication
afforded us, want no peace that does not con.
firm and pcrpetuate their sway. They would
far sooner see Vie last Of their subjects weller
ing in his own blood than relax their grasp on
power. Had our Government seen fit to re.
quire a response TO tho French proposition from
the Rebel chiefs before giving one Of their own,
it would probably have been rejected at Rich
mOnd without the nt!mation of an alternative
like that suggested by Gov. Seward. They
would have liked an arlnistice that would have
opened their ports and enabled them TO ex-
change their cotton for munitions and engincry
of War; but any peace which removes their
feet from the necks of Seven Millions Of People
would be to them as unwelcone us unexpected
And 50 there is TO be no peace until the
Union or the Rebellion is fairly worsted in
fight and driven to the wall. Much Us we may
deplOrc this trial by battle. we may as well
look the fact square in the face.