Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-07-30
this war be much longer prolonged.

'uib wal w uhucu IouBeI pioiopkeu'
Il illustrates the charaote and despe-
ration of the contest and the discourage
mcpt Of our condition, that all attempts to
arrest this effusion Of blood and stay the
progress of ruin are denounced as disloy@
al, and that it is uttered as matter of re-
proach, that great political organization
-"thc Democratic party is rapidly drift
ing towards peace" Alas has peace
ceased to be condition of nations to be
desired and prayed for. Is the race Of
man to return to barbarism-to be trans
formed into the wild beast Of the forest
Is civilization extinct christianity abol-
ished :
To be in favor of peace does not imply
a desire for dishonorable termination of
hostiities. We not only conccde, but in.
sist that nations, like individuals, must
possess self respect, and be reasonably
firm in maintaining their rights. Once in
contest they must not pusillanimously
back out Of it, as by such course they
but invite aggressions.
We have not hesitatcd 10 insist upon
the duty of the Federal Government TO
suppress the present rebellion. The Dem
ocratic party of this State and the Nation
has been firm in its support of the legit-
mate constitutional authority Of the Union
as against this formidable insurrection.-
twill continue to occupy that position
But war is not the only instrumentality to
employ in winning back rebellious citizens
or refractory members of conlederacy
Indeed, war alone can never accomplish
the pacfcation of country rent with in
ternal strife. 1t must always in the ent
call to its aid the kindly and gentler Offices
Of diplomacy, Of consultation, of mutua
lorbearanco and concessions. These ar
essential to the consummation Of peace
and must sooner or later be called in req
uisi.ion-for war cannot last always. A
some stage of its progress, and under
greater or less degree Of exhaustion OF on
or both of the bcligerepts, an armislice
, sure to be had-whiIe the combatan., res
ing on their arms, discuss the. state
the quarrel and confer upon the possibil
, ties of peace.
. Such contingency will arrive in Il
f progress of this war-how soon, or whetl
er it will terminate in peace, or in r
) newal Of the struggle, the future must di
close. Blu, the armistice-the confereD,
e the attempt at settlement are merely
8 question uf time. And f it be charged
y reproach 10 the Democratic party, th;
it is not irrevocable committed to Icrpe
!. ual and desolating war-that it is read
Y to yield to the impulses of humanity an
II Christianity, and suspend the effusion
= blood long enough to confer upon the po
sibllities Of peace-to confer, we mea
through the constitutional "gency of
It Convention of the Statos-il this be char,
ed as a reproacb, we consent to rest u
u der the aspersion, and to abide the cal
y Judgment Of the people upon the issue tn
,r made. Indeed, We are content to acce
h such an issue before the great tribunal
st the people in the coming Presidential ele
= ton. We have no confidence that til
r. Adminisration-und all the compile
% tions in which it is involved-eoud ev
n end the war-except so far as it might ell
o from the exhaustion OF the combatan:s.
!" But we believe that new Administrati
could close this fraternal strife on teri
e honorable to US as a nation, and on t
= basis of the preservation of the union
- the States.