Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-02-01

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good, that !. gave no heed 70 tna' proposal
but upon It's adoption pY cislzens whose Po
zsitien and ability give weight % the expires,
slon, ofshein opinions, IHas 'eo % serious
ceaadefaaon ao' ae saD}eeE' my nfsta"'
psssslons have not oeen onansea o3 renee
tion: go,
"a Ii an the States o. the TWO hostile fede'
raAons aferto meet II, convention, 1t Is plain
.ssnatsacn a. meenng can only take pace
otter an agreement as to- the time e, place
iand terms on which the esare 70 meet; 81 NOW,
Without disspssieg tne minor. although, no'
tria.ng amceisies, OF agreeing as 70 tt%s
and place, A Is cefsaln t1asthe o.a.es ~ouio
never eonseEs % s.eonssnssou 9.snou. Pr,
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- .s ssssca ~ .bs -, oonssn.;ao Z or tts,
4 & ,son,s U IL q bonns.ss Butt Is plsiu tha,
an, an s.sifeement i ,onpthie basis that no State
should be bound, without Its. consent, BY
.thasrssuis Of the deliberations, would hsan
abandonment nnthss part of the North ol
|. its, prstanae6 rieht of coercion Il would be
Iansabsolutel N recognition Of ths Independence
ofrthe se,ga several States of the, Confederscy
would be, in. q word, 90 complete a conces,
sion of the -rightfnlness Of our cause thai
Aths most visionary cannot hope for such an
sghaenent in:a1uamce Of the meeting of a
convention. The only other possible basis
Of .nsesisgis that each State~should agree
beforsEand, toa be bound by The decision OF
the convention, and such agreement is but
anotber form irn Of submission to- Northern do.
lmi1ions as we we'll know that in such a. CON.
1entioh ve should be outndmbered nearly
two to one On the yery threshold of the
scheme proposed, therefore, we are met by
an nhstacle which caunos-be removed. is
not tina 4, i,ractticabfeA tti character of the pro.
is.t .n,aJsnt3i r; 80 -
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sfoasM,n opseffe saa.t 'sAss eAst'..s ".
OF o., view ~ sas suggssaSa !ns' eonyen'.on =,
81 tue Ssases, :. Doan teus.a'.oa,' .S 'D1 nu
ne.a uy ss@mSn o0ass1o ,ha wsnoa
:. . ias;.;sa.. ~ os;,,a Iasat ms;sjr 10 deh.te
and nass resolutions that are to bid no one.
IT is nofs sunposed. that this can really be
| the meaning attached to the proposal, by
.tn,. ,,hn % .o,;ve IN ITO srnnort al,houob
tbe reaolInt;ons 70 which vou ipvitemy at.
sap.;on, aeelars that the,fnpcsion .of suoh a
-oonvension, vould ba aimnly. to proposes
pnlan Of ,peace.svith the consent of the two
hall;oe,,ants. or., in ntber words. to act az
Eneoosiatofss n treatipr fodr peace This p part
of.sbs sshsne Is not ihtallieibfe to me. If
fbo convention Fl is only d, to be held With the
consent of the tyo beilieersnts, that consent
cannot be Obtained without negotiation
The i plan an then would resolve itself into a
scheme that the two Governments should
negotiate an agreement for the appointment
Of pegotiators to make proposals for treaty.
IT seems much more prompt and simple to
negotiate for peace at once than to negotiate
for the appointment of negotiators, who are
TO meet without any power to do:anything
but make proposals. 49,
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.,.aas go .nna.sna"a So ss ~ =. ass o,hors of los.
arpa arav;tr hpt vo, ;U,;ta j.; M . fn,1 svrression
g mH 1;svs y;il ada tb,t b;storp ID ~.
NJ nlsta ,w;tb instances. If the, interminable
70 p:@,.;as u.s 80 Sssss, ~ 49, ...oUa 49, ~
~ .ao. ~ sssa.;,.a: M - .s,aa.1 .nJ oons;ot;no
:eup' " 1890 ~ = a~a.;.,;os
.rs nnmsrap. Il tbis hsssbsen the case
vbsre the parties possessed ), full powers to
conclude . treaty, what can we hope from
an asssmblape of peeotiators from thirty or
fortv States, who, in the midst of an exas.