The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-05-18

Peace Speeches in the Yankee Congress.
II is manifest that the opponents Of a
further prosecution OF the war have become
50 strong at the North that men do moi fear
now openly to express their views in the
Yankee Congress. In the House two re-
msrkable speeches, by Messrs. Long of
Ohio and Harris of Maryland, and in the
Senate another by Mr.. Henderson, black
republican. from Missouri. have boldly Ia
ken the ground that the South cannot be
conquered, and ought not to be conquer
ed. In the eases of Long and Harris at
tempts were made 10 expel them, but no
movement appears to have been made in
the Senate against Mr.. Henderson, which
shows that the public mind is becoming
tamiliarized with the idea, and probably
satisfied with il.
Mr.. Long argued that ";here are but
two sides on the question, The one is
Union without Slavery; the other is the
immediate and unconditional acknowledge
ment Of the Southern Confederacy." He
had once said, " Ii the people of the seced-
ed States we're all united. they could never
be conquered. History furnishes no ex.
ample Of such thing. | thought. howev-
er. they could be conquered. because did
ne; believe they were united" And now
he goes on TO argue that they sre dcceiv-
ing themselves il they suppose the rebels
are weaker now than they were three years
ago. The newspapers lie says will tell you
50. But he SAYS if you will add up the
number of desertions of rebel troops stat
ed in the newspapers, !" il equals the orig
mai militia strength Of the South. The
same authority tells Us (says he, } that the
rebel armies are in a state Of starvation,
and in the same column reports the de-
strnction f'commissary stores on the out
skirts Of rebeIdnm sufficient to sIb,ist their
armies for three months. We are told by
the reports Of Chief Engineers and Major
Generals in command that forts have been
leyeIed.by our artillery, have become
mass Of shapeless ruins and unavailable Mr.
defence. These forts, for SIX months ,here>
after, have held in security Confederate
garrisons. and vet lrown defiance at our
iron-clad nayies."
Mr.. Henderson says that they have ex-
pended tive thousand millions Of dollars
and are daily expeuding. three millions
more, and daily property is destroyed well
nigh equal 10 another three millions; that
they have sacrificed million of lives also;
that the population Of the border States is
flying TO the wilderness Territories to e..
cape the war I" the curses Of what they call
American civilization" And he comes
to this conclusion: "Let the elements Of
opposition at once combine so that the
friends Of the Union may determine upon
the best course 10 secure peace"
Tie Louisville Journal Of the 18th inst,
has long commentary upon this speech,
in which It SAYS the: the peace men and
the abolitionists will unite ln the support
Of Lincoln, as Gisunion candidate, against
Mcclellan. for the purpose Of obtaining
peace on che basis OF q disolution Of the
Union. Il says that the abolitionists arc
opposed 70 the restoration OF the Union,
that they hate slavery more than they love
the Union, and love power even more than
they hate slavery that " their most infu.
ential leaders were in favor Of acknowledge
ing the independence Of the Southern
Confederacy at the outbreak Of the rebel.
lion," aud that this speech Of Mr.. Hender-
sons Is but one OF thousand develop
msnts. all pointing 10 the same issue"
Fayetteville Observer.