Year: 1862

There has been we see-anothel


meeting of the so-called Conservatives


in Congress, with Mr.. Crittenden at theil


head, to proclaim a policy in the con-


duct of the war and the adjustment o.
all sectional controversies. We cannot


but think such movement premature,


even if it comprised every 'conserva-


tive at Washington, and we cannot


help thinking, too, but that just such


movements have already, in the hands


of such men as Vallandigham, and 9TH
ers who figured at this meeting, done a


vast deal to distract public attention


from the true issues, and the real and
only method of dealing with an afro


cious rebellion.


Whoever else may be caught by any


such devices, the Union men Of Mary


land are not likely to be. They we'll


remember the advent here of this same


Vallandigham and his particular friend


Breckinridge, backed by somc others


who have since clearly demonstrated
their standing, for tho purpose of advo-
eating a conservative policy of some
kind that was to tie the hands Of the


Government until Mr.. Jefferson Davis
and his friends should at leisure accom-


plish their vile purposes. That many
of the gentlemen who figured at the re-
cent meeting at Washington, are pa


triotic, we shall not assume to doubt,


but even these we fear are to be made


subservient to sharper men in tho pres


ent crisis Of public affairs, and so we


hope to hear that, like the last meeting


of the kind in Washington and the re-
cent one in New York, the people will
severely let them alone.


When Richmond has fallen, and when
the Rebel Government is compelled to
hide in the swamps Of the Cotton States,
or to cut and run for foreign parts, it
will be plenty of time-we think-to
talk of leniency, compromise, and to use
all the other soft phrases in vogue with
men of the Breckinridgc school who 6g-
ured few months ago in cndeavoring
to paralyze the strong arm OF the Gov
ernmcnt in dealing with the rebellion.
And we imagine that Mr.. Jefferson Da-
Wis, if he were permitted to dictate q
course of action here himself, would de-
sire nothing better in the way of m Of
fective diversion in his favor than these
30 called conservative efforts on the
part of the politicians.


We hope, then, that for the present,
at least, the massss-the real people
will unmistakabIy frown upon this move
nent. There can be but two parties
until the rebellion is put down. those
or the Government, and those against
t. as averred by the lamented Doug.
as. We want no BUFFERS nothing to
come between the 'belligerents' until
he question of po,cer is settled, and af-
er that peace will come of itself, and
without having anybody to thank for
Intervention That Vallandigham did
lot figure in this last Washington meet
ng is nothing to the purpose when we
,otice some of the other names that did.
de has become so obnoxious that those
n sympathy with him have at last learn
d to keep him in the background, if
hoy would have a shadow of hearing
rom the really patriotic of the nation.
This rebellion is not to be put down by
my kind of conservative oratory or
resolution making. That was tried
thoroughly at first, and with the Crit
enden Compromise resolutions The
trocious foolery of that period even now
makes one feel indignant. as we think
f the part taken by such men as Ma
on, Benjamin, Davis, and othors, in
merely to gain time, and
nth no purpose whatever Of accepting
ny terms at all which should stop them,
hort of an appeal to arms. Thoy have
ought the latter, insisted upon it; let
nem get sufficiency of what theywere
fter, and let the nation frown down all
ttempts to make terms for them until
hey are thoroughly whipped-as they
chly deserve Baltimore American.