Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-29


lam in favor Of commissioners empow:
cred to negotiate with the rebel goyerIment,"
said a person high in office, at Washington,
the other day. "I am for peace, and only
expect to get it through commissioners regu.
Iarly appointed. These commissioners are
Grant, Sherman and Farragut, and the arRu-
mentt to be used are shot and shell. cSqch
are the only arguments which will bring the
rebels 10 reason."i ,r-,E -.r. 90. 80 cs.r.r
Sherman has already persuaded the rebels
to give up Atlanta, and Farragut, will COAX
them to surrender Mobile by the Hame CO.
gent form Of reasoning, II Grant had lev
thousand more Of those clerks who write IN
red ink, he would soon wreSt Petersburg and
Richmond from the rebellion BY the sams
sort OF diplomacy. There is no other which
is likely to have any effect. '' .-' w.
.' Yet the rumors multiply concerning tae
vehement opportunities BY which certain
class uf politicians hope 70 make Mr. Lin
coin willing to appoint different set OF com.
nissioners to treat with the chiefs Of the
plantation aristocracy-commisSion TAKEN
from that class Of politicians among ut VINO,
having no governing convictions OF ther
own, are always watching the aspect Of the
political skS and tremble and turn pale ut
every gust Of idle wind and every PASSING
cloud. Suppose they succeed in perEuading
the administration to send agents TO 1olictt
peace from the rebel government. We can.
not offer such terms as the democratic party
are willing to offer. The rebels will .SpuTn
any proposals OF ours, in the expectation OF
better offers from the democratic party, IT. II
should succeed in the approaching eleetiol,
for President. We have already quoted
what the Richmond Enquirer says Of the
hopes OF the rebellion from Mcclellan and
Pendleton, il they should be successful IN the
canvass. General Grants pithy and manly
letter takes the same view. ;
& The leaders Of the South, when they zee
our commissioners at Richmond, wy 4s.Ss
Wen, We have the h1ugbtS Noftn ~ last
Fat our feet. Let them cool their heeh awhile
in the ante-chamber Of ouf President, and
then let us prolong the Negotiations till utter
the November elections. II we can make
favorable terms with Mr.. Lincoln's admins.
tration, we ca1 make infinitely better ones
with his successor after the fourth Of March
next" Il
Such course would be sure to have the
EXPECTED effect. The sPpointment OF com.
| missioners by our government would quench
at otce MI that.{eeline which gives support
| to the present ADMINISTRATION. We should,
for our paEb utterly despair Of success in the
| November elections ifthe cause Of the coun-
| try were d be 'abandoned in this cowardly
manner. The pesple, who have hitherto 80
| cheerfullt assumed the burdens Of the war,
! would behtruck with heartsiekness, ond ask
themselves Il all public ,yihusw was dead, and
whether there was any such thing left among
our statesmen as even the lowest degree Of
courage in good cuuse. There would be
little in that case to choose between McClel'
Ian and his'competitor Of the Union party
and SO paraEzed would that party be, tina,
the success Of Mcclellan would be sure, Sld
we could hope for no other result than de
dissolution Of the Union and the permanent
formation Of military despotism, with sIave-
| ~ for its basis, on our southern frontier.-
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