Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-26
MOTIVES OF THE NORTH IN THIS CoNTEST-IS
SIZE BOUND IN CONSCIENCE OR BY POLITICAL
NECESSITY, TO WAR OF RECONSTRUCTION
LLTTER III.

true men must agree IN dsGppToVlng-"e now approaci
interesting points of df,reuces between Us.
"l Is duty to take Advantage Of the 5ar TO pt a.
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Mere auti-slavery conscience cannot logically animate
the North this war; on the grounds heretofore alleged
in her political controversy with the Sou:h--ior Seces
sion cannot be tortured into new encrolchmeut @
slavery upon her She canaot in reason, rally to op
pose it the climax of "Southarn aggression" l. i.
rather movement in opposite direction relief to
Northern conscience from the quIsi endorsement. O.
slavery which union with il implied. Yet there is an
aspect OF the presenting hope far melting
than The old halfway policy Of restriction, and the long
oitercd Abolition feeling OF the North has leaped txut
msy forward, to sozs It's opportunity. You feel, thai
sundering of the bonds OF union has released yol from
all Obligation to respect tolerate the unhoy things
now, you may ghteouiy strike tue long delayed aicc
blow. Or, if more conservative you express the same
purpose by saying thtt tae Southern States must BE-
brought back into the Union, freed from tho great dis
tuFong cause" Tns phase of the matter is now so uni
versaly recognized, that will deny the fact of
genera! expectation in the North that the struggle il 10
be the death-tjw llvery, end a more tr So d.f1it4
Intention Of "cO- operating with tLi' design of Prov
donce an intention no less i1defersibe than well Is
iaolished; for, sssing by those commonly urged cor
siderations of humanity, which have indeed great
weight rcspecI your character, lat at al
CARDS our ssfety,) We subai;:
lst The policy OF your Administration, both by its
.umed position and i,s avoOed purpose emphasizes your
every constitutional obligation, and hope ssly you
Of from your Object. The key to this policy i The
Que pJ-ou that the paper action Of the seeded States
has in respect altered their relations to the Consu-
iion that the great Government still stretches over
the Que great American people. There is undeniaby
some majesty, in such conception Of the unmoyed and
immcvlble authority of the General Government but
how inevitable the inference If the South is yet uder
The Constitution its protection is yet her and her
system OF property how then is the North freed from
constitutional obligations, to resp ct chartered right
Again you propose TO reconstruct On the only sense in
which you it brtker) the old Unonto restore Us,
'ha, is, the full exercise Of constitutional rights
and duacs, aud to the flIl fervor Of our all glance
Yet how shall this be- if You first rob OF the properly
in connection with which, historic rights guaau-
,ecd.
2I But independent of constitutional cmblrrass.
ments Why have you aimed at immedlte euanci-
patton? You clunot avoid the answer "orcause Of ny
deep conviction that the negro unprepared for free
dom" Aud il the force Of this consideration weakened,
when race of srs ITO be freecd in day amid bloody
chaotic conyuson and utterly whou. provision plan
for their future? Nay verify, by every constitutional
obligation, ulimptirCd by every humane and Christian
consideration fer future ofthe slave reinforced by
yous position; by your own confession, you ar
bound to abandon the for onslaught
upon slavery.
"7hs wn sp,rit--an otaJurat # Just Indignation
against groa,.les, and soaisss rs5siiu,--a ricisi
p., of dscypoin,d leaders, to 5reak up The most degn
Gor,y,upert y,. tie Joes Of As earia."
\ canlid Northrn man VIII mbesiiadngly admit iha:
the influences about hun have been un!lyofabe to the
formation OF just veltbasnced opinion on this cub
ect Therefore, It loaes. in the convictions l have
credited to you, you vii. be honest in yielding them to
evidence aud argument
The serious charge that ,be movement has its leaders
cannot be denied but when i. Is asserted or implied
that secession brought about by these men, without
The influence Of prilciP must u. dissent aid
hesitate TO sin that tue mighty which have
wrought this division omiaousy apparent the
very formation Of tue Government and their workings
clearly defined all through our united history, the
causes OF any revolution in any age. Your mind has
been pr possessed b. adverse Impressions yet: if ths
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