Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-05


Gauss.
Tia mousrehical governments Of Europa have thus
far s,uced nothing ike generOulsympathy for an op
pressed and struggling people but have IN general man
Tested low desire to prOong our suRdrings for their
own advantages which may, alter all turn out to be
fortunate circumstance nAsmuch have been saved
BY from Of obligation 20 some of them which
night have proved mere or less embarrassing to us-
TIE VagaGOadism and rGseality which had been for
years AeumulAtng in the pcpuOus Giles of the North
have been gathered up and organized for our desruc
tiOn The ignOble sons Of plumber lave been sent
upon their internal mission to the South, under the
command for the most part, Of monsters in human
shape in whose rufiluly bosoms ives TO be tound DO
pity for human suffering; respect for the established
principles Of social justice no regard for the we'll UNDER
stood rules Of civilized war; no apparent Veneraon tor
the plainly prescribed commands of the DSty himself
Toe thioves aud robbers too of foreign lands, tho
wrstehed pAupsrs of Germany and Italy, Of Holland and
of Ireland have been unscrupulOusy enlcod into the
service Of our adyersares aud have ptOdgiouSy aided
ia multiplying the horrors OF intsrnscine strife. All
this eve was not enough; bu! the members OF an ig
nOlant serVle race have been melted to instruction
and deeds of darA nlqay aud hideOus violence against
those who had Kindly redeemed them from their org-
na state Of barbAFiGy and bsAstlness, nslled into
them so Tar they capable Of receiving Them the
eudinsnts Of oiv alton aud OhristiAnity-had watched
over their Mesknesa and protected it--had as
siduouay supplied then with the nsesssaries and com
forts Of existence And shielded them rOm all those evils
and susrings 70 ubeh they nOtOriOasJ exposed IN
tho hands OF their present hJPOcFical protectors VIII
such potential evidences OF mischief 81 work In that
fair Xon which It ia good fortune TO possess Il Is
not Al all surprising that have been compelled 10 Wit
usss scenes OF devastation OF murder aud rApns such
IS no authentic historian has heretofore depcIuFet and
which supa4s 10 horror all that has bssn made known
20 ia the grim and ghastJ career OF an AiAro, an
Alta Gasngis KlAn, or a Tamsrlane.
Such Is the character OF the in which We are en-
gagged such has been, part lie progress such hiss
Oeea the conduct Of our intelligent high soa!ed and
uuconq asrabls people. Al last Ii WOald really seem
that cur hsartess enemies have besua to despair Of
their own ability cOnsummAte the projected work Of
slaughter and subugaton at last the popular mind Of
the North IL beginning to shake d the strange den
on which has long enVeoped t; at last the tyrants
Ia Washington have begun 20 fear such terrible re
,ul=iOa among the millions whom they have heretofore
30 Wickedy deceived aud betrayed, that they will them
selves In tue end be with difficulty saved from death
upon the sosffJd, or tbs Informal jus ee OF an in
furiatsd aud maddeuei populAee. Indications have oil
Late justified the hope that in one way or in another
shs diabGlcll Wil shortly bs brought 10 close,
.ud that il will bs allowed to the government aud pso
PIE of the Consdsraey u ssl the terms Of peace aud
the time when this long desired blessing shall gladden.
and nyigorate with iIs benign ard sOul-sevAtlng
laaences Rdmor5 have for weeks past prevailed
among u.s. that LiacOla and his Cabinet CON
templA ing The sending OF Commissioners to Oh uond
for the purpose OF proposing 70 the Confederate Gov
erlmsns AZ ATBlistics, with view TO the opening OF
iosnA ne gotAOas tor psASa Whether this be true
not have no adequate means OF Deciding but If tie
intelligence which has lately reached fr IN the city
of Chicago be reliable, is may we'll be expected that the
Washington JVernmsnt will not bs slO~ 10 setting on
foot some such movement, with q vie to resGuiGg
themselves from impending ruin II il be trae that all
0'a and o.: Peace Platform has been adopted in the
Chicago Democratic Convention, and out and ,Aoe
Indicates for the Presidency have bsen nominated,
tlsn it be evident to OF Ihs shFeWdoess
Aad,aIacty Of William H. Seward aud his unprncipled
accompices, that the defeat Of their coffup and dis
nored action, Ia the approaching Presidential cleo
ton, Is mex 70 certain that if Mcclellan aud Peadle
ton are elected outraged aud ndignsn: pubic senh
ment will demand tue ArIagnment, trial. aud deserved
lnishmsnt Of The enormous traitors aud mUrdsrSTs
Who are responsible before God aud man tor all the
abominabls or . and nischeis Whch this uppardons
bic var has produced aud they will, most naturally,
aim TO eVade the menAoed punishment. confess that
for oae-and feel that speak on this subjees 10
half of my own honored constituents and of a multi
Jude of others of our people, with whose fee
ngs on this subject have labOred most assiduOusy to
make myself familiarI DESTROYS that our Govern
meut should, without compromising its dignity
10 any way, s'crdcirg the honor OF our cause,
al proper and efficient Of securing the ter.
misation OG hOsiies at the CABLES. possible moment
A there appear 70 be in qaarters notions enter
a ned which, il acted upon by those Ia power, might
have the eject OF delaying the of paei6cAtop
and Reedlessly proongng hostlities, beg leave 10
submit to my holored eOuHiymen the following propo
sitoas which, and to the appended there.
%, sak hlir calm aud deliberate consideration:
! This war having been brought on by the UNJUST
liable action Of those la poWsr Ia Washington City,
and having been prosecuted for the purpose Of DO
sEOyng the fundamental rights guArsn ssd By the
Cen iIaLioa Of tie On ed Safes, il Is Gus duty, after
al Tie Efforts al paohsAtiOa which NO have heretofore
made. Ia view, toe, Of present surrounding oiIcGm-
sness 70 allow the Afst formal proposition for peace
u originate wish our sivsrssTss.
2 Whenever q formal proposition Cd al rsAch orr
G5Vsr0msnt from thS EIseu.iVs Department 10 Wash
ngton Oily, Vt character Whio1 Ws could honorably
entertain il vii be alike duty and oor policy to
meet such proposition promptly aud iaVorAby.
9 should 1t be proposed 0s al any tine, to send
elmmissioosFs 10 meet commissioners of the United
States tos tie pafPOss OF insulting to the terms of
pssos. coupled no. with proposition OF Grmisies
though would have Of, rghttO refuse tue GTmis
toe should We iddgsi to b likely to operate difai
vAutagsously 10 ", yet am ! far from lerceIvIng