, 1865-04-02
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SUNDAY, April. :! 1865.


4 needless controversy. as We conceive. has
been raised by certain New York journals
concerning the terms Of peace to be accorded
to the rebels, and the time and manner in
which they should be propou'dcd. Its con.
tended by tue New York Tribune that the
President should forthwith snake IL direct,
spcciftc appeal and overture to the Southern.
ncop!c, ur.in. them to return to loyalty aud
r< ace, and giving them substantial reasons
it,r 50 doing" The rrasans urged By the
Tribune for such anAact IN the part Of the
Pr sdcnt at this time do not seem to US con-
elusive. There Is no evidence that the rebel
armies, or the power which they acknow}-
edge a1d obey, would accept any terms short
Of tho independence Of the Confederate
States. They may be desperately foolish on
foclisl1y desperate in conteudin. longer for
their hopeless aud mad scheme hut so long as
thry prefer to fight rather than accept tho
terms upon which they know they can llav..
reacc, !, would be 4 wasting Of breath to level
another proclamation at them. The first in
the series Of terms open to then, Is the abar-
donmcnt Of their vaEsclcss war against the
Cnicn. They know. and h1rc known, from
thu beginning, that this WAS and IN the
condition precedent to ai1y peace,
t:rcc, or a'1nistice. In return thy
have constantly presented to lis,
Is condition precedent, the Disruption
O. the Onion, and The iaderendence OF tue
secelipy States. II there had ever been aIry
yariabcuc>s or shalnw OF tntnng from this
point IN the 1sart OF the S:;utll, land by the
South. VIC mean llc rebel government, army
and people, for they a-e practically i uuIt in
this mattcr), ttlcr, W nd uaW be some ground
for hope that oyc:t lures Of stnlc sort. consts-
tent with thu integrity vf the Union, might
be accepted. But there has been no token,
frc1n any intlus mt al quarter, tina: such over
tr7ts would tc entertained Tor m3m-Mt
Cn tt. ota'cs hand there have been plcaty Of
tokens, oi::t,al and uno.licial, hat they would
net he tntertslned. The Contvdtracy is in
dcsrta'c st.:it:, aeeorlu.:, to tito testimony
Of its own President end Congress, but we
bear 10 whisper Fl, Ill those who control the
armies Of tht rebellion that they Will be con-
tsnt With 1nrr.,t !e.s thau the rec >gnition Of
ttc's government rs all i:1r ptulent power.
It is 1ll-rcf re 1snst obviously necessary to
capture, dcE.tcy, or dispense thnse a.1ntcs n
suun rs I'osssb1c.
II there be nny hing which President Lin.
coin could Fay in addition TO his rrac1amatio
Of amnesty If December 3 1868, which is still
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lie would extend tic amnesty to the excepted
c1Gssts i.'r tie sake OF securing peace. We
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