The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-08-11
PEACE! PEACE!!

A. We woull call the attention of our
readers to the following article from the
Burlington Hamheye If there are any
who feel like giving up the contest, let
them see what the inevitable result would
be. Peace is greatly to be desired and
should be attained as speedily as possible,
and We believe the quickest and surest
way to obtain it is for all to unite and put
down the rebellion. Had all united at
the FIRST, there would have been no seri.
Gus rebellion. Northern sympathizcrs
IRE in one sense responsible for the whole
war, and all its fearful Consequences
But read:
"If the Copperheads, by any possbil.
ity, could elect President, what would
they do! They say we are wrong ia at
tempting to sustain the Union by arms
that they want "peace," and that on any
terms. Of course the first thing they
would do would be to order our Generals
, to cease attacking the rebels and with
draw their armies out Of the "Confeder.
acy." They would be compelled to re-
b. tire, because SO long as they remaiucd the
rebels would attack them aud they would
have either to f4ht or be captured. Shcr-
man must fall back for instance. But
how far7 The rebels say Tennessee is
part of the "Confederacy" OF course
he could not stop Their, without war. -
Is The rebels claim Kentucky. Sherman
could not stop within the limits of that
State without waying war He would
therefore be compelled to cross to the
North Of the Ohio, or else there could be
no "peace.'
SO, too, the army of the Potomac must
trace its steps backward But how far?
The rebels claim all Virginia. That ar
my could not remain on its ''sacred soil, -
without fighting for its camping ground
1t crosses the Potomac and cutters Mary
land. But the rebels claim Maryland
Just as positively aud tenacjously as they
do South Carolina. That army would
have to get as far north as Pennsylvania,
before it would occupy ground unclaimed
by the traitors, or fer which they would
not assault retrea'ing army. If that
army retreats to Pennsylvania it leaves
Washington, the National Capital, in the
hands Of the rebels.
They also claim Mi ouri, and all the
States and territory on the Mississippi
below the Ohio, and of course We must
give them up, Arkansas, Memphis, Vicks.
burg, New Orleans, Texas, and all the
posts we hold on the Gulf, intending TT.
Plckens, all that we hold in Florida, 10
South Carolina, North Carolina, and all
the fortified islands and Forts occupied
by us along that coast, for all are claimed
by the rebels, and uutil we give them up
absolutely, We occupy what they call their
territory and what they insist upon our
giving up absolutely.
Until all this is dose, there couIl be
no possibility of even truce to the con
flct 30 long as we should continue to
bold foot OF the soil claimed by the reb,
els, according to their notion. in which
the Copperheads concur, we should be
vaglng war, and consequently there could
be no "peace.'
How would i: be after that absolute
Withdrawal? Would that give US 'pr ace!"
It might, if the concession Of all that
territory they claim would satisfy the
traitors,--if an absolute acknowledge
ment of the 'Confederacy" and utter re
linquishment of all the rights of the
Union would satisfy them? If they did
not choose to prosecute the war any fur.
Their, the contest might end After civ.
ing up all this we should be exactly where
we are now, in relation to the article of
''peace" we could have it if the traitors
should choose to permit it, and not other
wise.
And what right have we to infer IL a,
they would vouchsafe that favor to us?-
Why should they not insist upon still
other demands? They say they have
done no wrong, that they had a right to
secsds, that the war on our part is wrong