The New York herald., 1864-08-27

us that "the government OF the Confederate
States can make no such treaty." that "it can
not cede any territory belonging to any of
these States each Of which is naton-a sove-
reignty as distinct as Great Britain or Frauce;"
that the only peace it can make ia that of 1.-THE
complete independence and integrity of all the
States"-that is, all the States claimed by The
rebellion, including West Virginia, Kentucky
and Missouri.
The only terms, then, upon which JEFF. Davis
| can make peace are the surrender 10 his con-
fsderacy, not only Of all the territories, sea
ports and strongholds we have recovered by
| force OF arms, but the surrender Of West Vir-
! GINA. Kentucky and Missouri, States which
| have adhered to the Union aud expelled the
approaches of the Davis "confederacy" in every
shape and form, by legislation and by arms,
from the beginning. And II seems that Davis
has no alternative. He has not nor hes be
ard his Confederate Congress together, the
power to cede away an inch Of the soil Of any
one OF the rebel Confederate States-each
heiug nation in ITSELF as sovereign and inde-
pendent as Great Britain or France This is
the supreme law to Davis Of the constitution
Of the so called Confederate States.
Accordingly, SO far as the rebel general gov
ernment is concerned, treaty Of peace short
Of Southern subjugation or Southern independ-
ence is out of the question; because the indi-
vidual States OF TINT extraordinary con!ede.
racy are sovereign nations, and each must act
for itself in determining where it is to 60, or
what il to be done with its "sacred soil !"
Upon this hint we have new suggestion to
throw out to President Lincoln. The right OF
secession, upon which this rebellion was started.
is, under jeff Davis, retained to each OF the
States concerned rs constitutional right. These
Southern rebels and their Northern sympataizers
| are great sticklers for constitutional rights
| Let them be brought to practical test upon
this diabolical. but as they hold it, divine,
! right OF secession, or State supremacy. Prac-
tically, we know that JEFF Davis is the abso-
| lutte despot of the rebeliious States; but hiring
-, down to constitutional test, and it seems
We respectfully and earoestly submit, there.
] fore, to President Lincoln q new departure in
| behalf Of peace. Let him proceed to action
with the rebellious States in detail, as with 80
many independent nations, and let him thus
begin new peace movement with North Caro-
lima. majority Of the Legislature Of that
| State just elected is said to be in favor Of
peace and reunion. Let President Lincoln.
| then, send down to Governor Vance liberal
offers of peace for North Carolina on the con-
dtion Of her return to the Union-offers 50
inviting that her Legislature will Jump at them;
and let these offers embrace the request that
Governor Vance will Immediately call his
Legislature together TO consider these peace
propositions; and, considering the present com
manding position of General Grant, between
Richmond and North Carolina, the most go-
rious results may be expected.
North Carolina, we believe can thus be de-
tached from the rebellion, and with this breach
in the Davis confederation bis sovereign State
right Of secession will speedily finish him and
his mock confederacy
General Grants Campaign In virgisis.
The English papers, which see everything in
the light of . strong Southern sympathy de
clare that General Grants campaign is fail
ure.k All the Richmond papers make the same
declaration as matter of course, and so do all
those Northern papers that reproduce feebly the
sentiments Of their Southern friends. All these
declare alike loudly that the great campaign
that les shaken the rebellion to the centre is .
failure. There was never . more shameless
piece Of audacity than this in the history OF in
pudence. Grants great campaign has been the
most successful Of the war. He has driven Lee,
with the finest army that the .confederacy ever
had, or ever will have, up and down and all ]
over the State Of Virginia; be drove him from
the r lpidan to Richmond and compelled him
to go through that city as if for life to hold its
dependencies Oh the other side; and he has
again driven the greater part Of Lees forces
ont Of Petersburg aGd Richmond. and down the
Shenandoah valley. to look for something to eat
Such failures this OF Grants are to re.
establish the supremacy OF our government
and pound the confederacy to pieces and that
is what the friends Of the confederacy have to
find fault with in General Grant. Secession
journalists in England, in the Southern States.
and in the Northern States, see that IL Grant
continues in his present position but few
months longer the coniederacy is done for.
They recognize in him the great mao Of this
war. he has shown in such Instances az the
choice Of Sherman and Sheridan great
knowledge Of men He has shown, as at Bel-
mont, that lie could take a small force into the
field and handle it and hght with II splcndidiy
He has shown at Fort Henry, at Shiloh. at
vicksburg and at Chattanooga how mayniH-
Gently be can handle one large army; and he
has shown in the present year with what com.
prehensve ability be can direct the operations
OF, several armies spread over the largest
theatre Of war that was ever under one man
And they know from these evidences OF his
ability that, If the government supplies him
with men, he will end the war before Novem-
ber. This is what dstresses the secession