The Portland daily press., 1864-10-26
UNION NOMINATIONS.
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOY. sfh.
FOE PRESIDENT.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
- or ILLINOIS.
FOE v1on-rRMsrDHNF.
ANDREW JOHNSON,
OF TENNRSSRR.
For Eleotors.
How to obtain Peace.

How to obtain Peace.
Ithas been said that the nation which nego-
tiates with rebels Is lostl There is more sound
philosophy In that remark than appears to
many at first sight. Before rebels can be ne
gotiated with at all, they must be conquered
by the military arm Of the nation whose life
they seek to destroy. They must be compell-
ed to ask for negotiations. When thus cor
quered and the cry goes up for quarters, then
nation may negotiate and grant such terms
ofpeace as may be Just, honorable and humane.
But, for nation which has any pride and dig.
nity-any self respect, to propose an armistice
to rebels who are armed to the teeth, and show
no signs of repentance for their reasonable
conduct nor Of submission to the laws they
have violated, is taking a long stride down in
e to the deep valley of humiliation and disgrace
that would excite the disgust of all civilized
nations of the earth. Southern rebels, not
Northern patriots, must first ask for peace.
We trust and believe the loyal people of our
country are not yet prepared for such down.
ward step, nor quite ready thus to wallow III
the dirt. They have yet pride enough to keep
them from falling into such deep disgrace. l.
will be time enough to make such retrograde
and dastardly movement when they have LOST
all power to prevent it-then and not till then,
say all loyal and brave hearts. ~ ~
II we needed any lessons to keep us erect
before the world, we can look away to Mexico
and learn them in the history of that Repub
lie. What do we find in that record? What
has ruined that great Republic? Why has a
lasting peace for those States been so impossi-
bleP What drove them from one civil strife
into another, and in quick succession too?
Why has one ambitious ruler after another
been banished from power and driven into ex-
lie? What, we ask in all seriousness, has so
distracted the country and heaped so many
burdens upon the people and CALLED their necks
with such heavy yokes?
These questions find a ready answer in all
intelligent minds The rulers, and often the
Mexican people themselves, were too willing,
for the sake ofpatching up peace, to pardon
those who were guilty Of treason. The com
mission of that great crime had become so fire.
quent, and the people had grown SO sick ofone
civil war that they failed to vindicate laws,
outraged and broken, let traitors pass unpun-
ished, and made such peace as was sure to
lead them into another>war. Thus have the
Mexicans lost good government and become
prey to constantly occurring civil wars By
negotiating with rebels. That has been hel
great mistake-her great blunder. rH7
Louis Napoleon, that great robber of the lib
berries of the French people, saw the true sta
tus Of the Mexlcans and laid his plans accord
ingly. And what Is the result? A foreign
prince, clothed by his master with imperial
power, has been placed as ruler of these peo-
pie. An empire has been erected on the ruins
OF republican liberty on this continent; and al
that Is the natural and legitimate result of lot
Furnishing traitors. Now, shall we follow in
such footprints? Shall we travel the road thai
leads to like results ? The people are called
upon to do SO by once powerful and respect
able political party. The Chicagoites have
presented their standard bearer whose banner
Is red on one side and white on The other The
latter side calls for an armistce-an immedi-
ate cessation OF hostilities. 1t says to the reb
els, In terms that cannot be mistaken by an In.
telligent people: "You have fought bravely
Tor your fresides and homes, and there is no
disposition to hurt you. Come back into the
Union you are fighting to destroy. Come back
over the tens of thousands of graves whose
tenants have sacrificed their lives on the altar
of their country, and all on your account.
Come back to place and power, and once more
take the lead In the nations affairs. Come
back with all your slaves and again enslave
those who have fought their way to Liberty
under the Old Flag of the Union. Our Chica.
go platform - broad enough for all. Here
stands Little Mac" side by side with Pendle.
ton, Vallandigham, Wood & Co., and there Is
plenty of room for JEFF Davis and all his trail
torous crew. Come back, and we will all shout
hail fellows well met'p ass.a Is,
Such is the language, such is the invitation
to rebels and traitors held out by the Chicago
ties. Aud such is the peace these Copperheads
would give the people Of this country. We
seriously ask, what better or stronger than a
rope Of sand would such peace be-provided
tne rebels would agree to it? Such peace
"ouio thoroughly "Mexicanize" us and pre-
pare the way for incessant civil wars, and at
iaSt' ior several military despotisms, or for an
i"pefiA' 'nrone for some foreign prince to
mount upon and rule over Ms
Can we, dare we commit sucb a hlpnaer .
Grant an armisticel Treat with rehoI. 81
armsl Give them 'local habltation and
name" on the same plane with our oovorn
ment! Acknowledge their power and mali
them our equals, and all that, when thew are
struggling to divide and destroy this nation,
The loyal people of the free States will never
consent to such disgrace, and at time like
this,it is an insult to their pride,and patriot
Ism to offer them such platform and such a
man upon it, They will spurn both. The
coming idss of November will show to the
Worla tnaI loyal Americans cannot be coaxed
nor driven into such valley of humiliation.
They have too much national pride and true
patriotism to come down from the biob nlace
they have occupied for so mauv wears and
play second fiddle to rebels and traitors I, =
No, mol The loyal citizens of this Reruh-
lie will not permit the news Of such a ne.cs
TO be borne across the ocean and reach the
ears Of such sterling lovers of Freedom AS