Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-25

The following is sent us by one OF the
most respectable citizens in the State who
has had three promising sors in service,
two of whom have fallen in battle and the
other is prisoner.
For the Standard
4 Conversation JetaUeea, the President and
Farmer.
Farmer. To your question Of yesterday,
as to how l would make peace, [ answer,
that, in the first place, [ would act upon
the truism whichyou mentioned, that cit
is easier to talk than to act" and | would
talk about peace, and would seek an OPP
portunity to talk with the enemy, not in
any sly way, but openly and frankly. And
then, I would enquire how peace had been
made heretofore in the wars Of the world,
and [ would be taught by the philosophy
of history And, as you are better read
in history than am, will You tell me how
wars are generally ended? how did We
epd our wars? the Revolution for in
stance!
President. WE'LL after we had been at
war some three years, Spain suggested to
France, who was fighting on our side, that
there ought to be negotiations. And,
thereupon we appointed commissioner,
John Adams, to 60 over to Europe.
f. Did they make peacea
P. No, England refused to adopt the
suggestion. And that shows the folly of
beginning too soon.
L. Do you mean to say, that we ought
to have rejected the suggestion as England
did,
P. Yes.
+. Then You think that England acted
with more .propriety than we did,
P No, did not say that.
F. Well, what next happened?
2. Some two years alter, in 1881, Rus
sia and Austria suggested treaty, and we
added four other commissioners, Franklin,
Jay, Jefferson and Laurcns, and sent them
to Europe; but England refused again,
and we were sec0nd time Inundated.
T. Did any Of the nations at that time
say, Or have they since said, that we were
humiliated9
p. No, but say so.
+. Well, tell me how it ended.
P. We kept our commissioners there,
and the war went on, until 1872, when
England had to send an agent to hunt up
our commissioners, and offer treaty.
F. Did we &c: favorable treaty?
P. Yes, we got all we asked for, and
more than we would have insisted on.
F. Glorious result! noble ancestors! 1t
seems to me that it was Errgtand that was
hnmiliated. Well, we had another war
with England-how was that ended2
P. After we had been at war some time,
the Russian minister sale to our minister,
"would it offend America if Russia were
to offer her friendly mediation 2" Our
minister answered: 81 do not know that
my country would accept of your media
ton, but, am sure, the offer would not
offend her." Rnssia offered her mediation,
and we accepted it, and appointed COM
missioner, and England rejected it as be-
fore. But, it was not long before she had
again to send an agent and offer a treaty,
and again we got all we asked Tor.
F. Ours have been NOZZLE people, have
they not2
?. I must confess. flat they have always
como out we'll, buf, I don't much like the
great anxiety they have always shown to
quit fighting, and 60 to negotiating. |
lad ratker fight. Fighting is my forte.
f. AS Dragg's and Hoods campaign,
planned By YOU, abundantly prove. We
often pride ourselves upon our weakest
point. Real, sure-enough men. fight only
when they must, and then fight powerful
" and successfully. They are only your
Ransy Sniffles that love strife, and are dis
!e;aced byit. Bat will you tell me how
other nations have ended theif wars2