The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-23
The Rebels Must Aid the Peace Men.

The Augusta (Ga.) Co,sstltutionalist, Sep
TENDER 9th, shows the complete identity be-
tween its own Rebel cause and the course Of
the peace men of the North and thus coolly
lays down plan of bloody cooperation which
ought to stir the indignant patriotism Of every
man capable of such feeling in the loyal
community:
We confess that we have always built strong
hopes on the division and dissatisfaction of
the Northern people, the gradual but sure
growth of an outspoken peace party, and the
final outbreak of the insurrcctionary elements
which exist among the enemy, but which, by
one means or other, has 80 far been smothered
or checked. But we have always held that
the only way to buldup peace party among
49,, yo~tees, and to set at liberty the furious
onnosition Of The :..nti-Republicans, was by
successful war on Lincoln erl.,'sS IL 'ie n',u'
We still have great expectation li'@in "'
psace men Of the North and the explosive
wrath of the opposition masses, but we were
never more fully convinced than now of the
essential Importance of thick, fast and heavy
blows from the Confederate armies, in order
to give vitality, system and organization to
the peace men, and to unloose the fierce i'm
pulses Of the enthralled and territorized peo-
pie. Mr.. Vallandgham himself, as we have
heard most emphatically declared that the
success of the Southern arms alone could give
strength and consistency to the peace move
ment; and we verify believe that if Nicks-
burg had been held and Lee had thoroughly
defeated Meade on his own ground, the Woods
and Coxes and Vallandighams and their fol
lowers would have been rampant for peace
and separation, and that not one drafted man
would ever have worn the United States uni
form-the livery of a hireling or degraded
soldter-in the city of New York. But Vicks
burg fell, and Lee failed to overwhelm Meade
and so the peace men are mute as frightened
mice, and the drafted rowdies are forced easily
into the ranks.
This popular feeling must be checked ant
changed and there is no means of doing i
but by determined and successful conflict a
one or more points The heroic holding GU
of Charleston helps us to some extent, Blu
something more must be done. The election
for Governor of Ohio takes place early in Nc
vember, we believe, and the new Yanke
Congress meets in December. In order fay
orably to affect the Ohio election and tn
organization and action of the new Congress
majority of which is against the Republica
party, but not firmly decided as to anythin
else, it is to the last degree essential that til
Confederate armies win one Or more decisiy
battles within the next thirty or sixty day.
= If johnson and Bragg can defeat Rosecran
and Burnside, Charleston still holding out, {
I if Lee, with his recruited army, can defei
Meade with all the aid of his new conscript
f demoralzed and disafected as they are repr
4 sented, then we may expect the most favcr'
: BILE results in the Ohio election and Line j
t Congress. But unless something of the kin
f is accomplished speedily, then along farewe
to Peace party-Vallandigham will be d
q feated, and Wood and his party paralxged {
overawed in Congress, and peace postpone
/, indefinitely, without foreign aid.