The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-10

We should allow ourselves 10 be drawn OF driven
in which other States without consulting have
deliberately chosen TO involve themselves Our safety
dignity among the most powerful OF the slave
States. demand OF US that we take this position.
may arrest the further progress Of tbs strife our most
earnest and strenuous efforts shall not be wanting bring
about peace and by such efforts that we hope to
And now In conclusion, make our solemn appeal to
the people Of the United States This is your govern
ment-ts preservation Is your preservation-its over.
throw your ruin and you the rshtfu arbters of
i,s flte.
your consideration. Act with the energy and dec
sion OF free people In You, and you alone, we have
conderce You have the intelligence and the power to
rule this fearful crisis Mako known your will in
emphatic form, that shall give it authority with your
representatives everywhere.
May we not earnestly hope that you, the people, the
whole people, without regard to parties sections will
be able to command settlement Of the national dif
cutes and will see the propriey and necessity OF hav
ing a cessation Of present hostites, 80 that the
measures publication which your wisdom may devise
can be calmly considered by your constitutional author
ties.
ton two specific propositions as most likely 10 lead 70
psciiCation:-
lst That Copgrels shall at propose such constu
tonal amendments as viii secure to shareholders their
legal rights and aay their apprehersons in regard to
possible encrcachments in the ruture
ID this should fan TO bring about the results de-
srable to us audi essential 70 the best hopes Of
country then let voluntary Convention be called com
which measures Of peaceful aajust,ne may be devised
and adopted and the nation rescued from the continued
horrors and calamities OF civil
To fellow citizens of the North we desire to dis
card that sectional and unIrendly spirit manifested by
teaching action which has contributed much 10 in
flame the feelings the Southern people, and justly create
apprehension on their part Of Injury TO them.
To fellow citizens Of the South desire to say,
though have been greatly injured by your precpitate
action would not now reproach you % the cause OF
that injury but we entrea you TO examine the ques
on OF necessity for such action and If you nd that
II has been taken without due consideration, as verify
believe, and that the evils you Rpprehended from
vodab,e you supposed that Congress is willing to
grant adequate securities, then we pray you ~ return
promptly your eCion with us thai may be, in
the future, as We have been M the past one great pow
erful, and prosperors nation.
Indications have already been afforded that Divine
power s ready to nep0se and prevent brethren trcn
slaughieripg each other. While the bombardment at
Fort Sumter continued, no lue was lost. When a
ed to prevent the enuson OF bloo1 in civil
strife, several lives lest in the performance OF
ceremony We would invoke the presence and aid
Of that Power to preserve our fellow czens on both
sidce from slaughter ana would commit the inte
rests Of distracted country to Hia hands who
bring forth peace and order outof strife and confusion
when mans wisdom uttfIly tails.
J. j. CatrCENDEN, President
JAMES GUTHRIE,
H. z GAMBLE,
" A. HALL. OF
B. hENpERsoN. Missouri
VA. ?oxEaoY,
Il K. WILLIAMS.
ARCHIBALD DIXON,
+. u. BKtS 1@W.
JOSHUA z. BELL,
G. A. wICKLlFFE,
G. v. DUNLAP.
j. f. ROBINSON,
JOHN o. uUsTON,
RO5E4r RICaARU3ON, t.,
JOHN CALDWELL, OF Tennessee.