Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-20
and straightwny Nj. EOOls replies, iu The

and straightway Nr. EOOls replies, iu th
rebel Congress- tt
"Nor could the Government Of sal,
Confederate States agre6to negotiate at al
10 regard to a suspension Of hOgtilitleS
except upon the basis Of formal and IN
conditional recognition of their indepsnd
ence."
"Let US hold convention Of all thr
States at Louisville" demand Western
peace mem bat The RichnOnd Enquirer an
svers, even before the proposition is for.
mnlly put on paper
"The advocates Of peace ut the Gortt
mSy as well dismiss from their programme
the propOsterous proposition for q joint
convention with the South. The South
cannot, by any moral possibility, consent
to reunion. HaH
awe will take the Northwestern State,
into the Southern Confederacy," exclRim
certain traitorous dsyOtess Of slavery in
those States. But the Atlanta LaIslIigtuetr
meets them With those words:
"The admission Of any free States iuIo
our Union is not only repughant to US, but
will only be continuance Of that evil
which has brought on the war, aud TO get
rid ofwhIch we are now Sighting"
"Stop Sighting. Make an armistice-uo
formal treaty. Withdraw your army from
the seeded States"-cries valIandighAu
iu Congressman the Richmond En-.
quirr comments his proposition AS-"the
means to iual separation Of the slases, q
total destruction OF tho Union, and the til
umphant recognition OF the independence
Of tue COufederates."
Nor are the Northern lovers Of slavery
treated even With common courtesy by
their "wuyWArd sisters" The Richmond
Di,pateh speaks OF "ths party of which
Brooks and valIsudigham ale representa-
tives" with genuine Virginia politsuess, as
"fOUls enough to believe" certain things; it
says they "lOOk Ouly to their pockets when
they preach reconciliation and reeOnstruc.
ton, English colonization, French VasIal-
age, Russian serflOm, all are preferable to
auy association with the Yankees"
I'VE would not reunite With them IL
they would, one and ell conSsA: to occupy
tho same position Of degradation which
they aimed 10 riVet on US. We would not
consent to hold the Northern States even
as provinces. 0n this subject there iS
hardly ripple upon the surface Of South
cru sentiment"
Says the Richmond Enquirer. Aud
again:
1.-THE seeded States will never Volunta-
rily submit 70 any terms Of reunion which
1t IS possible for the ingeuuItgof man TO |
deTiSs,, or .eIea % lnAglpes y lhe 49ts
Yankee race should fGlt doWn 10 the dust
tomorrow ana pray as to be their mas.
ters, We would sPurn them even as Slaves
And that eminent Southern gentleman,
Jefferson Davis, says:
"If tue question was proposed to you
whether you would ombine with byeuas
or Yankees, trust every Yirginian would
say, Give me the hyeuas."
We have quoted only few Of the rebel
replies to northern peace propositions but
they are enough to show that the "Way-
ward sisters" not only refuse to be cOncIl.
lated, but cruelty spit upon the wOuId,bS
couciliatOrs. What then will these do7-I
Will they perseyere at their dirty work
VIII they still besecch the enemy for
mercy; still make high bids to him for
peace, still, in the future as in tue past, OBJ.
struct, by every device they are capable Of
the vigorous prosecution Of the war 90 our
side embarrass the government, confuse
ind divide the people, depreciAts the cur.
rency and encourage the enemy! Ifthey
do We shall then know what to think Of
them, Their offers have been made and
have been Internationally rejected. Those
'hO repeat them hereafter can do so with
OnF one object they cannot hope for their
AecGsancs by the rebels; they cau only
hops to disturb the loyal part Of the ma.
uon. Ba' that is to act 10 the interest not
Of the soEuasy, but of the enemy.
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NaIga that oSEht to be Remembered