Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-11-27
Another Letter from Old Abe.
WASHINGTON Cry, Nov, 18th 1s6

your very kind letter. It's perusai afforded me
both pleasure and amusement. and intend prof
iting by some of your suggestions in preparing
my message. l think, however, you SO little
too far, when you advise me to renource Black !
Republicansim altogether, and become Demo- |
crat That I'm afraid would be TOO much pork |
for shilling. You know elected by the |
AJolitionists, and it wouldn't therefore look well
to cut their acquaintance altogether. I must |
consequently. keep up show of friendship tow
ards them at least, 1t is true in my present po-
sition, emble the Ass between two bundles of
hay, which starved TO death while hesitating as
to which he should attack first, the inducements
being clearly equal on both sides. The best
plan now a days, think, for a President to get
along smoothly, is to carry water on both shout
ders or in other words to please both parties If
you can But it don't alwa;s happen that he can
do that, as have found out to my sorrow.
The future of our Country.
Our army and navy did good thing when
they bombarded and took Port Roy al in the pes
ky State of South Carolina. Bill Seward and
old Simon, my Secretary of War, say that this
blow will bring the seccshers to their senses, and
that they all will lay down their arms and beg
for quarters in less than three months. As Sew
ard and Simon both far into a milestone
as the next man, entertain no doubt that we
may look for peace about the first of next March.
At least let us hope So. There is no hahn in hop
/ ing for the best, if at the same tim prepare
for the worst. l think hings would go on
right and the secession cause 5, on begin to loose
| ground in the Southern States, (for there
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! Abolitionists would only keep quiet. But it is
worse than vain to hope for that. - Arm the
slaves and burn Charleston is now their cry
| Now Cha riley, you know that this kind of talk
will never do. The iggers in my opinion have,
or at least ought not 10 have anything to do with
this war, and if we cannot put down this rebel
lieu and save the Uniol without their assistance,
we'd better quit. And what good would come
of liberating the cusSed darkeys? Our forefath-
ers in their Declaration OF Independence COM
planned that king George had sent swarms of Off
GERS here to harrass orr people AMI eat out their
substance, and that is Just the way the Abo-
touiss now want to serve the people of the
Northern States. They want to send on a perfect
swarm Of the sable sons of Africa. to eat out
our substance, disorganize society and degrade
the honest white laboring man to an equality
with the insolent impudent and good for nothing
Buck Niger. In my opinion, al this is highly
revolving and disgusting to a patriotic mind, al
though the abolitonists declare that it is the en-
bodiment of pure and unadulterated philauthro
Py.
Then too the want of humanity displayed in
talking about burning Charleston, turning South
Carolina into 4 desert, and arming the slaves for
the purpose ofinaugura'ing servile insured
ton. Is this the way to save the Republic ot
Washington from destruction Are not the
S inhabitants of the Southern States, including
South Carolina our fellow countrymen, our er-
e ring and misguided brethern Why then
= should we wage a war of determination against
, them: or why should we ignore the rules of civil
1 ized warfare in endeavoring to bring them back
into The Union In eudeavoring to put dowr
this rebellion, we have the right to Use all the
t force necessary to accomplish the great object
u il view, but 10 more. We should strike not il
the spirit of vengence and wrath, but rather ii
the spirit of a fond parent correcting his chile
d in sorrow and not in anger. That's the way
i | felt the other day while fogging my son Boil
for kissing the handsome cook, who presdes owe
i He was 4 little rebellous at first, but soon CO
It creed him, and now love him as well as | die
o before the difficulty occurred. That is the wa,
? l repeat, we ought to feel towards the Southerl
e people after we have brought them to their sen
u ses, when we have unthreadei tie rude eye @
o rebellion and welcomed home discarded faitl
e once more. Why the truth is, even at this time
t Charley. cannot find in my heart TO tall
r Of them as thieves. murJerers and outlaws in tn
favorite style of Abolition slang. If they are re
10 ally such horrible heathcns, savages and outlaw
IS it is strange the immaculate New Engl nd patri
n ots want to keep them in the Union. Tie trut
e is, Charley. they pretty much like other civi
r lized Christians. no better and no worse, as on
le mutual friend Mordecai would say, on an aver
n age. therefore sincerely opposed to encou,
u aging servile instructions among the niggers
+ and carrying on the war in a manner that woul
, convert the South from almost a second Eden in
TO a desolate wilderness. Now there is old Viz
:, ginia, the mother of States and statesmen. Wha
V true patriot can hate her, notwithstanding he
d recent pecadioes She is ours still-ours b
h all the hailowed recollections of the past--our
% by the memory of the promptness with which sh
.e espoused the common cause in the struggle &c
i National Independence-our by the memor
of the luatrious patriots long since gone to thei
d rewarl,-wkose dust mingles with her soil
d ours by that tie of love stronger thar death. b
r which her name is linked for the endless ages {
Il eternity with that of Washington. She has it
Il true, been kicking up her heels rather fiercel
e of late. But like true female she'll soon tam
J. down The fit will work on her a while Longer
e but soon as gently as the turtle dove her silenc