The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-11-02
NWhnt Our Leading Generals
say.

plicity declare, as the sense of the Amer.
lean people, that after four years Of failure
to restore the Union by the experiment of
war, during which, under the pretence of a
military necessity, or war power higher
than tho Constitutions the Constitution it.
self has been disrogardod in every part,
and public liberty aud private right alike
trodden down, aud the material prosperity
of tho country essentially impaired Jus.
tico, humanity, liberty. and the public wei.
fare demand that immediate efforts he madc
for cessation OF hOstilties with view
to an ultimate Convention of all tho Safes,
or other peaceablo Means to the oud that
at the earliest practicable moment, peace
may be restored on the basis Of tho Feder.
al Union of the States. Chicago Plat
form.
So declared tho solfstylcd "Dcmoorats"
who nominated Mcclellan, and who sup
port him, SO says the Chicago PLATFORM
1t may be both useful and interesting to
hoar what the leading Generals of tho ar
my, most Of whom have hitherto been con.
nected with the Democratic organization,
have to say in response to that infamous and
reasonable Chicago enunciation:
Says Liout, Gen. Grant:
"The end is not far distant, il we viii
only be true to ourselves, All we want
now to insure an early restoration of tho
Union, is determined unity of sentiment
North"
Says Maior-Gen Hooker:
"This Union must DO preserved, and
there is no way of preserving it butby the
power o. our arms-by fighting tho con-
spiracy to death This rebellion is tottor-
ing whilc speak; it is going down, and
viii soon tumble into ruin Tidings, glo-
rious tidngs reach us from all the armio !;
the work goes bravoly on, There are no
Copperhcads in the army. They will light
well, aud they will vote well, More devo.
ton, more loyalty, never, never animated
the hearts and the hands of men moro
brave"
Says Major-Gen. Meade:
| "Dsmssing, as now useless to discuss,
all questions as TO the origin of this war,
We have daily and hourly evidences that it
exists, and that il can only be terminated
by hard fighting, and by determined efforts
| to overcome the armed enemies of the gov
ernmcnt."
Says Major-Gen Burnside:
"Woud it not be cowardly for us to say
that this rebolloin cannot be crushed, and
the authority of the government sus-
tainedP There is in my mind no question
of it. There can be no such a thing. as
! laying down of arms, or cessation OF hos
tilities, until the entire authority OF tho
government is acknowledged by evory citi-
zen of our country"
Says Major, Gen. Logan:
"The greatest victory of the rebels, great
Ell than fifty Mannasses, and the only ono
that can give them a particle of hope, will
be to defeat the war party at the incoming
campaign"
Says MajorGen. Dix:
at has been my conviction from the be.
ginning, that we can have no honorable
peace until tho insurgent armies are dis
persed, and the leaders of the rebellion
expelled from the country | believe that
a cessation of hostilities would lead inev'
tably and directly to recognition of the
insurgent States; and when | say this
need hardly add that can have no part in
any political movement of which the Chica'
70 Platform is the basis. No, fcllow-citi
zens, the only hope of securing an honora
BILE peace--a peace which shall restore the
Union and the Constitution, lies in steady
persisted. and unremittng prosecution o
the war, and | believe the judgement Of
every right-thinking man will soon bring
him to this conviction"
Says Major. Gen. Sherman:
81 want peace, and believe it can only b'
reached through Union and war, and vii
ever conduct war purely with a view t.
perfect and early success. But you canno
have peace and division of our country
, If the United States submits to a division
now, it will not stop, but will go on till W,
, reap the fate of Mexico, which is etorna
war;"
Says Major. Gen. A. J. Smith, the hero o
Pleasant Hill.
81 want to see us united, from Maine Il
Texas-onc united and happy people,
; There is but one way Of doing this. Reb
els commenced the war; now let them asI
for peace! How arc we to have peace?
say, when the South shall ask for peace
then it will be time for them to get it,
Never let the North say peace but whci
D the Sonth asks for it, let us be mercilul.
would rather see that old flag under whicl
{ have been fighting sunk fathoms deep i
: the Mississippi, than that we should Civ
up and sue lor peace
Says Brig. Gen. Seymour:
, "No Democrat can be elected on peac
, platform: Certain it is that the remaining
hope of the South lies in Lincon's defeat.
: Says Major Gen SickIes:
! "Thc war was deliberately begun by th,
} rebels, and is persistenty waged by them
to divide and conquer the Union. Unit
the constitution aud laws are vin1icatel il
their supremacy throughout the land tn
} government should be conftdcd to no hand
r that will hesitate to employ all the powe
of the nation to put down rebellioa The
resources of the insurgents are already 8
far exhausted that they will give uF tn
struggle as soon as majority Of the peopI
| at the balo.-box, seconding the nartia
summons of Farragut and Grant, demanc
, the uncondition Il surrender of the enemy.
Slch men won't support or vote for Nc
Clellan,
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