Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-05

For a woilticr, the following remarkable
article has appeared in leading republican
journal in Boston enjoying larger circu-
lation than any other. without provoking n
word of dissent or creating the least appa-
rent sensation. The Circumstance is Ger
tain'y deserving of Il notice Speaking o.
the subject Of ~ .tr-ur; ton. the editor
says
The present appears u be fitting time
for the press 81 the country to lay aside cd
party Issues and devote themselves to the
task Of restoring peace to the nation upon
basis which should be alike honorable 70
all concerned The present raid inlo
Maryland, threatening as it d,ts, Baltimore
md Washington, the heavy drafts which
are constantly bong made upon the people
in the SHAPE Of men AMI moncy-.o say
nothing Of heavy taxation and the high
price Of living -admonisll Us that war Is a
serious matter, viewed in It's most favorable
aspect.
1t further says upon the general topic Of
sujugaiion:
We pre- ,ume the people of the South arr
satisfied that they cannot suDjugate the
North, and the people Of the North are rs
satisfied th4. they cannot subjrgate the
South. In b IN ira What bccp Is our
duty, to stay the slaughter OF mon, to ia-
store peace 20 the country This isa polit
ical question, and must be doci'!cd II tbs
polls by thu voters ia both sections Of the
country. IL III presses would unite upon
any basis that would recommend Itself to
the people, there would be 10 ,iii!ic lily in
coming 10 an understanding upon the sub
icct. Caa ~ ;gte, vi l. ,hc Sstltn upon
any terlns2 Gan j. III. BASIS Of ~ III =
ment wh.rh they Will adopt and which At
the sam tsmt wal ne ga'leia rttry - tn"
North For onf part we $40 ~ way opcl
for return of Inc rebel State ~ the I ..lnn
except by AMI through tne agency OF tie
Constitution. They muet either resume
their State sovereignty and aclAnoN leg the
Federal Constitution; or they must stop
where they ARE. II lhc people osthe South
are II uni' against 4 tetarn - the Federal
compact, il becaiaes a question for us to de
eide how much longer we Will fight to com
pell thea to an unwilling association with
US. And if we were 10 succeed in destroy
ing their armies should we then have peace
upon permanent basis These are grave
questions, and demand the serious conSid-
Grafton Of thinking, rejecting minds. Our
object in this article is to call the attention
OF the press to the great duty which de
wolves upon them in thi, trying hoar-asl
them TO discuss this matter calmly and dis
passionatcly, with view to concert of az
ton, and to unite the people of the North
upon some project to step tho further shed
ding of blood.
The Ueraid also proposes the following
questions:
IL we understand the Southern leaders
they viii not return to the Union upon any
terms. They naugurated the war to estab-
lish Southern Confederacy, and will be
content with nothing short Of that. II this
be true, can We prevent it and compel them
to submission to the old Union II we
cannot and the people are satisfied upon this
point. il is useless to fight any longer. bat
hold on to what we have got, and Cor time TO
determine the future.
In subsequent editorial on the same sub
ject the Herald says:
We warn those in power that n crisis i,
rapidly approaching that will hurl them from
their seats. unless they bring this war TO Il
close, or convince the people that they have
the power to do so before long
These extracts are stravs to show that
the wind is vetring to Il new quarter. We
might add that nothing stands in the way
OF an honorable peace at any moment bu,
the internal Vaccinations Of the abolition
lists, who. we are sorry to say, embrace a
majority of the dominant party.