New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-30
WHO Has PAlI.fDt

MIR. Baf lids been twte Ill EcHMDp, ant
has not, it is understood. achieved the pacitica
ton he 50 earnestly sought. The Rebel Chiek
would consent 10 no Pence that DID not involve
the division Of our country ard the destruction
or denial of our proper nat urai'ty. hereup"n'
a chorus OF elauos Is Ia~ca AGAINST his attempt
with the assertion tia, hs Emission" ha.
failed" Says tn. ,. Y. Times:
"The confident pre-, ieiI. Ms widely indul0d n?c-
back Picc ,orm.issua-,. i'll him. do not seem Il
ba'e been re8iizci."
Now, We do not fa"'en to remember these
confident predictions - but We have TO doubt
thal Nr. Blair IN gh; Lave brought back Peace
Comma. si0ncrs by the II, lad that seemed
likely to he 0f any ne. Iu., H. 1t was settled
tia: the Rebel cniefs would consent to no Ia maj
negotiations which did not sumo "a basis
the independence OF their Coniede.acy, tLcsc
Commissioners would lave been Of no use
hence, none were brorg.i.
That we disagree with ia, Times respecting
the significance AID value Of Mr.. Bla.rs efforts
a. Richmond. il well known. We believe that
those effort. lave condnc,, a. decidedly 10 the
approaching downfall oi tnc Rebellion ns has
tie capture Of Tart + her, while they have not
been thcUsandth pat ~ costly. Tho loyal
States are now called on i"r fresh and iormida-
bic contributions, both i'll men and money, To-
ward the prosecution ,f the War; and II was
most essential to assure them beyond reason
able doubt Ia, these cant ribuionS are nccessa-
rv. If the Rebels are now inclined to II restora-
ton of tie authority and peace oi
our coun'ry on such terms as impartial
judges would consider far and honorable, then
there are q great many Cnionists who would
much prefer that those terms should be offered
and accepted rather than the carnival of
death" and devastation should continue. Ii is
not enough ior them tLat the War was once
necessary; ihey wish To know that the ncccssi'
ty still exists. And Richmond aid Washington
are not so lar apart as To render communication
between them difficult or ncccs 'arily infrequcnt.
Before proceeding 10 IA ~ new armies, linpose
fresh ,axes, and borrow mo-c hundreds o. mil
lions, It vas enincn,ly proper that it should BE-
distinctly ascer!aincd and established thn' theee
sacrifices are c>.cutial,o the high ends for which
tley are ungruJg ng,y endur,d.
This War is Inevitably prosecuted in the face OF
an Opposition bitter, implacablc. interruptions,
be assured part Of tat Opposition are
thoroughly IN sympathy with the Rebel; nearly
al of il coucu.s in IT. darling purpose of saving
and shielding Slavery to the utmost: bu
scarcelg hundredth part Of 4 dare ayow any
sympathy with Dsunion. When. therefore, the
Rebel Chiefs are consira.ncd Ia declare that
they will be- satisfied win nothing short oil the
Independence Of their Conicderacy - that no
concessions To Slavery will reconcile them TO
the Union-thcy unwillpgly rendc. the Ma
toral cause a signal service by shutting the
mouths of Northern cayilcE. We can tar more
easily raise both men and money when it is sch
tied that we can have none but a DisuniOn Peace
save through furthc- vigorous, successiul War
Hitherto, il Las seemed impossible to bring
he contending parties iacc to face save on the
battlefield. There was always some obstacle
that seemed to us fnvOlons-sOme paltry fear
that the Union or the Con.edcracy would b.
compromised by a meeting Of the represents.
tives Of each to see what cOuid be done to stay
the cffusion of blood. Mr.. Blair has vanquishcd
these obstacles, and we heartily thank him for
it. We now know that Jefferson Davis will
consent to no such Peace as the Union can con-
cede, and an appeal from him TO TIE people of
the insurgcut States IL clearly in order We
hope to see it promptly made, and believe that
if wisely made, it will ere long prove success
full.
Gen. SHERMAN AND TIE NEGEOEs.