Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-11
nERMsnE pEACE.

TERMS OF PEACE. :.
We find the following in the Washington Chronicle
the organ of Mr.. Lincoln's Administration of late
date: Throughout the entire North there is an un-
doubted sentiment In favor of peace unopposed except
by some army contractors sordd army fellow
This is very well for beginning Indeed, we thirk
it rather oversteps the modesy OF nature But ye5er-
day this organ talked of nothing but fire and sword and
subugaiop and all at it begins cooing sooth
ngly the turtle dove. Like all new converts its
born zeal hurries it too far 1t denouGces all who hold
oday what it held yesterday as mean and sordid men,
This is going it rather strong, Mr.. Forney. We
have no doubt that there are a great many honest
abOlitionst, and Jewellers, and agrarlans and free
lovers, and amagamationsts, who would have the war
60 until their doctrines carried into practical
effect, Or at least until the Jews shall return to Jeusa-
lem. The prospects are not quite so bright as Mr.
Forney paints tht for, unfortunately, there are
great many PEOPLE North and South, besides army
contractors ana camp followers, interested in the con-
tinuance of the Yet we thank the Chronicle for
its admission and accept it in the kind spirit in which
we hone and believe it made. When both sides de.
sire peace peace cannot be very far Cf "WheDtheres
will there's way" In the meantime, we presume,
neither side will init its e1ecraton nor lesser its Wig
lance in prosecuting the war we would respectfully
suggest however that it is little out of the ordinary
course of peace negotiations to begin with uNamatG.
They gs their names implies, come last and shut the
door on further negotiation Now, we want to treat,
to bargain, 10 negotiate for peace, and Mr. Lincoln
who, wants peace also, Will not utiSu w cuO"
his face to u.s. much less talk the matter cooy over
but slams the door rudely in faces, just f!ngn9
out of the window, at the same time, string CT ul-
tinatG, which any rewsboy might PICK up, and pro
perry appreciate as directed to himself Tor peace con-
Germs EVERYBODY and anybody. Cold comfort will the
advocace s CT peace North and South derive from this
bitterly sarcastic paper. 1t closely resembles tie hit
ing of the Silver VEIL and the disclosure to bis debauch-
ed and deuded followers OF bis horrd features, by the
prorhet OF Khoraesen. Lincoln to grin with the
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deceived follower :" Ye have trusted me, and have
betrayed you Without peace ye are ruloed, ard peace
ye shall not have y
Are ye OF the North TOO weak and feeble, too tama,
submissive ard down trodden, to oppose the iyrants
will? Iie with bis uAimatG stands IN the way OF
peace says there elall be negotiations to bring
about peace, ond insists, in fact, On unconditional
surrender on cur part. We hope, however, that he
will be driven from his position, or necessary
from bis seat. We want peace with the North, and,
therefore, shall continue to make var upon those OF
either section who put themselves il the way of fair
and honorable Pencea peace between equai6. ouoJu-
CATION submission, is not peace.
Let peace commissioners be appointed by either Sec
tion aud Invested with penary powers OF negotiation,
meet neutral territory and discuss the terms OF peace
Let Ill subjecs be open 10 tree discussion and negoa-
alton. We OF the South consider independence as the
great and first Obi CT OF the var, and that separation
is essential to d1pt n1euce yet we shall be willing to
listen TO what you ave to say and propose the 9th
er side. You may fer something that will secure
our equal rights wi hin the UDon. You may propose
to give the slaveholoi1g aUd free States equality OF
votes in Congress and III the eecon OF president and
partly TO fleet this yen may throw all New Eogl ID
iato one StSe, Or, it England wont have her, LII ner
sec;da. No1, this would be a tempting bait. We
dout sly it would tiety US but Tie subject 10 worthy
OF consideration This was brought aoout by New
Eng land and New EGgiaDdea, ond who X ows but that
the balance Of the States msh live peace and har
nony, If out OF the way. Bat We do not mean
o On cipae prescribe the commissioners. Let them
enter into negotiations untrammeled by uhlmat1, 9th
or than that any terms OF peace tdy may agree on Shall
DC subject to be csd OF rah q % their resp ctiVe
GOveruneuts
AZ to the slavery question would leave That to be
ted last. The question OF independence concerns
US all. The eut CT of slavery bat part OF ns. Whan
all o her subj cts are disposed o. the rh VIII INC
itself embarlusse BIZ the possess Of some halt NIL
lion Of negroes who will Immediately be MURDERED By
mobs if carrid North; whom no nation or people,
savage cviIz d, will receive os tfeemen In their
midst, and wham the Nortn cannot afford TO send off, if
che could find spot earth willing to receive them.
Under these embarrassing circumstances the negroes
anG tue Nothern Commissions would pray their former
masters to let be bygones forgive them, and
let them go home again. happy and deghted to their
cabins their and cotton fields Poor darkiee, it
will be the happicst day OF gCur lie, tie n0blest tri-
umph of practical humanity over narrow tanacaI pref
udices tie world has ever witnessed.
The lessons OF wisdom ard true philanthropy taught
by this war may vet compensate for all its cueltieg its
A. UrfssGsred Prcss!
s 0inlon of the New York Times, and Kent Of the
Tribune have been expelled from and forbidden to re-
uro within the Federal lines before Petersburg for the
alleged of"ba7ng abused the privileges conferred
upon them by forwarding for publication incorrect
statements respecting the operation Of the roops"-
Taat is of course, for giving too nearly truthful yer
sion OF Grants failures in bis recent conflicts with ouI
army. The immediate ground of off3nce is said to be
hat they msrepresented or deprecated the results
achieved by Burnside and his corps from motives OIL
personal hostility to the notorious Federal General
OF course, such an order nvoveg significant warning
to other correspondents to the character of the
ports of operations expected of them hereafter
Tue correspondents of the Cincinnati press seem to
understand better what is required of them. They
write chiefly from Shernans army, and their loud and
continuous anfares would lead the uususpecting to
clude that since arms were invented had there
been such leader as Sherman or such campaign al
that of the Western army. Alexander, Cyrus, Hanni
bal and Napoleon mere tyros compared with this
full grown son of Mara. Even tie beating that Hood
gave him the other day at Atlanta is claimed by them
have been Of the most splendid victories Of the
No danger Of such historographers as these be
ing expelled from the Fed raj lines Not the least
Rich. Wing.