The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-09

ths Union Having therefore, made IN honest sHor to
open negotiations with tho enemy By which peace might
svensuAiy % GOT and having been met with
terms degrading In their character and Yuinous
In their eaocss The people Of the States have but one
course left them Thy ~~x FoAs 4 oM. To surrender
y 70 lose al property liberty, NE, and 70 enter upon
future Of misery which within nix months would certain
~ drive thsm again 70 war There were some few per
sons who thought that honorable terms Of reconciliation
and rsconsSucon could be obtained and who desired
thas IN s6ors should BE- made The effort has been made
BY three Of The best atesmen that could BE- selected and
shas enort has resulted n the insulting proposed
BY the enemy The rsconsuctionis 10 required to be-
come submissonist . consent 70 the future equality
d the negro 70 his own mpoverishmens to the degn-
daAon Of his children The rebel d UNIT for future
place Of honor and trust However much mon may
have desired peace they cannot be willing 10 entertain
such propositions There il therefore, but one thing left
us-foA foAs fgMi ~
Inc conduct Of Lincoln IN inviting commissioners
through Mr. Blair, soliciting Mr. Davis 70 send them and
then the submission Of insults a. propositions is quite
within the decency ofa Yankee. But has opened the
eyes Of oil, and there sru Be- 10 observation-disclosures Of Ass
&A wAss tAss terms read By ne people, Unity a pu.
pose and unity @ MEANS haze BAN secured by this Hampton
Roads interview Our people viii be again united and
again rally to the support Of the For the sakc OF
harmony more than from hopes Of success, these
misioners were SAINT 70 the enemy, and these PROPOSE
lions OF insult and degradation sysU Aass ne secs ef
scSrt~e Mas harmony asd ws0 Aess people IN the holy
wsr for kbty self preservation, State and individual
honor This salt water interview put . gsiess
~ separass Sbaas octioM The terms required
by the enemy arc not likly TO need . con-
vsntion in any State for their consideration.
The man that would for instant advocate the con-
Mderaton Of these terms h ready and willing -
slave 70 hk own negro 10 such degradation and dis
grace war has not yet brought any Of those people Re-
construction and separate State action all that this
peace commission has effected, and these Aas killed
dead
Now, since the enemy hays told rs their uitimasum,
and will not entertain any other proposition since we
must light are slaves; since now tho question Of
reconstruction Of fact end not Of theorythat too
the fact Of slavery FOR the white man. freedom for the
negro, poverty for the while aud property for
the Yankecst usal unite In harmonious and determined
effort TO defeat the enemy and teach him that though
We are for humAnity's sake DESTROYS Of end
Ing the war, yet not for the life Of all
will We consent 10 such terms these proposed The
campaign Of 1888 must 20 on, and on ~ issue DE-
pends me future efes p,cpe n d<fsated and desxoycd
in that cGmpaign AOss M0t sDrwUe ,cil1 havs nothing
Woys % ssbm1 to Aan = nos dAAonded by the enemy
while those that fall viii b u et frcSfrom slavery
dishonos and lnfamy; shiletn are successful, we
shall not only escape the fate Of inamy proposed for
BY the enemy but the blessings Of liberty and
prosperity 70 and TO our children forever sincs
nothing left US but to nght since the enemy will
permit any discussion Of the means Of our ending the
war, lot al determine that far the fight
shall be good ene-shali be . nght 10 which our chill
min vitA aRA IA NJ
the campaign which made their country free from the
despotim Of mean, low, wretched people. Let light
the tight oua and leave 10 God the issue Of s bstes
Let do duty and God wi neither forsaks US nor
psrmh us 70 b overcome
We learn that the Commssionsrs win make report In
writing V he President to-day.
The Conference = Studied Insult ON Mr..
Lincoln's Part.
fFrom The Richmond Sentinel Feb al
The peace embassy Is at an end. When the treatment
with which Il mot 10 considercd IL Ii difficult under
stand why Blair sent TO invite IT, The only apparent
purpose WAS to gain opportunity for offering fresh
insult When Virginia In April, 1901, sent deputaon
Of her citizens 10 Washington city the interest OF
peace Lincoln greeted their arrival by HE declaration Of
and call for troops Such his brutal response
to her pacific overtures Such the clap the face
which the proud old Commonwealth received at the
hands Of the Illinois accident Tho confederacy has just
been visited with similar anront from the same source
perpctrated after four years OF war
Affecting sensibilty the torrents Of blood
which he has caused to DO she'd messenger was for.
warded by Lincoln to invite conference, which he had
before refused looking 70 pacific adjustment OF our
differences deputation Of eminent citizens ac-
cordingy sent part The story OF their mission Is
told in another article. whoy tailed and not merely
that, the men who had invited IL took occasion 70
make their action offensive a. possible After
sending their overture, they diligently work "a
the PASSAGE through their Congress- OF socaed
amendment to the constitution, upturnng the socia
institutions OF these States robbng people and doing
their oaibs what their oaihs they had abundany
admitted they had right 10 do. The NEW YoRx
HERALD tells that Seward hurried this projected out
rage to It's passage that he might bring in his hand
the conf renee which he had invited, and naunt il in
the faces deputies Virginia knew how TO resan,
the outrage Of 1851 Divided as she had been before
with majority against secession the instant of the
anront her unit and her ranks were closed
Al the word she drew her sword and deaed the tyran
After four years Of heroic battle and glorious feais Of
she looks in vain 70 her sons play craven now
She will maintain the contest for her liberties with her
uniform courage and she will meet fresh insult with
oyiburst OF the old spirit aud what is true Of vir.
ginia doubt not will be true Of the whole country
We have had some who have been hopeful Of peace
propositions Not realizing the full enmty Of our enc
mies they have deemed impossible that their devilish
thirst for blood yet slaked that their rapa-
cious designs upon homes and property and their
desire to destroy liberties yet abandoned or
sbated and hence they have been anxious thai