New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-23
"PEACEv DEMOCRACY.

The "Peace" State Central Committee, or
gani7cd by Fernando Wood IL Co. through the
fundamentally Of Mass Meeting in our city
last Summer, has been galvanized airesh into a
semblance of life, ostensibly to operate on The
Chicago Convention. Resolves TO support no
candidates not openly, uncompromisingly hos
tile 20 the War for the Union, were easily and
unanimously passed, with great show Of pluck
and energy, and with the hearty assent Of sum
dry eminent Copperheads present by invitation
from Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, and Connec-
ticut There can be- no doubt that this faction
of the Democracy are really in favor Of what
they term Peace, just as they would be in favor
of eternal War If they thought the interest OF
/ Slavery and Treason would be benefited there
By. Is q body, they are liegas of JEFF. Davis,
aud will do anything, demand anything, uphold
anything, calculated 90 insure the success Of the
Rebellion.
But there are wheels within wheels and this
Peace moycmcnt-which is 10 eliminate in an
other Mas Convention in our City next week
has other and narc<r ends. While designed
to paralyze the arm Of the Nation, il is intended
also to advance the personal fortunes of It's mas
ter-spirits. And we tell the party managers
what they doubtless know already-that, while
these ultra Copperheads are unquestionably
nj heart with the Rebels and in favor of their
sort Of Peace, they are still more earnestly in
tent Oh their own elevation and ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
If Dean Richmond, Peter Cagger Il Co. will
consent to make Fernando Wood the Demo
cratic candidate for next Governor, and to make
few other private arrangements like those
which sent Fernando and brother Ben. TO the
present Congress. they may at Chicago cast the
votes of Ncw-York solid for such candidates
and for such platform as they shall see fit, and
may even formally accuse the Republicans-as
they did in their Legislative Address of 1863
of secret inclination to give up the War and
let the Rebels have their way.
And il may be their wiscst course TO make
the dickcr. True, Fernando would be badly
beaten; but so, probably, would be any one
else they could nominate while crushing
defeat may settle him for time, lepriye him
be put on loyal and patriotic tack by giving
HIM whatever nomination he wants, We think
the cost would not be too great.
We like the frankncss Of the Peace De-
mocracy," so far as il goes; We condemn ii in
that it stops half way and refuses to get on.
There is not one Of it, crew who longs for Peace
so profoundly az we do, or would make such
sacrifices to secure it--only they would gladly
give up what they do not desire to retain in or
der to secure that which they have set their
hearts on. They do not desire Disunon per
Sc; they would gladly consent to it rs means
of securing the perpctuaton and predominanco
Of Slavery. Let us have Disunion Peace:
that would PROSTATE our political adyersaries
and bring us into power: them we can crawl
in at tho back door of the Confederacy, and re-
store the Union under Substantially tho Mont
gomery Constitution, with jeff Davis or some
kindred spirit as President Of our reconstructed
country"-such is essentially their calculation.
A Union which shall subject every Abolitionist
to mob violence and butchery and remand into
Slavery every free negro, especially those who
have fought against the Rebels-such is the
paradise they aspire to and work for. And, in
so far as they say what they mean, they COM
mand our respectful consideration.
But when We say TO them, "Gontlemcn, be
explicit t-let Us know whether you would. for