The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-16


bamboozlc the country ss 10 the real nature OF
their designs against its safety aud honor than
thc following, which Wc cut from thcir orfIn ip
tiis city &C.,
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EN-, ,t ''. '''l h. 80 'lrn ,trg VITA
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ian. AID t6. r.l 90 s,s to l,.,r'c. o. l,s.fs
WI -l'.' y, ..N-I ,'i' 900 ar. ..."' AMI tHoI bases
rcng ports e.usn.u I,afu aH. l.i , iln.,tfn., t1s
Royaoit1o, fouD Hr1.l vuuII not nfly u8 n even Al
'Wn-i,iieo much '.Nu ld w,y low uu,l .ea,.,,1l
Tor sr..i,. v...r. b.. u.t. ir.. '''.' ''' '.' ".
We hope there orc not many 0f our readers
who need TO hc tJId th .t IrGrj,tgy means "u ce1-
S0titH ut hn'bHtas,' and u.tug1 J'sr, Ihil thsro
Is TO sfrn thing ~ au armisti'C wHcl X nos "a
cessation OF hu-trltucs," and thgt the only "cc;-
itiou ut uusuIitiCs' 60 which the term a-mistiCs
isl tuop'ry applicable are what are generally
called uuc's or brief sn.pnu-iO Is Of hp,,ttltics
by particular bodies OF the uUlligcreut fo ces, for
he IUrpwe of nuying the dead, and the like;
and The final and fO'a' cess ti1u which il 0rOugh
about by The signing of % treaty OF peace. When
two be'ligcrtu agrcc To dc.,t, either for ded-
pi'c az 1u ind. hui period from al hostile acts
every whore. bat do not az tue same time siyu
tratv o, loHce, they are said to have concluded
an armistiCe
Thee no other meaning for the werd in any
dictionary or text book, or In the usage Of any
civilized COu1try. SO that when the Chicago y m
vention calls t"5 cessation Of hOstiue., 20 il
rary or final. If'emppurv it calls for an arn s-
ticej if final, il calls for the close Of the war aai
recognition OF tue COntC lCraCy. L. is humililtjnr
to have to vast so much splcc over 50 simple A
matter. 1T is about rs absurd to talk OF "A per-
sous "coniOurd NJ an armt- ice with cess zion
OF hos illtiCs, as 10 talk Of COufOundng 'fugi.
tive with u runaway They are both simply
different modes Of expressing the same ilea.
Nor are the PROBABLE consequences Of an ar mis-
tice between II, and the RcDels surrounded by
any mis- or uuc rainty. These are just as well
tI,,t ,I.t g,t
off hOUsetO into the street. An Rrmi,tee fiil-
ing all Stipuut ns TO the cDntrary-aud it is not
for the party asking Tor II, and contjssing in the
same breath thdt uis fighting has been Failure"
to impose rCoudtiouS-lcave, the brlligereut forces
in precisely the same position as that in which it
bnus them. Ihcit armies remain where they
were, their lines 10 low the SANE course.
Whatever they actually controlled by the actual
eXerCi'e OF force, they continue to control.
blockade is not raised, unless the feet is With
drawn, because thc ight of blockade is based on
the theory that the bOckader has made a con
quest Of the eutr nee to tho harDDr whcn he
closes, and Us long as re holds it, either IN spite
Of bis adversary r with hiS consent the bio TX
adc is good. Bu' a bclligeTCnt NAV mt all points
not commanue3 by the 0th.r's guus, Or
menaced by the actual presence of his troops
do Whatever he might lawfully do in peace
He may erect fOrincdtions, rate and Orga-
nize troops, nc umulate tDot and munitl }ns
of war, build and equip fleets, aud, in fact,
act in all respects as IL tle war was Over tuAt
the SOuih,rGeIs might. duriug cur "ce.s ttion of
employ It ir fOrtifyinR, mREing or repairing rail-
roads, collecting provisions, or enforcing their
conscrlp ion Law more rlgidly than is nov posi-.
BILE. They mig { adj to the number of rail way
liues between ri hmoud and ;ho SJuh for
Richmond is not he,ipged They mignt bntd
forts on the Mississippi, for we do not hold the
whole river bank. They might bring Dick Tty-
lors army ACROSS it, for We do not pretend to
command the entire st cam.
They might cons'rucr hotillas Of gunboats up
the Red river, up the Yaz o, AMI up the Ala
nn and IIYh uyn rms nN 40 vail "a
could not Interfere. for could not ascend theSe
waters with 10 rile mtontoos We should h ave
to look on a. all taese movements aud prep ira
tions with folded arms and We knOT by otter
experience what devilish energy til can put iltO
even a month Of preparation. We say nothing
Of the fact that during all this time our expenses
would be going on, our debt aecImuldting, and
our credit failing owing 10 the dread unctr.dnty
that would surround our future, our arm,eS
diminishing and becoming disheauCued; tina.
W. should be ali The whit. tfe Jung With the mucl-
abused, hut now triumphant CDnlsdCrlcy as the
COnfedcrGcy; and thar, though last OF Ali
hardest 20 brLt- We should stand before Eurlle
as beaten and ClwCd, and exposed humDuy5 and
braRgaTts-heat"n by ReOvls'-Otatel by
population one tour Of our own, aud th It durin;
the "Utinae Convention" ifit was ever held,
every mail would bring uS the jeers aud p cans oi
millions Of ,ntm'eS over Our rain and dI, grace.
There are surely pouty OF Americans still lett
to whose checks the mere contemplation OF a
prospect such rs this brings blush of honest
Sbamel
SO much for the effect Of an arnstice On the
bellserents. What would II be on nrutrtls
There's tie rub. "lt would leave things in stItf
9UO," says the IHrii Would il Listen CO
what HAUTEFEUIILE says:-
"when the Two begcrents have agreed upon the basis
Of PEACE, Tue slhn ueaty, "li-h 10 thr s-utl fr ne
close orr war l. Of 81 hagpcos TIA durIus tue Seso
tIaiious # en- eng, which pr,Cedg tue
agreed To suspend host uirs IN sc ruos pensions
tt arms are really provisional peace And IA great
number OF teamed, is stipuiatod that pr aud
sons shall 5000 as rcssras the contract NJ parties
Consequently toubt arlsv 4, 10 mo precise
a " 4 lg of Kttrt tH zpk
Bat 'his not quite same as egtrds neu rats This
italy epon it, connudnc,. Toe moment 1t cetr. II, m
whae'ei cause even rmporary peace Is completely re
They resume thrn al The ri, his ~nlch Gid molhed
SSrbS the Whole G cd T The ' rog m t OF i ae TrS raee
tbis tIue nss been G-d by tho a5reement until
the resumption hnsi les Oieily lnOuuced
to them, II ii ras not user limited"
This, we believe, settle, this part Of the ques-
tion, Now, one # the duties imposed on neutrals
by the stare OF war Is Lhe duty OF not hltug out
or selling armed ships Of war for the he ligerents.
lt /, this and this on y, which has prevented tue
South having fleet furnished il by France aud
England, powerful enough, II not 20 raise the
blockade, AZ least g render lis COutnu lnce very
difficult, and 10 ravage the No thorn coast, bum-
bard our maritime towns, and burn our shipping
in har0or. We all know with what anxiety we
have watched the etfJrts Of the LiuIsty5 and
Lands 10 eyHde the law.
We can, therefore nave no difficulty in ina
ginning what the result would be, when Au lrmis-
tice released, 90 iG would release, the British
Government from all neutral obligations and
left tho Confederate agents fee to Guy ami Iuip
all the rams, IRON -clai>, and FIST steamers they
could lay bands onto arm aud equip Them ia
British ports, boldly aud openly, and q muster
and organize veritIblt heer u fall on Us to.
minute the "Utimale Convention" had uttered
its last basphemy, dlsChprgei It's last qud.
We may Imagine how likely the lutheru
leaders would he 10 ,me % termS, TO cone Ot'E
submissiyry 10 the Inun, bow tue knee " o. tue
hero Of HaITisou's andlug," when they knew
full well that their armies az home we're res lag,
or recruiting or rcOrgtnizing thag their stpres
were being Tcplenished, that the world outside
looked on their cause won, and th tt every port
of Europe ringing with the preparation OF
fleet that would enable them 10 give the finishing
touch TO their triumph and our dishOnOr. In
short, the whole scheme of an armistce sought
by us is simply snare laid for our ruin and con
fusion the last resource Of the discomGted and
despairng defenders Of the worst cause in which
sword was ever drawn.
OF course, the Richmond Examiner writes
articles 10 show that amstice would be Of
more gain to the North than the South. We
shall see plenty Of articles like this. They are
arranged and perhaps written at the Clifton
House, andare intended TO beoOl the worshippers
Of Little Mac But it is, we trust, useless "tO
lay a snare in the sight Of any bird, even Of De-