Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-27

pressments.. 1t plays the tyranh but II
hesitstes 70 sieze the sceptre,
i think have established my proposi-
tion, that our Republican institutions are
lost unless we have peace accompanied
by harmony with the North. This great
question for MS then is, how are We 70 OBJ
tain such peace. 4 IN .sel1J
Before consider this question, would
call your attention TO this fact, that the
peace We are 70 make with the North is 70
be made by us and the North alone. There
is no probability of any foreign. lnteryen-
tion; by that I mean any armed inteffef-
enee In our behalf The peace between the
North and the South when itcoulea must
come then by the Seti6nn Of these parties
alone. Foreign PoFers will not interfere.
The question then L, how are these bellig-
erent States, now 80 iercely engaged, to
obtain this peace with Reconciliation
which l have said 10 necessary 70 preserve
their Republican form Of Of government
II is q great question. now approach It
I admit In the first place that successful
military defence is Indispensable. Without
that nothing can be anticipated but utter
ruin. Bot Is this ALP think not. There
Is something over and above success In war.
That is political policy. II Mr.. Lincoln
remAinsin power, there is no hope Of &C.
eompliRhing anything by political policy.
Mr.. Lincoln iB the exponent, Of the fanata-
cism and hatred of the North. X He holds
power, because he is the exponent Of these
sentiments Of his party; in order % be mas
ter of others, he has % be taeir slave. he
cannot be IatipnRli ppon The subject of slA-
very, because hai represents .madmeu; he
cannot exercise What Burke calls the ttuest
poll itioal Wisdoms m9gnAaiuity, because he.
repEesents mali ligpantss So Besides Mr.. Lin
coin is ocommitted by his past career TO
the most violent course. If.he had been .
statesmaa when he became President, he
could by q wise policy, have restored har-
monS a Bat In that great erisiSs " hen
statesmsnshiP could have accomplished so
mnehy be used no effort 70 harmonic, but
yielded shimselt up a,mere instrument Of
the foolish mob, a. II stAtesmanshIpl came
from below upward. .AIr. VIM. q. seward,
by the speeches made Ii, the winter of go.
showed that he oomprehended the policy
Of Cancellation, but just at the moment
when 1t became Necessary to put in force
his fue maxims, he found no use)for them.
Mr.. Lincoln's mode ofcarTying on the war,
his emancipation policy, the license he
gave his armiss 70 commit the greatest ont.
RACES, shows that be relles on nolhing but
force. l. cppfess, Therefore, have no
hopes of Mr.. .LincolnlAs As o paeifcator, l
should as soon have selected Charles TX,
to pacify the,Huguauots after the rnassaere
of st. Bartholomew. RutyfortunAtely Mr..
Lincoln and those he represents are not all
Of the North. There IL A.poRerful party
there which condemns his pPiicy. That
party is EAtionAl'on the snbJecso Of slavery.
u representa- What0VeR Of Amity or oonserv-
atisl is left a. the Moth This party pro-
Sl5aS Ak a. a
temporarily, and that all the States should
meet in amicabls council, TO make peace
If possible. This 10 the most imposing DEM
onstFation in favor Of peace made at the
North since the war broke out. think our
only hppeA oft satisfactory peace, one
eousistent with the preservation Of free
ipstft tfons, is the Supremacy of this pasty
atssome time or other; Our policy, there
foFeE is 20 give this party, all the capital We
eau, Yot should, therefote, at once, in
my opinion, give thisPaFty all the enconr-
agement possible, by declaring your will
tinghess TO an atmistice, and q Aconventior
Of all the States In their sovereign capaet-
| ~, 10 enter upon the subject Of peace. The
theory upon which this party goes, Is that
we are willing TO cease hostiliIies, at least
Temporarily and meet in couhoil 70 attain
peace If possible. The theory upon which
NJ. Hncolq goes Is, that there is no use e
atteupti any negotiation with as; that the
sword 70 the only possible arhiter. Oul
policy is to. show, that the theory OF the
Chicago platform is the true one. TolPu'
this matter. in auotheg light, let rs ask the
question, what is the policy that Mr.. Lin
coin wishes US to puraue7 OF course ne
| wishes US % verify his theory and tAlsity
the opposite theory. Hewishes us 70 treat
| tk Of he HnnVRntinH
with contempt. v He wishes us 70 be able
TO say 70 the Northern people, 'see the
tGovernmeht at Richmond tramPles upon
your tenders of peaceful negotiations, Nc
ClellAn could accomplish nothing by nego-
tiation, war 10 all that 10 left, don't remove
me, I am carrying that on with especial
1eal." When We know what Mr.. Lincoln
wants US TO do, then We know very certain
~ what he ought to do: no3
,Itmay be said, the proposed cOnv voeatior
Of the States is Unconstitutional. To. thti
reply, We can amend thSl Constitution. =
| II may, be further objected that to meet thu
Northern States in convention is 10 aban
don our present form of. Government Bu
this no more follows than that their meet
| ing ris implies Au abandonment of Lheil
form OF Government. A Congress of thl
States in their sovereign capacity Is thI
highest acknowledged of the principles
of State Rights. This imposing assemblag
is, in my opinion the best, while II is th'
tmosE august tribunal, 70 which the grea
Question iof peSce could possibly be re
feTred. Imagine. this grapd couneil Q
tStatea in THE. act of convening after th
people, everywhere in peaceful possession
/ OF the right 70 eleet their ambassadors, hat
done so. What Q sublime spectacle
would present. There would be nothing
to compare with II In moral grandeur
| ia ancient or modern times. The friends o
humanity, and progress, aud civilization
| and all Uhe,AtIans In every land, Woull
rejoice ats the spectacle, and millions iI
every CLINE, the good everywhere, woulI
mipgle their prayers in oil tongues for 81
tauspicious Issue in these great delibera
ttions. -The-qusstiou rests With you; tn
lraanonaihilifI a nth Won. the eonaeuuen