Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-27
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Ia lasids OoEmotion=TRe QHesfi0R Of
Peace DisetsSed-Lstte from E1. Con-
gressman Beyee, Of South CaroliHa. 81.
The Richmond Wing publishes . note
worthy letter. from Hon. W. W. BOyee, of
South Carolina, formerly member Of Con,
Ercss from the RiehlAnd District, dated
wlnnsboso', s. G., Sept. goth, and addres.
sed to the rebel President: i.-i s,H -.
WlSNsBoRo', s. c., Sept, 20, 1864. q
/ HIS iEzeelLeaey JgfeEsoR DaVis:
SIE The Democratic party OF the United
States, IN their recent convention at Obi.
cago, resolved that II they attained power
they would agree 70 an aruistice and 0
convention OF all the States, to consider
the subject of peace. i.Iithink that action
demands favorable response from our,
GoTernment. You are the only person WHO
can make that response, because our Cou.
gress does not meet until after the time
appointed for the Presidential election.-
| II our Congress met IN time, should pro.
posethe action desire taken to that body,
| aud submit TO its judgment my argument.
bat as that opportunity does not occur,
have NO other alternative than to remain
silent, OF address myself to you. We are
EaRine war 70 obtain . satisfactory peace.
By 9 Satisfactory peace, l mean q peace
| consistent with the preservation Of our free
| Institutions. BY q satisfactory peace do
not mean that cessation Of hostilities which
might, attera protraeted contest, resnlt
from the exhaustion of the belligerents,
WHEREBY the sword would 1tall from their
! tnerYelesS hands, their heartsa prey 70 the
| furies. Such q peaceE % that would be
necessarily preparing for new fnal and
Il L.. s,hfah
| is peace; which recQneilesJ the Interests
and the FEELINGS OF the 'belligSrents, .
peace, in Short, which restores harmony,
| Unless We eau obtain such a peace as this,
our republican institutions totter to their
fall, and we become the subjects OF D mill.
/ tary despotism. Every government must
exist; this is the Law otits being. lit Is at;
tackled by great force Il must bring q
propoftionateiy great torce to its defence.
/ ifits form Is such as not TO furnish militia:
| ~ strength 70 the fullest extent of its
1 means, Il must disregard that form. The
/ republican form, especially the form OF
/ Oonfederacy of free States, 10 not the best
adapted for war. In fact Il Is . peace es
tAbiishment. The form 6e5t digpted for
ear l. a national MILITARY 6espotGtni. The
Rspu5Iie at teaT u gradually PdGsiAg INTO
dsspotism. IA tie I0ar eoRtinEesa and the
presslBe Of it, eReEay increases, htts tFGEsition
i aeesLerGtrd A RepWb dc forced to tie gdH
by POtosIfR enemy mWst S1d ~ dtspotiEa.
IMr. Boyce then illustrates, by reference
to the history Of European nations, his re-
mark that ano oonntry can be free which
has 70 sleep with her hand nshst sWotd, =
aud PrOeesds:1 -. a. - fasj
Bot Why resort 10 general reasoning and
i the condition Of European nations to
prove what have asserted, when the proof
stares MS In the face in the example of our
own country. We see 1t in every sight
We feel IL In every emotion; We hear IL in
L every sound. We have been ai
war not quite four years. and what Is the
lresuIt7 lie not our Federal Goyernment IL
the exercise Of every possible power OF
| aStional central military despotismP Sup.
pose there were NO States, only proyinces
and unlimited power was conferred upon
4 you aud Cougress-What greater powel
would you exercise than you do nowl-
Have We not carried conscfiptiou 70 its last
limits2 Is not every man in the country
between II and so subject TO military au.
thority7 None are exempt except upon con-
siderEtions of public interest. Have We
not been Compelled 10 .lsy direct taxes in
the very teeth of the theory OF the Con
stitution7 Have We not issued such vast
amounts Of paper money as to unsettle al
values3 Have we not compelled the hold
ers OF our paper money 70 fund 1t. or lose
one -third2 Have we NOT seized all the
railrosds2 Have We mot destroyed
! railroads and built oth6rs2 Have we
not established q universal syatern ofiim:
pressment of property, at our own prices
In our own money! Have we not estab-
Hshed Government monopoly OF the ex.
portAtions Of the great staples Of the coun.
Try? zHaYeiwe NOT compelled those whom
we permit to remain at home, to execute
lbonds % furnish their products to'as at our
piice82 Have We not suspended the writ
i Of habeas eofpus7i Have we not intro.
duced the passport system, which, we used
| to think, belonged 70 the iron despotism Of
Europef In short, has not gthe Federal
Government done everything that acentra-
liked military despotism could do Indeed
if you were appointed Military Dictator,
what greater power could you exercise thAu
70 complain of them, but 70 lament them
II you tell me they are necessary reply
that is precisely my argument Ny aEga-
i ment assumes and requires. that necessity.
| It is plain that our Government Eexercisei
the powers Of q central despotism. blamS
NO one for It.. ! am sure those who, are d
the head of the Government would gladly
i have. II otherwise; i; but necessity compell
the course. they have taken. Bot l shall
be told, perhaps, this necessity 10 limited
TO the war, and when peace returns we viii
20 back TO our old state Of liberty. Thai
depends upon the kind Of peace. A peace
without reconciliation carries in its bosom
1.-THE teeds Of new wars. This armed peace
and its offspring war!would fasten upon NJ
permanently central military despotism
II is common 70 hear it. said that the
4 United States have gone Into deepolista.-
If 90, then Il is q very sad truth for usl
for that would deyelopei their maximum
military power, and would, Of course
4 necessftate the same thing IN the same WAY
on our part. The truth lfs, we are Vitally
t.,a.astad II the 1raAarva ttnui NJ fraa ina