, 1863-07-14
PEACE AND SLAVERY

The white dove Of peace that was seen
lowering over the country yesterday, We
fear has been frightened away long before
this time by the renewed clash Of ar1na It
Is also doubtful wht&her the bird which so
many thought they saw, WAS anything
more than phantom and cheat, got up
BY the juggle1y Of the New York Herald,
beng in truth, no heavenly white winged
bearer of the precious olive branch, but
simply an imitation bird, made up Of dirty
rags and printers ink, stuffed with lies,
and borne On foul east wind ACROSS the
continent As we look again to-day to
seewhat has become Of this celestial mes
Benger on snowy pinions Of peace and
good viii, We can find it nowhere; but in
Its place with rutfled feathers, the tiercess
? beak, and talons clutching the thunder
bolts, the old war eagle. the same familiar
bird that has been screaming, and beating
: It's bloody wings for so many months past
+: It takes more than one swallow to make
a summer; and will take many such
doves as that from the smut and filth Of
the Herald office to bring us peaea
1t is good thing, however, to hear the
different views Of men and parties, as to
what kind Of an adjustment would be sat-
isfactory to the country; and On what
terms peace may be made, when the rebels
are prepared to giye up the conflict, And
the subject, which has been the cause Of
this war, and the prolific source Of all the
other political evils Of the land, takes at
once its position, as the controlling and de-
termining one as to this great question Of
Peace. How, and in what way shall peace
he brought about between the North and
the South, is only another mode Of asking
what shall be done about Slavery. 1t has
become 80 much q part Of tho very life Of
tho eouut1y-has reached, in it's subtle
working, 80 far into the vital currents and
springs Of action, that it makes war;
or peace; it rends us in twin or binds Us
together; it sets us. up, or pulls usdown;.
If We have lite, it is because We hare at
length gained the power and will to put
Slavery under our feet; il ne cease longer
to live as great, free and united people,
It is because Slavery chooses it to be SO,
and is too strong to be successfully resis-
ted It is Impossible, we think, after the
experience Of this war, tor the people Of
this nation to be made longer to give their
ears to those who teach them they have
nothing to do with Slavery. We cannot
again be persuaded that all our troubles
and evils arise from IN intermeddling dis
position On our part, with that which does
not concern Us. The events Of the last
few years, show the truth in, light
30 clear, that he must be blind
beyond expression, who can hope or
trust, that there can, hcnteforth, On
this continent be any, permanent
: peace, between the South and the North,
Slavery and Freedom, unless the one is
: made to yield to the other; and one or the
other is put under such influences and
Legislation as will lead to its ultimate e1-
tinction. We must by this time have
learned that there can be no permanent
cessation Of strife between free and slave
apstitutions until one or the other Is ex-
tinguished. The question Is not simply
whether We can or ought to destroy elaye-
~; but if VIC can not, or do not, will not
slavery destroy usP If VIC do not become
Abolitionists and abolish slavery, will they
not become Abo1itlonists and abolish Free-
dom2
It Was TO- be expected that Just this
would occur that We are told has taken
place, and in the very first suggestions or
plans for a settlement Of this controversy.
Slavery should be put forward as the ali.
important subject to be disposed Of There
is hope to us in this fact, because it shows
that men see and know what the cause
and spring Of all our troubles is; they un-
derstand the nature Of the disease, and
hence we may have grounds to trust that
they will not treat it in such way as to
leave tia fostering sore or lingering source
Of weakness, irritation and death at last
The forbidden fruit to us in this Western
Continent, the garden Of the Lord that we
are placed in to drees and trim, is Human
Bondage, American Slavery. It's mortal
taste has brought war and death into this /
world, and all our woe. We have but to |
get nd Of this poison plant and all will be |
well with us; we have but to let it grow. |
take root anew after this storm Of Bar,
extend and send out its branches to cover
the land, and there will be no end to &C |
cu1nulating evil and disaster. We are re.
joiced that the very first talk Of peace
talks at the same time Of the end Of Slave