Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-25

NIT 20 an Administration which set at defiance
All constitutional restraints, and obstinately
refused to offer sny terms Of eonai!iailon or
compromise
The Con6scation Act, which placed the
property OF OUT Southern fellow -citizeua at
the disposal OF courts which had no constitu-
tioual existence, aud at the mercy Of such
meu as ho who brought disgrace upon the
national character, aud = stain upon the na.
uonal flag, By his inhuman course ss Military
| Governor Of New Orleans
The burning Of cities, the wston destruc.
ton Of private property, as 10 the case Of
Jacksonville.
Tho emancipation Of slaves, aud the over.
throw Of State limits
In these facts are TO be found some Of tho
prominent causes which are daily widening
the chasm between the North and the South,
and which will render union, even in the far
distant iutare, almost an impossibility.
Now, we cay, in consideration Of all these
facts, tho feelings Of the people should not
bc disguised IL their so.called leaders arc
prevented by eKpediency, or by political by.
pocrisy, from fair and candid exposition oi
their real giaws aud opinions, and il tho Ad
miuistration should be deceived (which We
think is not at all probable) by them as to the
real sentiments Of the masses, they may be
made aware Of il by the most terrific populal
revolution that ever convused country
Let US not be misunderstood in this matter
We deptecate anything like an armed upris
ing Of the people, 80 long "a they are left tbs
freedom Of discussion in public meetings, anC
, the right Of deciding on public question,
through the bsllotbox Bat have We no
{ been made painfully aware already that ever
the ballot-box is not sscred from ths invasion
I. and encrosehmeuts Of the faction ia power
' Il is but few days since the democratic voter,
! io Indianapolis we're driven from the pole
. by soldiers who 1t is said were sent there fo
\ that very purpose; whilst in Connecticut, i
is insisted that the volunteers Of the UnioI
army whose political principles we're previ
! lously subjected TO 8 test we're employed b.
d the Administration in voting down a poIitics
Il opponent whose peace principles had render
, cd him obnozious to the war party.
i Well may we fear for social order 10 th
a Northern Ststes. Well may the voice Of war;
d. ing be raised against policy thst If persis
: ed in, will, 1t is Justly feared bring civil We
y and anarchy Into the North. II we woul
y avert such calamity, we must have peace
- not huuilisting peace, but peace betwee
"a two belligersnt powers, who after having trie
h in vain to end the controversy By the sworC
a might justly resort to an armistice as muc
! more reasonable course of settling the que
~ ton To this We must come at Lost TIL
n sword will never solve the difficulty Let I
n, then have peace Surely the faction thi
,e rules ct Washington has had enough Of bloo
IA letting. Surely the political cormorsuls hay
Al had enough Of public puder.
The prolongation Of this war will inevitab
10 lead TO despotiam, Which do We prefer
ia letthe South 60, or to lose our own liberti'
ot in an attempt to force it unwillingly into
"a union with US; and when to keep il in such
n union we would require an army OF occup
a. least million Of men. For our own part v
h. must sny that We prefer liberty to Union {
ID such terms, and if that be treason make Il
4, most Of it,