New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-08
THE BASIS OF PEACE.
From he TinsE.

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peope would moi have cheerfuy accepted EMANCIPATION aud
return ALLEGIANCE as the basis Of Peace aud Union IN
decd TIN TRBryE aourna responsible for tie war by nyi
ngsecesson in its day abect and man
Sef demanded PEACE UPON THE BEsI ATTANABLE TRRAs
and SHERIDAN FARRAGUT and potter on the eve Of
achieving all this, modern John Hook urged DIT LIN
oeI Slavery S00O0OO as brbe Tor an inglorious
Peace
Bu now when on honorable peace has been conquered by
Tsy The amendments a The Constitution aboishng Slavery
forever and offer the Union fold the same ThB
ant Lamentations FOR peace now paints its face fourishs s
tomahswk and Ieaews its battecry OF On TO RICHMOND
Comments By The Tribune.
II was held by this journal before the Rebellion.
during the Rebellion, and is our faith since the Re-
bellion that Governments derive their just powers
from The cOnseu, Of The gorerned" If that is not the
truth, then our Revolutionary fathers who proclaimed
it and based their independence upon it, were traitors
Hence, We were more than willing to submit the
question Of Union or DisuniOn to free
and fair vote after full discussion, OF the Southern
People Il may suit The Times, in its character Of
flea on the body polite, to carp at this but why does
it never attempt to show either that our Revolutionary
fathers were wrong or that we have Inexperienced
and misanplied their doctrine? Why can it never be
shamcd out of bush-fghting into open, manly war
farel
Ii Is false that we ever demanded 'peace upon the
best attanable terms" whether in al "abject or
any other manner; though we did once propose TO
inygorate the war by calling out the Militia and en-
ploying to tho utmost every resource Of the loyal
States with the understanding that if we should thus
be able to make no headway, we should, after
fair trial Of our strength. if we az incapable
Of making peace as Of making way And this was but
one among several outbreaks OF our mpatence at the
dawdng manner wherein our Generals long prose-
culcl the war.
Il is not true that we urged M Lincoln to make
the Rebels any offer whatever, though We did desire
that he should listen 10 any offer that they might
spoons bly, make III sent US to make the offer which
80 shocks The Times; but we did not make It, for a
good reason; and we never proposed nor suggested
any terms Of peace to any Rebel or Copperhead on
earth. II is Tie Times that virtually accuses
Abraham Lincoln Of seeking an "!nglorious
peace" And it is The Times which affects amaze
ment that we were willing 10 accept Peace before the
Rebels were conquered on terms tia. we would have
rejected afterward. Docs IL forget that there was
time when We should all have gladly welcomed them
back to the Union with slavery still ourling them
and usl
We have 10 tomah9vk and no battle.cT5. We seek
Peace through Justice and Mercy. We stand ready
to accept a. the fundamental ba5i5oi adjustment the
cardinal maxim Of orr adyersaries. mo taxation
without representation. Il they will agree 70 that
aud 20 up 10 IT, there need BE- no further con,ro.
versy. when all profess to cherish a principle that
covers all the ground IN controversy What 'thsre le
to wrangle over
There was time when The loyal States fish. h'rr
welcomed back the seeding without requiring them
to renounce Slavery but even The Times cor r
cedas that this time exists no longer When this had
passed it was stll possible to have concluded peace
that would have left the Blacks 10 the tender meroie'
Of the Southern Whites. But when the Rebellion had
been utterly crushed out, By tho aid Of 100000
Black soldiers, il beloved u.s. who hal Invited them
to war against their masters not TO leave them
naked to those whom we hal made their enemies.
With enlarged power oame increased obliga-
tons and responsibilities. Today. ON honor and
our safety alike Constrain Us to demand All Rights
foT All