New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-05
' GARRET DAVIS
THE HON. DANIEL S. DICKINSON ON THE
WAR.

BIsGHANroE, May ], 1861.
DEAR Sin: am favored with yours Of numerous
pages calling my attention 10 anewspaPer article pur-
orDg TO contain recent expressions OF mine upon
the exciting questions of the day, and inqUDg &C.
Iiouly whether really had said, az therein alleged
that In the present contest would, II necessary,
wipe the South from the face OF the EARTH" The
paper you quote does not however, state, as lux it
should have done do you inquire, whether this ex-
traOrdnary feat to be accomplished sOchly, poii-
ically, or geographically. / am only surp1s d that
any one, and eseciay yourself with the record OF my
sontments, public and private for many years before
you, up TO and including the great meeting recently
held in New York, should have taken the trouble TO
inqiIe whether in the face Of those viewr conceded
by most, believe, 10 be just and moderate, bad
at the same time entertained and publicly expressed
those Of character exactly opposite. eau furnish
you with an answer in less words tsAn you have
employed to frame the inquiry Sly views are mature
firm and resolute, but neither heated nor estraya9an
/ entertain the idea that whatever may be, or may
have BEEN the wrongs Of the South the remedy sought
by force is not suited to the case but Is calculated 10
sggravae the disease tentod; and that The overthrow
OF tie Government Of the United States by violence,
for any OF the reasons under any OF the preen,es
alleged would lie one Of the greatest calamiies that
has ever befallen civilized have neilher epter-
tanned expressed the crude and absurd seLtinebts
attributed TO me- nor anything Cf the Kind have eX,
pressed the opinion that after all efforts at peace had
tailed vigorous conflict and speedy settlement was
more humane than prottacted gue ria war that the
quarrel was the fault aud folly OF the present
generation and its ad astment should not lie coward
" turned over to an iunOco1t future; that, If pro-
trected, it would finally produce servile AS we'll
as civil war, and for lime destroy the prosperity
of both tections--the commerce Of tbs North ana
tbs institutions Of the Southba that the South had
energy than the North, ana would
be the greatest sufereG and thai, In conartonlwita
the moral and political foundations o. our Constitution
end Government the present material interests Of eosn
sections were Of iels value and that IL would be bot
Ter thew should be swept from the earth, both North
and South than that the asver1msn. OF our Ia ssJs
should be overthrown by vioienoe facl1oa ana Ie9si
ion and made to ve place law essness and s.srhy.
add for supporting the Consultation Il i,s ', ,s
IA the rigtful exercise Of all lawful
thority regardless Of consequences and at any cost
am quite willing those Whose yssrotism inpcls them
leisure shal publish this note NOT ~ correct The re-
bort you MENTION fop long since learned better than
10 give conseo uencs and currency TO mhrepressnta-
toa by attempting 70 head 1t Of but THAI may answer
ell inquiries as once. Sincerely yours r,ovxsoy
Hon. JAxns b ELpasDss. Hamilton, MY.