The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-10

issue BY the only asency which 10 open 90 us-by the
arbitrsment Of bate' H the mission OF the -comms-
Dioners' produce this Wholesome effect then II viii
not have been useless after ALL Apart from the lack
OF dignity In the whole proceeding and the public hui
initiation and soorn TO which has exposed there may
be some good la having gu this additional emphatic fnal
assurance that the firm rsolvo OF our enemy Il not only
70 abolish state soverenes only destroy our
individual rights and franchses not only 10 make US
change places with negroes bat also 10 hold our
persons at his mercy n Grim nails, and " take hold and
enjoy I'll thai we from him and his heirs forever
IL 10 always desirable 70 know accurately, and 10 look
full in the face the real hat We have TO deal with
and up TO this day, In feared that many well
but half hearted people nave failed understand aud
probate this essential point Now they know IL They
have possible excuse any longer for ny
or affecting TO misapprehend IT, THIS II not said With
view Of tauuting those who have heretofore talked
50 much OF making peace PROPOSITIONS and dip,-
matte efforts "ooking 70 peace" Il Is fair to
give credit IN III those persons FOR real
conviction Of the possibility ~ ob,a ming by negotiation
acknowledgment of our Independence; they did per-
haps, conscentiously think that quondam fellow
ctiz and brethren could not really mean after ALL
crush entirely INTO the EARTH 70 destroy root and
branch, and come In bodily and possess Inheritance
and II may now be confidently expected that when they
forced 70 sec the whole horrible TRUTH they have too
much patriotism and manly spirit ~ refuse any longer
accept the hsuo so nakcdly held up before them In
that case those who last week talked peace will this week
think Of nothing but war and war 10 the knife
And IN tha case u wlll be apparent that Lnco and
Escu ri h1v cTMted this Tim gr0ss bfundsr aud that
In the whole Of this late the advantage with
Indeed " highly probable that the three very shrewd
sion knew beforehand how they were likely TO be
met and INTENDED, by ett,ng ccnpfcuops demonstrn
ton a. " enewys rmorseis brtdttg o snste al S0w
eN ~ and them the vital necessity OF bring
ing ont the whole available force OF the country bafia
and destroy such foul and rulan invaders ftbey
tended then Lincoln and Seward have played their
hand with rcklessness which few would have expected
In their desire To crafty the vanity Of their nation by
insoent rebuff ~ three southern statesmen hey the
chancettsr last csdnceo sscasi0D end cnLtrdt<
"Unfon sentiment IN TIE Ssut. Once moro the in
credible presumption OF enemy has done SER
vice. insured usaamiy Of tom, and made inevitable
the ultimate Independence OF tn confederacy
Did before beall In the hi tory or mankind that
Power which had IN the Held three armies
such ours with government firmly seated In is
tropolitan city, and territory scarcely yet touc he'd by
enemy four times great that Of first Euro
pean Kingdoms asked for unconditional surrender
Of its armies ts Govcrnns nt and the lives liberties and
fortunes nj all is nhah!tnts--men women aud chill
dren-to the absolute dscr N or invading enemy
with tie certainly besides, that this discretion would be
exercised for the estipaion Of It's present OF in
habianls and tho reselement Of the country
gers? There record OF such demand and the very
monstronsnrss Of in the present ind that
enemy has pnrposey made his demands incred-
bly, pr0posterons In order 10 make all forms OF
struction or reconciliation mposs BILE and has made
his mind TO for conquest anu the rights OF conquest
Bc IL NO. This incscd t.roseing duoy the sClasd
There is q Ices Ell satidton IN knosong t1t pary
10 NJ nd and that the fate and fortune Of ourselves
our country and our children lies IN the edge Of the
sword,