Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-09-03

OF Its political worship, for the legitimate
maintainance Of which it leads the column
OF brave hearts now striking for its de-
iense love it, because it has nobly re-
solved to "sink or swim, live or die. sur.
vive or perish" WITH THE CoNsrrTUT, ON
AND LIBERTIES OF THE COUNTRY.
How TO Bring the States Back,
The question has often been asked:-
"How do you Demo propose to
treat OF Peace, and with whom jeff.
Davis and his rebel Government will
not treat. What then do you mean by
humiliating yourselves and begging him
to spurn you?" The Cincinnati CONNER
cioI was anxious the other day to know
Mr.. Cox could offer to disregard the Rich
mond Government, and yet talk of sac
rifice and compromise. We pointed out
the mode to DO pursued. 1t was consti.
tutional. 1t was TO treat, if at all. with
the States as such--to sacrifice confisca-
ton and emancipation politics. If the
States could repeal their ordinances of
secession and we our laws Of vengeance,
they would whirl into the old column of
the United States" and all would go
along smoothly again. North Carolina
will soon propose; Tennessee perhaps;
Mississippi also; and Louisiana has al.
ready been repelled in an effort in that
direction.
The New York Times has an article
showing that the restoration of the I'm.
ion will be accomplished by this State ac-
tion. The Democratic platforms of Ohio
and other States have expressed the Dem.
ocratic policy which is nov being eulo-
gized by Republicans to hail the first ad-
vance from the States and by proper and
honorable adjustment bring them back in
to their former fellow. ship. Individu.
ais may be traitors, States are not and
cannot be. AS States, the Union of The
States is to be accomplished.
This doctrine of restoration received
its fret clear developement in speech
made by Mr.. Cox, the member from this
District, on the "meaning of the elec-
tions Of 1862" in Congress, December
Is, 1862. We will quote from it, be-
lieving that next year, the Dem ocratic
policy will be based on his suggestions
as feasible, timely and patriotic Quo
ting from Vattel, the axiom that when
ever a numerous body of men think they
have right to resist the sovereign and
feel themselves in condition to appeal
to the sword, there ought to be left open
the same means as between two nations
for preventing the war being carried TO
outrageous extremities, and for tho res
toration of PEACE, he said
Ifthese maxims of the great jurist, be
the voice of reason, conscience, and the
civilized world, this Government is un-
der the necessity to practice moderation
Justice, and clemency, toward the insur.
gency. We have no right, as Mr.. Sew
ard thought in February. to inaugurate
any system of emancipation which will
lead to the atrocities and inhumanities of
slave insurrection. Such a course as Mr..
Seward held, will only "reinvigorate the
rebellion In such contest, there is
not an attribute Of the Almighty which
can take sides with us. AS well fire the
hospitals of the sick, and the libraries of
the learned; as well pillage the homes of
the widow and the heritage of the orphan
az well refuse the flag of truce or the ex-
change of prisoners; as well fire upon
the former and hang the latter; as well
poison the weapons of war or the wells
of water; as well refuse the Offices ap-
pointed by necessity to soften the rough
usagcs of war, as to inspire or set on foot
system leading to servile massacre
Nay. by the same reason that we would
leave off those horrible means which in
tensfy sectional hate, and reinvigorate
means which two nations at war ever
have, for the restoration of peace.
The maxim quoted springs from the
desirableness OF ending hosliities. AS
in war, no one can enjoy quietly his rights
in peace he has that privilege; and if
controverted--he can nationally discuss
them with view to the remedy. Peace
is the natural and best state of man.
All agree to that. Under its protection,
and through its amenities. that intercourse
is secured which is most beneficial, econ
omically and socially, and which tends to
the highest advancement of man. Pas
sion produces war; reason keeps and re-
stores peace. 1t is the bounden duty of
tho Government to seek peace with the
people The beatitudes are promised to
the peace maker. God smiles on him,
and gives him double blessedness in
this life and in the life to come. Poets
may sing the glorics of heroic achieve
ment-
"But like bell with solemn sweet vibrations
hear the voice of Christ say-Peace."
Thus circumstanced, and even while
we omit no martial or naval exertion on
behalf of the Government, where is the
initiative OF peace? | assume that it is
not necessary that the war should stop
to prepare for peace. The late war went
on with Great Britain and battles were
fought even while our commissioners
were at Ghent. and after peace was cee-
brated An armistio is not an indispen-
sible preliminary to negotiation. In the
propositions which submitted more
than year ago to this House, l proposed
to Increase the armament of army and
navy. even while | would have sent COM
missioners from the loyal States to the
disloyal; not to recognize or treat ,oah the
Confederate Government. bat 10 meet COM
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