The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-16

ne lomtfntton oses
wehave frequently opposed he fallacy Of
she Comprehend plea that the Union e.n be
restored by Al armis,ice ADD HatioaaI Con
sention. The same objection lie- ~ % Nc
CeIIan's Penirsula route, viz il transfers the
-cere Of the conflict without oveFeomiac TIE
enemy. As Mcclellan had to meet Al fsrk-
tom IN the seven day. defeat ne same en-
emy whom be could have met with m army
twice a. large ten months before at Mana -,
30, II such convention could be held,
should meet 10 Il the sane enemy which nov
confronts US n Richmond. Before they can
meet usin 4 convention held utdet the forms
Of the CONSTITUTION they must acknowledge
themselves members Of the Federal U1iob.
But were they prepared 10 DO tbis. they would
opeo their ranks and allow our army 10 march
into Richm nj. There IS the came obstacle
IN ihe way Vt getting the rebel States into
National Convention held under our Consti-
tuition a. there - IN the Way o. getting Grants
army into Richmond, VIZ: that the pr, sehs
ruling classes OF those states regard "a a.
foreign nation. The strength OF Crafts ar
tillsry will ye, take bin into Richmond. buf
no artillery will bring delegate from M
subdusd rebel States into Union. OF as they
would express Il. "subiusasion" Convention
The CoppeEheads refuse TO see that the fo0-
els Who should come into a Convention held
under our constitution would De- considefsd
auaitor to the rebel cause ADD that the north
srn citizen who shoAld enter inso a convex
ton not IN accordance With our constitution
would be traitor 70 the United States The
difficulty isEot to open a means Of inleTeom-
munioatioD. "a convention could do nothIn-
nore.) but that neither parsy.has anything to
propose 70 which the other could agree. win
the Coppsrheads affirm that We can propose
disunion
The following article. which ne copy en-
tire from the Richmond Dispatch of August
3lst' saows that the rebels would no sooner
send members - National Convention than
they would elect members to the Federal
Congress:
Whenever treaty Of peace shall be made.
u must be done solely on the basis OF the en-.
tire Independence and sovereignty of each
particular state. That must be preliminary
20, and cannot be a subject OF. negotiation.
The Confederate government has no right TO
rsakc any peace IN which one inch OF land
belonging 10 any one OF che States shall be
given up. or one icsN Of its privileges a
sovereign be surrendered This 80 Tar from
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starting point from which all negotiations
must proceed. II the enemy refuse 70 con-
cede Ia. then we cannot negotiate with him
IL follows that there can be no such thing as
treating for peace 10 earnest until evefy hos
tile shall have been Withdrawn from our soil,
and every hostile chip from our waters. Then
ve can talk OF peace. and all those matters
Of secondary Importance which 7, my be
necessary to dispose Of. and which insolviAg
no principle and affecting The rights Of 20
State. come properly within the sphere OF the
treaty making power We have reason 20
believe that President Davis does not stand
upon this ground. although We Judge OF
his only from he acts snd public declsrs-
tons
The \ snkee President has no more pow
ef 10 put the Yankee States into convention
with ours ,han pres.dent Davis has 20 put ms
"a convention with them The treaty making
power Il the same IN both Governments -
Hut the Yankees have long accustomed
themselves 10 coasAier theirs consolidate
Government. possessing all power Tor al
purposes. The >s-tes thev regard ~ pos
.esslug no moro s5yereiguts THAI the coun-
ties. Indeed. IN sns .: his speschsM Lsf.-
colo expressly declared that they ND ia
more power thar tbs. Should We agree
therefore. the c1uventson. would eestayni,
take Place lt . wonderful. IN TIC meantime
thss intslisen, men hAc vallsrdighsn an
Fernando Wocd-wao mus, Be rully a..
qua.nted with the southern docuines 81 ~,
State rights. md must knov that All this bloc
has been shed IA their deisrse-shonld tlifl
"a possible % set ~ into such csav~nsiop
OF 10 restore the Union BY meAus OF X whs
ne want. first o. al. j. cntife ard separate
Independence
One vosd more. The Chicago platform
has bnt two plsnks-aa armi tee and -.
iona Convention. Both Of these coniem
plate agreement only. either sh.s the rsb~h
vii agree sAh Us apon union. o. thai .,
vii aesse with she rebels rpon dssuuiou =
The rebsls thus nosiiy u promptly n ~
r-eeipt Of the Chicago aomin.fiess th.a the,
vii no, agree with us UPON usi.n. Ate
shis notice. Il &c ssili vote Tor the Chic.s.
platform. What else does COR vote mean TIA.
that we are wiling 70 agree pish them ..
disassoa. The Chicago platform 4. there
iers tisaoion pla1'osm. and every MAJ an.
vose- i 81 disnnioast sni therefore
traitor.
THr Copperhsad platform demanss A.
Immediate cessation Of hosaliiies l5r ~
parposs Of afterwards holdsur = Cenveai'o
Of the StAtss
The Richmosd pi-ra'ca - - 1iss Al,