The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-07-20

i,ow Democrats would End the War.


In abolition contemporary charges
thst the Democracy constantly oppose
tie administration and the war, and yet
never suggest any remedy efar existing
evils It~ishes - know What that party
world do.itis bad tAa power-whetaer 1t
wovll st6ls tue war, recognize the Con-
feIesaey, q continue he conflict.
IA detail, the policy ofthe Democracy,
after gaining possession of the Govern
Iaent, AMI thus removing the cause q the
secession OF she South, would he 70
remedy one ~ one the grievances inaug
t.e..tad ~ lh1 Republican administration,
an against which tue south /, fighting.
They would offer the South the tonsti-
tuition and with it the States guarantee
that Tor all time tAe rights Of the States
under that Constitution should pc pre-
served myiolatc Democracy base
pa.;cT-a very decided one; one which
ii put in force would end the war il u
aay.-Summcd up, il amounts solely and
simply to this: give the South all her
rights under the Constitution, and
guarantee those rights against the AZ
greSsions of fauatical factions and
.ninoritieS - CiitGgo Tines.
Ry lint Of importantly We have ex
tor;cl from the copperheal organ il this
city. the above reply, which we submit
does not answer the question pcopoun
ded.
SapPoSe that the Democracy after
being put in possession of the Govern
ment shall do all that the Iel3ss states.
shall revoke the Proclamation of Free
dom, repeal the conliscation acts. re
enact the Fugitive Slave Laws: restore
-lave-y in the District of Columbia. strip
the uniform from the colorei soldiers,
and send them back TO tAcir traitor mas
tiers under flag Of truce, guarantee the
existence Of slavery forever by consti-
tutional amendment, establishing the
divine institution in all territory south
of $3.50. now in possession o. hereafter
to be acquired, and, the rebels should
refuse TO come back on those terms, what
then would the Democracy do: Would
the Times raise its voice for continu-
canoe of the conflict in that ey ent, until
the rcvoltcd States are coerced back into
the luion? That is the point Now all
these concessions were once in the pos
session of the south The peace Con
gress offered to establish slavery in all
territory south of SOTO; and Corwin' 5
amendment to the Constitution passed
both branches of Congress during
Buchanan : administrations guaranteeing
slavery forever But all these comprom-
Uses and concessions were spurned and
spit upon by the Southern Democracy
They have declared in the most solemn
manner times inuumerable that on no
terms. conditions or guarantees whatever,
which the North can make, will they ever
voluntarily return to the Union. They
asserted this resolution Just IS emphat-
ically when under Mcclellan, Buell. and
Porter the war was conducted hy pro-
slavery policies, as under Sherman,
hcaie and Grant, by anti slavery
policies
The gable about "remedyine rriev-
auces one by one in an unInitigatel
hag.-fhe South fought Just as
Eercely before any of these grievances
were 'iuauguratcd" rs since then. and
pledges itself to fight on regardless of
their removal. The South is not
fighting for their repeal Jqi for separation
ffcns tie G4jon-iinal and eternal, and the
establishment on it, ruins of an ohgarrhy
with slavery for its chief corner stone.
After the rebels are sountlv thrashed in
fair fight they will yield like men. but
they can never he bribel back with old
clothes which they possessed and scorn-
fully east away.
The Times SAYS the democracy would
offer the South the Constitution. and with
it the guaranty that for all time the rights
of the States under the Constitution
should be preserved inviolate" What
does this string of words mean? Who is
to 'definc what are the ..riphts of the
Statesf" Every Southern rebel before
the war and since, claims that State has
a constitutional right to secede from the
Union whenever she pleases; and denies
with equal pertinacity the constitutional
right of the Government to prevent such
secession or to coerce her back Would
the Democrats surrender to the South
this demand? Dare they refuse il?
L Mess the right of secession is conceded
10 rebel would listen to the other propo
sitions of the Democracy because the
most valuable right in their eyes is that
secession. But If the right Of secession
be admitted how could the Democracy"
continue the war in case the rebels re-
fused to return to the Union? This is
point that peace Democrats shoull be
compelled to answer. No lodging or
subterfuge should be tolerated: The cop
perhead organ carefully cvades it. No
human ingenuity could patch up peace
with the rebels which they would respect
for 4 day, that denied the rights of a
State to withdraw from the Union when
ever it pleased.
When the rights Of secession is con
coded, the Union. as nation. ceases to
exist, and becomes a loose confeIcracv of
independent States. united 10y no legalitie
because no law passed by its Congress
would be binding upon the people of any
State ii tie Legislature thereof saw fit to
uullify il. Peace made on such a basis
merely annexation to tlc Southern Con
federacy an.icr the Montgomery Consti-
triton. And that il al tie copperheads
hope - effect In the event % their gaining
possession OF the Government And
unless the Tunes Is chattering like a
elaring idiot it, talk about guaranteeing
fla riglt. Of tie. S.atnS-. hath .t.at ii n,,f