The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-20

that these extreme measures mnst be- adopted.
that the Ssuthera people concerned must sub
mit TO universal and remorseless CONSUMPTION.
aud to the sacrifice Of all they possess. to main
tain the war, or revolt against Jeif Davis, and
submit to the Union. That outspoken and SEN
sible Southern rights journal, the Raleigh Daily
Progress, truly says "there ia but one way in
which our (Southern) ruin can be made thor
ough and complete, and that is TO continue the
war;" Let us bring few facts to bear upon
this point
Practically, the rebellion is now limited to
the country within the lincs of the rebel ar
mics east of the Mississippi These lines en-
close population not exceeding four millions,
and half this population is made up of African
saves The rebel soldiers defending this
diminished confederacy, all told, will not ex-
coed two hundred thousand men. To supply
this force the region indicated has been drained
of almost every able-bodied white man that
can be spared from the farm and the factory.
forced from this already exhausted white popu.
lation of two millions; or how are rebel re-
cruits to be raised across the enveloping lines
of the Union armiess Clearly. tho surest way
to bring complete ruin on this contracted and
beleaguered Southern Utopia is for the people
thereof TO CONTINUE the war" Do what they
may at Richmond, they cannot muster in the
field east of the Mississippi in the spring more
than two hundred and fifty thousand half starv.
ed and dispirted men. while the aggregate
forces that will be directly brought against
them Ito say nothing of the navy will unques-
tionabIy exceed FIVE hundred thousand well
fed and well clothed and enthusiastic Union
soldiers, with victorious Grant at the head of
the central column
Peace, then, and submission, in order to Sc.
cure peace, is the Only way of safety TO the
people Of the rebellious States still unslbdued
We are confident that the masses OF these peo.
pic are ripe for submission; but under the mill.
tary despotism of Richmond they are still afraid
to move Nor is it likely that the rebel rulers
and managers, who have nothing to hope from
submission, will relinquish their desperate pur-
pose of dying in the last ditch" We believe,
however, that there is way, and good and
way whereby the rebel chiefs and
managers. from JEFF Davis down to his lowest
civil or military, may be brought
to treaty Of peace, not only without bringing
ruin upon the cotton States, but with
out further bloodsbed. What is this plan We
are about to disclose it, and We call upon
6 Father Abraham to hear 10 once more
Let him proclaim to JEFF Davis and oil bis
in the rebellion excluded from the
general amnesty promulgated in December
last that if they will consent to try their for
taaes in Mexico. they, aud all disposed to
follow tbem-cviians and soldiers. bag and
baggage, small arms and artiliery-wiIl be
protected and assisted to the Mexican border
BY the United States. aud will then be fur
,ished at the Rio Grande with six months
subsistence, and we will undertake to promise
lot only speedy peace, but . speedy settle
nent OF the Mexican question according to the
Monroe doctrine. This is our peace propo-
siton and we regard it, in its fitness. complete
ness and comprehensivcness, ~ a proposition
which IL positively sublime II embraces, in
addition to the integrity of the Union and a
pcImdueut iutcIuai ptdCc, tho Splchuiu &c
QUESTION to American interests of Southern
confederacy in Mexico in the place of French
Accordingly, we submit this pro-
position to the earnest and favorable consider
alton Of President Lincoln. He will find a
PRECEDENT for this. enterprise ia the jewish exc
lus from Egypt but, instead of repeating the
oily OF King Pharaoh. let him be guided by
he wisdom Of Moses, and all will DO we'll
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