Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-02-20

with full knowledge that the insvitable re-
suit is setvile inaurreetion and q repetition Of
the horrors Of 81 Domingo upon scale pro-
pofiioned only as 10 the other by the immense
magnitude OF the territory which the South
possesses II Mr.. VIM II. Seward is in earn.
est, be either can not control the Administra-
'tion or he can. II he can not, let him. be
honest enough 70 resign. CheeFs, If he
can, let him give TO us and the whole world
evidence OF his sincerity by changing the pol
icy Of the Administration. Cheers. We
have had from the tirst series Of unchecked
Abolition measures Why has bis influence not
been made manifest2 Shall the Democratic
party be reduced for one moment 10 strike
hands with those who desire to change the
purposes Of the Administration, and bring it
back again 10 war for the Union, when the
whole people united can not accomplish any
thing before the 4th Of March, 1862 Will
the war continue during that time2 ["Neyerl
never from all parts of the room VIII
you send out your sons again to the oat-
tie GeldH Overwhelming cries, "No, new
erF' Shall they be conscripted to carry on
this war for two years more and for the ne
grol mo never |" Shall we do this with
the vain, futile, absurd and most unfounded
hope that after the 4th Of March, le65-after
four years Of such war as God Almighty never
permitted TO scourge any land--you will go
back again to a war for the Union2 No
no
The people Of America must choose nov
the alternative. The term Of large portion
Of the army expires in May or June am
told by those who ought to know, that the ar
my then will not number over three hundred
thousand The Southern army will not be so
reduced What is the result of protracting
hostlities Cheers If with an overbear-
ing and overwhelming force numerically, we
have been unable to make any sensible pro-
gress, any palpable progress into their terrific
ry, to overcome their armies, to crush out this
rebellion-when they have two soldiers to our
one, what is going TO be the issue of this war 2
Laughter. suspect that among the other
miserable dreams-disappointed nightmare
visions that hang in vapor fumes around the
imagination Of the Secretary of State--it has
occurred to him that il he could only invite
the Southern army in force into Pennsylvania,
aud New Jersey, and Indiana, and Illinois, he
would be able to galvanize the dead carcass
Of this war Laughter. Well, If they in
wade us. we will write for them precisely the
history they have been writing for us for the
last few months, The Miami Valley will
have two or three Bull Runs with which to
adorn their history; the State of New Jersey
will also have several battles which it is not
necessary to allude to--only the picture will
be reversed. But think there is wisdom
enough in the men who control the Southern
Government not to accommodate the Secretary
Of State. 1t has been proclaimed that it nev.
er was their purpose to invade the Northern
States.
1t is very true, that il this war is kept up,
battles fought, no relenting spirit, no prospect
Of peace, no sound of concord to reach their
ears, they ought to be induced to make that
ipvasion. But it seems to me that, taking
this project or plan in it's best aspect, It
amounts only to this-thst these men Of the
Republican party who have implicated us in
this war, the leaders of 1.-THE men in power
who invoked the grim specter OF war, and
brought it on, not as a terrible scourge, but
as a great national holiday-haVe not the man
hood now, when they see it fail, to stop the
war, but intend that it shall stop itsef-
Laughter. That is the craftsmanship Of
the men who control the destinies Of this once
greatest nation on earth If Il be not stopped
upon some fair and reasonable terms not i'm
plying separation-that will not consent to
II -[applause but il it be not, by the com
mon consent Of these two Governments, stop
ped there, then will be realized in our case
what Greeley and Summer will do by inyok.
ing the interposition of foreign powers
There was a time when peace might have been
obtained by foreign mediation. The pro-
position Of mediation has been made by a
power that believe to be friendly TO the United
States--if she is not false to all her history.
But our wonderful Secretary of State still
maintains, with most marvellous pertinacity,
that these people of the South are not beliger-
ents In his correspondence, it appears that
he is still profoundly impressed with the con-
yicton that after ell JEFF Davis is myth and
there is no Confederate Government He
says there is no South and no North; he is
going to reverse all geography, have new iedi-
ions printed set aside all history, establish q
new nomenclature for the country--no South
ern States, no Northern Statea, no Davis, no
Lee, no "Stonewall" Jackson. EApplause. I
Sir this Government is made mockery in
the eyes of foreign Governments by this
miserable twaddle Of a man who calls himself
Secretary of State, and who holds the place
that VIM, L. Marcy once honored. Zap
plause,
The war must stop or go on for the negro,
for the abolition Of slavery, for the destruction
Of State rights, and to kindle up the flames Of
9 servie insurrection Cries Of "Never ~
That is the alternative. l am ready to trust
the people Of the United Statea believe
they are for the Union as our fathers made il
believe they are satsGed that this is a miser.
able crusade against African slavery, with
which you Of New Jersey have no more to do
with than with polygAmy in Turkey. WHY
! CIR, New Jersey was the last of all the free
States to repeal the law that allowed the right
Of transit and temporary sojourn to the peo
pie OF the South and their rservsDts TSeverAl
voices interrupted, and exclaimed 1T is moi