Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-21
InkIings of Peace--NIr. LincOln's Poll
cy FOreshadOwed.
SPEECH OF HON. EDWARD PIERREPoINT,
NOVEMBER l.

VI nun EDh AMI
NOVEMBER l.
/ hare reason to believe that soon after The
election propositions ,CiH be made 10 the South
ern States to lag dolo,a their arms and return 10
| the Union, aoith assurances that they shall hare
ere,y right ,ohich The Constitution and the lars
can gire them. But as read their destiny
they will not return. They will spurn the
offer; they will arm the slaves and fight on,
dragging their slow length along"
Mr.. HORACE GREELEy's OPINION. a
From The Tribune. November lOI
Give us but the Union with universal
freedom, and we will do whatever we can TO
secure the most liberal-nay, even gener-
ous-terms to the insurgents on every other
point. And if the Democratic party Of the free
States iUiH bt do their utmost TO secure an early
peuce on these terms (and we are sure they
may, if they will, not only make further
bloodshed on the part of the confederate
madness, but convince them that it is SOY,
zoe are prepared TO gire them a q,itclaim TO The
possession Of The government for the t,oenty
years .tollo,ging the close Of Mr.: Lincoln's sec
ORd term.
SPEECH OF GENERAL BUTLER, NOVEMBER IA.
Now, then, what is the duty of the gov
ernment in the present future? War can
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the experience of the world has shown this.
War, therefore, must come to an end, but
how? In what way? A war of this
kind is to be prosecuted for the pur-
pose of breaking down the power of
those opposed to the government, and
bringing them into the fold of the gov
ernment, under the supremacy of the laws.
In view, therefore, of the unanimity of the
American people, in view of the strength
and majesty of the law, in view of the
might of the nation, might it not be sug-
gested that now is good time for us once
again to hold out to the deluded men of
the South the olive-branch of peace, and
say to them, "Come back, come back now.
This is the last time OF asking. Come back,
and leave the feeding upon the husks, and
come with us to the fat of the land, and let
by-gones be by-gones, if by-gones are by
cones, and our country will live in peace
hereafter" Loud applause Are we not
able to afford it nowS Do we not stand
strong enough? Do we not stand with
union enough to be able to afford that to
the leaders and to all? There might have
been reason, think among a proud and
people that they would not de-
sert their leaders in answer to the amnesty
of President Lincoln, but now has come an
hour when we can say, "Come back, come
back, and submit to the laws, and you shall
find exactly such laws as before, except so
far as they are altered by the good judg-
ment of the legislatures of the land. APP
plause.l We are in a condition now, not
taking counsel from our fears, nor taking
counsel from our weakness, but taking
counsel from our magnanimity and our
strength, again to make an offer for the last
time; to call upon them; and then shall we
not, in the eyes of the country, have ex-
hausted all the resources of craftsmanship
in the effort to restore peace to the country
[Laugther.] Who shall hinder? Not for
the rebel to come back after he has fought
as long as he can, and then chooses to come;
but to set some time, perhaps the Sth of
January, for the association will be as good
as any, for all to come back. And when
that time has come to every man, who shall
scout the proffered amnesty of great and
powerful nation? Speaking in love, in
in kindness, in hope of peace and
quiet forever, we say to them, to him, who
scouts that proffered love and kindness, let
us greet him with sharp, quick, decisive
war, that shall bring the war to an end, to
the extinguishment of such men whoever
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