The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-09-02

III. The true essen tial independence
Separation.
III. Means which may bring about the
desired objective are willing to listen to
what you have to say and propose on the
other side"
Let the coppehead orators notice Gerry brief
!. ly the first proposition that their Southern
friends and brethren consider Independence
as the first object of the war;" Let this part
of the Grafton abound with touching and pa
thetic language, dwelling long on the fact
that the people Of the South are our friends.
Remark In the next place that the second pro-
position, Separation is the true essential of
independence" may at first sight appear START
ling still the explanation is not difficult 1t
simply means this, Nothing but separation
while Lincoln is President. We southern gen.
tlenen can never live in a Union presided
over by Black Republican,. Give us a noble,
gentlemanly Democratic President and we
will lay down our arms at once" Here let
the whole convention break forth into raptur-
our applause followed by tears mingled with
/ smiles.l Consider thirdly, some means which
may bring about the desired object, and
secure peace. Before however passing direct
ly to those MEANS pause moment 10 speak
of the blessings Qf peace. Picture to the i'm
agination, Lincoln the man of blood and death
cast into the shades ofeternal obscurity. Some
noble Democratic-copperhead of peace
seated In the presidential chair--Jeff. Davis
with a few OF his leading prosecuted Patriots
and good many of the members of the Chi
cago convention, clustering around him as his
colleagues and advisers. The liberated slaves
driven back to their sunny happy Southern
homes, and the glorious Union restored to
more than its former glory. Now speak of
the means which may secure this glorius re-
suit, viz, 3 willingness on the part OF the South
TO "Gsten," mark the word o ye blessed men
of peace listen" Gentlemen of the conven-
ton, our brethern are willing to listen, there
let the speaker drop a tearl then let us
sr~-s-, rs pTUpOSv, a's.Eruro, si1cy VIII
accept. Yea let US propose till they do ae-
cept The application OF the whole Grafton
may be made up of a few practical remarks
drawn from the second verse of the text.
! "You may offer us something that will secure
onr equal rights lrithiR the Union, &C."
Strike right at the heart here. Say 80 ye
copperheads, il your hearts are not harder than
the adamantine rock, do they not break, if
they are not more frozen than ice do they not
melt, at the mention of those words, within
the Union?r Trae, it may not satisfy them
TO come "within the Union" but If not, may
we not logically infer that the converse will
+ SATISFY them, viz to stay out of the Union?
Well. if we can't do better We will let them
stan out, but as we value Office and poiver, let
us keep before the bleeding, public mind, the
golden words ''You may offer US some things"
/ We will listen land let all the convention say
Amen. But seriouly, look at this prete nded
peace disposition. First, the Sentinel declares
Independence is the first aud great object of
the war" and then Immediately afiirms the
impossibility of that independence without
separation. How absurd then, how insulting
the words which follow, "You may offer us
something that will secure our equal rights
within the Union" What have you to offer +?
You have nothing to offer which has not been
offered repeatedly, and as often scornfully re-
+
made the offer, noble, compassionate, gener-
Gus, let it be, the Sentinel says, "We don't say
it will satisfy u.s." No Mr.. Sentinel, you don't
i say it will satisfy you, but you do say most
emphatically, that IL ,coa't satisfy you; for you
say nothing but independence viii satisfy
you, and that independence can be secured
only by "Sepndtion." To what then does
this gracious announcement amount? Simply
this: "We will listen; We will condescend to
listen. Come and pour your supplcations ant
propositions into our ears, we viii listen ant
when you say Independence aud separation
for the South, we will say Amen" l mus
now conclude this already too lengthy com
munication but not without another appeal t.
the people of the loyal States. l ask you are
you prepared 10 grant the rights of State Of
number of States to take themselves out o
: the Union? If so, farewell to your "gloriou
Union" 1t must eventually become as many
: nations as there are states. If you are no
: prepared to admit this doctrine then what are
YOU prepared to do? This war is upon YOU
; yourP President did all in his power to prevent
What can he do onow? He must either max
peace with the South on their own terms
"Sepdrdtion and Independence-he must per
nit that glorious constitution which has beei
handed down by the iliusirious dead, to b
: torn in pieces-he must permit that flag whic
you greet as the banner of freedom and equs
rights. to be trampled in the dust; or, h
, must carry on this war till the rebellion
) crushed and the Union is restored. You dar
If not, even copperheads dare not publicly choos
If the former alternative. If therefore the wa
Is must be carried on, can the democratic, tn
i the Republican party? These men are tall
,s ing about peace; they are narrowing up th
"A feelings OF the bereaved, by pointing to th
a, mangled the bleeding, and the dead. The
"A supporters will expect if they are placed i
power an Immediate peace; and then wi
:, come the crisis.
X The South will say, "Yes, we are for peac
,d we want peaceable separation and indepent
ne ence" Even the Democratic government
IS, whose existence we are supposing, will
of thunderstruck and say, 80 it cannot be. yc
re must come back into the Union else the eou
he try is ruined The South will refuse, and
ur a last alternative the Democratic peace me
mt will appeal to the country for men and meal
ed to put down the toickei rebellion. The K
ur publicans will be disgusted, the copperhea
nd discouraged, the Government powerless, an