The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-27

be based upos the principle OF the sai possible
tso (what they actually possess). Then. as an
answer to all this, this Richmond diplomat tells
us that "the government OF the Confederate
States can make no such treaty." that ait can
not cede any territory belonging to any of
these States, each Of which Is a nation-a sove-
reignty as distinct as Great Britain or Frauce;"
that the only peace it can make is that of 1.-THE
complete independence and integrity OF all the
States"-that is, all the States claimed by The
rebellion, including West Virginia, Kentucky
and Missouri.
| The only terms, then, upon which JEFF. Davis
can make peace are the surrender TO his con-
fsderacy, not only Of all the territories, sea
| ports aud strongholds we have recovered by
force OF arms, but the surrender Of West Vir-
! GINA Kentucky and Missouri, States which
have adhered to the Union aud expelled the
approaches of the Davis "confederacy" in every
shape and form, by legislation aud by arms,
| from the beginning. And it seems that Davis
has no alternative. He has not, nor has he
ard his Confederate Congress together, the
power to cede away an inch Of the soil OF any
one of the rebel Confederate States-each
heiug nation in Itself, as sovereign and indie
nendent as Great Britain or France This is
the supreme law to Davis Of the constitution
of the so called Confederate States.
Accordingly, SO far as the rebel general gov
eminent is concerned, treaty Of peace short
Of Southern subjugation or Southern independ-
ence is out of the question; because the ind
1 - oF ~ aNn
fracy are sovereign nations and each must act
| for itself in determining where it is to 60, or
what is to be done with its "sacred soil"
Upon this hint we have new suggestion to
I throw out to President Lincoln. The right OF
secession, upon which this rebellion was started.
is, under JEFF. Davis, retained to each Of the
| States concerned as constitutional right. These
! Southern rebels and their Northern sympatAizers
are great sticklers for constitutional rights
Let them be brought to practical test upon
this diabolical but, as they hold it, divine.
! RIGHT OF secession, or State supremacy. Prac-
tically, we know that jeff. Davis is the abso-
lutte despot of the rebelious States; but bring
-. down to constitutional test, and it seems
We respectfully and earnestly submit, there.
fore, to President Lincoln q new departure in
behalf of peace. Let him proceed to action
with the rebellious States in detail, as with 80
many Independent nations. and let him thus
begin new peace movement with North Caro-
lima A majority Of the Legislature OF that
State just elected is said to be in favor OF
peace and reunion. Let President Lincoln,
1 them send down TO Governor Vance liberal
offers Of peace for North Carolina on the con-
diton Of her return to tho Union offers 50
inviting that her Legislature will jump at them;
and let these offers embrace the request that
Governor Vance will Immediately call his
Legislature together TO consider these peace
propositions; and, considering the present com
handing position Of General Grant, between
Richmond and North Carolina. the most glo-
rious results may be expected
North Carolina we believe, can thus be de-
tached from the rebellion, and with this breach
| in the Davis confederation bis sovereign State
right Of secession will speedily finish him and
his mock confederacy.
General Grants Campaign In virgil Ia.
The English papers, which see everything in
the light of strong Southern sympathy,-de
clare that General Grants campaign is fall
ure.k All the Richmond papers make the same
declaration as matter of course, end SO do all
those Northern papers that reproduce feebly the
sentiments Of their Southern friends. All these
declare alike loudly that the great campaign
that he's shaken the rebellion to the centre Il
failure. There was never . more shameless
piece OF audscity than this in the history OF in.
pudence. Grants great campaign has been the
most successful Of the war. He has driven Lee,
with the finest army that the .confederacy ever
had, or ever will have, up and down and all
over the State Of Virginia; he drove him from
the r lpidan to Richmond and compelled him
to 60 through that city as If for life to hold its
dependencies On the other side; and he has
again driven the greater part Of Lees forces
ont of Petersburg aud Richmond. and down the
Shenandoah valley, TO loot for something to eat
Such failures as this OF Grants are to re,
establish the supremacy OF our government
and pound the confederacy to pieces; and that
is what the friends Of the confcderacy have to
find fault with in General Grant. Secession
journalists in England, in the Southern States.
and in the Northern States, see that II Grant
continues in bis present position but few
| months longer the ccnlederacy is done for
They recognize in him the great man Of this
war. He has shown in such Instances as the
choice OF Sherman and Sheridan a great
knowledge Of men. BE has shown, as at Bel
mont, that he could take small force into the
field and handle it and fight with IL splcndidly.
He has shown at Fort Henry, at Shioh,a at
Vcksbury and at CHATTANOOGA how !naynih
Gently be can handle one large army; and he
has shown in the present year with what com.
prehensive ability be can direct the operations
Of several armies spread over the largest
theatre Of WIZ that WAS eyer under one man