The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-12

ssLUrARY RESULTS or THE PEACE MOvRAAxr.
From tho Richmond Examiner, Feb. o.
One Of the salutay results Of that lannon's
In Hampton Roads has baen 10 unite more nrmy the
poor ana tns ncn s pinaasFsd and the success
stock h.s c,ops his negroes his sons and the thrifty
or in real estate all In common bond Of self Interest
and sell preservation, 70 resist the invasion Of our
cncmes TO tho uttermcs. extremity. cannot DO denied
war and invested II In land public securities, had
cherished vain doa that kind OF peace might bs
patched at last whch would not entirely destroy the
OF government bonds and the titso every
acre OF Southern land They had lingering fancy
were passed rather in t1rcr,w, as war measure.
and were not intended actually and in good earnest
70 strip us all bare to leave us without shelter for our
heads, or resting place for feet; and thoy did
mag no that tho Northern people were 70 anxious for
50 ardently DESTROYS TO bring back
consolidate the two debts the Northern and Southern
and make the whole credit and OF the reunited
continent accountable for both. Accordingly up 70
last Saturday, those who most loudly declared them
solves stirred of tho wal, those who had not only
suffered nothing by tho war; but who had made good
thing Of H. and hoped that compromise aud a peace
would now give them a good chan'e OF securing and
pr serving Their gaina THIS was undoubtedly an ee-
up to Saturday last.
How stands it now They sec lastwhat they ough,
TO have known from tho irst-that tho only kind Of
"pcace" which the Yankees Will give ia peace
which would take from them all that they have who
thor In land In government securtes IL Is not war,
but peace which would begsar them-that Il, sus a
peace is possible. So long the goes on,
and Is supported with spirit they have something and
theirs be the value less; their civil rights
citizens and frcemen subsis and they can walk their
own streets at liberty, holding their heads up But lot
once submit TO the conditions proposed by Lincoln
aud Seward (about which there is at last pos
sibty Of mistakel and not only Is tho Confederate
debt, with all lis values and securities, abol shed
by one wipe OF epong" but all the possessions OF every
Southern man are conscated, and all their persona sub
ected TO criminal prusoc and the doom II felons
Even the gracious animation OF Lincoln, that he would
be disposed 20 make the execution Of Those laws
cful possible consistently with his duty TO loyal oi
Gems, cannot for one moment be mistaken His duty 10
loyal citizens would DO make the property OF Tho
criminal and conquered South indemnify those loyal ct
for the expenses Of the war ard engagement 10
his soidcrs-i Anhee and forogu-rcqrre that they
should have estates carved out tor them the land they
have biugatcd II we had brbed Nessrs Lincoln and
Seward do good service this moment they could
not have served US more cncctuay than by their curt
and distinct avowa that the thing which would instantly
ruin VIZ all Is not war, but peace.
Tint is tho pence whrh they con,empia,e-the only
peace they can nov propose Please God We shall have
Another good result Of the INTERN. Of saiurdsy-os
rather another aspect OF the snme 10 tE.t the COME
deate Secretary Of the Treasury ought 81 be very ma
terllly aided In his efforts to make the value OF
Treasury bills approximate TO the value This whole
some eject may not BE- 80 soon rceptbls BECAUSE tbs
purchasing power Of our paper money depends so much
somehow make cvry event which happens protexs Tor
raising pricsthat H. for depr ciasn g the currency
food in the river snow, thundr draft In the North,
the capture OF useless earwerk In tn South, low
schedule OF improvement prc,s, high schcd Il Of
dt,o-everyshng 10 Q rvason for raising prices and
for keeping thm up whea the ostensibis
cause Ii removed IL is actually sad that tho Inter
view Hampton Roads las been alleged OF the
good demand ng and more Confederate
msney for q given value Now, nothing In the world
could DO clearer than that Hampton Roads peace, OF
promising negotiation for peace and conprom se
upon the whi there possbic, IL the thing
which would suddenly destroy the value OF or Treasury
BILLS, aad make impossible 70 buy one egg with one
bushel Of that paper, v the case In SAysnnsh this
moment II Is war; not peace, which ma nsins tho iur.
chasing pswcr OF this paper money and the uitmatum
Of Hampton Roads, in4snuch ~ insures,
upon part unanimous spirit, viSor and
energy In carrying the war, and bringing
II 70 4 tyiuInphnps end-inasmuch a. Il nakes
Ill feel that cast revocaby together and that
win she independence Of our country or perish,
voa additional guarantee for the redemption Of Gus
de "unlon, reconstruction upon any possible terms
would extngish that debt and there would not be
dollars worth Of value In the whole Of II from thai day
money honor and liberty, all would bs gone together
tho united resolve OF bold people 70 maintain 10
vest In Il u ssfe 70 hold debeniures that ssot not
only cnes money and property, but aro shss
Of real value 70 nsnyl The honor and tks liberty too
Its true that 10 Specializing upon the legitimate effect
Of this declaration Of the vnuo o. Uur cur
rcncy, have taken account Of such sssnT (oos
o.s, s,oes hUndrs Toar1y sdrtssstvatSe
thai which has luss been brought 70 lVht-sn ssTr~
bar ~ Gvs Aa,dv ssiuGsss ~ Ne teb'ie0s " ~
gyvrweWk We have beea considering We snect sthss
OF nsismassgensnl YET In the fsce Of tbs pev
aud unexpected pscuniasy koube 10 very ssvsAs thas
Lncss aaA ewar1, a. Hampton Roads, de 10 oss hour
Do mere " swengthss eur cause, morally, materially,
aud financially, thss eva PrenAasne al Co.
Gfesa have done In year.