Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-06-02
Peace Men on the Increase, and Cause

Peace Men on the Increase, and Cause
ofit--Views of an American in Europe.
Special Cores. to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Peace men have increased in number
here amazingly ia the past ten days, and
strange II may sound the administration has
physically forced their growth; rejecting,
intelligent Republicans believe that Stan
ton, by his late arbitrary arrests, has dam
aged their party more than all else that has
happened in the past year, and non-parii-
san heretofore war-men now say, at is
clear that this war is not being carried on
Tor the purpose we originally engaged in IT,
We do not want the Union preserved, if in
order to save it, we are to have q military
despotism in place of the Constitution
We haze noa0 a military despotism-snd
Stanton is Dictator. Our condition could
not be made worse by any change; let us,
therefore. stop thiS war with the Confeder-
ateS and dismiss from Office those who de-
prive US of our constitutional rights
So the kettle of public sentiment is boil
ing here.
Referring to the peace proposition, gen
tleman from your city, now travelling 10 Eu-
rope. writes letter dated at Paris, April 81,
1864. The letter is addressed to Hon. Alex.
Long, who was kindly permitted me to copy
the correspondence, The writer says:
'On my return to this city from a trip
through Austria and Italy, fed the French,
German and Italian papers extensively
Ventiiating your remarks on that occasion,
referring to Mr.. Longs speech 10 the House
OF Representatives The European press
seem almost in body to sustain you in the
right to entertain and freely express your
views and sentiments as a Representative.
AS to the propriety of your suggestions, or
the time selected to make them, there is a
diversity of opinion.
have travelled much on the Continent
since left home, in August last, and have
added much to my former small stock of
wisdom as to the opinions of Europeans Oh
the present American war.
The people Of Germany and France are
free to confess that the South is entitled to
a separate Government, and will 10 doubt
achieve its Independence Yet they would
gladly see the North pursue this m alter, for
the purpose of abolishing slavery. France
Is more abolition in sentiment than ever
Old or New England was. She entertains
the idea honestly, believing in the equality
of races, and that all are entitled 10 liberty.
The Yankee, after having stolen the negro.
will never consent to give him either civil
or political liberty.
Germany iDdorses the war pretty much
on the same ground the Yankee does, that
is, she has invested men and money liz the
enterprise to a larger extent did not pass
Brokers or a Bankers window in all Ger
many, without seeing Lincoln's and Chase's
face on greeuback and bonds, as thick as
you see them on Third street.
Hens teeth are as plenty as these Ameri-
can Gssignants every where outside OF Ger
many.
These Germans who were driven out as
rebels in 1913, are now in your country, and
where do you find them? Fighting IN the
very cause they rebelled against at home
The German states understand this perfect
ly, and are encouraging and assisting them
to emigrate. They are consi dered a dis
turbing element at home, and you will find
them such with you.
England has N ore heart, soul and brave
ry, than any people have met, with the
single exception of the people the va. kee
wishes to exterminate. At the commence
ment Of this war, the people of England
were almost unanimously in favor OF the
North. The scales have gradually fallen
from their eyes, and they see the Yankee in
all his naked deformity-no honesty 10 his
abolition seDtim ent, or christian professions.
In all my travels, have failed to meet one
single instance, where an Englishman is a
we'll wisher of the North, in this struggle
1t is common for tn EN- to call the Yankee
a savage and bruIe-scarcely worthy of
being called more than half civilized.
And now my old friend let me apologize
for having wondered from my point. 1
com n len ced this note simply to offer you my
thanks for your fearless advocacy of peace. |
You stopped little short Of the true
mark. We must have Peace and Union if
possible; but Peace even without Union
Stop the war and make Union Of consent,
if possible. Maximiian has gone to Mex
leo with the good Will and endorsement of
nearly every first and second class power on |
this continent. If you continue this war
you will be in pretty condition to assert |
the Monroe Doctrine, won't you? The fact |
that you and Mr.. Harris were not expelled |
shows a very great change in the House -
Where has all the Yankee patriotism? gone,
when such frank treason is submitted to in
Congress? 1 hope you will be able to sur
rive the vote of censure. If you never do
my thing else, that will be a feather in your
zap. l send you by this mail the Opinion
Rationale and La France so that you may
ZEE the sty of comments. Our only hope l.
II. Union is in Peace. | therefore greet YOU
Is patriot and friend of your country
The wriser OF the foregoing is a we'll
nown citizen of Cincinnati. II
HAMILTON.
Rebel Attach on a Gunhoat