Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-11
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WASHINGTON, November 81.
A deputatjon of Union men from Accomac
and Northampton counties. in Virginia. is in this
city, for the purpose of laying before the Presi-
dent certain representations in regard to the state
| of feeling among the Union men IN that and other
Southern States One of them, a gentleman of
undoubted yeracity, informs me that there is a
similar deputatiOn here from North Carolina and
they are awaiting the arrival Of two web known
citizens of Georgia, who are en- route and expect
ed here every day, in order that they nav all call
upon the President together, in company with
Emerson Etheridge and another gentleman from
! Tennessee, and several prominent Union men
from Kentucky The state Of facts which they
win lay before the President win be somewhat as
follows, and every fact will be substantiated by
the best evidence.
They will show that the Union men of the
States of Virginia, North Carolina. Georgia,
Tennessee. Kentucky and Missouri, from a large
proportion of the population of those States that
they have been led 70 believe that the object of
slavery the reconstruction of the Inion-that
it was a war against slavery and SHAREHOLDERS;
and that, to effect this end, large quantities of
the speeches of Trumbui, Loveoy, Chandler
and Wade. and OF the proclamation OF Fremont,
have been scattered profnsely among the Union
men OF all the Southern States, accompanied by
accounts of the wanton destruction of the prop
erty OF Union men (inciudng pianos, mirrors and
rich furniture and books, in many parts of Vir-
ginia, by Union troops-of the enticing OF thou
sands oil slaves away IRON their masters by other
Union armies-and OF the brutal excuses of jim
Lane and hs marauders in Western Missouri.
They VIII ask the President to issue a manifesto
on the subject to the Union men OF the South.
The ground which they wish hmto take IS, that
the war IS Tor the reconstruction OF the Union;
that, IN It's future prosecution, they and their
property shah not be moiested; that no slave shall
be allowed to come within the lines OF the Union
troops and that, to effect tins end, the command.
ers OF armies De required 70 issue proclamatlons
similar IN their character 10 that issued oy Zen.
Df<to tne people OF Accomac and northampton
counties IN virginia his proclamation has al
ready oeen Puoisned IN the InHes- III assures the
citizens OF those conntes not IN arms the protec
uon Oh the General .osernmentin Their peaceful
avocations II assures that Their property OF every
kino snaii De renglousiy respecteo; that not The
smallest article oil any KIND shall be taken without
the consent oil the owner ana not then TIL full COM
Pcn4asioh iaS occai Piso, e'1 soe nv o'sf g viii
De allowed 10 come wlthn Ihe INES OF the Y mon
camps. The officers IN charge OF this expedition
have faithfully obsery ed tins proclamation. Not
the smallest article OF properts has been taken or
destroyed, and not asngie slave has been allowed
| to come within the camps. The result has been
that the entire population OF those two counties
have been won over TO the Union cause. These
Occupations of Southern Union men will assure
the President that a similar course will produce
similar effects. hough ON much larger scale, in
all the Southern States They will also assure
him that the adoption OF any other line of policy,
or even the continuance OF that course hitherto
adopted in many localities, will ALLEVIATE all the
Union men in the South from their devotion TO
the Union. and Will uate them, as mass OF
granite. TO use the expression of one of them.)
IN defence OF that Institution without which they
could not exist. -
On the other hand, the President is besieged by
those clamoring Aboliuonist members OF Con
gress OF whom spoke IN recent letter, who de
mand that he shall "come out boldly, = as they ex
press IT. and stand squareiy on the Chicago plat
form, which he declared IN bis inaugural should
be law unto him, and which requires him to salts
i fy the Republican party by taking advantage of
this war TO place slavery IN course OF ultimate
extinction. 1t will be for the President to de-
cide between these two different lines of conduct.
There Is good reason 10 believe that he will prove
no exception to that general rule which causes
the most radical men, when elevated TO power,
to become conservative. There Is reason to hope
that he will be unmoyed by the clamor OF the
aboitionists, and will listen to the voice of the
Union men of the South, winch, IN TINS instance,
is certainly me voice OF reason
The readers OF the Tunes are no doubtanxIous
10 nave some explanation OF the numerous ana
serious skrmishes across tne nver near " ashlng-
ton which, commencing on the day OF the great
review OF the t0,0O0 troops. have been kept up at
intervals of Qay two his Il now