The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-11

COnference-Vns 8xeAmon0 OPre
President Lineeln's report Of the late Hamp-
ton Roads peace conference ID before our
readera II is interesting and satisfacsory'
Essentially, upon the main question, agreeing
with the report Of the rebel commissioners, we
see that the conference ended with clear I'M
Outstanding on both sides; that all the deiu-
sions Of halfway reconstructionists and patcn-
work peacemakes were swept away, ana 'na'
the result-a great results distinct ana
sharply defined issue on each side, which can
be settled only by tho diplomacy Of the
bayonet
Reader, have you ever seen whale with Q
harpoon in his side, Aoundering In the sea!
He dives to the bottom he rises to the surface
in another place, and down he goes and up
again, till at last he lashes the waves into foam
in his impotent rage and suffering, and then
he gives up the ghost Such is the terrible
fuss and fury raised at Richmond over the din
tolerable insult of Lincoln's peace PROPOSE
tions.n The rebellion, like the wounded whale,
Is in ih dying convulsions; but 1t will
never surrender. JEFF. Davis calls bis
their cue. If he had thousand lives he would
die the death Of thousand whales before he
would succumb. The citizens Of Richmond
then resolve that they "do. spurn, with the in
dignati0n due to 80 gross an insult, the terms
on which the President of the United States has
proffered peace" The Richmond journals next
take up the hue and cry. The Sentinel. Jeif's
especial organ, says:-"The reply Of Lincoln was
coarse, savage and taunting to our commits
sioners,n and that "a terrible reaction is in
augurated." The Dispatch says 1--WE ask no
more for peace nor do we expect it, nor VIII
we have it, while the foot of Yankee soldier
pollutes this SOIL" The Wing says that @the
man who is not satisfied with this effort at ne
gotiaion is factionist, and will be held by
all as an enemy of the cause" The Enquirer
calls upon Virginia and her people to give up
"their gold and silver jewelry and plate. fol-
lowed by The pledge OF the abolition OF slavery
and The CONSUMPTION Of the negroes into the
army, to work and to fight" The Examiner re-
joces that the peace bubble has exploded,
because of "its mischieyous effects upon the
army and upon society," and declares, as the
common sentiment, that "if any man now talks
Of submission he should be hung TO the nearest
lamp posi-"
The war-whoop browns oil other voices at
Richmond. JEFF has gained his point He has
siienced the peace agitators around him. He
has it now oil his own way. BOW long this
will last is quite another thing. The war pro-
gramme suggested is exceedingly fierce. Fac
tionists are to be hung without ceremony,
deserlegs are to be shot like beasts, every able
bod cd white man who can be caught is to have
mus,zet put into his hands and knapsack on
bis back, negroes are to be put into the army
at the discretion of Davis, slavery is to be abol-
ished, if its abolition shall be found necessary
all the old shot guns and horse pistols In tho
hands of citizens are to be turned over to the
army, and last, though not least, seizure Of
all the gold in the hands Of the money brokers
is recommended, as nothing more than fair,
considering the seizure of every thing else be-
longing to every body else. Under this cruel
programme, the disheartened, impoverished,
despairing and demoralized people Of the re-
bellious States are expected to conquer or
die"
What will be their response? We have 1t
foreshadowed by the Mobile Advertiser, when
it says, ave have not doubt that the country,
including the slave proprietors, large and
small, would compromise to-day for peace and
independence on the basis of gradual and uni
versal emancipation Of the blacks We may
60 further and say that large numbers would
be willing to give up all their cherished
thoughts Of independence and exchange the
institution for naked peace upon terms Of recon-
struction. This is great change" continues
sentiment resulting from four years Of tremen-
dous conflict" Indeed it is; nor Is it limited
to Alabama. 1t Is operating among the people
and the rank and Gle Of Hoods dismantled
army in Mississippi; It is at work from the
centre to the confines Of Georgia; 1t has filed
the western counties Of North Carolina with
organized bands Of fighting deserters from the
rebel army-men fighting for "their rights
on their own programme.
This ferocious war excitement at Richmond,
this horrible flashing of swords and crashing Of
teeth, this Indian yelling on the path all this
pitful uproar, fuss and fury will soon exhaust
ITSELF It win hardly raise an answering echo
beyond the lines of Lees army. It will pro-
duoe neither soldiers, nor arms, nor supplies in
districts that have no more Of these things to
give. II will not call up conscripts out Of the
ground. It will not relax the tightening and
resistless combinations Of General Grant, nor
remove the deep impression from the Southern
public mind that Davis and his confederacy are
lost beyond redemption. On the day before
the report Of Stephens, Hunter and Campbell
was published in Richmond the price Of gold
there was one gold dollar for forty-ave dollars
in what is known as Confederate scrip" On
the day Of the publication Of that report and
All tho bnll,haloo of tho war danca n ro-