Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-04-29
maintain their present hostile and defiant at

their present hostile and defiant at
itude against the Government. To do so
70 must virtually concede their independ.
nee, and that we are unable to cope with
hem in the field, and so it would be inter
,reted by other nations. From the com
of this conflict the way to peace
las always been open to them. 1t is open
low upon the terms Of submission. Let
hem lay down their arms and submit to the
government. Clcmency toward the masses
would then become a virtue. This they re-
use to do. They demand the Independence
If the contederaey. Anything short Of this
hey say they will not accept. Upon this
,oint Alexander Fl. Stephens made use of
he following language in July, 1858:
AS for reconstruction, such thing is
such al idea must not be tolerat-
ID for an instant Reconstruction would not
md the war, but would produce more hor-
tible war than that in which we are now en-
gagged. .a. ,.... a--
I" The only terms on which we can obtain
permanent peace is final and complete sepe-
'ation from the North. Rather than submit
% anything short Of that, let MS resolve to
die like men worthy of freedom" ...G
These are their terms: to recognize this
to give up whatever they choose
10 take, abandon the Union men Of West
Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri,
Tennessee, and Louisiana, in short of the
entire South, to the tender mercies of the
confederate leaders; this is what they de-
lnand. Does any man think this is a safe
course to pursuep In all the history Of the
past did any nation ever secure m honora.
bio peace by showing her own weakness, and
that she was unable to maintain herself in a
just war; Are we prepared to say to the
South, take back the forts which were ceded
to US; wrest from US the Gulf States which
were bought with price five sixth Of which
was paid by our free population; partition
our Territories; help yourselves to the pub,
lie domain, and dcdicateit ii to the whitening
and blighting curse Of slavery; open and
close the great Mississippi at your pleasure
10 with US as you please; notwithstanding
we outnumbor you nearly three TO ore, We
cannot resist you, We cannot defend our
sclvesp Who is ready to accept such terms
and sound tho death knell Of this great Re-
public, so grand in its proportions, its aims
and objects? fear some such may be found
and must invite your attention for mo
ment to the men who are engaged in this
work Of peace in the North. ....
WHO DEMANDS PEACEg
4 Who are these men that demand peace
and are continually crying peace, peace, from
tho house. tops of this whole country?
First among them, standing at their heao
is Clement L. Vallandigham. Who is Glenn
ent l.. Vallannigham? His history for The
last two years all nre familiar with. A con
vcted traitor; to-day an exile from his home
and native State, in consequence Of his crime
against his Government in the time of i'll
greatest danger. ~ssess' tE.-..s's
In the Appendix to the Congrossiona
Globe, on page z4O, Thirty Sixth Congress
second session, find the following:
"And now let me add that did say, no
in Washington, not ut dinner table, not If
the presence of ire-eaters,' but in the Git,
of Now York, in public assembly OF North
ern men, and in public spccchat tho Coop
er Institute, on the I'd of November, 1860
that IF any one or more Of the States Of thi!
Union should at any time secedc--for rca
sons of the sufliciency and justice Of which
before God and the great tribunal of history
they alone may judgc--much as should
deplore it, never would as Representative,
in the Congress of the United States vote
one dollar Of money whereby one drop o
American blood should be shed in civil war
That sentiment, thus uttered in the presenc,
Of thousands Of the merchants and solid mcr
OF the free and patriotic city Of New York
was received with vehement and long con
tinued applause, the entire vast asscmblagt
rising as ono man, and cheering for some
minutes And now deliberately repeat nnt
reaffirm it, resolved, though l stand alone
though all others yield and fall away, t
make it good to tho last moment of my lifa.
Standing upon the threshold of the fearful
vortex which was about to ingulf this natior
in the commencement, even before the com
moncemcnt, while the storm-clouds were
gathering, in view of the approach of this re
b,lion which has shaken this Governmen
to its centre, he thus spoke. How has Ia,
spoke since? Let the sentence of that cour
which sent him into banishment answer
AS a member Of this House from the grea
loyal State Of Ohio, while the earth tre,nble,
beneath the tread Of hundreds Of thousands
of armed rebels, and the roar of battles tina
were to decide the fate of this nation wa,
beard, how did he votc2 What brave de
fender Of this country has been sheltered
fed, or clothed by appropriations he voted
for, though thousands have poured out thei
blood like water for the good cause, hav'
given their lives that the nation might live
filling our land with widows ard orphans
What single one Of all these has been pro
vided for by appropriations he sustained p
What great measure calculated to aid tn,
Government in its great work against trai
tors and treason received the sanction O
his great name or the assistance Of his pow
crful influence? The answer is short aut
conclusive: not one. And this man want.
peace on any terms. He ought to- Peac,
may save him. God knows his patriotism
never will. s zts
Who stands next among these apostles 0
pcacey The answer is upon every man.
lips. We almost unconscuusly and invol
UNFAIRLY turn towards the courtly, dignifed
able, and polished gentleman from New Yorl
the acknowledged leader Of the other side 0
this House, and arc compelled to exclairn
Thou art the man." When this rebclio,
frst burst forth, in its very inception, Will
good men stood amazed and aghast at tn,
coming storm, while the old ship of Stat
was shaking and trembling al its approach
with an imbccile or something worse at tn
helm, the South, in anticipation of the con
fiict, had purchased arms. They were the,
in the City Of New York. They were seizet
by the police of the State. Tho gentlemal
was applied to for aid, and what was his re
sponse? Here it is:
MLLEDGEviLLE, January "a, 1861
To Hrs HoNoR MAYOR WooD lis 1t tru
that arms intended for and consigned to til
State of Georgia have been seized by the au
thorities in New York? Your answer i
important to US and to New York. Answc
at once.i N A.
r. TooMBs.
To this the mayor returned the following
answer:
Hon. ROBERT TooMBs, Kille1gepilze, Georgia
In reply to your dispatch, regret to sa,
4 hat s,&Xa InI n