Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-03-21
alaiIg Gmpire.
The way Ia Peace LeIIrr
uOnl ~ s0uthetner.
MtNFuis, Tenn March |.
, fAe Edjior Of fhs OAica0o 7tNss,

South ate at thus tins yrnrnng lor peace
aud msy brsina Rre VI work tn devisu way.
and msHna To hflng ahout that dustnblu result
There is but Que way lu n, ave that will be-
satisfactory, honorable and iH,t,pp Il ID nui
ut the puwee " the south, unaltd tn lnans,
arats thai happy resnji. The North eau Do
lt--will T. br dnncp When tho South b.cNmt
ayl'sltd with the question nj separation lrom
he North, tho MASSES ui The southern pruplr
sefe bitterly opposed To seors,ou, aud h..
srujtrd their delegates ~ the various STATE
conventions iO vote only lor aoparauun In co
opwraii u with all The nouthctn States hrliev
ipp that u atl the southern SiAtea shunid ~
avdr tus,,hrt, the Nonh would not sitsu,p,
onetuun, aud, Vt they iaiird 10 do 80, thri
there would be no srl lHmliop, sud consequent
" NJ var
Their delegates met, Aud, contrary TO IN.
truclous pfrc,puatrd ,hp States out Of the
Union lu some ol The S,ntrs ihr acts ot th,
convention wrto nm submiitrd 10 the peonle
lnr their ranhraiiou ~ Others, AsAln, the,
Sere, aud tho Irnplr vutrd 10 sustain the acts
OF thelr drlrgatys but u vas Ia Aiotm uf
frenzy and eNcl.empnt such ~ has ~ ldnm
mayed the mluds OF auy people The pre.s
aud public men, through the lenyth aud
breadth NJ the lsad never reatrd day or hiyhl
Ihr psnl'ls we're told that the deed was don,
aud could not oe truzllrd that tho unly way 10
prevent rivl war was tn he united that then
tho North w0am not attempt coercion hut
that 4 the people nj The Suuth were divided
then the North would be emboldcnrd 10 U.s.,
force TO drive them back into the Union, and
thus, by their own umlluy aud iolly, the,
would sutey bung op ihemrelvsa the ryils
they dreaded 40 much That was the critical
psriod Of our Rcpublic ii Mr. Lincoln bad
been equal 10 thai trying emergency, civil war
would have bean avprled, and he would have
hnuded his name dowu 10 puIerlty ~ a great
and good r0lvr, wha could raise above the
preludives of sections, aud by bis wisdom aud
moderation, prevent the disWp,iOn ot y uryai
ouuntry, and avert ntuld miscrirs from a poo.
Pile who, for happiness aud prosperity, had no
equal upon tho lace Of the earth,
The people at the South bad been led 10 be.
ieve that Ihose IN power sought their des,ruo.
uou, Me LIneolu was sell aware OF III,
state II public lug NJ thu Sou,h In regaid
% hia election, ADD iha. tho lveliest Appts
hens,ons pervaded the minds OF the Seuihsrn
people - to their future safety aud welfare
proclamation usurd nj that mumrntou.
time, assuring them that ihey had nn,h,n IN
loar---,hat their rights IN every particular
should be projected with ~ Jealous a care AZ
ttat OF any other section, would have allsypd
The eACremeng oil would have been l,ourcd
upon The uoublej waters and all would have
been we'll Aud would such course have
oeen derogatory 10 the dignity OF democratic
ruler OF a tree psoplsi Woald the historian
In after days, ia relating 10 bis countr,men
how BY awse and parfc course of action.
The Shl't aSe,strs'r Of the nation had eamed
the lears and excitement, OF a sec iup. and
thereby averIed civil I tic, have rvHsoisd le.s
credit upon that ruler than tho historian vbo
will nos hs obliged 10 relate how. fron, hl,ud.
nsn and inlAtaa lon uupara ieed, that ruler
plunged the county into Que OF tho blood,e.t
aud most destruclivp civil wars that has .nlicd
any era oiIhis worlds history Unfortunately
ior tho country, other counsel. than tho,, "a
w,adnm prstalied neothef, bla.,J nu.t ~,
shed, aud nov, after three years OF hood,
work, sash as nolrrn day. hAva mai .s,, ~,
south h .nllnn,ubJueI ibs n.onle n.,c,,,Is s NY
unied aud resolved TO resist a soy,snmsn,
that seeks 10 tsmbt ana crush Ihem 10 N, |
las, "a remiy And snpral 10 ev,,y h,.,. I
aud honorable man al tho North ii ,he Snuih |
ia not riihH Wual they moi unde, .,,,,i.,
du Rkewisry ie.l ,Ant ,h.r.
Is noI ,fae patriot, artuatrd by a bra,s ,r,,i /
from Mains 10 tho Kio utaudo. hn, viii ,,Y Z
strike o. rather than subanl "a .sch unj,,,
And dseradhs tefms Thea. hos can ,hs
North avl towards tho souih. ,hat an. U,,on
saa be restored anon an honorable ma .onn.
abls basis "a Union mora enduring ana 49,,
lus Than that which ha. been ,undsred h, I'M.
folly aud mAdness of oar rulers Tnioe
Of mutual ,niefe.,s and Food w,il--a un,on
That viii endure ia all he tryius ,yents ull
The future, Whsn northern aud southern ,nen
= IN slAad shoulder 20 shoulder a. brn,hr,, tn