The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-07-07
Tho Short Cut TO Peace.


II was proposed by the ostcnsible
slave holding Coniederacy TO give US
peace In exchange for recognition.
sunp,er was not TO be interrupted u
pres,deo, LrScoLS would not attempt TO
ship provis ions to its dcIcndcr'' oe'.
rnne rebel bullets MSj. AsDrnsoS must
ooree 20 cvscuate the fort, aud thereby
recognize Jfrr. DAVIS righ, to occupy
il. The proposal Of the rebel commis
sioncrs was rejected. Sooner than sub
mi, to the orogan, demands OF sell-con'
stitu,ed traitors, eighty brave soldiers de-
t.rminpd TO court death beneath the star
~ flag, under whose folds they had been
horn. The short cut to peace then aud
,bere. would have been TO surrender WIN
on, fring O gun. It was not the Voiue
of the bunting or the fort. any more
,ban the value of the tea tax pTec'd'Ag
the revolution. that moved the heart ana
ucryed tho arm Of the patriot, II was inc
sense Of duty aud honor, willing to strike
for down.,roddcn righi aud To mnin'oin
lawful authority against the pro,cns'ons
Of usnrpution. The shortest cut ia
neace was to have sacrificed oil those
Jewels of the patriot heart and prostitute
them st the shrine u treason. The people
said Ms if IN the voice ofmony waters VIZ
lwill have peace at no such price Fro"
. the mountuins Of Maine, to the pruiric
of the West, the mines Of California h'
sbips nt cur wharvcs, the palace OF th'
banker, and from the cabin Of the ponce
came the swelling voice Of the people Of
Cering gold, and blood, and tcnrs,o cleans
the nltar Of the Union from tho stni
of treason. All this they did when bu
ono of their forts was nssuilcd 10y trait
or'a cannon. How foolish now for ALES
ANprR IoSa. on the floor of Congress
and In behalf Of so.c,llcd Democracy
10 proposo surrcndcring the MISSISSIPPI
the Tennessee, and the Rorpaharnoc
md 10 march back the armies whic
have rc.conqucrcd them by The grave
of their comrades, with arms reversed an
y colurs !urlcd to the mournlul notes
!. surrender. This may never be-, but shou''
9 the time ever arrive when, under III
). cry of peace, pretended authority tha
If dnrc 10 execute this foul betrayal Of IL
ir pcoplc. they will brand him a. he d
!. serves, a traitor, or u coward. As
u traitor he seeks to spread the war
- Northern hcurthsion,s; :; nsa coTdrd
81 would purchase his personal sutcty
,r the expense of honor, aud reject the cr'
Dt of his children TO be saved from q
le wreck of an expiring Republic. W
TO rebel proposition To give Us peace
'ir asking dsunion. LoNG's is tue san
ny They are both rebel proposals. The re-
In els are trying to carry their propost.
r., Ivy war, und this is tho only why II can
IN carried. 1.oNa can't carry II any o,l
to way, aud hence his proposal tn rce'
sc nzc, is proposition to drcnch Norlh'
ir' soil in lhcabiSPNGSfT.' NGf ''- Tho Union c
~ never be dissolved by the conscu, of 4
u people. They have shown how hard III
'c are willing to fight for it. They W
" fight Lose as hurd as DAYS.. They u
III not Gghtirg becrusc u mnu from I,
OF South proposed to rob them of th,
'' birth.right aud give the lie 10 self =,
u ernmont, hut they are fighting in dem
V of the right aud policy to break dow
VI the Union whether this be avowcd
u DAVIS or LONG, who have not found 4
~ short cut to peace until they ackuow
10 edge the ability Of II free people
u maintain free government and with Il
o' their territorial unity under that Cover
y mcnt.