The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-26

slavery and 70 destroy artooracy the blow tho
establishment Of Let 10 one mistake the meaning
ofrny woisyt s not the Of tho South that moan, It
the pta anstuton that has blinded destroyed them
donot approve Of an the measures that have been
taken in the North; 1 blame connscaton, which no
cnrof belongs TO our times DO not Ike 20 hear Of trans
forng territories the States that ask to return tho
Uron J have taste TOR violence Tor inequality.
Lft mon and property Do treated with consdoraticn, let
t'rcsts be compounded, let the prodg child tha returns
90 the ratCIuN house h received with open arms, let an
the mislcd he offered sincere amncsiy-noung can be
better religion, humanity, interest," property understood
domand but let there no grace slavery. II yol
do NO kll it,itwm XII y1u.
This policy, ltu be said Is that which the North tas
sought follow has not succeeded Tir country ey-
haus'cd by four years of slaughter aud "aamiss IL Il
further advanced than ut the beginning ofcventg
admit tI, this policy has not succeeded ON ne first
day; hurJicre except the stage, DO You Injustice
punished hour and virtue pcnscd coon as a.
has uIc-ds TITS very different In real c rc extlrpstc
rooted snusuce, 60 cNrol privilege and vioccc from
courh1 Ity long coris sevUus SACRIFICES are needed Il
s the eapiaion which God nHcts on those Who hrou.h
weakness have long coveuantcd with evil; he sometime
cbsge5 children to suffer for the crimes which their ncas
tors aid not stide IN their infancy.
II ne North has not yet hnishcd fhc,ra. is Il true that
t hes not advanced lte Have not Maryland, Western
Wv iua, Tennessee, Kentucky ks .1r' returned 10 tho
bn9nt Is Il not master Of Lyulsarn, Arkansas ana
Of course OF the Mississippi, Is the f'roibe entry Of
le harhor of Mobile nohiur s the capture of Atlanta
rsihng the army Of Grant cfugiug 10 the 1ankg OF
, 'cs army and holding Mira iu,,noyabo IN B.ebmluC
nothngY Despite the COURAGE OF 8 soldiers, tle energy
and talent OF is generals, The Sou1 % painting r breathe
has no longer army reserve, victory viii not sac,
10, a new campaign may cndIt.
All It's hopes are destroyed Itcouuted ON tho needs of
Europe, ON the seushuUsg of manufacturers, on the
icalouscs OF England. TO finish the vor, wnicb r had
bcgun-to rcnd the country aauuaer- needed the nssr
ancc OF foreign powcrBi t1royn powers have failed A.
King Cotton to bring 10 the feet Of the South uacsr
ou. and interested Europe; King Cotton is to-day de-
trronod bon behalf OF the Fest Indies and Egypt Tho
opinion Of the obscure, the weak tho wratchcc has me-
vailed the OF European clbinctg
England would pcrhnps applaud the rCndiuu asunHer
oiAurrca, which would deliver her fom the only rivalry
That olu trcGd would restore uor the dominion of te
seas and would give her the south ss colony and as
were, tc'tdep0Ht but England the country OF Wib,r-
force she has not dared make war for the OF
slavery and what England has not dared do no one viii
do. From the first moment apprscd the South thai it
would never suimount the moral rcprobltou Europe
ana ta not aprnce would dare brovC public opinion Iwn
70 further to-day, aud win say that every day brings more
clearly to light the interest that all the European Powers
single ono excepted, have in the main ouance Of tho
Union. Tho tradition, ofI7sl are reayaEcning and save
few nical aud chmcrcll politicians no one in France
doubts that 1t is the interest the country TO mtun
the policy Of Louis XVI and Napoleon. The Union IS the
rst need Of America but s also OF the greatest in
eresis Of France. This Is the price tho liberty Of tho
seas. and without tho liberty Of che the independence
ofFrance and that OF Europe arc equally nenaced
Abandoned by Europe hemmcJ in aud conquered
gradually by the North the South is condemned TO ev-
hauson; II must yield, aud th moment cannot be far
or Let tho North persist in the policy adopted by Mr.
lincoln let t. plant all else, maintain at any price
tho two condtonsthc rc-establshment Of the Union, The
abolition Of slavery and the South viii forced to bow
to necessity.
Whatever may be the courage Of an army or a peoDle
there moment when hopeless resistance nothing
less than anguinary madness. The Southern generals
and soldiers have fought with obstnacy bravery to
which their adyersares the first to Justice But
they have been deceiyed their cause is bad
succeed Lee and Boauegard have done enough for the
honor Of the fag il viii toon be time for them think Of
the claims OF Humanity and the country.
But there for the South last chance Of safety II is
that offered by General Mcclellan and his party; it is
compromise at the expense ofthe wrotched negro.
This promise is disguised under fine phrase; for
its advocates dare not acknowledge that they draw back
1t called guaranteeing the Constitutional rights OF each
State in the future. An admirable euphemism for those
who satisfied with words! In plain language this
means that the North shall TenounGe meddlng with serv
tude and that slavery shall be maintained the South as
long please the South maintain it. Its 10 the
privileged that General Mcclellan ntrusts care OF
aboshing the privilege; may he the South
VIII not abuse the permission. The South haA made
maintain the supremacy ofthe slave policy; the sa Is
delivered up TO it in order to peace. The North sub
mts Through love Of peace accepts the completely In
this nfmy that It has rejected for years past This
Is, in all its crudity, what the Democratic parry Gals
compromise.
Perhaps there number Of men In tile North wlo.
weary OF war, and caring very little r the mlseres of
slavery would willingly resign themselves to this arrange
inent. But do not fear to that they would bc
grossly deceived this arrangement ia inprlctcable.
Nothing is easier, and often more just than 20 compro-
mise concerning interests but is impossible compro-
mise between right and injustice, between scrytude and
liberty To sacrifice four millions Of human beings to
political interest, even 70 the secuiy Of tho moment Is
| crime, and Ike all crimes, mistake and II danger
| Suppose General Mcclellan 10 be clogcn prCgidant
| what win he dor lie will propose armstce to the
sOuthi commissioners viii be appointed-a convention
perhaps-to regulate the desired compromise. But the
conditions that wiz be proposed by the North known
in advance. slavery win be abandoned to the South az
concerning it a!onei an that viii be asked Of the Rebels
viii be that they viii please to the Union.
What Will this compromise be to tho Northy the loss of
four years ofwa OF millions OF dollars the useless yacri-
hce Of blood shed Of battle fields Tie soutb
win have mady rent asunder the Constitution, iuined
thousands OF fortunes, desoated thousands Of families
after which It win the gnon more uyulnerable
prouder and moro nsolent than For the blacks
there viii be hope the poor whites eternal de.
penjcnco perpetual degradation for the rich planters the
| intoSicatlon OF powerand success.
| And Is Il imagined that on these conditions the Union
VIII be re-csabshcd; that between democracy hunl
ated, after many and such sacridces aud
triumphant aristocracy, friendship win spring mp that
win soon heal all tie wounds OF the war; No, this
Wild dream no one win P--!!.sYe IN 4 %tIh,
p
scribe TO these conditions t win sign rs social and p9i-
cal abd cation. At the bottom Of this new compac, may
be written, FHis Ameriry. The America OF Washington
| viii have disappeared from the world, ana foreverl
Peace concluded, what viii be the attitude Of the North
towards the souh2 That OF powcressnegs and rosgna-
on for In fine II musnot be satisfied with words: Il IL
yields to the South Il Is because cannot reduce u; it Is
because despite fine speeches. the bottom it acuou-
ledges itself yanQulshed.
II any Illusion In this respect prevails IN the North tho
| drBt European Journal win suffice to disslpate it, For
Thirty years past Europe has treated American democracy
| diEdanfuly, because this democracy has compounded
! with slavery. To rcpcl this unjust and Interested
| disdlin, tie North has excused itself on the
plea that through love OF peace through respect for the
Constitution il resigned selfto situation which q had
not made The excuse legitimate; it was accepted
by men OF good faith. But the day when slavery shan
be trumphanty re. established with the consent Of tho
North, when the chains OF the negro shalt be ryeed by
the same hands that breaking them at this moment
the North VIII not escape this terrible accusation Of COM
phcy And then, what Joy win there be among the enc.
mics Of American liberty. What grief and shame for all
their iionosl The great Republic will be dlshonored.
What matters, Il will be said, the opinions Of Eurnpeg
America united win care little the old Continent Per-
hans Il VIII have eetfIp yyu,