Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-02-26
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
NI0RT DIsPATORES.
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tedernte states ls puDilaheu ~ ~ very iehBhy
Ii says the course Of the Federal Government
has proved that it d not desire peace, and
would not consent to it on any terms that we
could possibly concede In proof OF this, we
refer to the repeated rejection OF all terms Of
eonciliation and compromise, to their recent
contem ptuous refusal to receive tho Vice
President (Stevens), who was sent to negotiate
for soitening the asperites Of war, and their
scornlul rejection Of the offer Of neutral
power to mediate between the contending par. I
ties The motive Of such strange conduct is .
obvious. The Republican party was founded
20 destroy slavery, and the equality OF the
States and Lincoln was selected as the in, !
strument to accomplish this object The Union
was a,barrier to the consummaton Of this policy
because the Constitution, which was its bond,
recognized and protected slavery, and the
sovereignty of the States The Union there |
fore was to be sacrificed, and TO insure its DIS |
struction was determined on The mass OF
northern people were not privy to, and enter
tanned no such design They loved the Union
and wished TO preserve it. To rally the peo'
pie to the support of the war its object was
proclaimed to be q restoration o! the Union, !
US il that which implied voluntary assent, of
which agreement was an Indispensable ele
ment and condhtion, could be preserved by
coercion. 1t is absurd to pretend that Gov
erpment really desirous ofrestoring the Union
would adopt such measures as the eonGscation
of property the emancipaton of slaves; sys-
IemAtic efforts to invite them to insurrecGon
| forcible abduction from their homes, and com.
pusory enlistment in ;he army the division
! of n sovereign State without its consent, and
/ u proclamation that One-teDth Of the popula-
Ition of a State under military rule should
control the will of the remaining nine tenths.
The only relation between the two section nm
| der such policy is that of conaueror md con.
louered superior and dependent. IL would
hardly be far TO assert that all northern peo.
rle participate in these desigas on the con
! trnrv there exists powerful political marty
who openly condemn them.
The administration has. however been able
| thus far, by its patronage and it's lavish ex.
| penditores TO reduce. or by its lepions of Hes.
slams mercenaries TO oyerawe the masses 10
control the elections, and establish an arbitra.
/ nv despotism. Ii cannot be possible that this
state of things can continue The people Of
The United States accustomed TO freedom
cannot consent TO be ruined and enslayed in
| order 10 rum and enslaye us Mornl like
physical epdemics have their allotted periods
and must sooner or later be exhausted and
disappear When reason returns our enemies
! will nrobably reflect that IA peonle like onrs
who have exhibited such capabilities and ex.
temporized such resources can never be sinh.
dned that a vast expanse of of.territorv with
anch n population cannot be poyerned as an
lobediont COLONY unlil soma evidence is civ.
on of a .cbanpe of poliey ON the mari Of The
oovernrnqr,t and some nnnearanoe s neroeived
| that an effort At negotiations will not he snurn.
ed.
The Congress are of the opinion that auv
d;rect oveltnres of neace would com nroro ID
our self resnect he fruitless of good and in.
ternreted by the enemy as an indication of
weakness We can only repeat Tho dasire NJ
the people for peace and our readiness 10 ac.
cent terms consistent with the honor and in.
toar;,v and ;udenendsnce oCtbess SjaIeo ond
lcnnnstihI. with the safe,v or onr domos,;o in.
Esti,nf;nns We have no slterna,iva hnt ,o do
on, dutv We combat for nroner,v bomoo
I me honor of our wives he lu,nra ~ onr
children the nreseryation Of our fair land
iTroU noIlntiop and IN avert doom which wa
oan rsod ho,b in ,ha thraats or onr ona,,;o.
aud acts If onnress;on wa baye alluded 70
The s;ins,ion H. Grave hnt FURNISHES no ;nst
aynnss tnr desnondence ins,eaJ Of boroh ~ ~
icis",o on ,ho government and onr oanarsis
ins,ead or he,Sal;ng Ihe faiInra ~ oscon rI;s,,
inorossih;l;,ies vve sbonld rather he orat.G,I
Ior tba rasnlts Inn, bnye rewarded our sishors
p.n,a,nhorin,, tho disnronori;on IN ran,Ia,irr
in n',l;larv nnd naval resonrces ami The Ja'
G,;anns ~ sLiIloJ labor in ,bo sonth onr ao
. cornni;s sbmen,s haze snrnossnd ,bnsn of an,
neonle In The annals Of tbe world There q
NO inst raason fnr bonalessnsss or Caor
3iuce ,ba ontbreak of the war tho Son,b
has Io., ,he rominai nossession Of ,he Mis,;s.
> Aim; river and fragments Of her Territory