Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-10-07


Having lahorcd, from the beginning, to
build up a peace sentimental the only means
under heaven of closing this horrid, this SUI
icidal war; which has imperilled our whole
governmental system, which has filed the
entire land with helpless widows and orphans
without in the least degree promoting the re-
conciation, which is indispensable to any
possible Union, and which is draining the
hearts blood Of our Western people, to feed
and tattcn New England fanaticism and greed
i offer myself as peace and Union candi.
date for Congress. aud solicit the active sup.
port OF all peace men until regularly called
democratic convention presents the name Of
a better peace man than myself am vii,
ling to yield to any such, and also to yinlli.
cate my principles in joint debate.
Meantime, declare my settled conviction,
that continuation of this war, win result
after untold complications and miseries, for
eign and donestic-First, in final scpara.
ton Of the States; Second, in civil commo
tons in the Northern section; Third, in a
military deSpotism ever States and people
with bankruptcy and bordage for us all.
IL elected, therefore, would exert every
faculty lpossess-First, torrocurc an immc
date cessation of hostiltics. Second, TO sum
mon national delegate convention Of all the
States. These primary objects to be attain
ed by negotiation between the belligcrents
who should guarantee peaceful election OF
delegates by the people OF both sections l.
Third, to compel, if necessary, the fedora
executive to assent to such an arrangement
or to any other peaceful programme tha,
would bring the Southern people into consti
tutional fraternity with us. Fourth, to clear
the way for cordial condonation and re-
union, through such agencies, by repeating
the coniiscaton, abolition, extradition and
spoliation measures which ianaticism has di
rected at the Southern States Fifth, to pre-
vent by prohibitory legislation, the insensate
proclainations and orders by which civilians
tribunals, printing presses and elections have
been so largely and cruelty outraged, by ex
ccutive sanction for three years past. Sixth
to open the doors of all political bastiles--
give the law its steady course--and smash
MIR. Stewards bell forever and ever. Sew
cnth, to repeal the Austrian conscrption
which freckles the land with Provost Mar
shals, and pimps, and subjects the life o.
every middle age man in the nation to the
Presidents uncomfortable will A war which
the patriotic people of this country will not
voluntarily fight, is indcfensible Eighth, tc
negative the monstrous prctension of The
President, that, as a condition Of union, the
States may be forced to moduate their con
stitutions of government, at his pleasure
Ninth, to put quietus upon the paper mon
ey mint, which corruption has installed ir
the Treasury Department, and compel re-
turn to the finance of the Constitution
Tenth to revise the revenue cnactments, Sc
that the enormous taxation which now crush
es Western labor, shall be legally thrown
upon the Eastern capital, that is almos: en-
tirely exempt. Eleventh, to maintain in the
federal legislation, all the political principles
of Thomas Jefferson, and compel the fedora
executive to respect such legislation, undc,
the constitutional penalty OF impeachment
to the end that the great foundation rights OF
STATE SOVEREIGNTY, and PERSONAL FREEDOM
shall he more strongly fortified against fedc
raj usuRrArIoN. While the political trim
mcrs absurdly insist that the democratic par
ty shall duplicate, or at least appendix. Mr.
| Lincoin's disunion war, even Horace Greeley
says three-tourths of the people, North anc
South, demand peace. IF SO, why shout
politicians and placcmen still brandish fagco
and swordg say stop the carnage, eth cl
by mediation, arbitration, armisticc, legisla
| ton, negotiation, or in any other honorabl,
way, and the people will speedily find {
peaceful solution.
LE GRAND DYINGTON