New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-20
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Peace Democrat when our country Is
fighting for existence. IL rather novelty. Usu-
ally, Democrat, when he sees war made OF
the Stars and Stripes, goes in for the old
flag, without much inquiry 50 to Why's or where
iorcs. To be "ag'in the Cholera and in favor
Of the next War" used to be atest Of Democra-
cy. But, in these days, certain oraoes Of
Democracy tell us that they arc "Peoo' Dem
ocrats."
Let Us test their profession,
Within the lest two or three week., we have
hsd news from various quarters strongly indi-
eating IN carly return OF Peace. The movement
in Arkansas for the reorganization Of that
State as loyal, libery-loying member Of tho
good old Union, is the most important. It.
leader, Edward ". CAN'T, was chosen 20 Con-
gress as an Independent Democrat in August.
1860 beating Mitchell, the regular Democratic
candidate In the ia (Southern) District, by
1862 majority. The secession Of his State
prevented his taking his seat, and he became g
Rebel General. Sick Of the Rebellion, lie Is
now IN Washington, at the head Of q stronghold
Arkansas a. loyal Free State And it Is plain
that Il very large majority OF the people Of that
State ara with him in heart and aim.
So Louisiana il preparing TO resume her place
in the Union az o Free and therefore immoyehly
loyal state. No one imagines that, being Free,
she can evermore be other than loyal A very
large proportion Of her white freemen are actively
enlisted in the movement, and they expect to
poll a majority vote OF the resident electors
when their first election takes place. Exten-
eiye planters are srdently engaged in the work
-satisiie1 that Slavery, whatever it may or
might have been, has ceased 20 he useful, OF
even possible, in their State. One Of the
planters most active in the movement was
worth Three Millions Of Dollars when tho State
seeded, and was in the Rebel army at Shiloh;
he thinks no is worth One Million still, II we
can have On carly peace on the basis Of Free
Labor, for which be IL working. He IL "a
tonished by the fact that he can actually make
Cotton and sugar cheaper By Free Labor than
he ever could by Slave.
Tennessee Is lkcWise preparing 10 reorganize
under the Presidents Proclamation. She win
be fully represented in Congress az Free
state, We trust, before the end OF tho present
Session.
AZ 10 old North Carolina, we presume no ono
doubts the. she would to-day vote herself back
into the Union under the President Procama-
ton of Amnesty If she only had Il chance. She
never really secoded; yet her Unioniss have
been cousorpted 6y tens Of thousands to fight
for the Rebellion and been placed il tho hottest
fore front Of the BATTLE More North CAROLYN
i8ls have died for tho Rebel cause than ever
were heartily In favor OF it. And nov her peo-
pie are calling for Peace IN tones that must
make the riclety usupation at Richmond totier
20 its foundations.
These are but samples Of The uLiye rsal Diff.
Thousands Of the bitterest secessionists of 90
frankly admit in "a that the Rebellion Is gone
up. The very men who were crying in our streets,
one little year ago, chat the Rebel array could
never be "pat down By force" now assert that
it IS down, and should DO let up. They declared
that the Proclamation OF Freedom had ruined
the Union cause; and now they assert that the
President has bat 70 say 30 and the revotcd
States will oil come back and resume their
old places in the Union! Did they pretend any
thing ike this before that Proclamation was is.
suedi Cerld theyf
What sort Of "Peacs" msn sre they who