The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-12
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We Know NO Party, but the
Party of the Censtifrfsf. Y |
A SIGNIFICANT AAppeaE

N.ssachusetts-the Newburyport Herald
snd Springfield RspabIican' which very often
speak on, in meeting. The latter is highly
indignant at the lying kilograms sent from
ne seat of war to aid mercenary specula
laeors, and the former is very Indignant
upon the radicals for unnecessarily pro,
tracting the war. 1t asks: . '''7"' N~'
"Since winter suspends operations, 'chy
can not this time be employed to make peace
q Virtually it is an armistice though not
having been so declared, the Government
and the Ieopls make NO use Of it, On our
side we should at once commence the dis
cussion Of reconstruction and on the
Rebel side the pent up feeling against the
Richmond dynasty that has been growing
stronger in consequence OF their defeats in
1863, would find vent and they, too,
would talk about their future condition -
Reconstructionists like those Of North Car
olina and Georgia would speak, and a full
Ter announcement of loyal sentiments
would be made in three months than we
have had in three years of war. 1t would
be the death of rebeldom and 1t would
produce revo ution in public sentiment
here. When Charles III. returned to Eng
land to be received with gladness, he said
he would have come back years before had
he understood the sentiment OF the nation.
As long as men stand with arms in their
hands, or in hostile attitude, they fear and
hate each other, but when they speak and
look into each others eyes, if reason is not
ov,>rcome by madness they may be friends.
All that is needed for the restoration of the
Un;on--since Sthe people on both sides are
tired of vars that the parties should
sneak TO each other. There would haye
been no rebellion if we had known each
otber better-and the war could not con
time if now we could como to that know
ledge.
The South acted on its fears, which were
proundless. If they could have seen the
facts as they were, that three IN four at
least OF all the people designed them! no
harm, but would have shed their blood to
defend the rights of South Carolina, Geor.
cia and Mississippi, as quick as of Massa
chusetts,. New York and Michigan, they
would never have lifted an arm in rebel
lion. They we're deluded and cheated
III >y conjured up phantasm-a devil, and
oavo themselves up. to its direction; and
Gta s;n tad carving the Old Man sof the
Sea they will be slaves to that deception
t;iI tbev rid themselves of the burden and
lift themselves to the = ht.
Jf we have not been rs much deceived,
!, ;s very evident that many OF our people
are Iaboring under erroneous lmpressslpps'
No. comes the universal denunciation /;
the assumption that every man IN the oouth
ia an enemy to the North; the affirmation
of the Wendell Philipses that there Is no
joyal man in the South who. has not a
black skin; and the resolutions OF the hall
insane radicals in Congress that the war
should be for conquest, subyerslon OF al
former institutions. the subjugatlon OF the
white race. the raising to an equailty with
ourselves the African population the aooh-
.,;on of the States, and the forcing upon
,rniiJion square miles of territory aud SIX
million of people the ideas, opinions and
modes of life that belong to New England,
and which can be done Just as easy and no
more so, as England can impIant her evil
z,tion and religion on Ireland We give II
as orr opinion that we labor under delu'
sion; and if the people OF the South can
evsr speak, we shall find that we have been
6,ht;ng against a maiority in many OF those
0tatesI who have been overcome and held
=, .ub;action and led to the battle field by
re armed traitors, while they desired no
thing more than tn. perpetuation OF the
: ITn;on and the Constitution that their
- fathers gave them. As long as this is
an actual conflict of arms we must
wage war upon all engaged in 1t, : we
can not INQUIRE how they came to be in
battle against the government; but we have
the duty of destroying all who are so ar
raved. But victories over the rebels gain
ed by the uprising of the Southern people
eouid,be of much more value in restoring
the Union than victories in the held; and
.bey would obviate the necessity OF more
:, ~odshed. To this we hope to see 1T como
o !, ut-a party in rebellion against the
at ID ID; N: and that We shall see, whenever
.sos o there dare to discuss the qaes-
''UW, ~, .so,. why there can be no suspen-
o nd no confederation with the
nsonle of meas. res looking to reunion and
p pssre is simply .his-that the Radicals 'r,tI
pes .m;t !, .Iehv. Davis and his friends
ora coptending for in dependence; tney vii,
are aot adm;i the idea Of reunion. y They would
rather lose ten battles than have oae s.ate te
like North Carolina hold conversion 20
consider that subject; for every word spok-
en- would be more disastrous to them than man
a bullet from loyal rifle. 1hey nave
staked all, and will die rather than submit
So on our side we have party that are
Sobting for emancipation. 1t is all they
csre about. They hare no desire to see a :. q
ssstorasios Of the aosassept Egs thar yg.
De- n~s;s hos They do not hesitate to declare
that they prefer dsunion 20 the old = mon; J. m
18th the Constitution IS, it now Is. AND
W. ,bev term loyalty and denounce res
torss;onists as traitors. Strange enough
.Ssr make large part Of the people be-
lev. that it is treason; and there are very
"a. ~ epblic men in the country who dare &c
&-Ifsrther than the' psEties will per
Sait them-she' question off re,fetipg the