Year: 1863

umph, not alone over subjugated people, but
ever all that has heretofore constituted the true
greatness, and the moral glory, Of our national
Me? For myself, at least, | will only say,
that il the South is conquered, l shall claim
the high honor of sharing, at least with my
hearts profoundest and most sacred sympa-
thies, in such noble misfortune; and of then
claiming to cast in my humble lot unreservedly
with so glorious, though 50 unhappy, people.
If it succeeds in maintaining its independence,
| shall at least from distance gay them the
little tribute Of my honest admiration, and Of
my sincerest prayers that in a long career Of
renovated prosperity, time may hsal the
wounds Of the public and private woe now
bleeding as though at every pore, and that
they may continue to stand fast in peace, as
they have so nobly done in war, to those fund
amental ideas Of a republican, confederate,
seli-government, for which alone | was prold
of the name of American citizen.


"But they never can Be conquered The past
two years, aud particularly the past year.
have now too entirely united the whole South
ern people, to make such conquest ever posi-
bic, even though the North possessed even
twice its actual superiority in numbers and
material advantages"


He finally arrives at practical point, which
neither Vallandigham nor any other pseudo
sympathizer with the South has ever done.
His propositions are put forward boldly and
clearly. Here they are:


Il. Peace at all hazards; not mere oppo-
| sition to the corruptions, unconstitutionalities
and imbecilities of the Administration in their
military conduct and their abolitionist policy
in the management Of the war, but short and
simple stoppage Of ii, even with recognition Of
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accomplished fact; and as q fact which ha.
now, by the substantial unanimity of the South
become invested with the sanction Of our Owl
great fundamental principle Of the right o
self government inherent in any people stronI
: and large enough to claim its benefit.
80 The option to be freely left to the Border
States to determine by popular vote their Owl
future position.


"s. Reputation Of the war debt, all fortun
ately domestic, and all well meriting such ne
cessary reputation, with some reservstio q il
favor Of innocent minors.


~ Convocation Of Northern Convention
Of States for the purpose Of such adjustment 9
their future political relations as shall be de
termined upon by the Convention, with ratih
cation by the peoples of the several States.


IS. Determination that New England shal
no longer have six times the representation il
either branch of the Legislature she would b
entitled to on q fair comparison Of population
with such sState as New York.


Sc. Invitation of the seeded States to holt
! n simultaneous aud similar Convention ut som
contiguous point, with view to the interchang
Of negotiations, directed on the part Of tn
North, towards some possibility Of recon
strGctiOn Of an improved, voluntary and ne,
confederation- and, failing that hope (as pro
baby it would now fail, then to the adjust
ment Of such relations OF conterminous inter
course as msy, SO far as possible, replace som
Of the reciprocal benefits Of the old one, an,
leave open some Interior hope for the indefn
lite and the voluntary future"


Certainly! we have no objections in the world
Ii il AL fair and reasonable. We should b
10th to deprive SO fair and honest q man a
Mr.. OSulivan Of all distant hope, that in som
future day the old amiable relations may b
restored by mutual consent We think the
never can, and we think, too, that Mr.. O'Sul
livan himself will find that they had better no
: be. Still, if his class of honest AMI earnss
men are willing now to acknowledge US as
nation, and grant our independence, we ar
willing that they should cherish those hope
20 long we do not commit ourselves Il
crafty them. 1t would be churlIsh to refus,
that much.


We offer our hand to AIR. O'Sullivan in per
feet candor and good faith. II is well that ",
have read his letter, if only to keep alive II
oar mind amidst all our Indignation and loath
ing Of the prevailing Northern character, tb,
truth which we are prone to forget that i'm al
ages and countries, and amongst all people
there arc good men and true-nature's gentle
men-whom We should recognize and honor