Washington telegraph., 1865-01-25

SrBcUIATIoss. put forth che com
1unication Of "uanilton" lsst week, in
ordsr that the public mind might bo called
30 the question. 1t is not necessary yet
that any oas sheuld make up his mind
dafniteiy ca tbs snbject. We could rot
allow ourselves 70 90 So, bet on she gra7s's
deliberations. AZ present the Pro.p7s-a
of occurring our iadeys aasnce ars so fai7,
shat every ps.riot is called upou 70 devote
al his energies, ard keep al his wishea
ezr=.-sly boat upon that sole csjees. II
We can do that vithou. foreigr iutssFsr-
enoe (ss we have nevsr once doubtsd) 1T
will he the most glorious result evsr re-
sordsd in she annals Of history,
YFs may sii the more readily attain thu
result, through moro efeetivs corsolids.
s;os Of public sentiment, if re ersdissse
froz cur minds all vague falae impress
sieus, the remnants Of in'eisrsts habit.
'rhers ssiii hnger iS the miads Of usny,
the old i~prsssioss Of <sh of July ora
tiess: au uadcsnsd idsa thai there is
something in cenmon between Us and
tie United States ef the Nsr:h. 4 sos,
Of sctios that this is af.er .ll, q family
quarrel, asa tIst Is shc rspulsion Of the
passions ab.ted, thsse would Be kind Of
astEsetion teseshsr again of .Aoss aoa.iry
boaias. Tha. 81 against .ae rest of .hc
world, notwithstanding eur quarrel, va
esuld rstsrally unite. 81 deeply &zed
was shis impression for she FIRST year after
the establishments Of our government
that when newspapers gzve i.ens iroEs
Washington uzdor tie bead Of i'Fereigs'
it excited snile. Ewes nc7, when il
puhlie documents, car .relnsions With tie
United States sFe..tcsatod as fetsigr 7eia
iioss, it strikes she minds of many q;
ssnashipg curious. They ssnnos tel
Why precisely. There ia indeed ns rsa
son. Il Is Only the cid habit of thsugh.
bscosse too iayeters:e for chaave.
The change progresses. but il is to b
unprecedented sAat vs Do 40. yct s.:ss:a:oaieat
y realize the fao, thstth Soushera Con
| fadasaoy 20 wholly sovereign srd inaspes
1shi si ell peoples in .he world.
! Cers&irly .he Unitsd States has nc
conceded to her skss position, By reooS
] ni.ion. nor hes any otker Assion. Th,
4 fact has existsd near-f5ur years aegpit,
the United Sa4tss, and irdspsadeas o
the recognition OF ether nasious. ",
owe Rome of them anytbiae, leass ef al
the United States ~hich is a.ssuptiri
OR subjugasion. We are Eos lighting 10
Independence in it's true scrss. We ar
Iindepsnachs, sud ha7o hsep so sinos ~
rightfully established snd pat in 6psr.
ticn the GOveEauacss og ths ScutheFI
CoRfedefaey. Il ;s,,gtill 10 sacoessfu. or
Grafton IL ali its depsrtr.cnts. There
ose bitter enemy seeding its ovesthrsw
add bringing ta boar tia mos. he.lis!
sgsnaies, Stocking to tbs sense of e.
civilized world Thi. natiop We ero f~hs
ing to rePel. To do .his sad rn.intsil
institutions aigeo|y established is the %
ject Of shs Nga..
l. EaigAi sssis, us in shiE should tl
People of 'he the Urisoa States beeon,
Satisfied FROM the tore Of cur press, %,
other marked expressions Of public ecu
timent, shat we ere firmly and unalscr=bl
resolved, in case Of our insbility 20 re
tain cur independence, .o-adopt cay dig
nited association with q neutral pose
rather than submit to susjugeticn by he
government, which would thea bcoom
fox Us, sne OF the most moRstrous ty5
ranzies Oh the face of sls globe. 4 con
heetion Of !he South With any other ca
ton would ruin tbs North, by breakine
down every trade Interest by which sht
Eros. They are an astuse people where
their monsy is concerned. ard have Ions
ceased the folly Of snsering a. Southern
thrests. They can readily foresee tt,
| advantages thay might still derive 'rcra
! recognition Of our government as N In
dependent nation, aad the cultivst;op o.
frisn1ly diplomatic relations, ,securing tb.
free navigation OF the Mississippi, and
trade upon equal footing with shs mos
favored patiops. These vosld, ana should
be granted her after peace. Both IA.
.ions saighi bs prosperous, and i. would
be TO their mutual interest," TO sustain each
other
Such ar apprehension might e1esa s
powerful inference in inducing then to
choose the least for thom Of I've evils
10th as they are 80 abandon the fair hori-
sage (ss they shiuk iD Of Southern plant
atioDs, it might bring,,them tc ,ome better
ressen to perceive, that afsor all their er-
haastiou tho prize would even u,ly elsae
their grasp, leaving thsm to tho despair Of
utter bankruptcy, iniTnical neis hbors,
and hopaless fusure for srsdo end
commerce..