Washington telegraph., 1864-07-27
IFrom the Chicago Times. 2I.

soonest.
LFrom the Chicsgo Times. 81.
How DEMOCRATS WOULD END THE
WAR.-An abolition cotemporarv charg
es that the Democracy constantly oppose
4 the administration and the war, and vet
never suggest any remedy for existing
| evils. 1t wishes to know what that
party would 90 if it had the power
whefher it would stop the war, recognize
\ the Confederacy, Or continue the contict!
! We think we are safe in asserting. that
although there are various and diverse
| opinions held by conservative men OH the
war and its settlement. there Is, i'll reality,
no disagreement on radical points. While
/ democrats may differ as to the means.
/ they are unanimous as tn the end and
that end is an vHdirided coantry. Lpon
/ this one Miag democrats ereTyuhere are
agreed; in this respect there IS NJ diris-
i0a If thonght, 10 direrSity Of actioH. Of
this fact there can BE- no dispute, nor. At
the same time, 40 We think there i any
doubt as to the means the democratic
party would faror 70 accomplish this re-
| suit
1t is believed by conservative men
that the prime cause which induced the
secession Of the South was the aggressions
of the anti-siavery party, which finally
eliminated in the accession of tna5 party
| to power. 1t came into the possession Of
the government with avowed hostility to
| the South, with professions of disregard
\ for the constitution, which it termed a
I covenant with he'll, and of obedience 10
the promptings Of q pseudo philanthropy
under the guise Of higher law" Giving
I cr-irnce To the wears Ot teachings, and
without waiting for an overt act VI the
new administration. it plunged into Sc
cesslon. knowing this statr Of things.
/ democrats believed that the first step to
bring the South back to It's allegiance
should be to disposs-ss the present party
of its power. This is the very first step
necessary to restore the Union, which
/ Democrats believe in, and IS today a
\ leading principle an te policies Of all con
moment when this government shall be
administered by national men, and not by
a faction governing the country through
the aid and fur the benefit Of New Eng
land, Mcn uM Me resistance Of NE iSDuLh
cease.
In detail, the policy Of the democracy,
after obtaining possession Of the govern
ment, and thus removing the cause Of the
secession OF the South, would be to rem
ely oae by one the grievances inaugura-
ted by the republican administration, and
against which the South is fighting. They
would offer the South the constitution,
and with it the guarantee that for all
tiire the rights Of The States under that
constitution should be preserved invio
late
This would BE- victory over the rebel
lion more potent than the taking ~ q
dozen Richmords, Or the slaughter VI q
hundred thousand rebels III arms.
What i he South fighting today II
is confiscai:on, the division Of iheir ands
among negroes; against the elevation Of
an inferior race to equality; against the
oppression OF power th&t has availed
itself of u convenient Opportunity to at
tempt the hillation OF the south and
! its institutions, Democrats would re-
move 1t once all these causes, snd leave
the South nothing @ fight for. With
nothing to complain of, with 10 gievances
10 ~ redressed, would tle rebels cantin-
Ne tho costly process of making war--of
slaughterins and being slaughtered We
Y think not. Neither individuals nor ma
iions fight for nothing. Democrats lave
a policy-a very decided one; one which
\ it put IN force would end the war ia q
day.
Summed up it amounts solely and sim
/ ply to this: Give the South ali her
rights under the constitution. and guar
rantee those rights against The aggres-
sions of fanatical factions and minorities.
/ This is the kind Of coercion that demo
Gratis would nsr-a coercion that would
flank Atlanta, capture Richmond, bny
Lee. and overrun the Confudrracy ID n
week, without the loss of man or the
expenditure of a dollar.