Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-02-25

Monitors and iron-clads, but set your
friendly steamers and steamships again in
motion. Visit the North and West.
Visit the South. Exchange newspapers.
Migrate. Intermarry. Let slavery
alone. Hold elections at the appointed
times. Let us chose new President in
sixty-fOur And when the gospel of
peace shall have descended again from
heaven into their hearts, and the gospel
of abolition and of hate been expelled,
let your clergy and the churches meet
again in Christian intercourse, North and
South. Let the secret orders and volun-
tary associations everywhere re-unite rs
brethern once more. In short give to all
the natural and AL the artificial causes
which impel US together, their fullest
sway. Let time do his o!Iicc-drying
tears, disPeliing soErows, melting passion,
and making herb and grass and tree TO
grow again upon the hundred battle-fields
of this terrible war
- But this is recognition" 1t is for
nal recognition, TO which | will not con-
sent. Recognition now, and attempted
permanent treaties about boundary, trav-
el, and trade, and partition of territories,
would end III war ticrcer and more disas-
trous than before. Recognition is abso-
lutc disun!on and not between the slave
and The free States. but with Delaware
and Maryland rs a part OF the North, and
Kentucky and Missouri part of the West.
But wherever the actual line, every evil
and mischief Of disunion IS implied in ii.
And for similar reasons, sir, would not
1T this time press hastily convention of
the States. The men who now would
hold seats in such convention, would,
upon both sides, If both agreed to attend,
come together fall OF the hate ard bitter
ness inseparablc from. 4 civil war. No,
sir; let passion have time 10 cool, and
reason 10 resume lis sway 1t cost thirty
years Of desperate and most wicked patti
encc and industry TO destroy or impair the
magnificent temple of this Union Let
us be content if, within three years, we
shall be able TO restore it.
But certainly what 1 propose is inform
! al, practical recognition. And that Is
precisely what exists to-day, and has OK
istcd, more or less defined from the first
Flags of truce, exchange Of prisoners,
and, ali your other cbServanccs of the
! laws, forms. and courtesies Of war are
acts OF recognition. Sir, does any man
doubt to-day that ihere is = Confederate
/ government at Richmond, and that il Is a
:. beIiigerent ?' Even the Secretary of
! State has discovered it at last, though he
! has written ponacrous fvl:os Of polished
| rhetoric 10 prove that ii is rot. VIII
| continual war, then, without extended
and substantial success, make the confed-
crate States any the less a government in
fact
But it confcsses disunion.' Yes,
| Just as the surgeon, who sets your trac-
tured limb in splints, in order that it may
| be healed, admits that it is broken. Bot
the Government will have failed to - crush
out the rebellion Sir, it has failed.
You went 20 war TO prove that we had q
| Government. With what result To the
people of the LOYAL States it has, in your
! hands. been the Government of Kim
Stork, but TO the Confederate States, OF
King Log. ''But the rebellion will have
triumphed. Better triumph to-day than
ten wears hence But / deny 1t. The
rebellion will at last be crushed out in the
only wav in which it ever was possible.
= But no one will be hungFat the end OF
war" Neither will there be, though the
war should last half a century, except by
the mob or the hand of arbitrary power.
But really, sir, if there is to be no hang
inc. let this Administration, and all who
have done its bidding everywhere, rejoice
and be exceeding glad.
And now, sir, allow me Il word upon a
subject of very great interest at this mo-
mcnt. and most important it may be in
It's influence upon the future-Forclgr
Mediation. / speak not of armed and
hostile Intervention, which [ would resis;
!, as long rs but one man WAS left 10 strike
a blow at the invader. But friendly medi-
ation-the kindly offer OF an impartial
Power to stand as daysman between The
contending parties in this most bloody ano
exhaustinr strifc-ought TO be met IN ;
spirit as cordial and ready as that il
which il is proffered. 1t would be chur
! Hsh to refuse Certainly, it is not consis
tent with the former dignity of this Gov
crnment to ask for mediation; neither
. sir. would it befit its ancient magnammity
70 reject it. AS proposed by the Empe
ror OF France, would accept it at once
, Now is the auspicious moment. 1t is Tin
, speediest, easiest, most graceful mode o
suspending hostilities. Let us hear n
:. more of the mediation of cannon and tn
sword. The day for all that has gone by
let Ms be statesmen at last. Sir, | civ
a | thanks that some at least, among the Re