Washington telegraph., 1864-03-02

the consumption and that should draft be
made sufficient to add 800, 900 men to the In
coin army, not enough corn can be made to
save them from famine.
s'All these things and thousand like them
VIC read i'll these papers, and while we do not
wish 10 blind our readers vita hopes Of too
speedy result, yet We can but believe that
these things promise well for u, and that We
are entitled to draw encouragement from them
''There is peace party at the North. 1t has
grown up amidst and despite the most power
ful obstacles. The Washington despotism
guided by the most skllful lawyers, wire W ork-
ers and demagogues of America, and having
almost Unlimited power has used every art
chieanery could devise, has lavished money,
populated bastilcs, has banished hundreds Of
men from their homes, has, in the border
States, sanctioned the most horrid crimes, and
all to suppress the peace party"
We publish the above extract from the Hous-
ton Telegraph with this single caution. 1t is
right that we should derive hopes Of success
from the di=sensions Of our enemies. The dis
ruption and downfall Of the Federal govern
ment will most surely come in that way, and
these things arc signs Of aa end which We ar
IDENTIFY and hopefully expect.
But until the Peace Democrats pronounce
the magic word of ''reccognition" they, too.
are still our enemies. Whilst they hope and
profess to labor for reconstruction after their
fashion, their sympathies for us are thrown
away. We confess that we feel 10 gratitude,
and fear the demon alizing effects OF sympa-
thy growing in the South for these same dem
ocrats. 1t not only warns into germiuation
iA1 latent seeds Of reconstruction amOrgst IL,
producing O growth deadly II all our fair pros
poets, for which we have suffered 50 much,
but il causes rs TO relax our eii1rt-. AMI trust
the democracts TO fight our LATHE II the North.
1t IS lethargy Of death. TIE end Of it is
subiugation.
When they call to Us across the great gulf
which yawned between us when the cannon
rent the air ut Sumter, and cry ''peace with
InSeycRd,Hce." then our hearts may 90 forth to
meet them. Then We are willing that all Bit
ter passions may be gradually luled TO rest
VIC are willing to establish di. lom :tic, and
renew commercial and even social relations
These things must be at last Pcrnttlh AI-
tired between peoples i not the rorrl II conlt-
ton, nor j. il the will Of God IL wLo r.a-
tects and guides a. in every conflict fJr I.4e
right, las himself proclaimel peace oL earth
and good will 10 mIu. Thi= -hlG,l alEarH
prevail when the cnl o: wlr II atta.ncl OH
erwise we sin ourselves AMI bi.lS su-c yeI-
gearce upon our heads.
So, tacn, We have no RS vons. to 10 the SYM
pathies of the peace party. War, energetic
and ulceasiug is our oaly hJ..c, until the word
is said. We should not relax muscle ia the
effort. We see their divisions and gather
hone but th-se disseusions arise from evils
which they have brought upon themselves, and
for which they will yet iuin AMI renl each
other in their madness. We M not 0wa tAcn
gratitude, these democrats MI h4v; not III
gotten that theirs were the lynlcat VOICES m
tic beginning f1r our suhilg alton, anl stiIl
believe that were ii not our cause -taud. firm.
aud the North begins to reap the whrlwiLl
which il has sown, they would still bc the i.IC=i
feroci Jus 0. all the b.Oolhoulls IN or heels.
1t Is mockory for tAem 10 cAtcnl - Us any
hand OF brotherhood, or expect any tie f SYM
patty before they Admit u 10 be thcir eIuils
amongst the nations e the earth. We can
accept 10 such alliances witlolt grJss deEo.-
alizatiol.
CONFEDERATE AssocIAnOS We call aiten
,:oa 20 the circular of Governor Reynolds, for
which we have just found room. We think
much good can be accomplished through Hi
suggestions.
The occasion reminds a. t1 urge tIc mclA-
bers Of the Association here ID resume their
WORK. We have been FIR some time susp .nlcl,
partly from indifference to its objects We fear,
but mai ~ because VIC have not iclt til i ;hcre
was anything important which we w-rc called
upon to perform. Tac fist reason IS criminal,
and the second erroneous. He ought to leave
no stone untnned. II we slect aLylli :
on, hands find 10 90, VIC age unprvitab.c
servants Of our cause.
There is much TO a.. by combined effort,
with influential members in every ghbOr-
hood the patriotism CT the whole pc pie may
be kept alive. False rumors may be corrected.
Deserters may be pointed our, and sham-i
into ranks again, ~ information concerning
them given to the proper authorities. The
farmers may be urged to plant and raise stock.
Some systematic mcde Of preventing depradl
ton BY our soldiers, capturing thieves anl
scoun lrels may be adopted. Industrial ops
rations may be in all things encouraged. The
weak hearted may be sustained, and state OF
society induced working in harmony with our
army, and sustaining it. All this and more
may be done more eifcctually by combined ef-
fort than in any other manner.
OF course we wish none amongst US who fear
that at some future time the enemy may occu
py the country, and they may suffer for their
activity Such men are worse than useless.
The Association i pledged to do every thing
possible to fOrward the cause Of Southern IN
dependence. The signature Of its constitution
is meant to be not only pledge Of hdeiity,
but test of fearlessness. Cowards who
tremble for their property, and shrink from
endangering il in q noble cause, have no busi-
mes. in it.
By the way, being good humored to day, we
do not care if we crafty the enemy with little
piece of information. One Of our influential
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