St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1864-06-23

iSl lyeir treasure 70 jnaintsin the freedom !.
idbHsy 6ndandependsnce. which hdescenied
them from the inwortal heroes Of
lnEis Motntsin and other battle fields, of
1 Hevoluiions It then. thessl|pr,posals
}lfnot b madi agh cnsoysvE bscanse
81 ene9y " = reoeivs them. how'is
eihle % anicate our elesire fur
lR Otherwise ahan by the \ pul,lie an.
siss ss''s 8 srsss. ct
] calpet reSall . this time one instance
in which I have failed to anuounes tEai
our only desire was peace. and the oulyi
terms which formed siae qua mpR vere
precisely those that yot suggested, name
ly...-a demand snly 10 be let alone" But
suppose it were practicable, to obtain .
conference through commissioners With
the government of President Liucoln, is it
a, this moment that We are to consider it
desirable or even at all admissablei Have
we not Just Been apprised by that despot
tha. We can only expect his gracious par.
don By emancipatiug all our slaves, swear
ing allegiance and obedience to him aud
his proclamasioD. and becoming in poiut of
fact the slaves Of our own negroes ? Can
there be in North Carolina one citizen SO
fallen beneath the dignity of his ancestors
as to sccept. or to enter, into conference on
the basis Of these ternas |? That there are
few traitors and in the State who would
be willing to betray their fellow ci,isens to
such q degraded condition. in h"pe Of be-
ing rewarded for treachcry by an escape
FROM the common DOM may be tue. But
l do not believe that the vilest wretch
would accept such terms for himself.
erunct conceive how the people of your
State, than which Zone has sent nobler or
more gallant soldiers to the field Of battle
Zone Of whom it Is your honor to be, can
have been deceived by saything to which
you refer in .'the recent action of t1SA7
eral House Of Representatives," FaakSe
seen no action of that House thse do.s not
indicate BY . very decidsd majority, the
purpose Of the enemy 10 refuse all terms OF
the South. excepting absolute, uncondi-
tional suhjugation or determination. But
il it were Otherwise. how are We to treat
with the House of Representatives. 80
IN iss wixks lincoln alone that Wa ever
could confer, and his own partissns at The
North avoW !, unequivocaily that bis pur-
pose in lIis N assage aud proclamation wac
to shut out, III hops that he could ever
treat with as on any terms. If We break
mp eur government. dissolve. the Confede-
ytscy; disbapd aur, srmies. emanci pate our
slaves. take "a oath of allegiance binding
ourselves to obedience to him aud of ds-
loyalty to our States. he proposes to par
don us and not to plunder US of anything
more than the property already stolen frosl
rs aud such slaves as still remain. In or
der to render his proposals. so ;nsultinc as
to secure their rejection. be joins to them
q promise to support with his army one-
tenth Of the people Of any Statsswho will
act up, = government over the otber, ,niae-
tcnths, thus seeking to SOW d;scord and
suspicion Among the people Of the several
States, and to excite them to 2 civit Mar
in the furtherance Of bis euds. | knew
yell it, would be impossible % g.sSsyouf
people. If they possessed full knowledge
of these facts, to consent tlst proposals.
should now be made BY, "a to those ,whs
control the government st Washington.
Your own we'll knosa devotion to the gsest
cause ofliberty and Independence. to vhieE
We have sll com.nitted whatever we have
Of earthly possessions, would, induce yon
to take the lead 10 erepelling the bare
thought OF abjee; submission to the ene-
N.Y.. Yet peacs on other terms is now i'm
possible. To obtain the sole terms to
which yos or could listen, ..this struggle
must coniinne until the enemy, is beaten
out of bis vain confidence Ia our suhjuga.
tion. Then. aud not till then, will it b.
possible % ireat Of peace Till then all
tender Of terms to the enemy will be re-
ceived - proof that we are ready for sub.
mission. aud will encourage him 10 the
atrociOus warfare Which he Is waging,,sa,I,.
/ fesr mach from the tenor Of tn. news
1 ,receiye from, North Carolina. that sus al
tempt will be- made by some bsdT ,uen 10
inaugurHte rnovGpsnts which must b. cosss,
sidered a. equivalent to aid and con.fortetuI
abe enemy. and which all pairio,s sshesal.tI
cs'mbipe to put down al cost, , You mar
couut on my aid in every effort to spsre
youss State. the scenes Of cisn warfare.
whish will deva4iate its homes ,ifa the de-
agas, Of thesc tr.itss be sufF.red TO make
beadway: 4 kssw iha !, sep. viii plaes;
yoqtee!f n ropr lsgaisiAie ipssifion is the
lead Of thoss who will not suffer the na,ne
Of tie gid Nsrsh state ~, bs.lslscksned by
suck. ?, siain. Will you pardon me for sux-s
gestng shaf nS only source sf dirq,ietud. i
1u the. slelset arises .irsn, the fear iias
you TIL delay too isng, the action which !
now appears lnesisable, snd that BY snl
nyereafaess desirs To. 4sssla;m by eoncilia-'i
ton. a.en sham yau believe 10 Is sound a,i
heart, but rhoss-leysitY is-,nsre than s;is-
elsewhere. yvs kal ps.sinit ,he,u TO |
gather sach strength .s to require, more
violent measures than tare now needed !! ],
With your in9,,suess aud position The pre-l
noe'rs pf the anfoqndsd disce.icat ynovI
prevalent in ysM State would bs pat ,Iosn !
s!shodt the usc Vt physical forces il. igeu !
WOULD abandon policy Of coEeiliaiiou
and s.s thcm>at drkance. Ia this couese,