New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-16
AFALSE ALARM.

The World has gr0undless Washington ru-
NOR that the Administration is about to propose
can Armistce to the Rebels, and is evidently
alarmed, by its railing at the President, as fol.
lows:
ITO propose an armstice to the Richmond author.
Sles Is quite within the o0mp1ss Of this trckters vant
1Dg ambition That be would try to make II the inifla'
tori step t real and stable peace much less to peace
with restored Union we DO not Tor moen, a on
are impossible Peaoo DO cannot conquer: Inc uihon
he cannol reconstruct if he would. The South win not
treat with him except Its Independence be granted
The country. bleeding. suffering. msgov
erned distracted has nothing TO hope ana has every
thing TO fear from armistce or any other step 10
ward Pence which Mr. LINCOLN may take or pretend to
take 1t shudders with fear when he comes bearing even
snoh boon Peace; for Dsunion Is Its condition and
n the mission of the Democratic party restore TO
ebo nation Peace and to these Statesiscordant bel
igerenA and drenched with fraiernal blood-Lioerty
and Union
1T has been thus from the beginning. No
thing that the President or the Republican party
can do will satisfy those who are predetermined
not to be satisfied Thus, when the epidemic
of Secession first broke out we proposed to
stop it by profering to the Cotton States per-
mission to leave the Union peacefully and I'M
opposed if they would give US time and oppor-
tunity to argue the question with their people
and unite with US in the essential prellmipares.
We made the proffer in simple good faith, be.
,lieving this the surest and easiest way to save
the Union if it could be saved, and the right
way to dissolve it if it must be dissolved. We
favored the call of Convention of the States,
like rhat which framed our present Constitution,
trusting that such Convention would harmonic
the country if that were possible, and holding
that 1t would have authority to sanction sepo.
ration If that should prove inevitable. In the
"Peace Conference" which ensued, every Re-
publican delegation voted for Convention OF
the States and every Democrat dead against it.
Even Kentucky, which had originated the call
for Convention, voted down her own PROPOSE
ton. Virginia, which professed great anxiety
for Peace and Union, voted the same way. Sc
cession then went ahead, eliminating in Civil
War, and the Democratic leaders have ever
since been clamoring for Convention!
The Elections Of 1862 went against the Admin.
istration. Democratic Governors, or Legisla-
lures, or both, were quite generally chosen; and
these soon began TO demonstrate in favor of an
Armistce-of Conciation--of sending Peace
Commissioners to Richmond, &C., &c. In the
midst Of these doings THE TRIBUNE one day
said: "Let Us rally oil our forces-call out our
Militia-send our reserves to the front and try
lard to hit the Rebellion staggering blows;
Ind, IL we fail, let us bow to our destiny and
make the best sttainable Peace"-when 10! the
Il. Co. Al
flushed, and the Democratic Legislative Address
for our State came out soon Afterwards with
singing attack on the Administration as about
TO make disgraceful DiSunion Peace!
To-day, two-thirds of the Democrats Of the
Free States are manifeSting open and deadly hos.
tility to the further prosecution of the War.
They take the side of the Rebels with regard to
Exchanges, killing Negro Soldiers. Army devas.
tations, and almost or quite everything else.
Three-fonrths of the Democratic journals We open
would be read with delight In Lees c"mps by
all who can read at all. They oppose the Draft;
they discourage investments in the National
Loans; they magnify every Union reverse, and
belittle every Union success, giving the mass OF
their readers to understand that JEFF. Davis is
fighting for Union and Liberty, against the usurp.
atiOns and atrocities Of Abe Lincoln. They
clamor for Peace, protest against the further
prosecution of the War as useless butchery, and
denounce the increased Taxes as iniquitous and
oppressive No single act or effort tending to
invigorate the prosecution of the War, escapes
-heir conceited and yenomous denunciation.