New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-21

not have yielded TO the temptation Of s"yr., "B'-
fore every thiug, let save thc county; It is fof
'hc cannon 70 speak for tire, the military pwct
mus: rnle; let 10 veil tor DAY os two the Statue
Of Lihedy -
Civilians are coed NJ Tires, and counsel America
if she does rot wish To I0akc acc .ainfance 9i'h
ard fc enter path Vheio the rcooaciices 81 MI
LmccIN w.l soon seem vty tr'iliHG TO her uoi 70
acl pit at the present tinc pIesdcncics Of gon,Tis
". Trg EL.ixTArlsUsTYT OF pace.
i have Just written tie holy wcrt peace, aad do
not write /; without emotion. God preser'c me
from ever altering single word tia, could iIIp- TO
war! hold war IL alAcucicc, AID ai".i 'r''"
that Which defends the national existence against
the enemy without or within, see Feiy low cases
| III which war 8 not crime.
pa. e the two candidates Tor tho approaching
prcsi .cncy, which is TIE champion Of Ieecel ms
IS the question; permit me TO oxalInei IL:
10 consider only TIE platforms, it Is clear That
Gen. MCCLEILAG represents peace. Dld hoi rome
who. indeed, 20 further than be, talk OF "pence a.
/ any price IN tho bosom Of tho Chisago Conyen-
ton Oae tlire, lcwoyor, places ne III dorD'-
he aen wao since tie beginning uuceasr ely talked
il no: been fer tie peace party, blood would not
have flowed in torrents.
! When tho Rebellion of the Sonth-that crini na'
attempt without excuse ard without prctcxt-cc-
CURED 90 plotest against regular e!eeiion which
seemed 10 threaten the future conquest OF slavery
what was ID necessary TO do 70 prevent or PROMPT.
arrest The war; To discourage the South 20 op-
pose O. Us taking up Of arms the unanimous mcie-
nation of the civilized world. The friends Of peace
,hen followed another course. They invented th't
executions Al MEASURE which. ON the morrow Of the
msu-r,ci on, transformed the insurgents into bel
hgeIents. The south Was thus sustained end 'tihi-
u,ated it Lad port, for revic'UaliDs; 1t had Tie
heht 10 purchase AIMS; il found Itself IN ir.yi-
legged position which no territory in Rebellion had
until then, enjoyed. When, later and repeatedly,
Tho South appeared bordering on encouragement,
who cLccr,i II aud replaced its WEAPONS Ia ~
hands Again the friends OF peace. To hear them,
The North was woaricd-dvidcd, the war could not
long be prosecuted; tho blockade was about TO BE-
raised; The foreign powers were on tie point 81
recognizing the sonih il was only necessary t.
hold out littc while, 10 gain iew successes, 10
furnish 70 the friends of peace In America and II
Europe time TO conquer G miserable remnant Of ab-
Glitter prejudice.
At every new ALTERING OF tie South, CAME new
promises Of peace to produce their habitta' effect
10 pcrp,tuatc the war. And tho war has 'lns
lasted thanks 10 tie friends Of peace ana now th"
South has spent its last dollar, called rs last man
into the ranks, and .tAe same yacLhr cy It'll fr-
sounds" Do not yield. We are preparing 10 To-
cognize you; We are about 10 come to your sid 70
The Government al Richmond knows thni this -
not a romance. TIT Government which hls ,ari.ri
with bitterness, ia IT, Official doclme-.., The series
Il Disappointed hopes that has sustained rs r.
-starce.
Now, Of an the means employed 10 prolorg the
war the most powerful iafc liiul. ia TIC asFea;-
nncc OF q candidate opposed to MI LrSc'IF. II i'
impossible 70 Ray more clearly to the South that be-
fore long provided it succeeds IN holding ont, rs
situation vail be totally changed.
The election Of 81. LISoolS will have e meaning
HI, 40 ono will fi 10 understand. Everyone
III, tro, 49, the way Is 10 be onergeucnlly con-
49,. and. that this war which aimsncita'r
-, nor conan ct will succeed in rti'ah
l,birc the empire Of the Corif''uii'n and 'n '''-
t-ovtus slnveiy. That tie d'i-nitsFe V'''"iy may
be DELAYED. that partial rcverses nav hssia oeonI
Is evident. but II lot less evident that ne North
will advance AS il always has advanced 10 spite o.
DELAYS aud r.vcrses. that II Will advance "itho@t
ever drawing back, and that i, viii atain tic end.
Tho election Of "a Democratic candidate, whether
I f. wished or not, VIII have very different slg1i-
Gcation. II will announce AZ least arnisiice and
the raisn, Of the siege Of Richmond. II siil open
10 tho hopes Of The South chances ill-deGaod aal
therefore tie more pcrilous. one does not display
,,e,e before tAs eyes Of people TO withdraw IT on
Inc morrow. There sill be long iniery'lo in'
tricues. Of conventions Of discussions Oh eompro'
misses. Dudng this time the Ir siige Of the North
,yill diminish. simple affairs wi! become compli-
Gated. questions Of principle will be eiiaced before
questions Of utility.
And viii peace BE- rcG5tab'ishell II is not pToba-
HE. honor General MCMILLAN and Bis fricnss too
much T. believe that they viii be willing to sub
scribe 70 the professions Of the South. They can
not. they vii not bay peeco al the Pice OF ther
honor; they WI not sign the charter Of slavery
should thoy sign it, the war, adjourned perhaps
would bo only the more terrible. 1t would break
ont afregh, this tmcineypugno6ei for the cause Of
Abolition. at the point which It has reached, would
moi long resign Itself to defeat. May COP preserve
the United States from this sinister pac.hcation
which wonld leave subdsting tie true quarrel,
which would leave alive the true enemy The WIZ.
thus suppressed BIZ falschool, would break out
everywhere ard on every occasion, as | need rot
demonstrate Instead of war, you would have the
stote If tour, tho taking up Of arms et every mo-
men,. tho South and the North increasingly on the