Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-26
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cOurse OF the fe0eTai 0OverEWeut neS PRIV
ed that it did not desire peace. and would
not consent to it on any terms that they
could possibly conclude. 10 proof OF this,
,t refers to the repeated rejection OF all
terms OF Cancellation and compromise to
their recent contemptuous refusal toreceive
the Vice President, who was sent to nego-
late for softening the asperitles OF war, ans
their scornful rejection OF the offer OF
neutral power to mediate between the con-
tending parties. The motive Of such strange
conduct 10 obvious. The Republican party
v.s founded to destroy Slavery and the
eoualitv of the States, and Lincoln was
elected Is the instrument to accomplish
this object. The Union was 3 barrier to
the contamination Of this policy, because
tho Constitution which was it's bond, re
coenixed and protected slavery and the
sovereignty Of the States. Tho Union must
therefore be sacrificed, and to insure its
destruction was determined on. The mass
Of the northern people were not privy to,
and sympathixed in no such design. They
loved the Union and wished to preserve It.
To rally the people to the support OF the
war. its object was proclaimed to be res
toraticn of the Union, as if that which im
plied voluntary assent Of which agreement
was en- indispensable element and condition
that could be preserved by coeriicn.
It is absurd to pretend that Govern
ment really DESTROYS OF restoring the Union,
would object TO such measures as the con-
fiscation Of private property, the emsnci.
patton OF slaves and Systematic efforts to H.
cite them to insurrectIon, the forcible ab-
duction from their homes and compulsory
enlistment in the army, the division OF
sovereign State without its consent, and
proclamation that one tenth Of the popuia'
ton of a State, aud that tenth under mill
tarv rule. should control the will OF the re.
naming nine tenths. The only relation be
tween the two sections, under such policy,
is that of cbnqueror and conquered, supe-
rior and dependent. 1t would hardly be
lair to assert that all the Northern people
participate in these designs. On the con.
trary, there exists powerful party which
openly condemns them. The Administra-
ton has, however, been able thus far By its
enormous patronage and its lavish expenal
lures. to reduce, or by its legions OF Hes
sian mercenaries, to overthrow the masses,
to control the elections, and to establish an
arbitrary despotism. 1t cannot be possible
that this state OF things can continue. The
people OF the United States, accustomed to
freedom, cannot consent to be ruined and
enslayed in order to ruin and ensave. AS
moral like physical epidemics have their
! allotted periods, and must sooner or later
be exhausted aud disappear when reason
| returns, our enemies will probably reflect
| that a people like ours, who have exhibited
such capabilities and ex.emporized such re
sources can ever be suodusd. That vas,
expsn,c Of territory with such population
| can,sot ba governed as sn obedient colony
until some evidence is given OF chapg'
Of po,cy co the part Of the Government
| and syus assurance is received that eltort
at nesogiation will not be spurned.
This CoDgressis OF opinion that any direc
| overturcs Tor peace would compromise ou
| se!t.resnect, be fruitless Of good aud inter
prei4d by the enemy as an Indication o
weakness.
| We can only repeat the desire Of the PEG
| plo for peace, aud our readiness to accep
| terms consistent with the honor, and integ
rity and independence OF the States ant
compatible with the safety Of our domesti
| institutions. We have no alternative ou
to Go our duty. We combat for pFopers,
aud homes, the honor OF our wives, the fu
| ture 0. our childr. q, the preservation Of ou
fsir land from pollution aud to avert
docm which we can read both in tn
threats of our enemies aud acts OF oppres
sion. We have alluded to the situation a
grave. but it furnst cs no just cause 70
| despondence. Instead Of harsh CRITICISM
| on the Government ard our Generals. in
stead of bewailing the failure to accomplish
impossibiities, we should rather be CRATE
full for the results that have rewarded ON
lebors. Remembering the dispropertlon il
| population, in military and naval resource
and the deficiency IF skilled labor in th
| South, our accomplishments have surpassed
those OF any other people in the annals o
the world. There is no just reason FOL
hopelessness or fear. Since the out -breal
OF the war the South has lost the nomina
possession of the Mississippi river aid irag
ments Of her territory, but Federal occu
psncy is not conquest. The fires Of patr
| otism still burn unQuenehably in til,
breasts Of those who are subject to foreign
| domain. We yet have in our uninterrupted
control . territory which, according to pas,
progress, will require the enemy ten years
to oversbroww. The enemy is not free
from difficulties. With an enormous debt
the financial convuIsion long postponed i:
| surely coming. The short crops in the
United States and the abundant haryests
in Europe will hasten what was other wise
inevitable. Many sagacious persons in the
North discover in the usurption Of their
Government the certain overthrow Of their
liberties . large number revolt from the
unjust war aud would gladly bring it to an
end, and others LOOK With alarm on the
complete subversion of constitutions! free.
dom by Abraham Lincoln, but in their
own pefsons the bitterness of the
slavery which three years Of war have fail
10 infiict on the South earnest men OF the
North have spoken out sgsinst the ursurp.
ton aud cruelty daily praeticed. The sue
cess Of these men over the radical and des-
potic fraction which now rules the North
may open the way to, peaceful negotiations
and cessation OF this bloody and unnecss-
sary war.
In conclusion We exhort our fellow citi-
sens to be Of good cheer, and spsrc no H.
Dor nor sacrifice that may be necessary to
enable us to win the win the campaign up
on which We have just entered. We have
passed through great trials OF sM iction, but
suffering and humiliation are the school.
masters that lead nations to ssli-rel;ance
and Independence. We beg that the sup.
plies and resources of the country which
are ample, map be sold to the government
TO support and equip it's armies. Let al
spirit Of faction and past party differences
be forgotten In the prese0ce Of our cessl
foe.
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