The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-05-19

ed by war, which could not as well be OBJ
tanned by negotiation if the belligerenss
would only let reason have its course; IN
deed il generally happens that neither par
ty has bettered its condition by going to
war. A bitter. ferocious war, war marked
with incidents all along its course thus far,
that would disgrace the annals of bar
bar;sm RACES in our unhappy country.
The people are becoming tired of it, and
in their hearts are praying for peace, sweet
peace, and are asking when this relentless,
fratricidal conflict will cease Almost any
ending, certainly any which is not in itself
disgraceful, is better than continued con-
Aict. But the practical question comes,
how shall it be ended, what shall be the
state of things after "this cruel war is
over? We assume that all except po-
htic,l mountebanks and shoddy contrac-
tors, and demoniacal fanatics, desire peace
on some terms.
The Administration itself Processes to
desire peace, but what kind Of peace
does it propose Unconditional submis-
sion to what? To the supreme law of
the land No, but to the measures past,
present and to come OF the abolition party
now in power. Suppose that Gen. Grant
routs and disperses Lees Army entirely,
takes, occupies and holds Richmond; and
that our armies elsewhere prove equally
successful, what then? The result must
necessarily be Standing Federal Army in
the South Of not less than a quarter of
million of men, clothed, fed, and paid at
government expense for the next twenty
years at least, unless honorable terms are
offered tie brave men who are opposing
our arms, in the belief that they are en-
gagged in just cause. Is that such
peace as the people want? Do they desire
a peace which is fraught with all the ex-
pense AMI paraphrenalia of war? If
they do, they have only to support the pres
ent party in power. Ifsuch result of the
present conflict be not desirable then OPP
position TO Sir. Lincoln and his avowed
policies becomes 4 duty. But should we
be asked what shall be done to avoid such
a result, we answer, after our armies have
been successful, let general Amnesty be
officially proclaimed, let the people and
their leaders in the seeded States know
that all that is required of them is obedi-
ence to the Constitution and laws of the
land. let the crude fanatical vagaries of
confscatiop, emancipation, and negro
equality be forever withdrawn and buried
among the infamies of the existing conflict,
let the general government be confined to
the exercise Of the rights granted it under
the Constitution, and leave the States and
the people North and South, in the full
possession of all those not thus granted
Then 40 standing army would be required,
to assert the supremacy of the Federal gov
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whose authority and permission it was
formed and exists. But says our opponents,
the rebels will not consent to come back
into the Union at all, they will have no
peace until their independence is acknowl-
edged There is perhaps some force in
this view Of the case go long as the rebels
can maintain successful military organi-
cation, but we have been arguing on the
presumption Of federal success in the field.
We believe that they would listen to just
and fair terms of reconciliation, when the
phantom of independence vanishes from
their view, but never to the degrading
terms offered by the administration at
Washington. Should We be further asked
what shall be done in case we fail to con-
auer the armies Of the rebels, We answer,
there then remains but one thing to do
let the South 60, and secure the best
terms as to territorial boundaries and in
teruational intercourse that we can. We
by no means think that patriotism demands
the unavailing slaughter of the sons of the
Republic, nor The imposition ofruinous tax
alton, to crafty vain ambition. America
has better use for her money and her sons.
There appears to be three sorts of people
calling themselves democrats, as follows =
Al IL
Simon-pure democrats.
ID. The nxlo1o democrdts-the trim
mers who think it policy to pretend that
they are not quite as pro-slavery as the
Constitution.