Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-12-23
The Yankee Congress--The Vermont
Raiders-~Emrereant Debate CT the
F.. WAR and Politics.

| 1%0I0C1Ss"lUl VSEAAut 0cGALO CT ire
/ WAR and Politics.
] In the Yankee Congress she matter OF
difficulty with Canada, growing cut of the
discharge. Of the rebel raiders from custody
by the courts. was brought up by Mr..
Chandler, of Michigan, Who otfersd reso-
luton for the formal on Of an army corps
| for the protection Of the Northera frontier
from u,srauders Mr.. Chandler offered al
so q resolution condsnning the precipitancy
Of Great Britain in acknowledging the r.b>
| els Is belligerents, and furnishing them
with piratical ships. and dir Getting the Sec
rotary Of State to make claim upon Great
Britain for the value Of all American ships
and cargoes destroyed by the rebel cruisers
SO furnished. There had also been all in
teresting debate on the war Mr.. Brooks,
Of New York. being the principal speaker.
We give some portion Of it:
Mr.. Brooks. (oppositionist) Of New York.
| then addressed the committee He said
| that there were in she message TWO startling
pcints-the frss, that the war must 20 on
without attempting any negotiations aud
the second, tina. it mnst be prosecuted until
slavery was universally abolished BE
would sdvise and beseech the House not to
be too intolesant on the subject of slavary
He repeated thas the Saviour and the Apos-
ties sanctioned slavery ard .tolera:e led it
! through the fathers # . Il. caarca over
Ttrousenn years There are two errors ev-
er prevalent win III Il ed inisratior First,
that an earnes! civil war like ours would BE-
Short. second, that the conquest -ef one
! - Re ce Of men BY an equal race over such a
vast territory as ours is possible. The Pc.
loponnesian war Of Greece lasted twenty :
soven years, and ruined Greece The York
and Lancaster civil war OF our ancestors
lasted thirty-seven years, our Revolutionary
war seven years, and then Great Britain
gave up the contest The subjugafiou of
such territory and such a climate as zoe
are fighting IN Is impossible. esen in
hobited by only one halt Of the there ezist-
ing n gse wilson. If low. ..hss-sv,,o..
the Government sdoptc,i = plan for endicg
the war, aud it failed, would The gentleman
be ready to wage war until the rebellion
was crashed, or would be acknowledge the
Independence nf the Sonth7
Mr. Brooks replied he never would nc
knowledge the independence Ct she Sooth.
God had made US one people.
| Mr. Wilson repeated. If all means should
fall would the gentleman wage VIZ FOR he
suppression Of the rahel'ion7
hlt Bro replied God made tee coun~
Try for one people. But war was not the
civilized remedy for the disease. Our first
duty was to try civilization.
lie then cited at length the resolutions
moved in the British Parliament from TIA
to 1887 by Chatham, Burke. Fox, aud 9TH
ers, to show that these great men were for.
compromise and honorable concession, AMI
what they begged to be given at the start.
Lord North bad to offer il the middle,
while in tho end Independence baa 70 be
granted The lesson wac ous for US BOW.
| History was out repeating itself Ii we
| at.emps negotiation, and the South refuse
to hear, sle South will be divided and the
North afited; the war win be BY the bal
lot-box in she Southern country. Our
remedy is not the sword and the cartridge
box. This is Christian era; we are a
Christian people and profess Christianity
huO Wncn we ulueF We SuVuiu TeieE our OiS~
pu.e to delegates in convention, with view
! to Cancellation. When convention failed
to secure peace then he would be ready 20
mark out The course be would pursue. He
desired this voice to be heard in the South
as we'll as in the North. If the Union
could not be restored as it was, 10 the Same
words and letters, he was prepared for
some other bargain satisfactory to all Sec
| tons of the country.
Mr.. Wilson asked whether, in any even },
! he would be in favor Of maintaining tho
Union by war?
Mr.. Brooks replied, as for himself, un.
der Nc circumstances Of which he could
conceive, would he consent to the severance
of the old Union of States He would new
er agree to show passport to visit Mount
Vernon, Monticello. nor ASK one to visit
Bunker Hill He would never surrender
the free navigation of the great rivers and
gulf. But in governpeat Of States he
Thought the North might have what it
wanted, viz :-peace and reunion; aid
the South what it wanted-peace with hon,
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