New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-05
LETTER OF THE MOST REV. ARcHDIsEoP OF
NETWORK.

LETTER OF THE MOST REV. ARCHBisHOP OF
NETWORK.
Nrw-YoRK, Aug. %, 1861.
RIGsT REV. DIAR SIN: have received yonr letter
of III 4hin,t How it reached me can aroly oorj
tne but it came TO hand within about the usual Pc
Rod required for. the Transmission of mail mater be-
tween Charleston and New-YOrh during happier year.,
when oil the States both North and South, found their
meaning in the words T. PIyiIas UaIm.
Ii must have run the blockade lodged the picses
on hostile borders have read it with very deep in.
teres increased If anything, by the pera OF Hood and
field through which il must have passed.
Ii even tho innocent lightning of the North were
permitted TO carry messGge into Southern ATTITUDES,
would telegraph you for permission to publ'h your
calm and iudoious communi slion. As It s, however,
my Only chan,e Of acknoUled ing IT Is througn iHe
MtfOD ,i,t0R R,cOTd, and without rpeclai ptrIhsoh
pubsh your letter at the same time. In this way ~
nav bapren that during the war, after wards my
anewer will come under your inspection. Yours lf 10
my Judgment one Of the most temperate views Oh the
present unhappy contest that LAS under my
notice frou ans son of South Carolina IL II Lot to be
inferred however, that because admire go much me
calmness Of is aud temper therefore agree WIN
all lie arguments and speculllioUs.
Ypu ray / en- "Teported TO have spoken strongly
agaust war policy o. the Cover menl OF tie VI l
Calcuiated 20 obtsO any real advantage Be assured
that previous TO the outbreak Of military whence,
Was most ardcntly desIOus Of preserving peace ana
unop but fince violence, battle and olooished nave
occurred, l dnre not hope for peace unless you eah
sh w me foundation Of rock or sOhd ground out DO
qu ksm blsis) on which peace tan be re-staosheu'
TIE nature of your ministry aud mine necessarily lni'
Iles that we should be the friends OF peace H. was
the special legacy of oor Divine Master 10 lbs hoch'
And il would he . range if we, disappointed ministers,
should be found In the ranks Of its eD.n nles. hiS
worls were 10 we fod in 81. John, Peace leave to
you my peace give 10 you; not as tue VOL llyeth
do give 10 you" And yet g. Paul, III Wiling tothe
Chrdian converts Of Rome says:-" IL 1t be poesible,
as much as il J. IN yoa, have pea, with all men,"
think this Latter inspired qu taiion has at least remote
bearing present sal difficulties.
Y0up exI linaiors Of the caus' which have led TO
this war aie entirely Southern in tLer Iremires Al
conclusions. But they aIe mild, and even pliusiDly
stated, that / leave them uncontroyer1ed. Your de-
sri ton Of the evils resulting nom the war Is too
correct to be g1nrayed by Still, here we are u
the mdst If sai culinary contest, which, so lar ~
can see ike e hurricane the ocean, must Exhaust
ts violence before can exrecl the return Oi haonsi
calm. There Is no oIe VITO des'res more aIdenliy
than do the advent of that blight day On which we
shall sll be reunited in one great lrosler1u and
happy country.
inftead Of controvertng the correctness Of your
views in regard the of our actual troubles OF
de- ermluin9 WI on whom tie responsibility Vi
6 cir eXisiente rests, 1 shall beg leave 10 make Ny
own statement from point OF view which Is found III
the general sentiment of the people north Of Mason
and DiAUns line.
They say that whatever may have been the anterior
orgin Of ths war, lie immeiste caue Wa the overt
acion Of tuning guns, put in place by the State Of
South Carolina, against public military deieuse OF
the country at large, which Of right belonged 10 a
the IN Then It Is thought or AZ Least
stated, IT, these quarter, tba, the SOUTH foe many
years past, would be satisfied wi less than par
| amount control Of tho Federal Government. The
South it is well known has been In fretful mood lo
| many years under Northern Hssaults, msde upoT
her civil and domestic institutions. IL would be, on
my part very uncandid oisgui.e the yiciJn that
in this pect the South has bad much reason TO com
plain. Leaving, however, olinions 10 hactuste a
they may, will simply give you my own as 10 th'
primary causes of our present strife
You know that free sreech and free press ar,
essential constituents OF the frs, potons Of A. glo
Saxon liberty. Tbese were the siGbOo,h OF lie tx
isence prosperity, and prospects. 10 The exerciee
these peculiar privileges the North Of 81 country ha
used It's type and tongue ocnsiyely against the south
Neither was the South baC aard IN the work Of retail
iatiou on the principle. But the Anglo Saxon
whether of the South or Of The North, ID th,
whole world IN blaze rather than put limits TO the
freedom OF the press or tie unbrided license OF the
tongue except wheu the laws interpos- for the pro
tion Of the public authoiy or individual rights o
character and property.
Az the commencement Of our national ins,kuiion 2,
an independent Slsre, Slavery, for insgnee, VA
found 10 exit almost nniyerslly in the North q,
we'll as in the South. TIE word itsef was not used
In any VI tie par, graphs found In the Magua Cbata
OF our Government Tho slaye-trade from The west
ern coast Of Africa had been encouraged by the -nb
ects and the Government Of Great BfitsiU. The
Government of England did not hesitate TO aix il
veto on some Of the enactments made by the recOg
niLed local authorities Of The Colonies for the dpiuu
ton Of the slave-trsde II would appear that from
this trade, 80 abonnable In It's primary origin, there
were certain emouu ehts accruiug To the treasury o
tie mother country. And these emOumelts wer,
looked o. a Of revenue, Just some conn
tries in Europe, in their sovert capacity, monopo
lie the largest portion Of profits resnltDg from com
merce In salt and tobacco.
After tie Revolution Slavery was gradually dis
pen.ed with in all the Northern States. Whether hi
| was done from what would now appear a o
! humanity from motives OF domestic or politica
lucre il will be for yon Tor me- private right
| determine each according 10 his own opinion. Bu
Sl,very WAS a social element recognized in all III
| Stlies at the period Of tho Revolution. So far III
changes that have supe ivened in to Slayer
have been all in the Norb and tho South j. to day
| TO THE matter 10 stdtu quo, just rf vi th
| period Of the Declaration of Independence. Tn
Northern States in the exerci,e Of ther acknowled e
| right repudiaed Slavery within their own borders
have done jast the reverse. The North, unrepenuns
of many sins of iis own, has exhibited great
for the fins of ils neghbors. por ion Of its habit
anita talk in certain style NOT only OF this subject
but of geat many others, about national rims which
according 10 its solution Of Pagan ethics Of CbrisaI
duty every human being is bound 10 correct. Yet a.,
biggest siU in day known 10 the North IL not wha
occurs in its Owu immediate neighborhood or ate bu
the monrter iniquy Of the South which, between yoJ
aud DO, aud as the world goes, might have been per
mitted 10 manage its Affairs in iis own way, ~
that its ats should be found either in harmony with
or not in violation Of, the Constitution Of tLe Uniset
States.
am an advocate for the sovereignty Of every Sta,,
in the Union within the limit recognized and approves
Of ty It's own representative authority when tho Con
slitu ion was agreed upon. As consequence, holc
that South Carolina tas State night 10 interfere
with the internal affairs Of Massachusetts. And,
further consequence, that Massacnusetts has right
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