Year: 1863

will not succeed in crushing out the rebellion and
restoring the Union, is il not time that "war and
something else policy" shall be adopted! am
in favor of bringing the war 10 a close as soon as
it can be done honorably, and with the Union re
stored. We must have peace and Union if they
can be attained The war is in the hands of the
Administration. We have no power to act ex-
cept by petition. We can tell the Administration
what we think il ought to do. While the Ad-
minIstration resolves to prosecute the it can
not be stopped, and while it is prosecuted at all,
| i sas let it be done with the utmost vigor If
our rulers are not yet satisfied with their policy,
the Withholding of supplies will not tend to con
vince them of their error.


| therefore would be glad TO see the Admins
traton take the proper steps to procure tempo
rary armstice, as to test the possibility of an
amcable adjustment on the basis of the Union.
By this l do not mean a withdrawal of our
armies, or the yielding up Of single position
! We now hold | have no doubt the people of the
South, as we'll the North, would rejoice to see
! this war, which has resulted in "much loss on
both sides. and no gain on either" brought to a
speedy close. The South has certainly suffered
as much as we have, and probably more The
same cause which induce the people of the North
TO desire peace, are operating in the South.


But, it is sad and fear with too much truth,
that the Rebel leaders, like the Abolition leaders
and officers of the North, who are growing rich
! off the misfortunes of their country, would not
agree to any terms But suppose they should
decline, would not its rejection be fire brand in
the midst of rebeldOm, which would do the Union
cause incalculable good in the South 7 Its rejec-
ton would promote exactly the condition of things
which must be established in the South if ever
the rebellion is overthrown; it would promote
counter revolution there When such condition
as that is brought about. then, and then ouly may
we hope to see the rebellion crused out. By
changing the character and object of the war, by
withdrawing the proclamation for liberating the
/ slaves, and issuing another guaranteeing the
/ rights of the Union people of that section, and
with the proper mana cement, the would not
/ be altogether hopeless But il is possible that
settlement could be effected through the inter.
vention of commissioners national conven-
! ton 1t an honest effort made and declined
| by the Rebel leaders, am sure its failure would
have effect upon the North that would aston
/ sh even the advocates of this negro soldier bill
| 1t would have the effect To unite the North, and
| you would then have no occasion to hunt up the
negroes to fight for the Cover nment


! ] tell YOU, sir, it fsomet ing is not done soon to
reassure the people of the North that the war is
for the Union and for the abolition of slavery
and policy is not soon substituted which the
! people at home and the soldiers in the field in.
dorse and approve heartily. the will prove q
terrible failure. These are facts which must not
be ignored


And in this connection, | would call your at
tenton to another important and significant
matter. There are two parties in the n orth, and
only two-the Democratic party and the Aboli-
ton party. The Democratic party is a unit in
favor of the Constitution as it is and the Union
as it with or without slavery. as the States
see proper to determine. Every Democrat from
Maine TO California stands upon that platform.
No man claims TO be Democrat who does not
stand upon it The Democratic party is infexi-
bly, pledged to maintain the Constitution and the
| UniOn--l mean the whole Union rs it was-at
every hazard And serve notice upon the Ad-
miniStrariOn and its party now, that if they per-
init this Union To be destroyed, we will be for a
reunion. Such is our position.


The Abolition party, on the other hand, is
not a unit. a portion o. them agree with the
Democrats, and are in favor OF the old Union;
while another portion, and the larger portion, are
opposed to any Union with shareholders. When
ever they find they cannot overthrow and abolish
the institution of slavery, they for "letting
the Union slide" At the head of these are
Horace Greeley and nearly all Of the influential
leaders of the party He and they all belong to
the loyal Administration party--they are not
"Butternuts. Here is what Mr.. Greeley says
on the subject as find it in his New Y ork Tri
bune of a recent date:


We know that our soldiers will fight. We know that





there Generals in srr,ice who know how TO plan
battles, fight Them and win. If three months more of
earnest fighting shall not TO ma serious impress
sion the ebe!s-i the end OF that shall find
farther advanced than at its hegnnng-f some malig
fate shall decree that the blood an treasure If the
Nation hail br Squandered IN iruiiless eorts-t
us bOsc g. destiny, ad mike he best Gttaiadble
pe0ce.


Here. then, we have the radical programme.
The Rebels notified that Il they can hold their
own tor three months-and winter months at
tl,. tn.
With that promise before them. think it is highly
probable that they would not stop now TO consider
terms Ot peace on the basis of the Union, ms the
Democracy would offer. "Ihc best GttdndbLe
peacei" is not "butternut' proposition; and a
matter OF course il is all right she ewes of a
certain tribe o sipuld,r strap patriots in the army
and another tribe of >hUddy patriots at home who
are saving their 'ia>t drop" for the last day
Well, sir, things are progressing. The people
will shortly see who are The true friends of the
Union. They will find the Democratic party, as
it always has been. in favor of the Union, and in
favor of 1.-The best attainabe" means 10 preserve
it. They will find the Greeleys. the PhillipSes,
and the LOvelOys and the entire radical tribe. as
they always have been al heart, opposed 10 a
Union as our fathers made IT, These are the
Northern traitors who have, for the last nineteen
years, as Wendell Phillips says OF himself, ''been
laboring 20 take nineteen States out of the





be defeated by armistice and National COnven-
ton. as have suggested, in which the Union men
of the country, North ami South. shall have a
voice once more Ii that fails it will be because
the Administration, like Greeley, is ready to sub
NIT to 1.-The best attanable peace


In connection with Greeley's statement that
three months is the limit of the war. we must re
member that we have impatient Europe to watch.
We cannot reasonably expect that France and
Emo land will ALWAYS stand idly by and make no
effort to bring the war TO n close The indca-
tons are painfully evident that unless something
decisive. either by arms or otherwise, is done IN
three months these nations will interfere in such
"A manner as will carry into effect the Greeley
programme


But we are told that we Union men, who have
always been for the Union, not only in words but
i'm practice. are in favor of IA Northwestern Con-
federacy"-and in favor of taking the State of
Indiana out of the Union! and all that kind of
miserable party clap-trap- The only men have
ever heard talk such nonsense are the men of the
Greeley school, and the first man who mooted
the subject so far AS know is no less an indvid
ual than Governor Morton. Ii is well known
here that this malignant party slander was gotten
up for the very mean and base purpose of pro-
ducing excitement throughout the county that
would excuse the Abolition slanderers in organ
zing and arming their secret societies throughout
the State overawe the people; and for the fur
ther equally base purpose of getting up an excite
ment in the army in opposition To the Democratic
party.


But these purposes will fail-they will rebound
upon the heads of their authors; and, as matter
Of course, we will soon hear more Of the terri
BILE scare-crow Take Indians out of the
Union !" Why, sir there is not, | venture To
say. sane man in the State who ever even
cd of 10 IL lieh