The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-09-10
Peace.

The great popular demonstrations That
have already taken place in several locali'
lies, show that the people Of the North are
growing tired oi the war, and demaud that
ii shall be stopped. Journals that wore
at one lime earnest advocates for vigor.
Gus prosecution Of the war are now still
more earnestly in favor OF n vigorous pros
ecu,ion Of Ieace They no longer speak
with bated breath and whispering humble.
ness ;thcy say what they mean. The fol.
lowing extracts from the peace press M
well Il. from papers that give quasi sup
port 20 tue war, show VITA; great change
lrss taken place, aud i. still going on in the
public mind:
We feel certain TINT tvU-ihirds of tho
American people on e ithrr side of the di.
vidirg hue anAisusly,. Hbsorbingly desire
peace, and nrs ready to make all neediul
sacrifices TO insure il. Let vs. know, as soon
a. may BE-, the most that the rebel chicls
will do " secure peace; let II, know what
is the "uilimatum" on our sidt.- .Ner York
Tribune
The Opposition have set -thvir hearts on
restoring peaceto the country. The object
10 laudablr; and thsy Judge rightly that the
patty which can accomplish it viii win III.
approval and suif.raso Of the natioa.-.Ncto
York Evening Post
We go, aud the great mass Of our coun.
trYmen ofnll rar'isS will 20, for peace, il
peace can bs had on the basis of n restored
Union Of all the States ~ States and Il re-
stored Conslitu,ion--eycn though such of
The States as have not hern ffsrd r-uaIu
slave still.
Mr lincoln's supcndiary Pre.sss san mn
longer shout "Copp-rh-sd" add "1'raitos"
at those who utter ~hoieso,ns truths with
regard 10 this war and the growing cry fos
peace, Rochester .N.1 Yrk Republican
Tue cry for peace Is rang Unto our cara
from every svc'ioe of .hs country --from
all divisions and parties. Even the fanatics
have cooled down, tn q tars~ure, from thsis
fury for blood, have lost th~ir vampire in.
,tincts, aud hJrrit ed ar the tales az siaach-
ter they read, and shocked at tho sights of
hospital suffering, Rnd sf the maimsd snd
scripple ciawliDg about our sfsssts, they
even wish the termination Of stffs " hieh
physical sntnmiiy e0nsfaatly dispiHy ed bs.
fore their vision, aud high psiees vfusbing
out the means Of comfortable suis-i.ieucs.
hns at length -ofIen~d The hsnrt Of the bsr
dened nboIitionist into . hrkinn yea ning
for the cessation Of arms. - Washington
Constitutional ONION.
10 day the people Of the "Ioyai" and 80.
coded Stal-s would b. .pbIs Ia sgrcs upon
conditions Of peace md step the war Aad
II is the duty Of the hoar 10 hasten an up.
portonity for this, by showing aside OK.
uene men md plsciag i'd power ,baEs sshS
believe that, in y ernuIent like ours,
e'nccssion, ronciiaiion aud svmpromi-e nrv
better remedies for diif-rences than eternal
strife and war.-Toy Daily Press.
The alternatives now presented 10 the
naiion.Are pence with honor, aud war with
dishonor peace with pr~srt walton Of hfs,
and War with lis extended and merdsroas
conflicts; peace wi'h naliuDai and individusl
sol'ency. and war with natoaai mud induid
ual bankruptcy. - Chicago Isra
a silent revolution is takisg pisos in
mems opinion. The war il ssl yreseca,sd
with lis ancient enihuriasin sili,~r by The
Government or lhs peoptc. The fssiaeS 10
dcmcnted and inefficient. tie latter are
VERY OF their cares aud bosdeas. With
the Administration m carly peace seems to
be ncit.er desired nor expsctcd bus with
the masses who pay for the hdtiisg. aad
whose ears are lneer,isd with ns dt-cord,
a half.formed. earnest ~pd agopixing psayss
il going up for ca.mcr tjniss. iess sa.ri6ss
and the end Of blood.bsd. =
We want u restored Union 10 we esu get
il; IL il cannot be- had In name prshap. ".
may attain IL in substancs uudss nsw
naipes.-New York Sunday Mercury.
Who volunteers nov Mot n m,o. bus
all ARE intent upon keeping oa, Of iiss aIw.,
I matters little by what nsesss. H. ths
lace Of these facts who will deny thst the
war has tceome hateful TO tho people gsa.
rally. @ well as to "CoPperhead.f' Asd
Who doubts that the proclamation OF p~ass
'pon 'hs best 's.ms we cupId obtain Seufd !