Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-07-28

WAsnlNeroN INN go p h

Mr.. i.incolu's blusders.
From Our Own corespoudontl
WAsHiNoToN, July 23--lo P. NJ.
There is dark chapter TO be written about
the conduct Of the President In rotation TO
the overtures for Peace, which were reeently
made By the South The most extraordinary
precautions have been used, 20 prevent the
real iacis from transpring outside the walls
ol the White House Bnt the keeping of a
state secret never WAS Mr. Iiucolu's forte.
aud enough has leaked ont to place Tho Ex
ecupge Goverument,' in anything but an en-.
viahie position.
The southern people nre anxious for peace,
but not hecause they are exhausted or dispr.
tied. They desire peace because the war was
not Of their choosing, because it was forced
upon them, because ~ ia consuming annually
thousands Of their best young men, and be-
cause it has iilled thousnuds of happy homes
with mourning aud anguish They desire
peace, hecause they want M opportunity 10
develop the vast resources OF the South, an
opportunity which they cannot have while the
war continues. An intlmaiou Of this kind
WIS conveyed to Mr. Lincoln, and he al once
seized upon II rs a pretext for advancing the
prospects OF his reel cton Ii honorable
terms were offered to the South we could have
peace IN thirty days But peace would be
death to Mr.. Lincoln and his party The con-
Ilnuance OF the war is the only means by
which Dir Lincoln can perpetuate his power,
and he hns resolved that the war shall go on,
as The surest means Of securing his reelection.
This was the motive which led Mr.. Lincoln 10
repel the offer OF an honorable peace, which
was held on, 70 him by the Confederate Gov
eminent
On tHs other hand there is every reason 10
believe thar the events Of the next few weeks
viii demonstrate that the military power OF
the Southern States was never more effective
than az present The rumors Of the fall oi
Atlanta and the expected tail OF Petersburg,
are known by those who have access TO the
best uonrccs ul information 10 be entirely un.
founded in fact So FAR as Petersburg ia con
cerucd, there Is no more prospect Of the re-
sumption Of active ho-tililies now than there
was two weeks ago. Aud in regard to Allan.
Ia, there is 700 much reason to fear that the
recent attack Of the Confederates on General
Sherman is only the prelude to an attack in
such force ns will result in very different
manner than the public have been led to sup
pose.
| At all events, it Is known that the Confed.
crates Are 90 confident that both Grant and
sherman will be defeated, that they arr look
ing forward to an active offensive campaign
| against the North, TO be carried on by armies
amounting to l50 600 or 200, 00O men The
! prepars tions for this campaign are completed,
and II will soon be commenced Il it results
in the capture OF Washington, Baltimore and
Harrisburg, and these are aaid 10 be the OBJ
! iects which the rebel leaders have in view,
Mr. lincoln may have leisure to repent Of his
arrogant demand that the South shall eman-
cipste all their slaves as a condition precedent
even To negotiations for peace But his re-
! pentance will then come too late
| | repeat, that there is too much reason 10
fear hat those who are indulgng the deluson
OF seeing the end Of the war within the next
year, will be rudsly wakened from their dream
before the SHOWS of winter begin to fall, by
! The presence of rebel armies on northern soil
Much surprise and irritataton are express.
ed oy he prominent members of the Repub-
!lcaG party, ht the tenor Of Mr. LincOln's let.
ter addressed ito whom il may concern -
They say it will be used with great effect
against him AZ IN electioneering document
LIS open admission that the war is wnged on
the part of the Administration, not to restore
the Union, hut for the abolition of slavery as
the main object, will be damaging in the last
degree to Mr Lincoln It is said that Mr..
Lincoln himself is painfully conscious that he
committed great bunder In thus throwing
of the mask Jnd in procIaiming that which,
until now, he has strenuously denied
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