New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-21
Tuu OBSTACLES 40 PEACE.

THE OBSTACLES 10 PEACE.
Unless appearances ore delusiye, We approach
the crisis of the War for tho Union. Tho
Rebel CONSUMPTION hos nearly or quite exhaust
ed the fighting strength Of ths revolted States;
the Rebel resources in food, clothing, NUM-
tion,, &C.. are Likewise all but gone; tho Rebel
credit, Judging from the enormous and incrcas-
ing premium for Specie, and even for COnfed-
crate Bank Notes, ruling at Richmond, must
be near its final collapse Blrd.Of'freedom
Sawin, In hs character Of Confederate
blower. once boasted, if We recoect Alright
that JelI.'s scrip was "pretty good for drinks,
uhsn there s a. knife behind ii" but even that
equivocal praise is no longer justified. When
at the Rebel capital, where no man dare re-.
fuse to take it as money, it will only bring
about half its face in the notes of suspended
Banks, and only twenty-three cents on the dollar
in gold, the grand crash cannot be much longer
postponed, unless by some grave disaster to the
National arms.
simultaneously with this is the new and wei
come development Of loyalty in the Union
States. Tens Of thousands who have been con-
tent to grumble, and cavil, and pick flaws, and
vote the Opposition tickets, have been awakened
to conviction that they are thus prctracting
the contest, augmenting its sacrifices and Its
burdens, end imperling the National unity.
The Rebels, who have for q generation been
taught to regard Demoyatic victories in the
Free States as their yictories-as meaning that
the North was ready TO do whatever the Slave
Power saw ft TO reguire-hailed the elections
of Seymour, Parker X Co. last Fall az demon
strstions that the North was sick of the strug.
Gle and ready for Disunon Peace They
were led by the letters of their partsans in
the Free States to expect that the Northwest
would conspiro with Kentucky 10 dissolve what
remained Of the Union, make separate peace
and practical alliance with the Coniederacy
and leave New.England aud tho whole East
out in the cold. Tie Rebel armies have been
fed upon this gas all Winter, and Of course
find themselves very eaunt in the Spring
There is a manifest feeling Of dependency
creeping over the Rebel States, which, If not
arrested by speedy aud important victories
Will 60 lar to paralyze aud finish the Rebel
lion.
The loyal uprising in the North looks to the
came end. The Loyal Leagues" would have
been of small account, but for the loynl spirit
which called them into being. The Copperbead
demonstrations in tho Western Legislatures and
in New-Jersey have bad most sa!utary effect.
They have opened the eyes OF thousands who
had previously gone on voting the Democratic
or tho Conservative" ticket, without dream
ing that they were thus aGording MD and
comfort" TO the Rebellion. Now they see; and
they are prepared TO act accordingly. Had u
Union State Convention been held in Ken
tncky last Autumn, il would doubtless have
denounced the Emancipation policy, threatened
revolt if It were proceeded with, and given all
manner Of comfort and encouragement 10 the
Rebellion. Now il does nothing Of the kind,
but the contrary. So tho refusal Of Gov. Hop
pin in Rhode Island to run agans. the Ad.
ministraton ticket ia most significant, and the
nomination Of Democrat for Congress in
place Of Mr. Sheffield no less so. Six months
ago, both IIoppin aud Sheffield would have
run and been elected. Now they decline, Re-
publicans will take their places, and Rhode
Island Will in all things keep step to the mu'
sic of the Union.
This tendency TO unite for tho salvation OF
the country We have endeayOred in oil things to
promote-dspleGsing thereby some friends who
have inexperienced US, and terribly annoy
ing the COpperheads whose "game' Of ioment-
| ing dislOyalty and resistance to tho Govern
ment we aided to block. Letting our friends
wait till they shall see more clearly, we pay
our respects to-day to the Copperhead oracle,
which thus betrays its chogrin:
"In backing ou Of tie Proclamation nea'sn,e Tns Tam
Aucna meubos Of s party have sopy couteBdod since
the beginning Of the IL nuhl' conisses that the
PIedsut has ~ power 10 inef.re With tho internal gG.
ton Of the Rebel states, and tia, n he could nake AL
the slaves legally aud Gesg Too he could not prevent
tbo aIoeu. 1s .ucids docfrlne of Which TnE TaiBCNs
st year Jealous champonf What reliance can Do
OF tbs public judo pout whom IL thus compelled reg
usy to abufe tbs opinions which N has deiond-h with the
riot NsrmtL1 H. "A p sigr has Ill along uains
tho rebellion ceased to si "a btass and have
become Toutofes subject TO tho Fsdesl authority
gL y cad n 4l ID, Abolition no
with for giving the Proclamation that there IL no powei
10 prevent tho e-essolshnt Of Slavery In the south Is
not tho power aud tho dptg Of u, General Ooyerane' 70
suppie. Slavery "a ell tie Territories tho very
Of the Republican cfcedf How thcn ca Ihf TRIBUNE be-
eyng and advocating es IL always hN the stats suicide
theory around aud the abolition fiends Ike
Mr.. fot and Mr. 1ten. who diseent from u. ne" Wow Of
ire Proanaon that Georgia and South Carolina cannot be
pf1yented from ressisOiishns slavery -
s wear TUX TRIBrss said In the course oil along con-
trovaisy With lie Void tie Whole OF ~ at 81 which w,
in tho Sam. vein Whatever esuse lot Ito Consu los
warren, the Federal Covenu Ia deca that Jc1 Dh'i
or Bearegard has forfeited his life by treason, equally
gent to provo u al Sou Carolina hBsdone tho S,me
How can dead saes perform valid acts Of eg Aon Nhou
Slave Sa.ys heys committed suicide who has power to sis,
iLom tom from Tia. dsudf IL % l. ast TegnTe II o
Unicn States tho