Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-19

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Some days sgO We gave the first Of Sc
rieS Of peace resolutions Introduced 10 the
Confederate House Of Representatives by
Mr Foo,e, OF Tennessee Mr. FUote may
have discovered some faint ghost Of a
ShndOw Of peace in The pr j"cI be proposed
bu, We couldn't and cau't yet. 1t was like
the case VI the Indian and white bur"r IN
regard to thu turkey Said the phi 80" {;
IN take the turkey, aud you may 'nt
nuzz :; nr yvu usy take the ruzz aid
III t-E, The turkey" 1t did not require
much .HrctiVn on the paft Of The ab"ri.
s:ss t. discover that the white man had
rot sa,d turkey" 10 him once.
No sooner bad Mr.. Foote'S resolutions
bpru Introduced than the Atlanta intel6
geretr jumped them rs entirely too ronSer.
vatiyc 10 suit the sentiments Of the people
Of Dixie. To be sure, they declared that
there should be no peace except on the ba.
q. nf the ,nrna IittUu"I acknowledgment
of the Southern ConfederAcy, but then
they looked to an alliance With the
States OF the Northwest Tor offensive aud
defensive purposes. The Northwest was
not to DO admitted Into the OOnfederacy,
and have voice Ia the Government. Mr..
Poole could not 60 that, conservative as be
WGs But the Northwest was to eight the
battles Of the South, and have the war
brought 10 its own doors, aud IN return for
this magnauimity, that section was to eu.
Joy the free navigation Of the Mississippi,
for which privilege she bad long ago paid
her share Of hard money. We denounced
this as AZ Insult to the people OF The West,
Yet the SecesSioniIts Of the South, how
over 1t may DO with other SeeeSSiouiStS,
consider Mr.. Foote's scheme as humiliAting
to the citizens OF the Coufsderacy! We
have yet to see a single expression in favor
Of bis resolutions from the newspapers Of
rebeldon. Gentlemen may cry peace,
peace, but there Is no peace. We believs
that the masses at the South are ripe for q
cessation OF hOStllitieS, and that II the
question OF Union were denuded Of every
thing else, or, in other words, If the South
could have the Union as it was, With every
Constitutional right guaranteed, there
would be comparatively little difficulty 10
restoring pacific relations on the basis Of
40 undivided country. But this sentiment
must FIRST DO developed BY the Southern
people, Independently Of their leaders, and
there Is no better way now, that We know
Of, than to show, BY military sHtTPri's and
tie determination Of our drmies in The fGId,
that diSunion is impossible.
The Savannah .ftEI, Of recent date,
speaking Of Foote'S resolutions, says:
"Mr. Foote proposes to send commits.
sion to the Lincoln Government, TO make
known to iton what terms the Confederate
States would consent to peace. We re.
gard the proposition as utterly ridiculous.
Making all due allowance for the fauHti.
cism aud insanity of The AboliIionia,s Of
the North, It is absurd 70 I'D pose thst they
90 far underrate the spirit Of our people a.
10 imagino that they would consent to any
thing short Of Nu unconditional recognition
Of the independence Of the Confederate
States"
II this paper represents the feeling Of the
Southerners as whole, to talk Of armiStice
COW is to acquieSce 10 complete disinte.
grafton Of the Government. What We want
is military success, as au indispensable
preliminary To negotiations. A few grand
victories will discourage and humble the
rebels, and ate:manship-the adoption Of
a conservative, uuSduIteFatel UuiOn.and.
Constitution policy-Will speedily do the
rest.