St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-21
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Letter From the Rev. DR.. Henry

I Lettt,es.r[1 tt,s.[ ] From the rev: pr: Henry.
The. Rev.Dr. Henry, : an eminent and
learned clergyman Of the Episcopal church,
has addressed to United States Senator
the following letter on the subject OF COM
promising the Slavery question .->
! ~. :.NEwBuRcH, n. T., Jan. g, 1861.
"MY" DEAR: I have your note.
Thanks. l trust in God the Republicans
are not going to be SO cowardly, SO base,
and SO foyIish withal, as. 20 surrender un-
der the pressure Of Secession and: Secess-
ion threats. Good Heavens Of what
stuff are they made? They hare only to
stand firm, and say:
eve have done no wrong; you have
and shall have everything you have a
right to have; but, what you have no
right to demand what it would be wrong,.
base, and disgraceiul for us to grant-we
never will grant; no, never, never, never.
We haze rights as well as you; rights
that are our duties too, and, by the Eter-
ma! God, We shall stand on them, como
what may. Sccede Oh paper as much az
you please. II" ".
ave Will rot make war upon you for
that, but we will maintain the supremacy
Of the Constitution aud the laws. Ify.u
make war on the Union, we will defend
it at all cost, and the guilt Of blood he on
your heads. Tdedt Dominus-let the
Lord be judge between us. ..
'.Stand ON this continue to stand on
this; stand firmly; stand all ofyou-and
things will come right They cannot
help coming right. The stars in their
course fight against secession; all histor-
ic;a laws, all causes, political and econom-
ical, fight against 1t. Z 81: 5:-s
"Secession is suicidal, as inevitably SUI
icidal in the lohg:result as taking mortal
dose of arsenic is suicidal to him " Lo
knowingly and willingly; takes it.
81 do not say that if the Slave States
shall be deliberately agreed and dctern'in-
ed by and by to unitc .togetherand to set
up a, separate Union for themselves. l
would 'coercc' them to stay l would ht
them try the experiment, if they viii 90
peaccably and honestly. ~ :'','
':But not now, akd not rs . now. let
them restore plumber; lc, them atone for
the insults and wrongs done !; let thcn
( perhaps } surrender; some of the traitors
tor trial and condign punishment. Let
tEem behave 4,onorabiy and honestly FIRST.
Then, if gothey will my voice isl to let
them 90. Let them cat the fruit of. their
OVID doings let them be filed with their
own devices. I shall be sorry for them.
But, perhaps, it is the best way to ope:,
their foolish eyes. They will dnd tho
Union was the onlyj buttrcss for. their
Slavery .,..: ..,.H,. >,:.-
"But as TO compromises and 'concess-
ions to prevent such a scsult. Bah!
Compromises all on one side! Concessions
Of what could not for one. moment be
thought of as concessible !! | am sick Of
the words.
"No concession will be satisfactory to
the South except such as the people Of the
North will hurl you from your places and
damnyou to everlasting ipfamy if you
grant. ,,..,:, ..>..-a =; ~. ;t~,
":Property' man. > p,ropcrty-'in tie
Territories p: Think not for moment Of
conceiing that: 49,. A-'& .:':@". 49,
t"'Slaves p'operty;'t = within T., the
meaning :; Of -: the ,. Constitution?
Do not dream the nation will ever consent
TO such a construction, or to any amend
mcnt Introducing such doctrine. 2. ''''"
: '.The fright of; transit with slaves
through, tho Free States and Of temporary
holding them there--and consequent cou-
version Of Castle, Garden i,lto 4 slaye
market guarded, if need be-, and would
he, thy Federal bayonets )=Aa|tis is what
Virginia especially wants in order faclli-
tate her slave. trade with 'Texss. But let
her not entertain the thought that wo
will ever consent to It.
'2"Grcat contempt and indignation are
felt at Camcron's talk in the Senate ycster-
day. .nAi,
The universal inquiry is, and; has
been for some days, why there has been
no impeachment Of the traitors among
you-cspecially Of these honorable aud
chivalrous persons who have held on
among you to obstruct. business aud P O.
mote treason. It is high time. The ;n,-
peachment Of such man as Wigfall, fir
instance, would. 10 world Of ,good-go
further to prick the wind out Of secession
than a thousand speeches. }s~ t''s@ O,
.::.- ''Ever yours. .:,l C: S. HENRY!
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