M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-12-15

any cool lie would accept OF 10th
ing short OF tho sevarence Of the Un-
ion. His declarations 10 that effect
are exp icit and OF repeated use. lie
does not attempt to deceive ns-he
ID 'rds as no excuse 10 deceive our
selves. We cannot voluntarily yield
Between hin and us the issue is dis
Itnct. simple and ina,iahle. 1t is an
issue which can only be tried by war
md decided by victory. Ii We yield
ye are beaten; it the Southern people
| fail him, he is beaten. Either way it
would be the victory and deleat fol-
lowing war.
What is true. however, OF him who heads
the insurgent ciuse, is not necessarily tue
o those VINO follow. Although he cannot
re.aGcept the Union they eau. Some of
them, We know, already desire peace and
they can. at dnv moment, have peace simply
by laying down their arms anl submitting
10 the National authority, unlsr the Con.
's,tution. After so much, The Government
could not, il it would, maintain war againt
them The IoSaI people wou | no; sustain
or allowit. II fquestImls shnul rem lin, we
w0ud adjust tnem by the peac ful means Ol
legislation, conference. the Courts and votes
operating oily in Constitutional and l'ws
lul chmnels. Some certain and other pos
slbt questions. are, aud wOu BE-, beyond
the Executive plwer to ADJUST. For in .
stance. The ddmiss'Ol Of meIlb-rS into Con
grrs. anl whatever might require the ap
prupriatiOn,of N 'nev. The Executive pow.
er itself. would be greatly diminished bv lhe
cessation OF acruai war. PIrdOns. aud rr-
missions OF forfeiture, however, would still
be within Executive CONTROL
III what spirit and temper this control
would be exercised can be fairly ju lged OF
by the phst. A year ago Il general prd N
aud amnesty, npon specified terms. was Of
lerei tn all except certain d'sg lat-d en4 Mrs,
and it Was al the same time m ,dr known that
lhs excepted classes w-r' still in COnempla
ton of special cIen-ncy, During the year
many ava lied them'e,v S of the general pro-
visions, aud many more wInll onIy that
the signs of thu bal faith in some I'D to
such preCaul i0nry pleasures As rem Tered The
practical process less EASY aud certain. Du
ring thr same time, also. special pinlons
have been gran tel to individuals Of excepted
cl sses. anl no voluntary appllca ion has
been denied. Thus. particular y tn door
has been tor full year open to all except
such as were not in condition to make lree
choice, that is suCn as were in free custody
or under consrrdint. 1t is still open to all !,
but the lime NAV COM. probably will COM,
when public duty shall demand that it b
closed. aud that IN lieu more 9 Ir0uS IN as
ufes than heretofore shall be adopted N pre-
sen;ing the abandonment oil armed resistance
to the national authority on tn part o. thu
insurgents as the only in llspeu' able conde
tion to ending the War Oh the part OF the
Government.
retrdct nothing heretofore sal as to sla-I
Yery. repeat the declaration nide a wear
sgo, and that while rem iin in my present
Isl ;im,.l shrlI not attempt to retract or
modify tn Emancipation Proclamation, mr.
shall return to slavery. any person whDI
is free by he terms of that psoc!dm ,tlon,
or by any of the acts Of Congress If the
people should By whatever mode or mans
make il any executive outS To re-enSIavr such
persons, another AMI MT must b. their in
strunent to pellOrm it. In stating single
condition of peace m'an simply to say that
the war will cease IN The nart Of the Gov
ernn mt, wherever it shall have cedsel on
the pr! Of those WIN Deganit.
ISignedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.