The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24
To the SHAREHOLDERS or the sou,n

To tte SHAREHOLDERS or the south,
/. i fully time for President Liucoln to issue
proclamation to the couItry. explanatory Of
tie principles upon which tie war TIA. mas
commenced will be carried on. Slch u docr.
meat il needed, in order 20 .rapqulilize the
nicls Of Union losing cidze1s in the South.
and 10 carry terror into the hearts c. -ebeis,
who may rersevere in resisting the laws A
very large portion Of the shareholders, IN the
seeding, as well as in the Border States have
been, from the beginning totally opposed TO
toe conspiracy 90 discover the republic. Tasr
hearts are tue aud loyal, and they will, doubt
less, rally TO the support Of the government, as
soon as its intentions are properly understood.
The leaders Of the ultra.Southern party, have
delrGed themselves, aad their followers with
the belief that the North was divided, while
the slaveholdiug members Of the Copfederacy.
were united. Party lines have, however been
swept away, in the tree States, stncc the BON
baIGment Ct Fort Sumter, and they are now
unit, while, below Masoa and Dixon's line dis
content snd disafection prevail everywhere.
and small effort, on the part OF the aiuiinis
traticD, will create general reaction, and an
immense rally to its support
southern conspirators should be notified. that
no aggressivew war has been inargurated against
The slave S'ates, aud that there i. no iutantion
70 invade any of the rights that are guaranteed
TO then by the constitution. 1t is the determine
ton Of the administration, however, to rotake all
places and properties belonging to the federal
government and TO employ any amount of force
that may be requisite for that purpose. Every
fertilization. arserai, navy yard, custom house
ana post Office, Of which possession has been
usurped, must be wIested from the possession
Of tie revolted States, at the cost, if need be- Of
hundreds Of millions Of money, and of five
hundred thousand nen. From Baltimore to
New Orleans, therefore, no choice will be left
to the SouheIn people, excepting between re-
sistance and unconditional submission to the
laws, and it is the duty Of the President to pro.
claim that while those who are true to their
allegiance to the American dag. and give it aid
and support, may rely upon present and future
protection. the utmost penalties Due to treason
will be exacted from traitors, and Individuals
who ally themselves with armies fghting
against the government. Their property will
be confi:cated ard wherever their lives are
not forfeited, it will be exclusively owing 70
Executive clemency.
There never was q more causeless rebellion,
than that which has been slowly growing in
strength at the South, until it has culmira'ed in
its present formidable proportions With
majority in both houses of Congress, it would
have been easy to have obtained redress for
any real sectional grievances, if legal remedy
for existing evils had been desired. This
formed 10 part OF the plan, however, of Mr..
Jefferson Davis and his fellow conspirators.
They had resolved that the Union should be
dissolved and, also, that hostilities should
be commenced, in order to replace
the constitution Of the United States by mill
tary government; to take possession OF the ma
tional capital; and to remodel the republic, in
accordance with their own fantastic, revolution
airy scheme. Their designs are now exposed,
and their defeat is as sure as the revolution of
the earth around the sun, and the return of the
seasons. But sharp, sudden, prompt, and vigo.
rous measures, must be adopted to avoid thai
most cruel of calamities-a long war. The
people demand that ii shall be carried on with
the utmost energy, and that every opportunity
should be given to our loyal Southern breth-
rem to render their assistance. Five hundred
thousand troops, if called for, will be as read
lily yielded as seventy thousand Our capital
lists will lend money without stint. Mr.. Lincoln
should take no less Of either than the ext
gencies of the case require, and should be re-
strained within the limits Of no ill calculated
economy. By explaining thoroughly the de-
signs of his administration, and acting with a
prompttude suitable TO the emergency, the war
may be compressed within a period Of six
months.