Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-18
Gen. Buffers Speech in New
80 ~ York.
THD POLICY OF CANCELLATION Oh
SUBJUGATION.
FOreshadOwIug Ofthe Future.

NoM 1OI N. II OmOOules us views on pehCS
proposals to the rebels and the kind o
war to be made against them providing
they remain unyielding:
"The history of nations, the experience
Of the world, has shown this. War, there
fore, must come to an end, but how2 In
what way? A war of this kind is to be
prosecuted for the purpose of breaking
down ths power of those opposed to the
government, and bringing them to the fold
of the government, under the supremacy
of the laws. In view, therefore. of the
unanimity of the American people, in view
of the strength and majesty of the law,
in view ofthe might of the nation, may il
not be suggested that now is good time
for Us to hold out to the deluded men Of
the South the olive branch of peace, and
say to them, Come back, come back, now.
This is the last time of asking. Come back
and leave the feeding upon the husks,
and come with US ~ the fat of the land.
and let by-gones be by-gones, if by-gones
are by gones, and our country will live in
peace hereafter" Loud applause.
"Were we not able to afford that now 2
Do we not stand strong enough? Do we
not stand with Union enough to be able to
afford that to the leaders and to all? There
might have been reasons, think, among
proud and chiValrous people that they
would not desert their leaders in answer to
the amnesty OF President Lincoln; but
now has come an hour when we can say,
"Come back, come back and submit to the
laws, and you shall find exactly such laws
as before, except so far as they are altered
by the good Judgement of the legislators
of the land. [Applause-l
ave are In q condition now, taking
counsel from our fears, not taking counsel
from our weakness but taking sounsel
from our msgnanimity and our strength,
again to make an offer for the last time;
TO call upon them; and then shall we not,
in the eyes of the country, have exhaust
ed all the resources of statesmanship in
the effort to restore peace to the country.
[ Laughter Who shall hinder? Not for
the rebel to come back after he has fought
as long as he can, and then choose to come;
but to set some time, perhaps the sth of
January, for the association will be as good
us any, for all to come back. And when
that time has come to every man, who
shall scout the profered amnesty of
great and powerful nation? Speaking in
love, in charity, in kindness, in hope of
peace and quiet forever, we say to them, to
him who scouts that proffered love and
kindness, let US meet him with sharp,
quick, decisive war, that shall bring the
war to an end, 70 the eXtinguishment of
such men wherever they may be. Zap
plause.
"BuG how is that to be done2 Blood
and treasure have been poured out, spent
without measure, until taking advantage
Of supposed depletion or treasure, first bad
men have banded together by speculating
in that which ought to be the circulating
and raised upon the poor men
The price of the Goals upon his hearth, and
the bread upon his table. Let some meas
lres be taken TO stop that or perhaps a
better measure than any other is to let it
be understood thst hereafter we pay no
more bounties from the taxes Of the North,
lut taking counsel from the Roman meth
ID of carrying on war, we sayto the poung
men, look to the fair fields Of the sunny
South, and unless they take our amnesty,
ct US go down there and you shall have
whatever you get by fair division; we
We will open new land Offices wherever
,ur armies march, distributing lands among
he soldiers, to be theirs and their
ieirs forever.
"a harsh measure" everybody will say;
)ut is not quite as just as it is that we
hould tax ourselves, and raise the prices
# .he neeessaries Of life, for the purpose
# giving bounties and support to the sol
liers in fighting these men whom we have
hree times over solemnly called to come
nd be our friends; IN 1852 to come in
'une; in 1858 TO come in September and
n 1864, to come by the 9Th of January,
sos. And when the clock strikes the last
neil OF that parting day, and then all
Iope of return for those who have not
made progress towards that return shall be
ost forever. No longer can they live in
he land of America. Mexico the West
ndis Islands, or some place that care
lot to name, because know no land hard
nough to be cursed with their presence,
hall be their dwelling place. These shall
lever come here again.
IL look with some considerable interest
lpon what believe TO be the present re-
ults of this election. 1 believe first, we
lave settled the question of the war by
ettling the question that the people ars ;
etermine1 10 carry on that war. l think
has always bee claimed that we should
,e strong enough, after great victory, to
fer new terms Of peace 10 the rebels. l
ever expect to see, in arms or In council,
greater victory than the one we have
chieved. think we are now strong
nough to make that offer, and then, take
!, the most squeamisn of our frienls will
gree with US when they find that we have
every resource OF statesmanship
4 the attempt to carry out peace-that it
} time then to make war-yes, war from
be hilt.
"Such q war will be decisive war, and, !
therefore,, without trespassing too long up
n the festivities Of this occasion, and in /
eeping the ladies in waiting far too long,
! answer to what you were kind enough /
} suggest, look upon this victory as one !
Thich has decided the war-decided it not |
/ military point of view which decides
ne fate of nations everywhere. To this it
nay be answered. and to that answer !
esire for moment TO call your attention,
} that every man may work out in his ,
wn mind much more clearly than any
lggestion of mine could do, the problem
nat if we go on with the strength and !
.ringency that l have suggested, how
hall we live in the same land with the
len we thus fight -? Again, let Us go to
be teachings of history, and we will draw
rom the history of that nation which we
re proud to call our mother land.
"Every considerable estate in England,
nder Cromwell, passed through the
ourts, or commissioners of confscation.
very considerable household fought
gainst every other considerable house
old; the people fought against the mobiles
nd the notles against the people and
ct, when the king came to his own again
fter a time, the nation came together,
smented in friendship, never to be divid-
4 Tharaaffar Ta fhora ou,y di43or1t,r 4bo, !