A TRAITOR'S PEACE!
- New York: Published by the N.Y. Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association, 1864
New York: Published by the N.Y. Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association, 1864. Folio broadside, 12-3/8" x 19." Light foxing and minor wear, Very Good. At the bottom: "Printed also for the Loyal Publication Society, 863 Broadway, N.Y. PLEASE POST THIS UP."
This dramatic broadside, signed at the end in bold type by "A Democratic Workingman," urges his comrades to shun "A Traitor's Peace. . . Let the ballot-box tell the story of your patriotism, and your resolve not to be the 'white slaves' of traitors or their friends."
Some printings are dated October 30, 1863. This one is undated. The Library of Congress has both; the Library Company has ours.
Demonstrating the South's intransigence, the broadside quotes from an editorial in the "Richmond Enquirer of the 16th of October [1863]," which demands: "The North must yield all; we nothing. . . "SURELY SHALL WE MAKE THEM PAY OUR WAR DEBT THOUGH WE WRING IT OUT OF THEIR HEARTS." The editorial warns that the South will "fight till doomsday rather than yield one iota."
"WORKINGMEN! The politicians who cry out for 'Peace,' and 'the Union as it was,' tell us that it is a very easy thing to settle the troubles between the North and the South." But the reality is far different: it means "the destruction of the Union-- the giving up of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. Workingmen! These are the terms of peace to which you are invited by the 'peace' men." Workingmen must repudiate the Democrats and "vote for the party that stands by the government."
OCLC records eight locations under several accession numbers as of January 2025.
This dramatic broadside, signed at the end in bold type by "A Democratic Workingman," urges his comrades to shun "A Traitor's Peace. . . Let the ballot-box tell the story of your patriotism, and your resolve not to be the 'white slaves' of traitors or their friends."
Some printings are dated October 30, 1863. This one is undated. The Library of Congress has both; the Library Company has ours.
Demonstrating the South's intransigence, the broadside quotes from an editorial in the "Richmond Enquirer of the 16th of October [1863]," which demands: "The North must yield all; we nothing. . . "SURELY SHALL WE MAKE THEM PAY OUR WAR DEBT THOUGH WE WRING IT OUT OF THEIR HEARTS." The editorial warns that the South will "fight till doomsday rather than yield one iota."
"WORKINGMEN! The politicians who cry out for 'Peace,' and 'the Union as it was,' tell us that it is a very easy thing to settle the troubles between the North and the South." But the reality is far different: it means "the destruction of the Union-- the giving up of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. Workingmen! These are the terms of peace to which you are invited by the 'peace' men." Workingmen must repudiate the Democrats and "vote for the party that stands by the government."
OCLC records eight locations under several accession numbers as of January 2025.
Details
Title
A TRAITOR'S PEACE!
Author
New York Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Published by the N.Y. Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association: New York
Date
1864