Washington telegraph., 1864-11-23

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the soutk is saved
| We think most Of oar friends did not sufi-
cisnty estimate the magnitude sf the peril
through vhirh it is hoped Ne have just passed.
They coztented themselves with believing, or
trying to believe, that NcClellsa was not in
earnest, bat intended to accept recognition az
tbs last alternative before resortipc 20 war In
the l-st resort upon our side also, they thought
it easy eaoagh TO take up srrss again, and still
force peace from Nc Clsllaa more easily than
| frem Li8<ela.
Meanwhile they entirely overlooked terri.
! ble element beneath their feet lnsr. frauybt
with desirustisu than all the armies Of the
north.
| We aro not perfect people. Human nature
| pTeyRdes TIE south also. We toe, have = DOT
tisn Of our population composed Of the mean.
and the tini< sad the weak, and the wicked.
They have been cTCrwhelm-d, and hiddea from
sight BY the full swelling tide of patriotism
which rose in the hearts Of tie people, aad
wEich swelled full ard bigh her. with zach new
aggression upon or rights. But the bad sle-
nents were only severed by indignation or
| suppressed by fear
| With the fret delusive Offers Of svnp.thv
and support from party at the north, cur DE-
moralzation began. Here and there some
Yague notion of a possible reconstruction began
to enter tie minds OF hien as perhaps prcfernbl.
10 continuation of so terrible war. At first
nsn denied the thought to tlemssves. But it
wsuld recur, and gradually in a less repulsive
| form. suppose the Democrats have really been
orr friends all the time Suppose they are
willing 10 alter the. constitution and guarantee
sl our rights Suppose thsy are willing to
| join as 10 beating the abol5isrist and esmpsll-
ing every state to enforce the fugitive slave
iawi Suppose they return all cur slaves
| lready ESCAPED OF banded inte armies sup
pose it should be true, that they are Standing
wish open arms a5miriug cur heroism, snd
ready to rush into the arms Of SO nolls band,
and weep over past errors and forgive it alll
! Thus the devil in the shape Of toad sat
whispering in the esr Of mary q one throughout
the south, until the slec.isn. /, has touched
him with the spear o; Irhuriel. The people
will now recognize the foliy OF their dream and
see how nearly they had drifted over the falls.
Tiers can be but Two classes left in the south
The heroes who struggle, and the craysas wAo
! yield. Had Mcclellan been elected, at once
-se people of the ssuth would have been a7rayed
"a airFt e.-, cilf with al Gsrcen-ss -o,i.:csl
4nilaosity. Bs-5 -2r cne doubt ser fs.el
This r.ecnst-u ..tcl -aelirg l4d ..is-- . r1-tl-
alarming progress I'D appeared unblgssi1giy
| L high places. Z I've members Of the 81 '5-l-iz
s',la,ura ts-ei .Aa iR6;su2tios Of thoir fellow
membsTs. a-a Introduced pcacs resolution on
! ae Ckls.Eo yls..ll-. Three polall. letters
havs Appeared ia soathsrn psPers, whish Eev.-
! shoRId have been written, Eor never psblished.
uoT afterwards circulated save 10 condemn, as
p rejoice 70 see. has bs Ia done most diguauty
by the southern press. They were written by
Alex Stevens, Vice President of the Confeder-
ais esstssi by Hon. HeEschell V johnson, Of
Georgia, ard Hon. VIM. n Boycs, OF ssU.a
Carolina.
The frat gentleman is willing to 20 iuio q
convention of all the States, simply upon the
! recognition Of the doctrine OF state Sovereignty
lie says Eot wcr3 sboUt recognising the gov
srnment Of the Southern Coul-delscy, over
which as VIA President, Ae has presided foI
four years, and which he was sworn 70 support
lie would abandon IL at = breath, without ever
having been recognized by = single government
in the weyld, ana substitute for it, vha. every
one mast .srss-e, would only. Be in efTsc. the
sld Uuien, mo diIsd and restored He is un
worthy Of his oaica.
Tho second gentleman is also earnest for peace.
SAYS 10: word 4bou. Southern Independsnce.
Locks to the Democracy ion help, and ssys
there Is no hope Oi Peac= IL ease &r. Lincoln
should be elected. If 5lr. Johnson Is whipped
he is welcome 20 rl;ire, but the peep!o viii scoTn
bis peruicious counsel.
Tac most harmless Of AL however because
the mest cont.mFb!s is the letter OF NE. Boy yc-.
ne crRwls in the very dir. with humiliation
he rraigus our government as mili,uTy dez-
p9 tism. draws UP his bill ofindie,msut and com
pares ituniayorably with the government Of the
North. lie thinks We can never be a free pse-
PIE separate from the North. He is willing for
peace almost any terras
These few unhappy iastaneas occurring hsre
and there as baacons 10 warn US from allowing
weak Thoughts ever to enter our minds and
tamper with our judgment. Those gentlemen
Aaye sunk themselves in public estimation, and
al for nasght.
The Democratic Peace Lumbug has explosed,
aud with it vanish away, in the clear strong
liKht Of a returning patriotism, all the balsful
mists and malaria which its corruption, and by
| pocr;sy had engsndersd. We ara all southern
! ,nez. OF were than netkiug