Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-03
SOUTHERN VIEWS or PEACE,
From he Richmond Enqarer Of NOpsnltsr "a.
PEACE ON SOME TERMS.

While furious invading enemy Is laying waste W oui
fair fields demanding unconditional submission 10 It's Gov
eminent offering terms OF peace nor even hhtng al
negotiation for peace any other basis but avowng the
unanimous purpose to deprive of all right, OF all law
and Of all property; and while devoted armies are IN
the field with their arms their hands aud their banners
yhg to defy and resist beat back that foul INVASION
we do not comprehend how any man IN the Coniede-
racy do not say get honorable pcacebut even
talk honorable peace by vanqushng those invading
enemies.
If the political system OF those invading enemies breaks
up by Of IN war; or hnanc'ai troubesi
If certain States Of their Union remember that they
have State nights and act upon them by seeding from
that Union and offering peace so lar as hey are con
cerned II will be wells that will aid US waterway 10 tne one
single task have TO acheyethe tark oil deieatng ana
destroying the military power of enemies But
sonabe Conederaes would be at loss TO know how nee
contribute to that happy state OF things except by con
nued and successful resistance In arms Our sole policy
and cunnngest diplomacy fighting our most insinuating
negotator is the Confederate army in line OF battle.
Now, perceive that, just as Congress is about to
meet certain newspapers the Conederaey are prepar
ing the way for discussions that body about other
hod OF obtanng peace The other method suggested,
far comprehend it. consists IN the several
States Of the Conederacy taking the matter out OF the
hands of the Confederate Government ignoring the Gov
the army and all that the army has done and
suffered for the independence of the Contederscy and
then making peace, each State for Itself as best it eau
There would be honorable peace! We are sorry to
have mention that such idea has shown itself IL
believed that it confined to about two newspa-
pers, both Of Raleigh, North Carolina. But something
very similar to be found IN two other newspapers OF
Atlanta
As extremely essential that the time of this Congress
should not be diverted for instant from the business
of carrying the by any vain paaver about peace
peace when there is no peace We reluctantly advert to
the dsagreeabe circumstance in order that the small dis
rractng element may be disposed of and made nnocuous
the more speedily, That may do no injustice
print passage from the Knoxville Register:
1.-THE Richmond Enquirer discussing the terms on
which alone peace be restored lays down its PROPOSE
ton in the following language:
- Save terms accept peace what.
ever and fight till doomsday rather than yield ota
of them and our terms
Recognition by the enemy OF the independence OF the
withdrawal Of the Yankee orces from every foot of
Confederate ground, including Kentucky and Missouri
Withdrawal of the Yankee 70 from Maryland until
that shall decide by free whether she shall
main in the old Union ask ad son into the Coneeracy
consent the part of the Federal Government TO give
the Coneeacy its proportion Of the navy stood
Yielding up all pceensons the part of the General
Government 10 that portion of the old Territories which lies
An equitable settlement the basis of absolute
dependence ard equa rights Of all accounts Of the public
debt aud public lands and the advantages accrung from TO
reign treaties
1T will be that there il uncertain equvocs
demand here no clause capsule OF double constructions
for the entrance II the least little bit Of doubt
fight you TIL dooms3sy That is the formula
ssied through tie Enquirer We like the terms exceed
~~'hiGs would please Us more than to have them
conceded; but, since 80 The var W. ,yond
and both have rights resulting 49, = make ali
ask whether the Confederate States :,
these demands prosecute hostties forever1 If the
Enquirer be presumed to represent the Richmond auho
rites have only to state the Northern terms of peace,
show how utterly Impossible is IL through
the agency the Federal and Confederate Governments.
Lincoln demands the surrender .; al the forts and
arsenas seized IN the beginning Of the He requires
disruption OF armies lbs admission Of taxgaher
into all cities towns ard villages and the ,ubjec
ton of ports and harbors to his revenue laws He
demands the liberation Of slaves the forfeiture Of all
property public and private, and the reduction If
sovereign States to the condition Of Territories be ruled
by his satraps These n0d other ultimate have been
peatedy announced by the Federal Government all utterly
rreconcsbe with the proposed protocol Of the Rlcn
mond newspaper.
The here broadly presented that the restoration
Of peace is more remote than before The
has progressed thus far to plTpose. The North de-
mSnds than it did originally, and the South
than when the Confederate Congress first sat Mont
gomery So far the has defeated its purposes,
and made honorable peace between the contestants
sbls . 'DOl'"O '"' ''"'"s''" ''p' "'"'-
To the inquiry how then, is the to be ended
the Register says:
But one answer can BE- given to the inquiry this war
sovereign States OF the North or South 7"
The Appeal has observations of almost the same tenor
We pleased to find that spirited Virginia journal the
Lyncbburg Republican beforehand with US in meeting
this strange heresy Replying to the Register under the
heading Dangerous Doctrine, the Republican says:
Such the doctrine Of the Register and we respectfully
submit il it is not dishonorable our Government
reflection npon and manhood il is dsbon
orabe to Government because il ignores the Ccufede
racy aud the Confederate Constitution altogether IL pro
poses to take the whole que son If peace and Of
the hands Of the reatyakng power where il coDsttu
tionay belongs and Of placing in the hands OF the in
dVdua States North aud South So that il these States
majority Of them, should terms Of peace
rendering half OF the Southern territory, ibctng any
other dishonor upon Us as people, should have to
submit to the disgraceu conditions The Register cannot
escape this conclusion Of lis logic because assumes
basis Of its Argument that the Southern States will demand
less Of the North than the Confederate Government will
do. So that according to toe Register the Confederate
states Government lie demanding than we ent
tied to- and therefore ls in the wrong
"But what does the Register expect to gain by sepa-
rate negotiations with the Northern States more than
from Lincoln and Seward Are not every one Of them
Abolition to the c0re Have not the ultra Lincoln party
just carried Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York by
trolling msorites Do they not control every Northern
State Are they not all for 30 determination What
then does our contemporary expect TO gain by opening
separate negotiations with the Yankee Saes Are they
not all patng Lincoln the back and urging him on 10
his helsh work IL subjugs cation and emancipation Has
one Of them proposed peace armistcs1 And sup
pose II we're Otherwise what right power have the
Northern and Southern States in their individual capacity
TO make Does the Register wish to zee our form
of government abolished, and the war.makipq power
taken from il 10 violation Of the Constitution and gwen to
the States individually 7