Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-08-04

said:
~ may as we'll say in advance that am
opposed, and believe my State is opposed
to all and every compromise. = Congress
sional Globe, I'd Session, Both Congress, part
!, page7.
This vas the language of the South
ern leaders before the commencement
of hostilities, and this was the spirit
that divided the Democratic party at
Charleston and secured the election of |
Mr.. Lincoln. Err g., : 49,. -. =
In December, 1861, VIM. L. Yancey
said: .r......s -,...... ...-....,.-
No proffercd compromise, no amend
ments to the Constitution, no profered ad-
ditional guarantees, can delay her 1.-THE
Souths) action for rindepenaenceonem moment.
There Is no defect in the Fundamental law
therefore il needs no alteration. y. ,
The Richmond whig, of July 23d,
1863, In reply to the address of the
Peace Democrats Of New Hampshire
to their Southern brethren, said:
DO the New Hampshire Democrats sup
pose for one moment that we could so much
as think of reunion with such a people l.
Rather tell one to be welded to o corpse i
| Rather join hands with hend from the
pit F" This cruel war may stop
IL the North wills it. And when those in
the United States who are disposed to deal
| fairly with us shall gain the rule, we may in
time begin to bury the many bitter memo
res which now add energy to our resent
ments, and may make treaties with them
that shall be mutually advantageous. Per-
haps hereafter good will may be revived
again. But Union--neyer let it be men
toned Never; never. 1t is impossible.
We might multiply these extracts to
an indefinite extent to show that the
leading spirits of the South have been,
at all times and under all circumstances,
opposed to any compromise, and to any
peace that did not secure their indie
pendence; but as this fact is patent to
every intelligent man in the country, it
is unnecessary to add further quota
tions. But, say these Democratic pa
pers, referring to the more recent ope-
rations in Canada: -' ..
"Let it be remembered by the people that
terms of peace aud Union upon the basis of
the Constitution have been offered to our
Government and have been rejected by the
Administration.
Is this true2 Read the letter of Mr..
Greeley to Clay and Holcombe, and
their reply: Mr.. Greeley says:
| p,,rH r -, s.C C>.n,al Al .,s,,
are duly accredited from Richmond as h.
bearers Of propositions looking to the esfab
lishmcn of peace that you desire to visit
Washington in the fulfillment of your mis-
sion, and that you further desire that Mr..
Geo. n. Sanders shall accompany you. II
my information be thus far substantially cor.
rect, am authorized by the President of The
United States to tender you has safe conduct
on the Journey proposed, and to accompany
you at the earliest time that will be agree
able to you.
In answer to which these gentlemen
reply:
) "The safe conduct of the President o
e the United States has been rendered us, W,
regret to state, under some misapprehensioI
: of facts. We hare not been accredited to hin
: from R'chmond as the bearers of proposition
, looking to tie reestabiishnaent Of peace. "
, This is the gist of the whole CORES
pondence. Mr.. Greeley, on behalf o
. the President, says to them, If 70,
, have any propositions to make, as tn,
representatives Of the Southern Con
federacy, I am here to accompany yo,
TO Washington, where you can presen
a them and they frankly admit they ar
not thus authorized to make any.
These delegates to the Chicago Con
@ vention, from the Southern wing of tn
n Democratic party, who, for politica
: purposes, have been operating in Can
ada, endeavoring to create the impres
!. sion that they were authorized repre-
!. sentatives Of the Rebel Government
n believing their application to visi
"a Washington as the bearers Of peac
a propositions would be treated with con
{. tempt by the Government, and the
q would be able, out of an apparent re
i. lection of such proposals, to make
h platform for the Chicago Convention
@ were completely nonpiasssd by the OF
). fer of the President to permit them t
n present their propositions at Washing
Y ington, and acknowledge they hav
;. none to present: but, in order that tn
v object Of their mission may not be en-
n tirely lost, they quietly allow the NOR
|. unscrupulous Northern leaders of thei
party to telegraph from Canada, bu
1t not over their signatures, that they ar
h prepared to offera re-establishment o
q. the Union on the following basis:
n. First. All negroes which have been &C
tually freed by the war to DO secured in sue
r freedom.
e. Second. All negroes at present held a
a. slaves 20 remain 80.
~ Third. The war debt Of both parties I
|y be paid by the United States