The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-09

eioA ono' A0iCu0l SOIu Hue gOOuS WILL AaI
much until he is defeated. at the polls.
How Peace May be Made.
We have quoted several paragraphs
lately from two of the Richmond papers,
which made manifest much more favor
able disposition towards pacifcation upon
terms mutually honorable, than it was gen.
orally supposed were entertained in inhu-
entail quarters at the South. The follow
ing passage, also from one of these, reck-
oned the special organ of Mr.. DAVIS, the
Sentinel, is still more significant:
Let peace commissioners be appointed by
either section, and, invested with plenary pow
ers of negotiation, meet on neutral territory,
and discuss the terms of peace. Let all SUBJ
jects be open to free discussion and negotia-
ton. We of the South consider Independence
as the great and first object of the war. and
that separation is essential to independence
get a0e shall be aUslsg to listen to actat y0u haze to
say and propose on the other side. You may Of
fer us something that will secure our equal
rights within the Union you may propose
to give the slavehoiding and free States equal
President; and partly to effect this you may
throw all New England into one State, or give
her to England-or, if England won't have
her, let her secede. Now, this would be
tempting bait. We don't say it would satisfy
us; but the subject IS scor'thy of consideration.
In illustration of the general subject, the
Memphis Appeal, which had the various
migrations of late, first to Jackson, Miss,
and at length to Atlanta, Ga, and is one
of the ablest journals on the other side,
remarks:
The accession of a conservative Democrat
like Mcclellan to the Presidency, who would
conduct the war on more humane principles,
who would repeal the emancipation procama
ton, and probably make overtures to the South
to return to the Union, with guarantee of all
constitutional rights, would do infinitely more
to paralyze the South and build up recon-
structiOn party in our midst-a most fatal Ca
lamity-than the combined efforts of the pres
ent party in power.
A Baltimore correspondent Of the World
who processes to be posted in regard to
rebel mysteries, in recent letter he thus
talks Of making peace:
| AS regards the terms of peace, they are not
unreasonable. All they would require would
Constitution. But they would require guar
antees for those rights They would require
| an express stipulation that the General Govern
ment would never again interfere with the do
nestle institutions of any State; and that this
| stipulation shonld be made in the most solemn
manner, and should constitute part of the Or
ganic law. A convention OF all the States
could easily regulate this matter.
Ii these terms are granted by the North the
South would at once lay down their arms the
| Southern States would dissolve the Confedera-
| cy, and each one of the Southern States would
Congress as before the war. All other matters
in dispute could be easily adjusted.
The writer also adds:
An amnesty and a convention of all the States
would be cheerfully accepted by the South
But this is not because the South is exhausted,
or because the Southern people are unable or
unwilling to continue the war. On the con-
trary the South is better prepared now, the
| Southern armies are stronger and more effec-
tive now, and the Southern people more unit
ed now in their determination to achieve their
| independence than ever. The formal and une-
| quivOcal announcement of MIR. Lincoln that
| it is his purpose to continue the war, not for
the restoration of the Union. but for the abo-
| lition of slavery, has extinguished the last lin
| gering hope that reunion was yet possible
and has united the South as one man in OppO-
sitiOn to what they consider the most unwar-
rantabe tyranny They have had quite enough
of the horrors of war. In order to put stop
to these, they would gladly welcome an armis-
tice, because they believe that before the ar
secure an honorable peace.
But the most explicit avOwal of will
lingness to make peace on honorable terms
to both section is from the Richmond
Wing of as late date as the 18th ult.,
WEIGH we extract from the New York
Times of the 9th. The Wig says:
It is the sincere desire of the Confederate
States that the authorities at Washington and
Richmond may be placed in a position to COM
done so long as Lincoln is at the head of affairs
at Washington. He has closed and bolted the
door against even Overtures for pacifcation.
The South stands ready to enter into negotia-
tons for ending the war; and upon terms that
may be honorable and satisfactory to both Sec
tons. But this is not from any dread of sub.
I jugatiOn at the hands of Lincoln. We defy his
power. We know that he will fight us as long
as he is in office. If it be The pleasure of the
North to retain him there, he will unhesitat-
ingly struggle on, knowing that the desolation
which the war is entailing upon the country
will be felt with ten-fOld more effect in the
North than in the South.
Of one thing the people of the North
may rest assured, that peace can never be
made by ABRAHAM LINCOLN, except on the
basis of Southern recognition, which the
Democratic party will never consent to.
The peace contemplated by the Demo-
cratic party is in accordance with their
platform, son the basis of the Federal
Union of the States '-and nothing more
nor less.
Fillmore for Mcclellan.