M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-07-14
Pencr Is AIIalnabIe.

With tie South, for the purpose OF
re constructing the Union, and as q
result Peace between our c0untrymen,
and IN reply to our suggestions R3-
pubicAns toll! ns We cOnl! hot reu-
n,tr, bvcanse the South would have
nothing but an Independent G,v"rn-
ment Tor their Cpnf.deraty. VIZ OF
course could not believe this,
because il Was aga net the declared
alements Of our best Southern
. atvsmen, and iu the iace ol facts
known 10 US all, to wit We all knew
liz to Le u lact that the South sent
ICnmmissivnrls to adjust trrcnces
with us NJ the rmlnrncemGnt Ot the
war, Lincoln refused u hearing and
refused to recogniz them. II 10 also
u fArt that pIopUsitlol WAS made
through Fernando Wood, of Ne"
York, and was refused Ivy l. Ln:uIn
ovvr HE own signature. lt ls also a
fact, that still later, Mr.. Stevens,
Vice President OF the Southern pcO-
pie, started to Washington to Irrat on
tho sulj1 jet OF re construction OF the
Uni1n, aud Lincoln wou,d not hold
discourse or permit All interview with
hlm. We know ail these things 70 be
true, and now We publish to our rad
vrs the solemn declaration ui the Con
isdelate Congress, "7hH they are
and eru have been 'oi'li"g to enter
inI0 communication pih as. an a
spHU If Psdcs, IF E4uify, ana
manly fankne"." Dos not these
thing. give the liz to the men whl
have been misleading the people here
by asserting the South wOu;d nV
agree to ~ unlonl Utmost assured
IL dpes. Then As reunion is possibl'
let us all str k9 for il, and stop thu
horrible aud unnatural war. BL
bear the Southern Congress.
MANIFESTO Of THE C EPEDEBATE STATE
IT, THE wuRLD.
The following jont preamble anc
resolution, with The annex ii mantts
:. to, were introduced IN the Senate BY
Mr. Hill OF Georgia. adlpted IN ST.
cret session, aud Sent tO the House VI
u Friday night. The House, after
IL secret debate Of several hours dura'
| ton, adopted 'hem substantially u
~ they cams from the Sena'e. with sum
. rhgnt IN ratification ut la gu Ige. Tn
y irjlrcilon nj Secresy having been re-
'e III wed from this important documcn
~ Dy the House, though not by II
- Senate, We lay it before our reader
G this morning:
va JOINT REsJLuTInNS DECLARING TIL
~ DI POSITION of PRINCIPLES AND Pun
Poses ~ THE & ,NFEDERATE STATE
!" IN RELATION tt THE BXlsrING WA
~ WITH THE UNITED STATES
lu "VhereaS, It is due t. tho grea
N cause vi humanity aud civilization
r and especially to the heroic sacr, ,hce
a. Jttheir gallant army in the tolL, ths
- NJ mrsnsj consistent with propt
~ , s.It respvct an | the approved nssge
Il Vi Nations should be omitted by III
I'd Gonjederal, States 70 enhgh'en tt
at pnblIc "pinion Ct the world with II
be aard t. tle true character OF Il
,,otruggle in which they are engage
" 4nI the dispositions, principles al
purposes by which tLey are acIuale,
Id therefore,
Ter "ResOlced BY the Congress Of u
I'd. Confederate Slatss IF AmertcI, II;
n , the following maniI>stJ be is'uel
:, their name, and Hy their authoIi
ami that the Presid NJ lie req1e,tt
10 u cause copies thereof to be transmI
VT ted ~ our commissioners abroad,
,ul 'ho md that tue same may be ID
before foreign gpveInmenfs.
MANIFEST IF TIE C 'NGRRss IF tt
=. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERIC
IN. REIATIvE TO The EXISTING W.
.o WITH THE UNITED sTATE3.
. "rhe Con ress OF the Cunfedera
y" States of America, Acknowledge
he their responsibility to the opinion
o. the civil ID world, to the great la
is- ot Christian philanthroDv. aid tn u
he Supreme Ruler Of the UNIVERSE, I
~, the part they have been compel ell
tbear in the sal spectacle OF war III
D. carnage which this continent has {
'ns the last three years, exhibited to I
is eyes OF afflicted humanity, deer1 t
ion present = fitting occasion to decla
lao the principles, th sentiments a.
" the purposes BY which they ha
- been, and are still, actuated.
Ide "They have ever deeply deplor
the the necessity which constrained the
ats to take up arms in defense OF tbt