Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-11-18

who nave destroyed II. They sigh for peace
in the future, and thus invite the insurgent to
/ invade our Own homes and fresides They
are troubled to know the terms upon which
! you viii give peace TO the Insurgents. The
/ answer is a simple one There can be no
peace to insurgents in arms, until they have
! submitted and accepted Abraham Lincoln as
/ the President of the United States then.
/ and not before, will be the time to speak OF
terms OF peace
! SLAVERY AND THE RESTORATION OF THE UNION.
The abettors of the rebellion are troubled
| for fear we shall not leave to the rebels when
/ they have submitted, enough of slavery and
/ slaves They want to know what we propose
| about that. Ny answer is, if they had sub
mitted to Abraham Lincoln at the beginning,
| they would have retained the whole. They
/ have lost by the resistance, on an average
/ 10000 slaves month. Each month of pro
/ longed resistance increases the loss, and they
are ueroiHQ upon tie time 1glen submission com
ma too late aeiU leare neither Slduerg nor StapeS
! IN tie land. This question of slavery is their
! business not mine. So long as they propose
no surrender, they are entitled to ask no
| terms. W hat has happened TO slavery thus
| far, has BEEN the legitimate fruit of their
| own crimes but it was fruit ordained not by
man, but of God. Without seeking to divine
| His ways, | think that the future will be like
unto the past. The insurrection will perish
under military power, necessarily and there
| fore lawfully exercised, and slavery will per-
| ish with it. Nevertheless, | am willing that
/ the prodigal son should return TIE doors,
/ so far / am concerned shall allcdys BE- OPEN
| to hjnt. The longer he is content to feed up
| on husks, the sooner he will hunger The
! longer he is content in his daIliance with the
| harlot of rebellion, the greater viii be his
ultimate disgust with her embrace. The
! greater his hunger and his disgust, the deep
| er will be his repentance and the more last
ing his reformation shall send no i7syttatio2ls
| after him; and yet, speaking not for myself,
! but for you and the whole American people,
express the conviction that neither man nor
| angels prevent the fatted calf being slain
| for his welcome, when he does come back
| saying penitently, Brothers, have offended
and | desire reconciliation"
DEBT AND TAXES
The synpathizers with the Confedcrates
| tell US OF debt, taxes and blood. Was ever
| sovereignty and freedom saved without the
expenditure of money and life 1t is the
lot appointed TO nations to endure war with
its evils, well as to enjoy at intervals peace
and prosperity. Who caused the debts, the
| taxes and the shedding of blood The can
nonade Of Sumter answers the whole ques-
| ton at once.
| The increase of wealth which arises from
| the new national discipline OF industry which
the war has obliged US to adopt has enabled
US to pay all Increased debts and taxes as
| easily paid the debts and taxes existing
| when the war begun. Nor must we forget
| that 1t Is only question of 1ShoSc deJtS and
lci,0Se tdbeS shall pdy-7tot actetdey ere shall
! pay any. We pay either the debts and taxes
| of Abraham Lincoln and his administration
or the debts and taxes of Jefferson Davis and
| Robert 7. ToOmbs In the one case we have
an equivalent of dollar for dollar for what we
| pay, and the greater equivalent of national
| safety and honor. In the other case we pay
| twelve dollars in gold for one dollar of Con
| tederate money, with the additional loss of
| eternal disgrace and ruin.
CONCLUSION.
| The speaker concluded by showing the ne
| cessity of the united action of all loyal men
regardless of former party associations He
alluded to the patriotic action of the war
| Democrats, and reiterated his belief in the
| speedy restoration of peace, adding:
And what peace may we not expect that
to be A peace that establishes forever the
| practicability of free Republican, representa-
tive Federal Government; the immediate OF
| ultimate restoration Of four million of bonds
| men TO freedom; the security of tire Ameri
can continent against equally the evils of inter
nal anarchy and foreign aggression. The an.
| gels in Heaven might tune their harps to the
| symphony of such a peace.