New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-27
WHAT "PEACEn MEANS.

There are true and earnest doyotees Of
Peace" even in the Coppcrhead ranks; but
most of those who chm0r loudest for " Peace
are simple traitor, eager only for the unbounded
ascendancy Of the Rebel Slave Power. What
they are intent on & TO iacite Sediu0us out
breaks in tho loyal States, paralyzo the Govern
mcnt. and encourage the Rebels TO hold out IN
til their friends can gt control OF tho Federal
Executive and Congrss 40 that they may have
everything their ownway. In additional proof
of this, We cite Tie testimony Of. Mr.. .. L.
Brooks, OF Syracuse, wlo writes to Tie JoSr"dI
of that city as follows
Tor the thoughtful consideration Of y those vino Dc
,re sn honor, bic and astEg peace % result fom The
termination OF this war lex leave to submit the fol-
leading OF the peace p'v ~ the voorhees, House.
the evening alter the late Pace Convention Bcng
peGoesble man myset. as VOL O. man III favor 81 an
honorable peace ~ c)urso dooply Interested IN
tho great peace movement of tie 18th Bnt con
Ss tf at ny c5nfdenc- In tho greet sp0-cs Of peace
received staggering low Whe n. by mere accident.
became listener N the following words, uttered by
one Of these apostles Appointment pnlro speaker and
addru 5sed t. a select cico Ot trusty followers:
tsn you gentlemen. Jefferson Dati, b, hghi.ag The
ba,,.s OF The liberties our county and ho Uiuf and
sh,n succeed. told Gov seymour 10 ths morning.
and be said Mr. - Lon ae1re Qf ~ bnf ioiat con
doI = n, pos,riss TIE majority II lts p>d->s CT
agaiasi ~, AID the Adnnstili.0n have the mot, ara
10 baek Tim GcnteHen. have got 10 stop Thu "ar
II must b, sior7ea. AMI. II Oh Abe should iraIy 30
elected We have got raise Coun.srfeso.usion and
overthrow the whole Brsed abolition horde beSln.
h.ng doubt the sircsty Of the peace professions OF
these NED straig htTy sought Dccaipn 20 PROFOUND
the following question to several Of Failaneiglam's
most confidential and s'tont supporters
First asked. in q straightforward VA! or Senator
Lswrence Are you yA'iug 10 grant the south its IN
dependence provided hat, ia tho prOpossi National
Convention, its Commissioners demand Independence NJ
thor uimsium. alter sll honorable 9rns OF peace.
based upon the reconstruction VI the whole Union have
fai!edf Zee, n.0a e,laiily Was TIE reply. TAG
,,aT r.g,s br stopped Tie Federal Government has no
pawcr 10 eOeTcs sovereign STATE into union contrary
TO It's will State hash just right Ia seeed" provided
It's Con.t,uiional right are violated" propounded
tho same query 10 Ssna0, Young who boosted Of tho
honor Of having cast onsOf tbs five nai yotos In hc
New York Legislature of '6l sgsns, ooercion. and
received from him precisely tho same Anr~er.
Emboldened .! these Unexpected response snDint'
tod tho same question 10 Wm. II. Bramctte. Of Ken.
lucky relative u GoyrBor Bramette and ssid 10 be
. delegate TO tAe Chica,o Convention. and wss again
greeted with q reply similar in every particular lie
further stated that l peopl. 81 N" south "iil hight
a. long 10 they haze dar left, unioss TO North
code them the right Of Ielf government afterward
put the same question (, no less than doson partici
pants ia the Convention with Ike rceult Ny reply
to each OF these gentem0n wa, why did yOu not
submit this question, rhch involves tie very vital
point in tho contest fiy and sqnsroJ to-day IN your
speeches to tae Convention. and thus test It's wishes
You declared In al yar speeches that you were In
cept pescs aud distni0n' TO this received but one
honest answer. delegate from Buffalo. whose nauie
1 did not learn said: 'HuOHd not he p0.iG,c."
.. o's si0gn yiih DTauileEgs 9nd LsHSonge,