Washington telegraph., 1864-10-12


lose that high and heroic fortitude, which
has excited the admiration of the world,
and lured by hopes of ease and rest, and
trusting the insidious cajolery of the en-
smy' consent 70 restore again any politi-
cal connexion with the people Of the
North; hoping under their own vine and
fig tree, and surrounded bp their families,
to find in the peaceful walks o. life some
solace for the shame of having urged on
hundreds of thousands of their brothers
to death for a cause which they them
selves had abandened-they would be
bitterly disappointed. God in his Prov
dence would not suffer them to go un-
punish; 1. fer SO base relnqui.hment
of the rights and dignity Of all their pos
tsrity. Their reward would be ike mo
ey paid to mortaIs in bargains with the
evil one, which turns to dry leares in
their hands, aftcr their souls are lost,
leaving them tc raockery and the agony
of despair.
There would bo Northern debt of
four thousand millions to be paid. besides
that Of the South. The means OF paying
that would be devised by Northern ma
ljorities. Southern industry would be
! ground to tho dust. and the condition Of
| Southern people would be little better
than serfs. We never dare afterwards to
complain Of any injustice. We would
be met By tho bitter and leartless taunt:
you have tried rebellion once and failed,
you must submit or meet with similar
punishment sgain. We are your masters.
The Union is q yoke 10 which You must
forever bow, or be lashed into humility.
You arc linked hopelessly to our chariot
wheels and we drag you along" They
would say truly. 1t would be criminal in
us ever again to excite revolt attended
with such blood and carnago, leading to
nothing.
But we would no, ovea have the privi-
lego ofreating at home, slaves TO tho bur-
den of debt incurred by our enemies
for our own sutjugation, War with all
It's desolation and terrors would come
upon ia again, and we would be again
taken from our homes aud fregides, not
voluntarily to defend ali that is noble in
! principle and dear 10 eur hearts, cut drag
ged forth by piti.sss drafts to be made
toola i'll the hands -f the rapacious and
fanatical Puritana, for the prosecu,ion OF
endless foreign wars, upon the high seas
and, upon distant shores.
Human Imagination cannot conceive
the arrogance which would ell the North
erR mind. in finding itself in fall posses
sion Of the tremendous war powers which
have been developed upon each side, and
which they would ;hen control united.
I They would DEFY the nations Of Europe,
and commence 4 System Of nggreazions
which would revive aeain upon this con-
tincnt and the high seas, the roign Of
blood and dcsolatios1. which ravared Eu-
rope during the wars of Napoleon. Al
ready the fat has gono forth. Tho plans
are laid. The programme declared. It
is vision Of the future which fills the
Northern mind, ilni over which lis soul
e1ults. Wo! in that case to the South
err man capable Of bearing armsI Wo
10 his wife and children! Wo to his
mother! Wo to lis hearth-s;oneI The
NorthInen know the fighting capacities
Of the Southron; they would need him.
and have tho majority. Even now the
West is fighting the battles Of New Eng
/ laud, whilst the latter fattcns on spoil.
Then the South would fight the battles of
her masters. Curse the thought!
! This is no vague chimera. They
avow their plans, and we know their
character. EeN the New York Herald:
when. therefore, iit says) VIC urre
upon the Pr-sicent ~ Offer m armistice
Of six months, and call a convention Of
! States we urge it az n war measure, md
We regard il as the best war measure vet
brought forward.
Suppose the rebel leaders accepted
Tho arnis'ico and agreed To the Convcn-
tion Of States. In that evcnt the Union
would be either restored or the war re-
newod. Accept the latter hypothesis.
and what then7 Why. we should renew
the contest with armies rrorganized and
reinforced o rFhr
South. on the contrary. would be weaken
cd. Or biockad- maintained Hronsdom
the orH1'stice, ac0uid prercnt item .tio1,
recsirlng supplies. .StU ho1d
ing all our points of ranfagc, aoe vould
recomnseHce hostiAhes 1rjh iargeY armies.
a more uaited people, nth greater rjgor,
and NTH sHrcr gNarantees Of success.
with n restored Union, prosperity
would ouco more bless the land. IF any
bad blood remained on either side it
wou'd soon disappear, or be- rurged ~ n
foreign ,cGr. With combined veteran
| army of over n million Of ,ncn and n fleet