Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-23

---.-s....-. CHICAGO, May ~. 1cOt.r
M Dear Sir:-Being deprived of the
nse OF my arms for the present by severe
attack of rheumatism. am compelled to
avail myself of the services Of an amanu
ersis in reply to your two letters.
It seems that some of my friends are
unable ID comprehend the difference be-
tween arguments used in favor of an equi
table compromise. with the hope of avert
| ing the horrors Of war, and those urged in
support of the Government and flag of orr
country, when war is being waged against
the United States with the avowed purpose
of producing q permanent disruption OF
| tie Union and total destruction of Its
Government ~...-sr III ....,
| All hope Of compromise with the Cotton
States vas abandoned when they assumed
the position that the separation of the
Union was complete and final. and that
they would never consent to reconstruc-
ton in any contingency-not even If we
would furnish them with a blank sheet of
paper and permit them to inscribe their
own terms. ...a ~, sfg
Still the hope was cherished that reason
able and satisfactory terms of adjustment
could be agreed upon with Tennessee.
North Carolina and the Border States. and
that whatever terms would prove satisfac
Itory TO these loyal States would create q
Union party in the Cotton States which
would be powerful enough at the ballot box
/ to destroy the revolutionary Government.
and briag those States back into the Union
lby, the voice of their own people. This
Hope was cherished by Union men North
and South and was never abandoned until
actual war at Charleston. and the authori-
fative announcement made by the revolu-
tionary Government at Montgomery that
the Secession flag should be planted upon
the walls of the Capitol at Washington,
and . proclamation issued inviting the pi-
rates Of the world to prey npon the com
merce Of the United States. g
These startling facts. taken in connection
with the boastful announcement that the
:! ravages Of war and carnage should be
|, tanickly transferred from the cotton fields
1of tn South to the wheat and corn fields
of the North. furnish, conclusive evidence
that II was the fixed purpose Of the Seces
: tsionists utterly to destroy the Government
/ fof our fathers, and obliterate the United
States from the map Of the world -
f In view Of this state Of facts there wa
4 hit one path or duty left 10 patriotic men
e It was not party question. nor a question
involving partisan policy; il was questioI
Of Government or no Government. countr,
/ or no country: and henceit became the i'm
: perative duty Of every Union man. ever,
e friend Of constitutional liberty, to rally t,
the support of our common country. it
Governmenr and flag, as the only means o
s checking fiie progress Of revolution and O
the, Onion Of che States. -.
: / am unable to answer your question Il
trelstion 10 the policy of Mr. Lincoln at
PMS Eabinet / am not in their confidence
e you and the whole country ought 10 b
y awsse. + am peither the supporter Of tn
+. partisan policY nor the APOLOGIZE for tn
e. errots Of the Administration. My prcvi
Il Gus relations to Them remain unchanged
;, hut I trust the tins win never Come whs
I shall not be willing to make any. needfr
= sScriice OF personal feeling and party pol
|. iey for the honor and integrity Of my eouu
'.fsf know Of no o mode By Which /. 10y 10y.
citizen may 50 well dem onstrate h;s dcve
bsnl AR bis s sss!gt1 :, .inins q
4 der ~ circdfnsts Sces,r and under ever
/. IAdmipbtfolion, (egardIesi 81 psrty pol
Etses. j sksinst, III assailsnts: 81 home a
p abso1d. 1hs c6trse OF Clay asd W bst.
g towards the Administration Of Gener,
81 Jackss.. in ~ dsys of Notification. pr
i. sdRs.s'kobls sninw6rthy example for .
.sEtrpe patxiols.shAk the svssyr ped1eak Mhe
lthat, fearfsl crisis swps .pvsoipitstsd upc
~ the country. partisan strifs between Whi
s. and oDeupeEaks WAS quite - bitter aad =
tleRtlsss as now bstwsensp susesass.ssr