Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-04


diary proclamation of the atrocious monste
now bearing rule in Washington city, shall
remain unrevoked, nor could the government
of the said confederate states agree to negoti
ate at all in regard to a suspension of hostii
ties, except upon the basis of formal an,
unconditional recognition of their indepen
dence.
80. Whenever the friends of peace in the
north shall grow strong enough to constrair
Abraham Lincoln and his fagtious cabinet tc
withdraw said proclamation, and propose ar
armiStice upon the basis aforesaid, the gov.
eminent of the confederate states will be
ready to accede to said proposition of arms.
tlce with view to the settlement of all ex.
listing difficulties.
81. Should peace be at any time brought
about, the confederate states of America
would freely consent to the formation of a
just and mutually advantageous commercial
treaty with all the states now constituting the
United States, except New England-with
whose people, and in whose ignoble love of
gold and brutifying fanatcism, this disgrace
full war has mainly originated; in considera-
ton of which fact the people of the confeder-
ate states OF America are firmly and deliber-
ately resolved to have no intercourse whatev-
er, hereafter, either direct or indirect, polit-
cal, commercial or social, under any circum-
stances which could be possibly imagined to
exist, with said states of New England, or the
people therein resident.
50 The government of the confederate
states, in consideration of the change in pub
lie sentiment, which has occurred in several
of the northern states, wherein political cleo
tons have been recently held-sympathizn
most kindly with those by whose manly exer-
tl,n4 aha,
would be willing to conclude a Just and hon
orable peace with any one or more of said
states, who (renouncing all political connec-
tons with New England) may be found will
ling to stipulate for desisting at once from the
further prosecution of the war against the
south, and in such case the government of the
confederate states would be willing to enter
into a league, offensive and defensive, with the
states thus desisting, of a permanent and en-
during character.
6. The government of the confederate
states is now willing, as it has heretofore
repeatedly avowed itself to be, whenever the
states bordering upon the Mississippi river, or
any of them, shall have declared their inclina-
ton to Withdraw from further prosecution of
war upon the south (Which. could it be sue
cesstul, would only have the effect of DESTROY
ing their own best MARKET, to guarantee to
them in the most etfectual and satisfacto-
nv manner the peaceful and unintorr,,,ltol
navigation of the said Mississinn river ,nJ ito
tributaries. and TO omen to them If onco tto
markets of fine sonth groatIg anbor,ood ~
value TO them as thew Womb he bv tho I,an
manent exclusion of all articles If Now E,,,
land growth or manufactnrn -'"o
81 Tho co,,rso &c ,,,aotiooI ,,,,,..,.. :.
regard to the nendno wsr berotof,ro l,i
by the states and territories vast 90 tIp
mountains has afforded the hgbo,t mra ~
ton TO the neonln of tbe confeior'+' e
America: and Il is honed the Jsv is ot fo ~,
distant when said states and torr;tcn;oI 1''A
snltinp their own ohvions sofot, ond go
welfare. will withdraw from all noi;t;aoi I,,
nection with government which hos barotn
fore been source of continual ,,,,,r.s;e,,
them and when said states md
ASSERTING their senarato indonandonaa eLaIi
appropriate TO themselves the roan Tif''it
advantages sure To ras.,l4 8, -.
Il movement, among which may be reckoned
LIST. Relief from grievous and exhausting tar
if regulations now being rigidly enforced.
ID Relief from all the discredit resulting in
evitably from the prosecution of the present
unjust and unauthorized war. Sd. Relief
from Il despotsm the most heartlcss and