New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-22
HeasonB for Prosecuting the War.

To n, Editor cfhs NY Tribune.
Plesse permit sincere patriot, who has carefully
studied our present conflict from tho American and
Europcm standpoints to present few important
facts for the consideration Of all his countTymen,
and especially for those cergymen and lirncn Who
arc thinking of signing the petitions for an arInis-
tice. AS minister OF the gospel Of peace, ear
nesly pray and labor that our beloved country may
be speedily blessed with permanent peace founded
In tsuth justice, liberty and Union. To gain such
q peace all needed sacrifice should DO cheerfally
made But candid and earnest men, while working
for common ond often differ in opinion as to the
best modes OF securing the decided object. Honest
differences in judgment will always occur, aud |
give full credit for good motives 10 those clereymen
who have signed the petitions for an armistice.
While thus admitting their pieiy and patriotism,
my deep convictions founded on mature reflection,
compermc 10 condemn thef action.
An armisticc mplos cessation OF hosilities,
and. as in the case of Denmark, raising Of the
blockade. II We SO fer confess our weakness as to
ask for al armisiice in this the fourth year OF tho
var. after Jefferson Davis has declared that be
will have independence or extermiuatlon' for
himself and the leaders who will control The South
until they arc banished by our armies, we must
certainly expect that the South will insist on the
raising OF tho blockade Now, il the blockade Is
raised for even two months, the South will export
cotton enough to pay for Ill the supplies and mu'
n;tions Of war needed for two years struggle.
They will, also, purchase and bring hons awhoie
aeet u Alalanas and Floridas, vhieh will eiser
from Southers ports AID Do recognized as regular
vm vessels, with the privilege Of selling their
prizes in European ports. We all know what one
rebel cruiser can do and shalt vo consent b. stud
the seas with these scourgss upon our commerce.
Moreover. the Rebels would certainly insist upon
our Withdrawing from every inch OF tho seeded
States before they would consider terms VI po:ce.
Having thus given up what has cost as moro than
three years Of fghIng, two hundred and fry thou
sand lves. and two thousand millions Of dollars,
and hsying thus given Ia the Rebels new prestige
and power, caa any sane man suppose that they
would accept less than Independence or extermi-
nation I" independence for tho Rebels implies
that ye surrender all south Of the Potomac, the
Ohio and the Missouri rivers, and keep up q stand
ing army Of three hundred thousand men to guard
"A frontier nearly three thousand miles long, II i'm
plies also the bctrnying OF tho devoted patriots of
West Virginia, East Tennessee, and some parts Of
Kentucky and Arkansas, TO the most terrible perse
cution OF their hated foes. And Independence for
the Rebels involves our everlasting disgrace aud
degradation.
Nor Touid ii girs peace. Slaves would escape
within our lines, and their more than ever insolent
masters would make raids sitter them into the hu-
inflated North. Stung with shame, We would re-
son. tho outrage, and thus moro dire war would
blaze forth with fresh fury and the South would be
twenty times az strong as 1t is now for the interval
of tho armistice and the sham peace would be
eagerly improved to the Strengthening of the South
in every possible way
The border wars of England and Scotland, in
spite OF tho rivers and mountains between then,
should teach us that there must be only one nation
in country whose great rivers end mountain ron.