The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-08
PEACE MUsr BE CoN0UEREn.

PEACE MIST BE CONQUERED.
What We all want is a united country.
And when we say that, we only mean that
every truly loyal citizen desires to have the
Rebellion put down. There should be no
mistake on this point There are many per-
sons in the North, il not whole party, who,
under the pretense of being for the Union, are
secretly againstit; ;or at least are willing to give
the Union up. rather than prosecute the pre-
sent war TO the final overthrow OF the Rebel
lion by main force. They are for the Union
if they can save it by Cancellation, or any
other means than military coercion. But
when the question of war or peace is pre-
sented, they are couiessedly disposed to accept
peace at almost any price rather than 60 on
| with the war
General MCCLELLAN, in his letter accept
ing the nomination of the Chicago Convention,
says that the one condition Of peace is the
Union" But he would better have inter-
preted and expressed tho real meaning and
purpose OF his party, If he had said III his
| letter that peace is the one condition Of ending
the war, not excluding the dissolution of the
Union and the independence fthe Confederate
States,
The truth is, that General MCCLELLAN has
put himself in very equiyocal position. He
is neither war man nor peace man. He
promises that the Rebels shall not be allowed
to have their separate Government unless
they win it by military conquest; and yet he
suggests, or acquiesces in, plan of paciflca-
ton which probably cannot be made effective,
except on the basis of formal recognition by
| I4t.a c.l..
ence of the seeded States.
The North is not prepared for such a solu-
tion of the difficulty while the Rebel author
tiles plainly enunciate their determination not
TO give their assent to any settlement Of our
civil conflict that is not based on the inde-
pendence of he so-caled Confederate States.
Mr.. FooTE, of Mississippi, a Senator in the
Rebel Congress, has recently avowed a sincere
wish for peace between the North and the
South, and expresses his belief that that object
may be attained through the success of the
Democratic ticket at the present Presidential
election. But it is peace such as Mr.. JET
FERsoN DAVIS, and all the leaders of the
Rebellion, have confessed their disposition 10
l effect if possible-namely, a peace that shall
: involve the division of the country into two
c separate Confederaces at least. Mr.. FooTE
even suggests plan for accomplishing the
n proposed scheme. He wants two conven.
," tions one representing the seeded States
il and the other the non-seceded States, will
ID power respectively to settle the conditions oi
Id which treaty may be concluded between tn
National Government and the Rebels as indie
lis pendent nations; and he further throws on
Ii the idea that in order to avoid future wars
n joint commission, in the nature of the Am2hyc
OF tonic Council Of the Greeks, shall be created
lS en- permdnence, to consider and decide al
IS questions and disputes arising between tn
1t adjacent Coniederasies.
)n But some persons among us insist in spitC
he of all evidence to the contrary, furnished b.
nj the Southerners themselves, that If our pcopl
he viii only accomplish change of administra
CT tion at Washington, the Southern States
oil would return to their allegiance TO the Con
ia stitution, and re-establish the Union as it wa
al before the Rebellion. And one Ofthe facts OF
In which theJ claim to build their hope of sucl
a cOnsummation is the following preambl
en- and resolution Of the Legislature OF Ala
y, bama -
nd "iWhereas, At recent convention hell in IN
H. " city Oi Chicago, RuuMerUus and powerful p4rs
- % has declared us willingness, il successful, {
t' " stop fighting and open negotiations with Us o
i, % the basis OF the FedCra Constitution as il u
no and the restoration Of the Union under It, Nov
- there iulC,
"Be il ReSolred Jy he Srauir anil House oC Req
II YCsCBtatyeg Of The Strife Of iiqbqm 8, R GaHari
a " 1sseUbW CoHrCVCd, That we sincerely dc-ir
4" EeGcu. II the aforesaid party is su'Ce7sful "
lh " are willing and ready TO OpCn ncgJuatJus e.
IN " peace on tue basis indicated IN the p.afiHri
-. " ADOPTED by said ConScutOu-uur sis'cr sat,
40 " Of tbis ConiedcrGcv being willing Thereto"
Now it win be seen that the resolution
ye while expressing the willingness of the peopl
10 of Alabama in q certain contingency to "cpe
er negotiation. for peace ON The basis indicate
ir in the platform adopted by the late Chicag
he Convention concludes with a proviso whic
II nulliGes the whole proposition In olha
NJ words, the willingness Of Alabama to max
II peace by returning to the Union is made
depend on the condition that all the othr
Rebel States shall concur with her in TIN
measure. We need hardly say that such
b. qualification deprives the action Of the All
n, hama Legislature Of al practical value wha
e. ever, and th0t it plainly indicates purpose
y, tbe South to nihe with the North on que
se ton Of the gravest import, Iu short, I'll
o, Union viii never be restored except by orc
n OF arms, and those in the loyal States wh
10 trust in any other means Of saving the unit
q Of the nation only delude themselyes au
Id postpone the day Ofpacidcation.
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