St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-04

e.i Mr. Lincoln t!,rough The varied Phrses
whiels have characterized his ss3asisi sisira.
.ion. and il has had its reward 10 The
-J,eils of eiice. which. With n lavish lahd
h.ss ben tessow.4l. .s7nnIitl Indesl,
We had began 10 rssrd 4 q.
/. fixed Fnaisati"a b. our, nid,,. and
,s believe tbs, ii,e Liessrd sued Of peace
had foreser aed cur unhappy cosstry 3
We had f-rgot,en. howev<, the hsmeiy
old adage.--'-a constant trepping wears
away stone" But. the people of the
North seem foriuns,cly possessed of .
better meaaory. They are beginning to
c"un, the cost Of thtir past. fcHy. and to
discover At last that war is an evil il
wcnld te~wcll to get rid OF. Their eyes
hare been opened Ay the subsidcnce Of
their passions, and they are unwilling lon
ger to play the loccnaotive to tao ..ma-
chinc" which Mr.. Lincoln has kseu run,
ning.
j, ladeed. il is beginning to se pretty gen.
eraily cosecded at the North, that the Un-
ion can hardly be restored by force of
arms. The great military powe, and ear
nessness Of purpose. that have been ex-
hihi.ed BY the South 10 this fourth year of
the war. are fast enforcing tins conviction
upon men Of all parties. Six mo1ihs ago.
the Republican party was an unit for war,
and where stands /, now: The late .nave
ment of Messrs. Sanders & Go. has COM
ple,ely unmaskcd II, This pretex,--shai-
low as j, wxs--afforicd its organs an op-
portunity to speak. and they have spoken
in tone that cannoi be mistaken They
admit that the pesple at the North desire
peace. and that u Constitutional Union
would be- BY no means distastefuL- Even
Raymond. Of the Times Is losing his e.
auanini,y, and squin.s wickedly and saw
age|y q. tue policy OF Mr. Lincoln. Gree
y is still true to his colors. but even he
doubts thai emancipation should be- male
= condition precedent TO reconstruction.
Now. with this slate of public opinion at
he North. aud manifss. dssire for peace
Al the South, should not an earnest effort
be made IN behalf of the uuiou Even
from the most radical Northern standpoint
which assumes that the South has wick
etliy offended sgsiust the ,Ssjes,y Of the
avs" eau more bc desired than the ac-
:ompti'bment of the purpose for which the
var has been .wsgsd? liza peace eau be
had spon the basis Of the Constitution.
should an imp. diment be offered to its
speedy attainment? These are sober and
earnest questions. and We respectfully sub
NIT them TO the consideration Of Mr.. Liu.
,"ln. We clsim no right to object to the
abolition proclivi,ies Of his E1cellcncy, but
We do Object to his late reply to Messrs.
Sanders g. 20. We regard it as anstates-
nanlike aud impolisic. and as closing the
doc, TO pacific ovcrtnres from the South
Perhaps the present s.isas Of military af- !
fairs justifes this course on the part Of
Mr.. Linecln, and he may be able to die
late his own terms hereafter. 10 our judg-
ment. however. he is gravely mistaken
Past experience has taught us. that We
may not rely overmuch upon numbers. and
the condition of the country will not per-
nit continuation Of the war. Under al
i. is bis duty to respect the
wishes Of tho people. aud the Cause of Lu-
mauity demsnds. that he shall stop all un-
necessary elfasion Of blood. He has told
US repeaie lly. heretofore. that he has been
imply lighting for the "uaintenance of
the Uhios and tue enforcement Of the
laws" aud With no other motive, whatev.
er. Now. vhen conference il sought By
eisisens Of tie South. and there Ia posi-.
bili,y that the sbogc demands will be con-
ceded. the abolition of slavery is made the
,ltimatan, to discussion This makes up
for Mr. Lincoln most Inconsistent record
and We trus, he will take occasion to cor.
rect i, hereafter.
FEMALE COII.EcE