The Portland daily press., 1863-01-23
F.O. I. smiths .sPeace Proposit,ons.,,

| ries of resolutions in the House, as substitute
for those offered by Mr.. Kingsbury, which are
doubtless to be taken as indicative of the Dem
ocratic programme on national affairs. We
| give the preamble and first two resolves, the
other resolves having no reference to the re-
bellion or the war;, 1t will be seen that mo
railing accusation" is brcnght against the reb-
els, that he proposes to meet them without
elimination or recrimination, and, allowing
that they have been no more to blame than the
people of the north, amicably adjust all differ
ences, the Government assuming their expen-
SEES of course; then change the Constitution to
suit their wishes, SO that no presumptuous
northerner shall ever dare intimate that
slavery is not divine institution, or that
the slave-holding rebels are not the most de-
vout and God-fearing people that ever dwelt
beneath the sun. Such is about the sum and
substance of the propositions with which the
10y al people of Maine, whose sons are suffer
ing and dying to put down this infamous re-
bellion, are to be insulted through their cho-
sen representatives. We insist that they are in
sulting to loyal people, and We have no more
respect for person who could conceive or for
one who viii sustain them, than we have for
JEFF. Davis himself nor do we any more be-
lieve in their patriotism than we do in his
Here they are:
Whereas The War now being conducted between
the Federal Government and certain States of the
South has been obviously productive of no good
result to either but has been productive of incalcu
liable evil TO the people of all the States of the Union
and is now to all human foresight of as uncertain
1g daf ITS I'm
ana IN the clear hight of past events it promises to be
no less uncertain so long as the agency of force alone
shall be preferred TO the agency of reason and
Citation for restoring peace, and for preserving the
Union, therefore
Resoired That IL is not unbecoming the dignity of
the National Executive and National Legislature
manifest TO the several Executives of the Seeded
matte etiquette, willingness to confer with them
IN spirit of amity upon terms of adjusting the
causes, and repairing the consequences far may
be found practicable of the unnatural that has
arisen between them, and without recourse to Grim
nation or the requirement of apology by either
party TO such conference, and only promising the
invioable basis thereof the restoration of the Union
as II was and the Constitution as it is.
Resotred further. That in restoring the Union as it
was and the Constitution il is IL would be expe-
dent and just for the purpose of more satisfactory
interpretation of that instrument, for the Congress
ference either directly or by National Convention
and Tor the people of the United States By their Lee
gisiatnres or Conventions, TO adopt in the manner
prescribed therein, all needfnl amendments to said
constitution IA guarantees of the observance of such
interpretations throughout all future time, by the
Executive, Legislative and Judicial Department of
the Federal Government, and by the people of the
several Staes.
Now to show the utter contempt and ex-
ecration in which the authors of such prop
ositions are held at the South how they are
kicked and cufied and spit upon, we give the
following from the Richmond Dispatch of JAM
10:
Are thenorthern people all natural born fools,
or are thew only stricken with that judicial mad
ness which We are told the gods always infct
upon the victims of their wrath preparatory to
their ruing Can they suppose that the South are
as galless and as lily-liyered as themselves, and
that they are willing, for mere considerations of
interest, to forget the unheard of outrages un-
der which they have suffered during the war
Can they believe them capable of burying in OBJ
liyion all that they have done and all that they
"Jf the ichoie Yankee race should fall dopn
IN the dust TOMORROW and pray us TO be their
fers, tce Gould spurn them eren as sidres, Our
| only wish is to be separated from them finally
and forever-never TO hear the voice of another
Yankee on the south side of the Potomac or the
north-to have no traffic and no intercourse of
any description whatever with them. We are
| fighting for separation, and IRE WiH haze IL, If
q cost the life Of erery man in the Confederate
| States.
I'VE are aware that many persons believe
| that the party of which Brooks and Van Buren,
! land r. y. j. Smith are representatives, desire
and design TO restore peace, aud that at present
they dare not speak out their real sentiments
which are in favor of separation. We do not
believe they are in favor of any such thing
They would like peace on condition of our re-
turn TO the Union, and they are fools en- ough
TO believe that a majority of the people in the
Confederacy are in favor of reunion. They
would like peace on these terms, because il would
restore the commercial supremacy of the North,
and especially Of the city of New York, which
is gone forever il the Union be not restored
Ihey TOOK only TO their pockets rhen they preach
Of reconciliation and restoration. If the same
object could be effected by entirely destroying
the people of the Southern States, and they
thought it as easy to do. they would recommend
1T as the best of all possible policy. Let them be
satisfied, however. President Darts erpressed
the sentiment Of the entire Copfederacy in has
speech the other night, chen he said the people
Uouid sooner unite icifh nation Of hyends than
Nth The defesta5le and defested Yankee nation
fnyfhtRg but that English coloHization, French
rdssdidge, Russian serfdom, all, all are prefer
able 10 any association tcih the Yankees
We agree fully with the New York Evening
Post in its comments on the foregoi ng, that
'to any one who still retains decent selfre-
"spect such rebuff as this would be sufficient.
'Bui such spanies as John Van Buren, and
Brooks land F. o. J. Smith can take dozen
such cuffs, and be dragged through the spit
'tle afterwards, and then turn round to lick
"the hand that smote them. Does any one be-
Sieve that this contemptous retort of a Rich
"mond rebel will be resented by the poor crea-
"tures at whom it is leveled? Not at all they
twill go on fawning, begging, getting down on
'their knees, and whining, just as before; it is
"the nature of some persons to like kicking;
"they even plume themselves on the contempt
''of a gentleman. Like those unfortunates in
''the southern states who are known as "clay-
''eaters," they have contracted filthy but I'M
"conquerable habit of eating dirt; their con-
"stitutions are habituated to the vicious prac-
"tice, and there is no hope of their restoration
'to the health and rectitude of manhood
A Maine Officer i'm Limbo.
A cnrrasnondant Of tha M.