Year: 1864

the President Is no more chargeable than
: thousands Of other loyal men. When
.Ihey-whV. without The least prUvocali0h.
took up arms to dismember our beloved
country, shall lay them down, then and
, not I'LL then, are we TO be for peace. or
for anything bot war then, aud not ill
then, are we to talk. or eventhink Of the


terms Of peace. The war ended, and
) then will be the time for our concessions
10 cur deIuded brethren. just and gene
rous may these concessions be. There
are many good people who, in their
great desire for peace, would have the
war ended on any terms. They would
even come to the ever. insisted on terms
of the rebels, and accept of dIsunlon.-
But these good people are foolish peO-
pie. There can be no peace in disunion.
A truce, and very brief one, is the
best there could be. War would break
out every few years. Besides that, we
can only get peace by cOnquering it; it
can ABIDE only on the condition Of re-
union.


The putting down of the rebellion
that is our one present work. Our alb
sorption in il should be so entire as 20
leave US no time no heart for anything
which is necessary, until the very day,
nay, the very hour, when il has become
necessary.


81 scarce need add that in giving our
selves to the work of oVerthrowing The
rebellion we are to make no conditions.
l scarcely need add that those Demo
Gratis are to be condemned who insist on
stipulating for the safety Of slavery ere
they can embark in this work nor that
those Abolitionists are also to be condem-
ned who put the abolition of slavery be-
fore the suppression of the rebellion
This suppression is the duty which must
4 be discharged, come what will OF its dis


charge to the Democratic or the Adolf
, tion party. For it is the nearest du'y.
MOreO~er, let the Abolilionists magnify
riIU S-'---A of slavery as he VIII, Ine UrI'I'0
of rebellion remains the far grealer one.


For the rebellion superadds 10 allthar
is bad in slavery parricidal blows at the
! life of the country aud contempt of the
Sacredness of nationality. / have my
self been a somewhat earnest advocate
of abolition. But at no time during the
rebellion have l felt at liberty to inquire
of abiliGion whether, or how, should
work toward putting down the rebellion.
add that. as the sole legitimate object
of the war we are prosecuting is TO pct
down the rebellion, therefore none have
The right to embarrass or pervert the
war by their schemes to harm or their
schemes TO help slavery. We do not say
that the AbOlltionIst is TO cease working
against, OF the Abolitionist Is to cease
working for slavery.


"Bat we do say that the putting down
of the rebellion Is the common work of
Aboltionists aud ti-Abolitionists, Dem
ocrats and Republicans and that. differ
as they may in other respects, they are
TO be one in the prosecution Of this COM
mon work A traitor to his country is
be who, when traitors have fallen upon
her, allows himself, under the counsels
of any party, however dear, any interest,
however cherished, or any cause. how
ever sacred, to withhold his help from
her. Such party, such interest, such
cause, Notwithstanding, he IS TO be 'arm
and soul'' against the traitors.


Il repeat that regret your protest
or rather, should say, the unreasonable
publication of it. There is a great deal
of truth in it-and generally very for
| chile presentation of that truth, But the
country cannot now afford TO have the
hold of Mr.. Lincoln on the popular con-
fdence weakened. Pardon me for say
ing that 4he eve of the Presidential cleo
tion is not the time to be making an issue
with Mr. Lincoln in regard to either his
real or supposed errors. FORT from pres
ent indications. it is highly probable thai
we shall need to concentrate upon him
the votes of all The loyal voters in order
defeat the dislOyal candidate.


"Issues with the Southern rebels and
their Northern friends are the only ones
we can afford to make before the cleo
tiOn. The election of no loyal man,
however faulty he may be, can destroy
the nation But the election Of whatever
disloyal man, viii. Strong is your dis
like of some of Mr.. Lincoln's measures,
you will not suffer il to stand in the way
of your voting TO save the country. nor in
the way of your enlreating others to do
So"


Had the war been prosecuted In the
spirit Indicated By Mr. Smith, we should
have had union and peace as the reward
OF wisdom and patriotism. But Messrs.