Year: 1863

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No man at the Nessh Who =. hear tly 10y i.
al to the gssetsease Of eivil and pSicA
liberty, ,.tafhsUefan Of shess States. and to
the 0o$ernmsns BY whica that Union is
maintained. can desire peace in these days
Any peace that could be made now would


be a confession Of national defeat and dis
grace. and the forerunnsr either Of psrma-
nent national decline or Of reaswsd and
more terrible war. The truth 10. and il 10
we'll it should be clearly understood. that
this war is not to end with any treaty Of
peace, any arrangement with our enemies:
tha, it is not to be closed by any special
event, that there is to be no celebration Of
peace; but that, on the contrary. peace is to
come gradually, without terms, By slow pro-
cess For the national authorities have no
power to treat of peace with rebels. The
war is not between two nations. each Of
which can become high contracting party
of a treaty. The war is between nation
and rebels against the Constitution, the laws
and the government of that nation. The
rebels have no character which either In re-
ality, or by any iigmsnt or pretence. can
enable them to become party to treaty of
peace. 1, is we'll said that "to establish
our nationality on a firm and permanent ba-
sis we can have no dealings with rebels ex-
cept as criminals who have no civil rights;
as with men to whom nothing can be con-
ceded, and with whom consequently all idea
Of compromise is out of the question" We


have nothing to ask. ths rebels nothing to


give. but submission. We want no peace.


We will have no peace with traitors.


Disloyal men in the free StAtes.-the ad-


vocates Of national dishonor. in their en-
devours to prevert the judgement, and to
corrupt the moral sense OF the people are
clamorous for peace. But the people are
not yet ready to follow the lead Of allies Of
traitors. The general Assembly of Ohio
gave a truer expression to the purpose OF
the nation. in declaring that I've will have
no armis,ice. that we can fight a. long a.
rebels and traitors eau; that the war shall
go on until law is restored" Yes until
law is restored. No matter about peace;
peace will follow, not precede the restora'
ton Of law. sf4a -





firm the Q, isit of the nation. There can be no
doubt that rs soon as the South fairly un.
derstand the truth, that we will never give
up. that our defeats no less than our victor
les deepen our resolution, increase our moral
power, and strengthen our convictions OF the
worth Of our cause,--when the South un-
derstands this there can be no doubt as to
the result. The South began by believing
that we would not fight; but finding that
we were ready for war, if il were forced
upon us, it believed we would soon tire Of
it and give in. This delusion is passing ..
way and the rebels are learning that the de-
termination of the nation is equal to it's
that these combined are in tho
long run irresistible. The shrcwd men ~
the South already begin to see that the ques-
lion is narrowed down now as to whose re-
sources will hold out longest. and to recog-
nize that to this there 10 but one auswsr.-
by the steady tenseity Of purpose
OF the Northern people. not having counted
on their firm adherence to principle at what
ever cost. not Knowing that the love Of the
Union was inspired BY reverence for justice
and devotion to liberty,-she Southern lead
ers now see their fatal error. They had
Judged the North by the South. and they
have judged il wrongly They now sec
that the resources aud the will Of the nation
are practically inexhaustible, and they will
soon see. it they do not already, that no
choice is left Tor tho rebels bat submission
Or extermination. sa; y qeFaG ys7ni 50 Fl


Ali talk about peace thsn.. every suggsst-
ion Of the possibility Of peace with Esbels. +
every effort Of this kind to distract the coun-
els or to weaken the will of the nation tends
20 prolong the war. to increase the suffering
OF the South. "The cry for peace is tsesch-
cry" say the unconditional Union men Of
rhe border States. Let il b 80 regarded
every where. let the South be deprived Of
the hope that this cry gives il. and the way
is opened for that submissisn which is The
only means of peace. When tho South sub
mts than peace will return; till then there
is nothing but war. This submission i'm
plies the rsaoraion Of law, the establish
neDt Of liberty. the integrity Of the Union;
and to secure these objects the nation viii
f ght as long as may be necessary, and
will never make peace with rsbels-[N.