The weekly union record., 1864-01-30
The Demand for Peace at the South.

| The Demand for Peace at the South.
1t las been continually asserted By Copper
pal orators aa1 newspapers taa, the seeding
tetes cannot be caeTeed to return to their
liegiance to the Federal Government that
be rebels cannot be conquered. etc. How
prrect do these views appear, when brought
y 'juxtap0stion with the state Of affairs exist
Ig in the South at the present time! How
kluch possibility is there of the C0nfederates
dying ia the last ditch" to maintain their
anse, now. Judging By the action Of promuen,
4bels within the past few months? Every,
liog.at present tends to prove that the blunt
ud homes. confession Of Gen. Ganut, that "the
outh is whipped and must submit is trne
hat the leaders may prolOng the fruiiess
truggle for while is possible, but they cannot
fleet the fual result. Oa ,his point the fol
owing from the Raleigh (Nor'h Caroina)
'rogre-s is pertinent
Peace alone can preven. Starvation. lis
ply to talk abou. there being enough supplies
; the country. Such is not the fact, and those
Idhere to such q mistake will find their error
hen i. is too late Confederate money is bad
nough, but the dearth Of provisions i, not
ause1 By the want Of confidence in the cur
. 2ncy. II Is because producers have nothing to
ring in. We tell the pGfpe and authorities
At The preseut condition Of things cannot and
I'LL not last The masses of hard working,
fonest people have been deceived long enough,
nd Will not suffer and endure always. Peace
hey want. Peace they will have-if not upon
rch terms rs the leaders who have betrayed
hem desire, upon such terms as they themselves
ball prescribe. Rich men may have meat and
Bread, but We tel! them it will not remain with
lem, unless the poor are provided for. Peace.
Gch as statesmen and rulers might obtain,
|ould give us abundance Of all creature COM
5rts, but the continuation Of the war will rob
/ OF all social and political rights, and make
he many slaves of the few"
! II the above extract is a fair representation
the condition Of the States il rebellion, II
roves coaclusiTely that they have very nearly,
not quite, reached that point when submis
fol becomes a necessity. Yet, notwiths;and-
g this position Of affairs, and the established
pct that thousands OF loyal men at the South
re sustaining the present Administration in
~ policy which has brought this result about.
$hc pro slavery men Of the North con,inue to
fenoGnce the Government policy, and to insist
Epon revocation of the Emancipation Proc
f'maticn as the only way in which the Union
an be preserved But all attempts to save
be institution of slavery from the fate which
as oyeraken it-whether they come from
forihern doughiaces or Southern rebels and
raitoFs-must prove futile The masses of
ard working, honest people" in the South,
eferrcd 10 by the Progress, are fast coming to
kppreca;e the terrible condition in which their
betrayal by the conspirators is placing them,
ri Will ere long wreak terrible revenge upon
ioso who have deceived aud nearly DESTROYED
hem. And, when it comes to q choice OF
EayeTy without the union, or the Union with
at,s'ayeTy, who can doubt where their lot will
cast? They viii certainly choose that
|ih!ci promises the most certain and permanent
|eac2 and prosperity. Slavery has never be
blended or assisted them, and now. when it Is
p tie verge Of destruction, they Will allow it
i perish-haying no joy in its lie, they will
II lament its death.
With few such repeatant rebels as Gen.
aQgt. distributed throughout the Confederacy
of which the present prospects are strongly
(dicative-a revolution in the entire South is
+ certain as that which has already occurred
, Arkansas. inwhich the policy Of Mr. Lincoln
/ Ill be accepted as the basis Of return to the
; nioa, without slavery. This viii ensure to
|ae South the peace which the Progress says
EepeoPle viii have In no other way can
e.:cc be ges,ored-and in no other way would
Feace be Of that solid. permanent character
EbFth is desirable after such devastating war
4 that which the rebellion has brought upon
be country.