M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-04
Senator Douglass Last Letter,

Senator Douglass Last Letter,
Ig.M Ia iali bsH--1b 9W --d't
10 The foll0wipgoletteE from Senator
Dopglas, appears, iin the Natippal In.
telligeIcer. It is q strong and peril
nent document. and We cohmehd 1t
to herhdndfeds ofahousandg of eiti-
zens&ho have believed steadfastly in
Ar.dpopgns,go .gii1olirA li7.D DyM
I GHIcAGo, May 1Q,-MY DEAE SIR:
Being deprived of the use Of my arms
for the present by a severe attack OF
rheumatism, 4 am compelled to avail
myself OF the services OF an nemanuesis
in rep)g7to ypwtypilstters. oya. q9J
| Itsesmes that. some of my friends
are unable to comprehend tile, differ.
eHce' between arguments psed IN favor
ofan equitable COMPROMISE, with the
I. hope OF avertihg the horrors Of war,
and those urged 9in support Of the
NGovernment and the flag of our couu.
try when war is being urged against
tlie United States with the avowed
purposes of prodaeiRgta "a prominent
disruption of, the Union and q total
destruction OF it's government. ~ c.'
H. All hopes Of Nappromise with tbe
Cotton States was abandoned when
they assumed the position that the
sepaMsi6f eftheAUni6h was complete
and final and thatithey wouldm6vet
consent to a reconstruction in any
contingency-not even il, We would
furnish them with a blank sheet o.
paper ttud permit tSem, TO inscribe
Itheir own TERMS. sloA bng ois9mou
sdStillithe hope wasacherished that
reasonable and s9tifaGtery eterms oI
adjustment could be, egpeed upon with
rTennesse, North Carolina, and the
Border States, and That whatever
kenns WouEpo prove. satisfactory i1b
those aleyAi States wouldncreate a. I'm.
ion party in the GottonlStates which
would-be powerful enough at the bal
lot.boxa ID 1Gestroyp the revolutionary
Government and bring those States
back Into The Uuioh by the voice Of
their own peoples This hope was
cherished ibyltAg qpiGno men North
and Soqth, eia was meyer abandoned
until actual war was levied at Charles
ton, ana thy authoritative . announce.
ment made lbghe Revolutionary gov
erDnent atMOMgomeTyisthhtlthe se-
cession flag lshould bs planted upon
1.-the walls Of the Capitol at, Washington
and proclamation, ,issned inviting the
pirates of the w9flil 10 prey un6h tli6
Ifeomfheree of'the AUhited SFates.ni Ia
Iui Thesesstar,ling factstal1en id con-
neetiep with the .besstfsL appopnoe-
lnent that .thsl rayasess, qf, war and
carnage should be quickly transferred
'Efrom the cotton iie.1s Nof the South to
hhe wheat felds and corr nfieldsof the
Mortlyofhrnish oeondlusRoi evidence
that itMasatbel fxsdppEposenofitAt
essiiocniists ptteElypt9sd dSessttEqy sithe
Il Government of our fathers, and Oblit,
Iicrate fetUnited States from the map
| ofafe wer4doqTGq obi 1et 10 ,LIsYsi6
Ini InRiswofsthis stateIof Ifactsy there
was bptnopA patlrof dntyuleitbte the
.pstri0tlc, c,umeY oIt EaS rn9taa. party
9Ss 99sstlUplg lUSlg PSr ,qqsSySp lnySSIYlSeg PfE; P3
Ie4hhiehe i0fh 6dGSvefhthent, 'G6tntfy
! oruR0 counrsylapd heueeOit became
Iths imperatiye duty of, every Union
man, every friend OF Corslitptiopal
liberty, to rally to the support, Of our
comt60a 6o6htfy, ,iits GoVerhlnehe and
faS asiths soaB smesnssdf eheekiRg
epsogressofs sew oheonlaui ofptS
serYingl theQnion oEihe Sthtes,n ~
l[,s,I am, unable to a9ssBsS Np4g agesi
tion, in respect to the policy Of Mr.,
l lERRcofh ana his Cabinet. I am iiTot
fnItheM coKfdeHceilaS you and itht
whole country ought to be awafeBol
am neither the sp5pcrtgr,uf the psrti.
n sati rS64fey nSa the Sp5f6giN SfJf ifthe
Ieipo haiopihSo oAdhihiStfasiohc SMy
\ previous relation to theft remains un'