The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-15
SECRETARY COBBs, LETTER.
THE HON. HOWELL COBB To- THE rEorr1
OF GEORGIA, ON THE PRESENT CoNUa.
TlON OF THE COUNTRY

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ferent portions Of the State, asking yews thcrs
ssnt condition Of the country accompanied with this rs-
quest that they might be PLACED before tbs public
II Is impossible % each Of theoe comfnunIor.
ioas and have therefore taksn the liberty addess
ing my reply to the people Of the State asking for wfs
hn~e to say that consideration only which Ia duo -
convictions deliberately formed and frankly expressed
The whole subject may property be consitved thev
discussion Of the following inquiry: Does the scon o.
Incoa to the Presidency In the usual and corEtutcnAk
mode justify the southern statss in dissssing tho
Unions
The TO this inariry involves the aderAisa
Of the mcipcs Of the party who sBected Linn well
the principles Of the himself
The black republican rary had ia origin Ire anti
slavery feeling OF the North. II assrmed the form ana
organization of party for the first tne in tho Presidea
tal contcs, Of 1855 Ths fact that composed a
Of an previous parties, who then advocate
principles directly antago1.o upon all other qucstions
except slavery shows, tsyond doubt question: thas
hostility 20 slavery f. exists in the fifteen south
States the bass OF s Organization and ths
bond Of s union Free trss democrats and protective
tariff whigs internal improvement and anti internal
provcmens men, and indsed all shades Of partwans
united In cordial fraternity upon the isolated "
Of hostility y the south, though for years
srs ssss . scs mp,ans S'nss seca.s ,,a,s
the deoprooed ecins which could thus bring tosethsr
Object view of M ordinary interest which
could huo fraternze these ineongruouS elements Bo-
sented no bright promise success All the Indicators
o the day pointed 10 their certain defeat. deep
ever was ,hs anti slavery sssiinent planted IN lhs.~
hearts that they forgot and rgavc the sspertcs Of this
past the political drercnc ~ the present and regard
for them, cordially embraced otner IN the
bonds o. anti slavery hatred preerrng defeat
banner II abolition 10 succss, il had 4, he rurch.sS
by recognition OF the constitutional rights OF the
south. The party has succccded In bringing into its
organization all the abotcrss of the North excopt
thai auI4l han ol al ho md
truly that " slavery Il the moral which the black
republicans pronounce 70 DO they feel bound to DIS
solve their connection with u, and therefore
dissolution Of the Union. such may denoninste the
prr,nes Of the black republican party, which, by tho
election OF Lincoln. has demonstrated its numericuk
majority In every Northern state except New Jersey
fbavc said that the circumstances which marked tho
origin and organization Of this party show that there
object IN view of no ordinary character 10
and appreciate that object properly We refer
which occurred 1885 M the time Of the a
Mr.. Fremont for the Pre- isdency
Tss h NTH Sssssggso,n o., ss father Ss $ sSa
ssnss ,sh,s % fe and The pursuit q h.ppss.
raj secure rshis persons
%ssn,s.s bad ,a,' !. H1 dsea. .Is
ordsiaed th., no person sho I'D ee depved "a e liberty
s sH@ s
oy s'sss ss IL. ~ ss pe:sa s
Congress- Ss ss'safss
s y While
s,l,udon shall Se malrl.lnsd, -
sovereign power ihe ,hc Tinted s..s.
ssss Se rss AM hs duty r. c,ass 20 Ps u:
\ slavery.
There can be n,misapprehcson of tho false doctrine
here announced. Is plain and explicit a "a language
II u false and Dfamous IN ~ teachings. Upon IL
the people of the Northern Sates sk
sS % .s, ss ssss " truth I'D q [
lion and bar % q The Sorts.rn people IN favor & ,ss
tive; lnsy add that tho rlectios Mr. Fremenl
upon this doctrine was only defeated ~ the personal Pc
In tha, mer~abc the doc,rles ihus snnounocl
by the black republican rty were l&dly and earnestly
there was sny departare rom the ssndard ol prnep,ss
thus formally and ON ily erected, u win "a found In
Who adv sssed his e,ss,on an spots = nv sa,borisr
for the rsry of which they she most sse aud e.
esn, ss ,ss & w s. wSa,y ;o1 sn ,
the ed s~iss and sseehes q sHost evy advocate a
Frcmos.s election Isso T.1 are To- familiar % eve
be forgotcn II thess dcctr.es and prinsip,sa
have been disclsim a rcpedAted ethcr By
ha,. % no nc, '' scee, @ heard q H. raeash they were
nos repeated the language by Tho Chi-
we're yirus sndorscd With nm addition q the rcpudia
ton Of the csesion Of ~ supreme Court tho Drcd
platform q issc and ave bo.s by Mr. Lincoln sad his
leading sunpcrtcr, tsss defenat nnd ehbceAcd in the
mos, emphatic isnsvAsv and With she moss s@bitiered
\ spirit
rsss sAs nev. aeyna thai hs eon.,i.aaeA q =. oss
fercc ess snvesv into =. q The Tsrsees os ne
With ss s1pssrss v.ov.oSs q ,ssi t ~ih
sTsS r.soas s.ssIass nsa y. ss ,s.Sso5
'n e. ssd r.,ss G.s ss.ass s = ;sI q The un.4
that n boAn fathers wbeA
sra a.: :ssss ss S .'ss sssssa
rr~r~vv ~ ,sAout Of bceomes duy.
~ iessas.or such iegsAxAsn necessary,
this Of the oonsus<kssn against all
scr,rs vniAi~ the sskhosy Cong 80
or IN legislature ortf individuas 70 sS
legal 70 savsv Ia Tssyssery of the Jsss4
/ StstcA
Can there - doubt In any Intelligent mind ga ths
oNect which ttc haack repuboAn party has In "
thc ultimate ext,setion of slavery In The United Sstea~
" doubt " east the impalNtna ~ hypocsscy i'm
bceity upop the majority a. the people q e4cry North
state who have stood hy this party Through oil
trials and ssrasge- TO its ultimate triumph the cleo
ton of Lincoln. am that cd entertain f~
them individually coiecsivcy lees personal respect
than do, end yet DO svo them es for o<c since
rity and intelligence than ~onsstcnA with the idea that
on obtaining power, hoy will refusc 70 cvercise fcv
the only purpose for which they rrofcssed W SICK ~
do believe that with all their Dseanncss and duplictx
they do hate slavery slsvesolders quite ~ moch n
they ray they do anJ that argument sfdresscd -
their hearts judgp 10 behalf Of tho consttutonai
rights of the South receive the slightest ognae
ration. What mv mt ~ effected hy an appeal 70 nesr
fears and cupidiyy w'i not stop " discuU,
In n aatsrp n Lincoln tne lTe&itensy.