The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-07
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Letter from n Pennsylvania Farmer to Pre-
sident Lincoln.
The following letter, addressed by a venerable
farmer of Middle Pennsylvania to Mr.. Lincoln. will
be read with interest. 1t shows that there are
some men in the Key stone State who have vet the
maniness to declare that the war upon the South
is alike impolitic and unjust, who already suffer
from its consequences, and who oresee the military
despotism to which such conflict inevitably
tends.-EDs ExCHANGE.
To abraham L lincoln Erq
President Of the United States
SIR-Permit an old man, who came into this
world during Washingt toms Administration re-
specially to address few plain words of friendly
warning 10 your Excrencv ere the time shall
have passed away forever, in which, il needed
they may be of great advantage to yorrseIf and
of incalculabe benefit to our beloved country, In
my time have read much, and deeply studied on
the causes, the eff and the usual results of revn
lutions and civil wars.
That you too, sir, have read of those events and
their general results | do not doubt; but permit
me to express my fears that you have read to little
purpose II you have not yet dscerned that the
civil war we are now unhappiy engaged in IL ran
idly drifting US into a military despotism and If
not brought to speedy termination some success-
iul ambitious military chieftan will se;za H.
reihs Cf government and WELD the IRON 10 ~
DICTATOR over our devoted heads That vou Mr.
Lincoln, will be that person, YOU need nat e,ta
tam tue least apprehension. as there does not an
pear to be the smallest spark of military snirit n
your composition; and you have nothing IN ayn,nt
nut to be pushed aside and doomed with MS tn
abide our common fate. Now, il YOU will r,Iio,y
my advice, it will place you in a situation moi onIv
to secure to yourself the full term of your nresi
dency. but will draw down you the benedictinns
OF millions OF your feliow-citiZens lst Shed "a
little blood as possible until the meeting of Con
gress, as you certainly have great cause to fear
that every drop of blood shed in this war will crv
10 heaven Tor vengeance against YOU, inagmuch AS
you could have prevented it. 3D. Strenuouslv
urge on Congress, when assembled the necessity
ana proprlety OF at once acknowledging the indie
pendence of the Southern Coniederacy.
Tell the South, that as could not live longer
IN peace under one government we will endeayor
| 10 1--we in peace in two separate governments Do
those things promptly, and everything will soon
pc right again, and you may safely calculate on
being President until the 4th of March, 1866
Neglect to DO them, and fear you will not be
| President six months longer.
Pause, sir-pause for one moment and take
SOBER steady view of the present condition of our
once happy country, and compare it with its con-
| dltion SIX months ago, and you cannot fail to
realize our present deplorabie condition | will
| speak only of such things as know to be facts /
am Pennsylvania farmer, own farm that last
October, | could have sold for Sl2 600: and for
! which l don't believe could now get 81 500. and
am sorry to say similar depreciation in real
| estate prevails throughout our once prosperuus
| state And why has this depreciation come upon
! Us 1t is IN consequence OF the war, and dread
OF the enormous public debt it will inevitably brin,,
| on u.s. II not promptly brought to a termination
Tor 1t Is well-knOWn fact, that war is the most
! expensive Of all luxuries