New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-27


come and COMO. Now for the Armislice.
It;s"by n convention" that an armiStioe Is
procured; "by an agreement OF the parties
How are conventions and agreements between
ber];gercnt States brought about They are
brought about by diplomatic. agents acting
through the established forms OF diplomacy.
Who is to take the Initiative in the appointment
Of these agents, and the opening OF The ncg"us-
tjon-yho shall ask for ;he convention" anu
nropose Tie agreement" MOI President Da'
yis-rcr be has not asked for 90 arn'sliec' anu
he won't ask for an armis.ce, so long as his
heart locks within itself tho manhood oil courage
Instead Of TIE shoepshness Of cowardice. anu so
long N his soul remains faithful to the Confed-
aracv which has committed its life to bis Keep
ing. Nor has any convention OF politicians III
Richmond, or elsewhere South. demanded ahd
prom;scA an armstice. Suoh convention Oh
towards and traitors could moi be gathered on
Southern soi-or, if gathered, JEFF. Davis would
stine it in Castle Thunder in fittocu muutos'
Who, then, i, to take The initiative. and send
commissioners to propose 81 afmisticc' WY
President &c Clelian. clearly.
lis commissioners go. They unfold their
credentials, and in The rsry ae,cf unfolding use'"
reeosnire The Rebel Comyftderaey.
This legal result Of the cowardly and traitor
Gus folly OF proposing on armis;oo, could ho'
possibly be escaped. We woald, by the act OF
automatically treating with tho Rebels, &C.
knowledge all the relations aud attributes which
belong to and inhere in tho power OF receiving
ambassadors and the right TO send thcm--wo
World instantly and at "a blow recognize their
political equality with us-we would with our
own foolish hands strip from them the rags OF
Rebellion, and cloihe them in all the panopiy
OF beligerent rigbts--in one moment OF time,
we would ruin our cause and build up on this
continent slave empire, rebel forever against
Democracy and Civilization. For what would
happen7 This fact of recognition by McCiei-
! lau's administration would Immediately bc nc
cepted in Paris and London 90 the solvent OF
the difficulty which for three ycars ha' defeated
the application Of the Confederate States to DC
recognized as an independent power. France
and Great Britain have consistently replied
to slidell and Masnns cutgcaiics; Inc
American Government treats you as
Rebels. Until you can fight yoursclyes
out of this relation. or negotiate yourselves out
Of it, we can not treat VIII you indepond
cnt power without getting into war" But tho
obstacle to this coveted recognition would be
removed throughout Europe in an instant by
McClellan's proposal vi al arrniitioo France,
England, Spain, Austria, and Belgium, would
acknowledge The sovereignty of the Conicdcr-
ate States forthwith, and make treaties with
them, tho commercial clausos of which would
houIly bride those poHe-s 10 help The l.ehols
while the war lasted and tie moral aud poliil-
cal ties Of which would band arbitrary power
throughout the world against tho growth oi
Republcsnisin III America.
The argument might VOL stop here. But lot
US follow up this negotiation for IN aIm.siice
The frst question 10 DO settled aflaE the pr.
posa', would be ,Ieh. Davis's inquiry through
Benjamin. "What 10 the a.mistico which yon
propose" lfi '--
IAN immediate cessation Of hosiiliiies, 10 the
end that peace may DO restored Oh the basis Of
The Federal Unon OF the s,ates."
:" We will accept the proposal upon tho terms
and conditions whieh public law aliyes to ar
arl.istiee. We viii withdraw tho Confederate
troops ftom every part of ycur territory; we
will suspend The blockade Of your coas', and
stop priyatcering on your comucrc5. lot"
must withdraw the United States troops from
every part OF our territory; you must suspend
the blockade Of any aud every part Of our coast
aud cease lrUn capturing merchant yesseis
bound to Cur ports. That Is. VIC p,gJt be upoD
terms of equality with you, oua free from
doress and relieved from all COERCION ard
restraint, in order 70 enter into the conyen-
ton Tor rGunion which you propose"
McClellm's commissioner, could not possibly
escape from thil definition Of an armiEtice. in
connection with its o1ject-a convention for
REUNION. Tor another reason, ihoy could Dol
escape il. JEFF Dayis ha7 distinctly ard re-
pca,cdly said, that that is the only armstr.
which he wiz give Or iake--and the resolute
politicians and journalists Or Tie soatl, WLo
strength upholds Ike Rebellion. have said the
same thug.
Now, would Mcclellan grant such an armis-
ice Ii IL difficult 10 believe that Le would,
unless sgct uas tic arrongrmcr, q, Eoeorc faRy.
There is not in, history the parallel Of such
andacity in political wiekednesa a, tLe slulilng
Of that arm. ice would be. Nor is there D. !
history the parallel Of the popular vengeance |