The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-08-26
VICE PRESIDENT sTEPH-
EMS. MISSION.
He WAS INVESTED WITH "FULL
PO WERS TO TREAT ON
HONORABLE TERMS"
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 5, 1868.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 5, 1863.
! To the Editor of the Chicago Times
I have been permitted, by the kindness
of friend, to make the following ex-
tracts from the Mobile Register and Ad-
Vertiser, just received by deserter who
came in from Braggs aFmy. It will be
remembered that this paper is the very
quintessence of secession, being the first
| to lead off in Alabama It says:
I'VE thank God from the depths of
3! our hearts that the authorities at Wash
jngton snubbed Vice President Stephens,
in his late attempt to confer with them on
international affairs, without form or cere-
mony. 1t has long been known here that
(, this gentleman thought. if he could get
to whisper into the ears of some men
about Washington, the result might be
terms of peace en- some sort of union or
reconstruction. He seemed to forget that
Douglas, with whom he used TO serve, is
dead ,and Notwithstanding his mantle. has
fallen, by dividing it into four pieces up
on Richardson and Voorhees,, Vallandig-
ham and Pugh, still the Democratic party
is not in power now, and we may thank
God for it, The prospect looked gloomy
to the Vice President, whose infirmity of
body no doubt casts shadow over his
spirits, and lie said that one of two things
must be done: either some terms must be
made, or the whole militia of the Confed-
eracy must be called out and an immedi-
ate alliance proposed with foreign pow
ers. President Davis gave him full pow
org 70 traat m, hIa ctart
ed him off to the Kingdom of Abraham.
But Father Abraham told him there was
an impossible gulf between them, and the
Vice President had to steam back to Rich
mond, little top-fallen. We hope this
will put stop forever to some croakers
about here who intimate that there are
people enough friendly to the South, in
the Noph, to restore the Union as it was.
And we also hope the government at Rich
mond will not humiliate itself any more,
but from this time will look only to the
one end of final and substantial independ-
ence. The North is not less set on a
purpose of final separation than we are.
The Republican party are not fighting to
restore this Union, any more than the old
Romans fought to establish the independ-
ence of the countries they invaded. The
Republicans are fighting for conquest and
dominion, we for liberty aud independ-
ence.
There is only one party in the North
who want this Union restored, but they
have no more power,-legislative, execu.
tive, OF judicial than the paper we write
on. 1t is true they make show OF Un-
ion and strength, but they have no voice
of authority. We know that the Vallan-
digham school wants the Union restored,
for he told us so when here in exile, par
taking of such hospitality as we extended
to real enemy to our struggle for sepa-
ration, banished to our soil by anothe1
enemy who is practically more our friends
than he.7 And if Vallandigham should,
by accident or other cause, become Gov.
of Ohio, we hope Lincoln will keep his
nerves to the proper tension, end not al
low him to enter the confines of the State.
His administration would do more to re-
store the old Union than any ether power
in Ohio could do, and therefore we pray
that he maybe defeated. Should strong
Union party spring up in Ohio, the third
State in the North in political import
ance, it might find faint response in
some Southern States, and give us trouble.
But, as long as the Republicans hold
power, they will think of conquest and
dominion only and we, on the other hand
will come up in solid column for freedom
and independence, which we will be GER
tain to achieve, with such assistance as we
may noD (after the refusal of the Wash
ington Cabinet to confer) confidently ex-
pect, before the Democrats of the North
get in power again, and come whispering
in our ears, +" Union, reconstruction, con-
stttwtion, concession, and guarantees. -
Away with all such stuff! We want sepa-
ration Give us rather men like Thad-
deus Stevens, and Charles Sumner. They
eursc the old Union aud despise ID, and so
do tce And we uow promise these gen.
tlemen that, as they hate the Union and
the e accursed constitution, let them keep
down Vallandigham and his party in the
North; then they shall never be troubled
by us with such tohiniag about the con-
stitution and Union as they are sending
up.