Washington telegraph., 1864-10-05

| TIE PENrL OF rRE HouR-Is not suhfu-
ga ion, il is seduction. The first Gun of the
wa, "Zpioded by the treaeherous effort of Mr.
| Lincoln to r-info~cr Fort Suuster. consolidated
| Sou he IL s. ntncnt into a unit for r, sistance
1t has so remained. and onl = became more firm
and har iened as tn strugglr progressed Whilst
his lasts W may set as W. hav. done, bid
h. en- m defiance All their most gigantic
| etf''rfs have been foiied, and the advantages
which they have gained have brought them nc
| nearer o the end They themselves, a large mass
OF them now confess that the effort atsubjuga-
sion is a fAlurP aud any further prosecution o!
it folly In place of being fattered by fais
| into f-lloyvsllip with those who utter the v"r-
diet, and rii@hing iuto their arms, let rat eI
eive courage from it to rsist in oar efforts. 1t
is not in love anl admiration OF us, or with any
desire to DO us JUS ice. that any party max 5
| this admission. 1t is only lacking of the
sheets for another course. They would now
.rv wheedlng, when force becomes hopeless. II
| should satisfy MS hat while we remain FIRM,
united and uncompromising, the natural course
Of ev, nts will iu,vis.;by lead to reg ognition
of our God-giyen rights. The tights of The
| Declaration Of independence, which are above
and over-rule ali forms and constitutions, and
all of which are included III the right to govern
ourselves, the sa red iii sht OF Independence OF
| al powers and peoples except those with whoHi
we voluntarily aliv ourselves il political asso-
ation.
Whoever believes That whilst united we are
Il
little pr!pose-cvrn the history of the present
war and shuts his ears to the assurances from
he enemy OF their own defeat and impotence.
But the Southern people are of all others on
The face sf the earth. the most forgi wing, the
most generous, AMI the most easily conciIiated
1t has always been 80 since thv time of our col
Ionial his orv, and has ,vsr been oar banc. We
have born. re burthcrs OF the North for nearly
~ century, and now when we have endured un-
til pati-nc has ceased to be 4 viriue-whr1 we
have risan Ike tho lion in his wrath and .h ken
them off, the rue danger Is. that s'ducsd h Y
dat- ry and apparent penitrnce, and promises
for the future, NAV mcckly assume them
again under III mask of reconstruction, with a
guarantee of our rights-the old parrr GUAR; u
res, whi h, whether writ;cR in constitutions
or iuco -porated in avs have been in he han,l-
If Northern najoriti. $ al e spin grs tc.c=tch
voodcocks."
As long spurn al offers of armistice or
peace with view 20 tforts for the restoration
of the Union, and mcanwhie devote al our en-
"rgirs TO sustain our cause by arms, and drive
the invader from our soil, we are sale. We will
suffer certainly. but debt and physi al cxhaus-
ion will sooner OF later compel our rrcu~niiirn.
No nation maintain an offensive war for 8
protracted period wi,hout bankruptcy. Any
nation or people may maintain defensive var
fare for = 2 .nera;ion. These arc political tru-
isms
Many honest southern pe5pl,. tired Of the
war, as God knows, 50 ARE we all, reason rhus
That if an armisticr should be agreed upon 70,
any ost,nsibl' purpose whatever. there viii be
stieh rie' felt from the exi"ences of th. war
that neither parry viii he willing to renew it.
Tia, is villa. W fear. No on. can calcula;e
the finod Of iusiluous influences which VIII 9
poured Gown rom .the North upon Southern
p"opie-good, c;,,y. col,ci.iatory creatures as
most 81 lis art persuade us tha! it is better
10 acoeps Of reunion. and trust their insiJious
promises, .tan to resu ue again the issue Of bat
tie
Th.re can 5e no doubt that party. small VIC
believe but su!Ti int to en- ,arras us hereafter,
wculd grow up in the South in favor of recon
structon. and when tie farce ef negotiations
'-nled ", woul1 resume lhr war. weakened
and distracted At home, and against n'v cne-
my, with Il" full support If their people. and
occupying before tie world the moral advan-
taee of having offered us all tAat med fair.
and be@g i a restoratios of smity and political
affinity.
No o1e can fore see the eud of all this. The
great heart of tie South, intent upon inie VEN
dence, woull Gaubtlras conquer at last desp-te
of all b.uuders, but th; nsr would be inde:i-
nit"ly proioneel
The people of the North have access to OR
papers, and study our sentiments As carefully
and anxiously as we do ihtirs If they find
amongst Us party sympatbsing with The dem
ocrats, W list they have = candidate upon the
express prin iple Of mo prac' without recon-
struction," they viii ba right in believing that
there is a lare party at the South prepared to
accept such terms. They will feel themselves
lnrt and deceived i disappointed,
Let us beware Of democratic sympathy, un-
der NcCl Han or any one else. Let us emulate
our forefafherS and adopt the motto, 40 peace
J.forr recognition"
tkNoN. ALBERT P!KB,-The nomination.
of this learned .jurist has been unani
mously confirmed by the Senate as As
sociate Justice of the Supr me- Court of
the State. Since his appointment by the
Governor, he has already rendered emf
nent services in the position in the set
tle'nent Of the grave questions constantly
arising in onr transition state. from the
old to the new government. The deci-
sions of this Court for years viii form the
basis not only OF future Jurisprudence,
bnt leg Station. - ID. t.. .....
1t is proper TO remark, that General
Pike lieir!ed to tLr wishes Of friends who
We're anxious 20 have. his great abilities
A.