Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-25

will You Sustain Greeley I'm His
Peace Efforts, or WIN Tou sus-
tain 'she state journal i'm Its
Opposition 10 Them?
W The Ne,o York Tribune gushes as follows:
1--WE are confident that the rebellion Is
crushed, and further bloodshed useless.
Only let President Lincoln evince an earn
est desire that the war shall now
end-let him appeal to the people of the
South to stay this useless, wasteful effusion
of blood, and throw herself on the clemency
of the country,and we firmly believe that
the next thirty days may see the close Of
the war;"
The confidence of The Tribune is not al
ways wisely distributed, and its firm beliefs
are often severely rebuked by stubborn
facts.-Ohio State Journal, March 4.
We certainly have misunderstood The
State Journal if it has not, within couple
OF months, repeatedly advanced the opin-
ion that the physical power of the rebellion
is crushed; and we cannot, therefore, ex-
actly understand why it should now turn
on The New York Tribune, which advances
in the foregoing simply the same opinion,
and with something like a sneer say, that
''the confidence of The Tribune is not always
wisely distributed, and its firm beliefs are
often severely rebuked by stubborn facts"
1t is apparent that GREELEY does not want
any more bloodshed; he thinks it needless;
he is confident that it is now in the
power of President LINCOLN to stop it, aud
he wants him to make that effort. All hui
name men; all men opposed to the further
increase of taxation; all men who do not
want to be annoyed with threatened drafts;
will thank Mr.. GREELEY for urging thatsuch
effort be made; but The Ohio State Journal
the organ of the ''Kickapoos" of Ohio,
who, If they could work their courage up
to a point to put into execution the prompt
ings of their malevolent hearts, would out
rage christianity and cause civilization to
blush, evidently wants no such effort made.
To suit it there has not yet been
enough Of carnage, desolation and
spoliation-it would have more drafts,
more taxes, more misery and more
wretchedness. GREELEY needs back
luz hio CAlOI W w iLouSS biAO w
make such efforts as will give speedily to
the country the blessings of Peace. Not
long ago, FoRNEY's Press said that the peo-
pie made the war and that they can, if they
will, make Peace. tits true they can make
Peace. They hold in their hands the power;
but they can't make it by supporting for
office the Administration candidates at the
April election in Ohio: Their success will |
be equivalent to saying: president LIN
coin, listen not to GREELEY's importantly |
to make the effort that will restore Peace.
We are not tired of drafts and taxes" On
the other hand, if the Democratic candidates
shall be elected, it will be equivalent to
saying: "President LINCOLN, we think with
GREELEY, that further bloodshed is not only |
useless, but criminal. Make the effort to |
give us such Peace as will be enduring, as
we'll as dispense with costly and cumbrous
military establishment" This is the way
In which the people can make Peace. 1t |
will be giving to President LINCOLN the
assurance, that they will stand by him in
such effort. Give him to understand this |
at the April election. If no good comes of
it, no harm will come of it, be assured.