The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-09-03
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What "PeaCe" Means.

There are true and earnest devotees Of
"Peace," even IN the Copperhead ranks
hut most of those who camor loudest for
i" Peace are simple traitors, eager only
for the unheunded ascendancy Of the Rebel
Slave Power What they are intent on is
to ncite seditious outbreaks in the loyal
States. paralvze the Government. and en-
courage the Rebels to hold out until their
friends can get control Of the Federal Exc
cutive and Congress, so that they may have
everything their own way. In additional
proof of this, we cite the testimony Of Mr..
0. P. Brooks. Of Syracuse. \. Y, who
writes to The Jour0al Of that city AS follows:
For the thoughtful consideration of all
those who desire an honorable and lasting
peace to result from the termination of tins
war, beg leave to submit the following
conversation held between myself and scv-
eral leading men of the peace party, at the
Voorhees, House, the evening after the late
Peace Convention. Being peaceable man
myself. as we'll Us a man in favor of i'm hon
orahle peace. | was of course deeply inter
ested in the great peace movement y Of
the 18th. But confess that my confidence
in the great apostles of peace received Al
staggering blow when. by mere accident. |
becalue listener to the following words.
uttered by one OF these apostles, prominent
public speaker. and addressed to select
circle ottrusty followers:
50 tell you. gentlemen, Jefferson Davis
is fighting the battles Of the liberties of our
country, and he must and shall succeed. |
told Gov. Seymour SO this morning. and he
La N ff IT INF jrI
can do? / am pomeriesS. THE majority
of the peoplc are dgainst me, and the Admin
istration have the rhole army 10 back them.
Gentlemen, we have got to stop this war.
II must be stopi)ed. And, If Old Abe should
finally be elected. we have got to raise a
rounter.revolution and overthrow the whole
cursed abolition horde Beginning to doubt
the sincerity of the peace professions of
these men. straightwuy sought occasion to
PROFOUND the following question to several
of Nallandigham most confidential and
ardent supporters:
First, asked, in straightforward way OF
Senator Lawrence, "Are you willing to grant
the South its independence, provided that,
in the proposed National Convention. its
Commissioners demand independence as
their. ultimatum, after all honorable terms
of peace, based upon the reconstruction of
the whole Union. have failed? Yes, most
certainly, was the reply. This war must
be stopped The Federal Government has
no power to coerce a sovereign State into a
union contrary to its will. A State has a
Just right TO secede, provided its Constitu-
tional rights are violated | propounded
the same query to Senator Young, who
boasted of the honor of having cast one OF
the five original votes in the New York
Legislature of I'll against coercion, and
? ;fecteived from him precis ly the same an.
)swer. ..........
I "Emboldened at these unexpected re.
! sponses, submitted the same question to
Vim. Fl. Bramlette, of Kentucky, relative
of Governor Bramette, and said to be q
delegate to the Chicago Convention, and
was again greeted with. reply similar in
every particular. He further stated that
The people of the Soutb will fight as long
as they have a dollar left, unless the North
concede them the right of selfgovernment.
afterward put the same question to no less
than dozen participants in the Convention
with Ike result. My reply to each OF
these gentlemen was, Why did you not snb.
mi. this question, which involves the very