The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-19
Fren. the Cincinnati Enquirer, 9th .l HEI
SPEECH FoR STOPPING rIIrs w ia.

* TBE usrsE OF REPRESENTATION AT wAsaIS64ox.
sr Mr. CONWAY Az ABLE REE1HLIcAH NExnEK
FROM E4NsAs-HE PROPOSES TnE AcKsdn-I IEDGE-
NENr OF THF coSFEpERATEs--AtH tHAnIcAL VIEW .oP
THE QUESTION. Hftl 8l9
few days ago. Mr. Conway Of Kansas one Of the
most ultra, as well oae OF the ebst Of the Repub
lican members Of CoEgrcss made . strong speech ln
favor Of peace and the stoppage pf the WAR The
speech is said to have tic approval bf Coy Andrer
Charles Sumner, Wendell Phiilipsl Hdrhce Greeiy
and other leading AhotonIsts, who held eaHe6s in
Washington just before it was deliseEed u i a se-
~ important demonstration. We take TIC following
extracts from il, which show its cfk,seiefE
NE IS AGAINST ErtkIox.
SIR am not in favor of restoribcsthe cbnltitatios
al relations Of the slavebelders tofhe UnioR nor OF
the war TO that end On the contrary. aEn.ntterly
and forever oppopea to both. am in 4vbr Of the
Union as itexists to-day am n favor sf recogni-
zing the loyal State as The American nAEdn based
as they are @ the principle q freedom for ai with
cut distjBciion ef race, cslor coAdifon believe
il to be the manifest destiny Of tha American ration
y toultimateiy csutrs the AmefieaH cbntihen on this
PRINCIPLE. conceive that thereire. the tine object
~ this i to revolutionize the national govern
nent by resolving the North intothe Natioh And the
seuth into distinct pnbhe bcdy leaying u in po-
stion 70 pursue the latter sepsfate Stakel be>
eye thst the drtttlon Of war 70 any othfr end is
Berversion 81 it, calculated 10 subYert the ykfJ object
twas designed 10 effect. ltHs ttl
MS uxlovIsl.
/ have never allowed myself to fndulge iu that su.
perstitious idolatry Of the Union 50 preyalent among
the simple but honest people, nor that pbircal cant
about the Union. prevalent among DISHONEST ones.
have simply regarded II a form Cf GoRethment to
tt valued in proportion to its merits an ihHrEment
VI national prosperity aDe honor. sEEIA lill
TIE sOyrH ISDKrESprsT.
The war which has come in bstfTgen TN Narth and
The South for the past two years. has mne reSdln.
tsn. II has substituted in the South another overu
men for that of the Union. This Is the let and the
fact in such matter is the imp0rant thifg.It set
Ties the law. No teehncalty in aquekti9H. cf ibis
Kind can stand. The war has utterly dtskblyed tile
connection between the North and South and RIM
dered them seperafe and independent powers in the
world. This is the necessary legal eectH diyil war
anywhere. 1t makes the beiigeIent partkS indepens
dent for the time being and. unless the de shccobs
70 the other they continue indepeHddnf t each 9TH
et forever The principle Is laid down III Yattei
follows When nation becomes diYidH1 into tive
parties. absolutely independent and nj lpnger ac>
knowledging common superior. the State is dis
solved and the war between the two parties stands
npon the same ground, in every respect lfs public
wal between two different nations - Book LIE. chap,
lF D. 49s. 1t is not 10 be wondered atE therefere
that learned and profound lfsf tbk hsnsrzble
member from Pennsylvania Mr. Stayensj 5houd exs
press the same opinion HEIH 4