The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-06-04
NJ PeaSce with Rehcls.

No PeSce with leehcls.
No man at the North who is heartily 10y.
al 10 the great cause Of civil and political
liberty, to the Union of these States. and to
the Government by which that Union is
maintained. can desire peace IN these DAYS.
Any peace that could he made now would
be confession Of nstional defeat and dis
grace, and the foreruuner either of perma-
nent rationai decline or of renewed and
more terrible war. The truth is, and it
is well it should be clearly undc, stood.
that this war Is not to end with any treaty
Of peace, any arrangement with our enemies:
that il is not to be closed by any special
event, that there is, to be'no celebration OF
peace; but that. on the contrary, peace is
to come gradually, without ter,ns; by slow
process For the national authorities have
no power to treat Of peace with rebels. The
wa, is not between two nations, each Of
which can become high contracting party
Of a treaty. The war is between = nation
and rebels against the Constitution, the
laws and the government Of that nation
The rebels have NO character which either
in reality, or by any Pigment or pretense.
can enable them to- become parties to treaty
Of peace 1t is well said that "to establish
our nationality on firm and permanent
basis we can have no dealings with rebels
except as with criminals who have no civil
rishts; a. with men to whom nothing can
b conceded, and with whom consequently
all idea Of compromise is out Of the qases-
ton" We have nothing to ask. the rebels
nothing to give, but Submission. We
want no peace, we will have no peace with
, traitors.
: DiRloyal men in the free States,-rAe' a.
vocatcs Of national dishonor. in their endeav
E ours so pervert the Judgment. and to COT
rupt the moral sense IF che people, are clam
curious for peace. But the people are no
yet ready to follow the lead Of the allies o
traitors. The general Assembly of OH
gave truer expression to the purpose 9
the nation, in declaring that Eve. will hav
no ar,nistice. that we can fight as long q
rebels and traitors can; that the war sha
. 60 onsunril law is restored" Yes! unit
law is restored. No matter about peac,
10 peace will follow, not precsde the restor
Il ton of law
Disappointment, military failure but Col
Arm the spirit of the nation. There can I
Is no doubt that as soon as the South undo
CD stsn1s the truth, that we will never give u
Of that onr defeats no less than our vi ctori
.r- deepen our resolution, increase oar IDo,
m. power, and strengthen our convictions
= the worth Of our cause,-when the Sou
understands this there can be no doubt
I. to the result. The South began by bell,
ID ing that we would not fight; then findi
to that we were ready for war, tit VIZ
nv forced upon US. it believed that we shot
" soon tire of it and give in. This delnsi
IN is passing away and the rebels are learnt
as that the determination Of the nation il eql
IN to its power, and that these combined |
to irresistible. The shrewd men Of the Sor
no already begin to see that the question
re. narrowed down now as to whose resour,
W II hold out longest, and to recognize 4
rd to this there is but one answer. Surpri'
ng by the steady tenacity of purpose of
ion Northern people, not having counted
bit their firm adherence to principle at what
nv er cost, not knowing that the love of the
vra iaa. sGsrfeir fatal error. They
in Judged the North by the South, end til
ed had Judged it wrongly. They now see Il
tn the resources and the will of the nation ,
mt practically inexhaustibl and they will 50
list see. if they do not already, that no cho
is left for the rebels but Submission or q
IN termination.
MS All talk about peace then, every susgt
nd ton Of the possibility of peace with rebe
20 every effort Of this kind to distract
I'M counsels or to weaken the will of the natio
Of tends to prolong the war, to increase I
ne suffering ofthe South. "The cry for pes
re-. Is treachery," say the unconditional Uni
nd men Of the border States. Let it be so
<e garded everywhere, let the South be d
N prived Of the hope that this cry gives it, Al
NJ the way is opened fer that submissi
re- which is the only means of peace. VIII
~ the South submits then peace will retur,
of till then there is nothing but war. Tn
submission implies the restoration of la
- the establishment of liberty, the integri
- Of the Union; and to secure these obisc
. the nation will fight as long as may be nc
essary, and it will never make peace wi
~ rebels.
ut Duty OF supporting the Admii
st istr;ltiOM
Let US not delude ourselves with the di
tracing and pernicious foolery which teac
es that the country is to be saved, or can
saved, in some other way than by cooper