Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-28
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. !
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June IL, 1864.
GESTLENaN Your note is before me, and
with pleasure | comply with your request.
There is always danger OF civil war among "A free
people, resulting IN the overthrow of liberty; aud
| do not believe that mere force can restore
peace restore the Union. In my humble
judgment, wisdom and patriotism alike demand
an armistice; and believe that cessation of hos
tilities would result in an honorable and happy
peace.
An armistice is an agreed suspension of hos
tilities between belligerents for specified time,
and for given purpose In wars between civil.
lied nations an armistce always precedes peace,
though sometimes resOrted TO for other purposes.
None but barbarian powers pursue hostilities to
determination, and determination or complete
exhaustion of both contendng parties would be
the necessary result in all wars, did not the OPP
posing parties agree TO suspend hostities so that
the question in dispute might be submitted to the
arbitrament OF reason, after brute force had
failed
Dnrng an armistice the hostile armies nam
tain their respective positions, and, il terms OF adj
ustment are not agreed upon. hostiliiies can be
RECOMMENDED But, a general and almost in
variable rule, an armstice is followed by peace.
The proposition for an armistice generally comes
from the victor, and thus after the battle of Sol
ferino, gained be the French, the Emperor Ma
poleon proposed armistice TO Francis Joseph,
of Austria, and peace was the result.
Without magnanimity there can be no real
greatness and the absence of it is the certain
evidence of a want of proper self respect. The
cause of the Union has been noby INDICATED on
more than hundred battle-6elds. and the deeds
of our soldiers have reflected immortal glory
upon our arms. But our enemy has been equal
" brave, and although we hate secession.
cord an honest admiration for the heroism which
has half redeemed a mistaken cause.
The world has never seen such battles either
in point of numbers or dauntess intrepidity. We
have sent to the field more than two millions OF
men: and nearly if not full one-half of them
have gone down to their graves. More than one
tenth OF the entire population of the loyal States
have been actual combatants in this war Whole
regions of country have been made desolate; the
busy hum of work shops has beeu hushed. as if
palsied by eternal DEATH the pillow has been left
in the middle of the furrow; and the father, the
husband and the son. have alike gone out to bat
tie And vet, naught, absolutely naught has
been gained towards the restoration of that
grand and noble Union formed by our fathers
| saw then for a time let the torrent of blood be
stayed-let the olive branch supplant the sword
and Heaven born reason take the place OF force
Victory has crowned our banners on unnumbered
fields, and magnanimity will add lustre TO our
arms.
Say TO our countrvmen Of the South: Let Us
reason together. Your homes are draped in
mourning, and so are ours Many of your noblest
sons have persisted on the field of battle and such,
alas. Is the case with US We are countrymen
and we have been friends and even now amid
the red storm of battle. we are proud of each
others deeds We honor the names of Lee. OF
Sidney johnson and OF Jackson, and YOU respec.
those of Mcclellan. of Grant aud of Sedgwick
Let ia talk together aud call back the sacred
memories of the past. Washington was yours
and ours. and Franklin and Madison sat side by
side in the convention which formed the great
Constitution"
Reason Is the attribute of the gods-carnage
is the festival OF fends Then let Us assemble
around the council fire. and tor once initiate our
brothers of the forest and smoke the calumet of
peace.
In a word, let the result at Richmond be what
il may. let W declare in favor of an armistce of
sixty days. We can make the proposition with
honor because il would be done on Southern
soil We blockade all the ports Of the South,
not in our possession, and the great Father Of
Waters is ours from It's source to its mouth.
But we want peace; we want Union: We want a
cessation OF the carnage of war: aud the bless
ings only be attained through armistice
In my letter TO the State Central Committee
in September 1863, denounced the policy Of
President Lincoln in refusing TO receive Alexan-
der II. Stephens as Confederate Commissioner,
aud since then have frequently urged the APP
pointment of Commissioners our part, TO meet
with Others 10 be appointed by the authorities at
Richmond. and again respectfully advise what
have 20 often recommended before
With earnest hopes for the preservation Of the
Union and the return of peace. | remain, gentle
men your obliged fellOw-ctizen.
GEoRGE " MORGAS
To ROBERT MILLER and Wx LAHNox