The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-01-28
Rebel Terms of Peace.

1t is very proper, while looking at the
horrors Of civil war, and hoping and pray
ing FOR the return OF peace to our distract.
I'd country, to examine the terms upon
which peace can be obtained. ..
Here at the north, majority Of the PEG.
pie would bail with JOY the return Of peace
upon the condition Of submission on the
part Of the rebels to the Constitution and
laws Of the q. s. and a grounding Of arms.
Such terms ought to be satisfactory to the
rebels. VIII they, however, accept Of
th.ms On this point hear the testimony
OF prominent rebel journals.
One leading paper says:
1.-THE seeded States will never vo1unta
riIv submit to any terms Of reunion sckich
It Is possible for the iagenuity of man to
deusse, or esen to imagins IF the whole
Yankee race should fall down in the dust
to morrow and pray us TO be their masters,
re would spurn them as slasts."
Another ayows, ....
''The people Of the North who wish to
see the end Of these hostilities and troubles
must, FIRST Of all, agree to recognition of
the Confederate Government Without
that, the war must GO on forever. Even an
armistice supposes such recognition
Northern speculation upon general con.
vention Of States is, therefore, mere moon
shine, so Ing as the South remains uncon-
quered." '- ..
jeff Davis announces in his annual mes
sage the same idea-"no peace except on
the basis of separation" .e..
Practically, then, the people of the coun.
try must be divided into two classes, one of
which is disposed to push the rebels to the
wall until the last hope of success give way,
and the last resort fails; the other favors
acqulescence in division as the lesser of
two evils and necessity of the contest
All ideas of armi.tce, and restoration as
fruits thercfrom, are summarily knocked in
the head by the rebels themselves, who,
really, should be the first to propose con-
ven.ion.
Upon the issues presented to the North,
there is imitless field for speculation and
broad range for discussion. No harm can
possibly result from proper consideration
Of this question, and he is a poor patriot
who views only one side of the question.
Ia our opinion it is fatal to this country,
and the cause Of civil and religious liberty
that two republics should occupy the
ground between British America, and the
Republic of Mexico. If we could net live
in smity when we had common interests,
there is no ground for hope in future peace
The contiguity Of lines and diversity OF
interests will still farther cntange us in
strife and confusion. The interests of the
northwest would not permit a foreign
power to hold the lower waters of this
broad Mississippi. These, and other rea-
sons, to our mind, demand Of US that We
maintain the condition Of unity until We
exhaust the last resource, and that our
united weight be thrown into the war for
restoration. o.,
While these are our views, as to the civil
war which convulscs the nation, we are
thoroughly convinced that VIC can never
overcome the rebels except by the unity Of
action. We must, as people, cease party
chickering's. We must bury politics out Of
sight. One party must not style anothe,
copperheads, and another party must not
call its opponents abolitionists. Then lie,
us attack vigorously and possess honorably
till the last rebel is driven to the last ditch
or the insurgents cry for quarter; and then
We have reason to believe we shall have q
better, stronger, and more prosperous I'm
ion than heretofore.