Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-24
Misrepresentation.

1t being well known that the administration had re
fused again and again to receive any 0vertures from
the South and having specially guarded against taking
any steps that might directly indirectly recognize
The Southern Coufederacy It needed very lit9 sagac
the part Of the South TO know that
obfcidty appointed by tie confederate government
So private individuals, having the confidence of the
South, went to Niagara, prepared to commence negot
aons for peace, as private individuals, carrying with
them the guarantee of the Southern ConfeEeracy or
If the administration at Washington preferred It they
could with no loss Of time, get regular commissions
from Richmond. The pretcucc, then, that they
without authority, is only used to mslead the public
mind.
We clip the above from the last copy Of
the Home IatezhgeBccr, as beautiful
specimen of the title Of this article; in
fact we think it equal to Brick Pomeroy'
in one of his happiest Efforts, in brass and
prevarication. Since the present admin
istration came into power, no authenticate
ed intimations have ever been received
from the rebels that they wished to convey
to the government Of the United States
any propositions looking to the establish
ment Of neace' on any other terms than
the recognition Of the Southern Confad-
eracy Their motto has been and is re
cognition or extermination To talk
about peace under such circumstances, is
a beginning toward dissolution Of the
Union to talk about compromise with the
terms absolutely fixed on one side. is a
yielding Of the whole point, and a step
toward the destruction Of the government.
The rebels have been repeatedly assured
that the moment they would ground arms
and return to their allegiance to the GOV
ernment, they should enjoy all the rights
guaranteed to them by the constitution
When they rebelIed, the administration
was democratic, the Presidents cabinet
were democrats-part Of them since reb
eIs-and so influenced him that he pro-
mulgatcd and acted upon the doctrine Of
non coercion, and had the democratic party
wished, they could have adopted the Crit
tenden compromise Before the present
President was inaugurated, the following
States Ind held conventions and passed
ordinances of secession: South Carolina,
Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, and we thinA North Carolina
and Texas; delegates were elected to at
tend convention Mt Montgomery, Ala,
to organize q confederate government, and
Jeff Davis and Alex. II Stevens were
elected President and Vice President
The custom house, post Office and arsenal
at Charleston had been seized, and the
rebels occupied Castle PincInev and Fort
Noultric. Fort Macon, at Beaufort, the
works at Wilmington, and the L. s Ar
sanai at Fayetteville, \. G were seized, and
the Georgia troops took possession Of Forts
Pulaski and jackson and the L. s Arsenal
at Savannah; Fort Morgan, at the mouth
of Mobile Bay, and the [. :. Arsenal in
Mobile. we're seized by order Of Governor
Moore, of Alabama arsenal at Augusta.
Ga, seized by the State; the mint and
custom house at New Orleans, the [. :.
arsenal at Baton Rouge, Forts jackson
and Philf1 below New Orleans, and Fort
Piekens on Lake Pontehartraiu, were
seized by order of the governor Of Louis
lana Gov. Brown. Of Georgia, seized New
York ships in Savannah harbor, in retail
alton for the seizure Of arms in New
York. and the Star of the Wes- had been
fred upon By rebel batteries at Charles
ton
Now, gentlemen Of the copperhead per-
suasion, you who once agreed with the
rebels in political faith, and who now
claim to enjoy a greater share of their
confidence than the present administra-
ton and its friends, why didn't you offer
to compromise and settle this difficulty
when you had the power so 10 do-belor e