The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-23
United for War--Now banding for.
Peace. II

when the sectional nost'tLyf fsISiiSu INV
wear al, parties In each grand division Of the
Union Joined together for the prosecution OF
Che war. Ip the South there was but one
rarty. In the North there was but one
party. Whigs, Democrats, and RepuhhcanS
at the Norei, confessed and chryssalized INTO
one partv for the safety OF the Union ana
defect of the "rebeliop." in the South
moderate Democrats, ultra States Rights
men. Wings, and Union men, united at the
cal, Of LINCOLN for $4,000 men, and rushed
to arms to defend their country.
The motives Of both sides were honorable
as both admit now, and both fought out the
issue and settled national questions "h'ch
our ancestors left open.
The end of the war ended the purposes 'or
which the combination OF all parties fiaa
taken place. The "rcbcllion was conquer
cd. the "Union was saved" There was no
longer need for war party any more than
there was need of a "rebcl army = IN the sub
,ugated part of the Union; but the war party
IN the process of the struggle got possession
of the Government and all it. rich places,
and Of course was naturally disincflned TO
give them up. Logically, they reasoned with
themselves, the passions and sectional ran
eors which put them there would keep
them there; SO they went to WORK 10 keep
alive those passions, and fan into continuous
fame the dying embers Of sectional haze:
But the peopie not holding offices and not
.seeling that any benefit would flow to them
from keeping up this war of feeling and OF
words 1.-THE people tired and sick at heart OF
crin1ination and recrimination. which only
kept men chat should be friends and brothers,
enemies, to tie serious disturbance of the
prosperity of the nation, determined that
this bloodless, yet worse than bloody war.
should end.
And how was 1t to be ended? BY pre-
eisely the same union Of all parties which
united the South in defence and united the
North in their struggle for the Union. But
now, to the good and the glory of the nation,
It is the union OF parties, without distinction,
of both the great sections to put down the
war party that cling like leeches to the Of
fees, emoluments, jobs, and perquisites of
Government, prolonging their official lives
by fomentipg and perpetuating national dis
cord, and maintaining unwarrantcd and cruel
expressions of the southern people for this
purpose.
So we see In both great eXigcncies that
noble spirit of patriotism in the hearts of the
people which rises above party, and bands
them together for the public safety. No
thinking man, no man Of philanthropic and
philosophic disposition, can behold the exhi-
billion OF this exalted motive In the Ameri-
can character without feeling renewed conf
dence in the power of the people to rule and
TO rescue their Government from unworthy
hands.
The people are now united in shielding
their country from new danger, and cXtir-
pating the rank and poisonous weeds plant
ed by the war. The union now is one Of
delight to all sections-it is union of hearts
and hands in work Of love, the restoration
of fratcrnal feeling to the people and peace
to the land. This they now well know can
only be done by uprooting the il-weedr.
abolishing the war party from all control of
the Government, and putting in their places
statesmen who will promote The public wei.
fare by the only earthly means that can ell
sure it: by restoring concord and content
ment amongst the people, through the im-
partial and equal administration of the law,
and the establishment Of the constitutional
limitations to the Federal power and the To-
cal State authority alike.
Here, then, be two great occasions for the
rising Of the people in their majesty to pre-
serve their Government. The first was one
Of war the second and present one is for
peace. 1t is joyous to us all that the last is
of this character. We who know the terrors
OF war can feel keen appreciation of the
good Of peace, and especially that peace
which the people of the Union are now band
ing together to secure to themseves-thc
peace Of the brotherhood Of sections, Of the
equality of States and people, and the honest
and benefcent administration of laws pro-
tecting alike the liberty Of person, security
of property, and the dignity aud honor Of
the United States.
A glorious victory awaits the people in
this noble struggle for their country and
their liberty.
Grant Opposed to Filling tho Chasm.