. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . sed to hire them to the Government, but im-pressing officers took them to build intrenchments, drive teams, and cookfor the soldiers. The States had seceded that slavery might be establishedforever, and that under it the conspirators might retain political power;but now slavery was disappearing under the silent forces, and far-seeingmen were looking forward to the hour when through the utter exhaustionof the material wealth of the country it would, with the Confederacy as a 460 REDEEMING THE EEPUBLIC. f
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . sed to hire them to the Government, but im-pressing officers took them to build intrenchments, drive teams, and cookfor the soldiers. The States had seceded that slavery might be establishedforever, and that under it the conspirators might retain political power;but now slavery was disappearing under the silent forces, and far-seeingmen were looking forward to the hour when through the utter exhaustionof the material wealth of the country it would, with the Confederacy as a 460 REDEEMING THE EEPUBLIC. form of Government, go down before the continued victories of the armiesunder Grant and Sherman. Jefferson Davis and the members of hisCabinet, however, in midsummer of 1864, were not looking for any suchresult., The Democratic party of the J^orth had raised the cry that theremust be peace at any price, that the South would accept peace on reason-able terms. President Lincoln did not believe that Jefferson Davis wouldconsent to a peace on any terms except the absolute independence of the. WEAVING IN THE CONFEDERACY. Confederate States. To test the matter he permitted two gentlemen,Colonel Jacques and Mr. J. R. Gilmore, to visit Richmond to see on whatterms the Confederate Government would enter into negotiations for peace. The war must go on, said Mr. Davis, till the last of this generationfalls in his tracks, and his children seize his musket and fight his battle,unless you acknowledge our right to self-government. We are not fight-ing for slavery; we are fighting for independence, and that or extermina-tion we will have.
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