Year: 1861

OF the 6outnern people, cannoC
but believe this is to be true. In
deed it is not denied that there is a
Union clement in the South, which .
would prove q mighty power in
putting down the rebellion, if it
could be developed. This is the
way to do it, Use the sword
against those who are trying to
destroy the government, but at the
same time hold out the olive
brah.sh ofpSEce aud amieeble adl-
justment Of all grievances to those
who will return to their allegiance.
l can see nothing degrading to the
government in all this. The people
Of the South have honest convic-
tions that the Administration are
resolved upon Mr.. Lincoln's de-
clared policy "putting slavery in
the course Of uItimate,' Gf not i'm
mediate) "eXtinction"


There are many acts Of the pres
cnt Administration to warrant this
belief, both in the North and South.
l. will not discuss them they are
part OF the history Of this war. Re-
publicans tell us that it would
weaken the Government to aban-
don any part oftho policy laid down
by the Administration, in order to
conciiatc traitors. jefferson did
it, and it did not weaken his ad-
ministration. On the contrary, it
was one Of the most statesmanlike
acts of his administration. | al
Iude to the embargo act of Mr..
Jefferson. According to his own
account, he abandoned that meas
ure in order to conciliate the dis
contented New Englanders, who
threatened to disrupt the govern
ment in consequence Of it. In one
of his letters he says:


"IIOwevcr reluctant [ was to
abandon the measure "a measure
which perseveredin a little longer,
we had subsequent and satisfactory
assurance would have effected its
object completely from that mo-
ment the moment of receiving au-
thcntic information that it was
likely to furnish q preteXt for a
dissolution Of the Union, by the
people Of New England and inllu-
enccd by that information, ! saw
the necessity of abandoning it,"


Who will say that Jefferson was
a coward? Who will say that he
compromised away the honor and
dignity of the government? Here
is an instance Of laying aside par
ties, and sinking the politician in
the patriot, which our Republican
friends would do we'll to initiate.
Believing honestly that like act
Of magnanimity on the part Of the
Administration now, would result
the same way that it did in JEFF
ferson's case, l cannot consent to
lay aside my principles in this re.
spect, while Republicans and Abo.
litionists cling to their whole creed
in all respects. Do not understand
me to mean that [ would impair in
any degree the efficiency of the
government, or the army. On the
contrary l would have both main
tain their integrity and efficiency
and if in attempting to Incorporate
this peace into the war policy, uShouId
turn ont dangerous to the gorernment
then, in that case, I uouId be IN ta-
cor Of using the srord cih the ut,
most rigor.


Is there any disloyalty in all this?
| am in favor of prosecuting the
war vigorously, but would like to
see a peace policy conjoined with
it. In supporting the Democratic
ticket, 1 do not understand that |
am weakening the government
Convince me of that, and | will 90
the fusion ticket. Now l have no
reprOaches to heap upon Demo-
Gratis who honestly believe that
it is their duty to unite with our
Republican friends in this contest;
neither have I any hard words to
say of their coadjutors-the Repub-
licans. If ever there was a time
when men felt their honesty and
manhood getting the better Of pol
icy and self-interest, it is just now,
and l rejoice to see it. But | do
not yet see that this war can only
be terminated with honor to the
government, by waging it without
offering, as an act Cf grace to the
South, terms Of an honorable ad-
Ijustment of those differences which
brought the war on. If l am
wrong in this, tits an honest wrong,
and l am ready and willing to be
convinced of it. Am ! then to be
denominated a sympathizer with
rebellion and a traitor to the
government? If so, l will bear
the odium with the fortitude Of a
hero, and wait patiently for the
time when passion and fury shall
give way to the mild and benign
influence of imperlshable reason