The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-23

Rebel Views OF the W Nr and \of Peace
The Issue to he Deci ded by ysOutherE
Arms,
We devote considerable portion of GU,
available space this morning toNa collection o.
very interesting extracts from leading rebel
journals on the war and on the p eace question
which we commend to thoughtfi& perusal by
our readers
These extracts will be found particularly in
structive to all Of that class Of deluded Northern
peace democrats who believe that by means of
such soothing applications as armistices and
Louisville peace conventions, and promises of
all sorts of concessions to the rebellioas
States, they may be restored to our
Union, or permit the North, excepting
the New England States, to- come under the
benign despotism of JEFF. Davis. There
is not shadow Of encouragement held out
from the South for any such delusions We are
aware that it would be q nice thing for our
Northern democracy, of the spoils and plumber
school, to get back the rebel States, or to carry
the loyal States excepting New England) over
to them on any terms, in view Of future dispen-
satons Of the spoils; but the leading organs Of
longer in the democratic market; tina, all that
business is ended. and that. while Vallandig-
ham is entitled to their thanks for his amiable
inclinations he may as we'll hang his harp upon
the willows, inasmuch AS to the Southern confe
deracy the Northern democratic music of re-
Cancellation which he plays is completely
"played OUT
The rebels turn up their dainty noses at all
these Northern democratic peace offerings in
the shape of armistices and peace conventions,
and denunciations of "i;ncoln's administration"
and threats Of open rebellion against it, and
canddly declare that they depend upon South
ern arms, and upon Southern arms alone to
bring about a satisfactory peace. They want
no armistice ian armistice would be a Trojan
horse 70 them>, they want no peace conventions,
while 'the Yankees remain in arms upon their
soil; they want no European mediation or arbi-
tration. The rebels, in q word, have stakcd
their desperate cause life or death, upon their
armies and are determined to fight out their
fight to the last extremity of resistance.
We must put down this rebellion. or the only
alternative will be, as Greeley and his aboli-
ton peace and separation faction pro-
pose. 1.-The best peace we can obtain" upon
the basis Of two confederaces; unless
reconstruction may be enforced through
Louis Napoleoa's acceptance of Mr.. Sew
ards peace proposition, az foreshadowed
in our late special advices from Wash
inston. Meantime il is very clear that the
abolition faction. in order to retain their power
in the government of the United States, really
desire to cut off the rebellious States. Their
object is the spoils, which are exactly the OBJ
ject Of the comprehend democrats. in their fool
ish schemes to buy back tho rebellious South
and to turn the New England States over to
Canada. The rebels frankly, emphatically. and
with not a little of scorn and contempt, an
nounce TO both these factions that the issue
must be settled in the tented field, and that
there is other way to settle it. Let it, there
fore, be understood that be of the North who
is not now for an earnest prosecution of this
war is for the recognition of Southern confe-
deracy. and at the very time when our pros
poets in the field are much more encouraging
than when the Army of the Potomac last June
was within three miles of Richmond.
The confessions Of the Richmond Enquirer
upon this point are very suggestive. That jour
nal, published under the immediate eve of
JEFF. Davis substantially admits that our form-
dable land and naval forces, which now COM
pletely envelop the rebellion, place it in
greater peril than it ever was before, and that
the battles of the impending campaign will de-
termine the great issue Of this Wharf.-The Union
in its integrity. or Northern and Southern
confederacy. But to save the South from de-
struction. to secure Southern cotton, and to
| save himself, Louis Napoleon may yet step in
and compel the revolted States to settle their
troubles by return to their vacant places in
the Congress of the Union.
WANTED, KING.-We see by the latcs, news
from Europe that Greece is still unprovidcd