Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-25
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hsni!'fiTd:', July -, l]D-.
Mr.. Pre- rlrEt ! hr undersigned members
ii t'nn.rrs: from tho Border Statss, IN T--
:l0nsc To your nddrra5 OF Saturday last, beg
leave Ia !. 5 that they attended meeting Oh
the caIIa Ia. lln ::itl::4 .leli@crei. G te--
purpose Of considering the same. The meet
ing appointcda a committee to report 4 response
10 your address. That report WIS made ",
Yesterday. and the action CT tho majority in
'!icatc'i clearly that the response reported. o-
one in substance tlrc same. T"ociI be adopted
and prrscntcd 10 ro:;-
Inasmch a. i,e c&nTut c"H1iste"tl:- 7Ti,n
.,ln 5wl, s2I,., oi dur e.. ha c3uiitry iTdcr
the existing peril: which, gwirouii Us, coE-
Gur III that re=p"n5c, We feel it "a he due 70
rou and II Oursel'cj n make to YOU brief
and candid answer over our own signatures.
We believe that the whole power Of the
Government, upheld and sustained b. all the
influences and means ot all loyal men in all
sections, and Of all parties, is essentially nc
cesar; to Pit down the rebellion AID Pre-
serve the Union ani inc Constitution. We
understand yosr appeal 10 lis to haze been
! made fer the purpose Of SECURING this result
\ "cr:. large portion CT the people in the
Northern S:tatrs belize that sla"cry- a the
"lc"cr pcwc: nfihc rebellion. 1t matters
not whcsEc: this belief be wcil-fcunded or
not Tic belize does exist, and We have TO
deal with ;himg-s IS ihcv arc, and not as we
would haze then: nc. l.: consequence OF the
cxisleRca OF ti::s bcliaI, ~e aHieTstand TINT
iii immense procure IS brought to beaT for
the purpose CT s,ril,in= down this institution
through the c::cTsci:a:G ci military authority
The Government cannot Eiaintain this great
struggle ii the support and influence OF the
men who entertain these opinions be with
drawn Neither can The Government hope
for cary slcca-z ii the support Of that clement
called conservative he withdrawn.
Srlch being tho condition oi things, the
president appeals 10 the Eorder State luen 10
step forward and prove their patriotism by
making the first sacrifice. 10 doubt like ap-
reals have been made TO extreme men. in the
,orth to meet ll5 half way, in order that the
whole moral, political, pccuniary and physical
I3rle IL tie nation nay be firmly and ear
; i,esii, 'int'i Iii one grand effort t" say" tiif
Union and the Constitution
Believing. that such wei. tll2 motives hat
prompted your address, and such The. results
| 10 which il looked. we cannot reconcile it to
nitr SENSE oi duty, in this trying hour, TO re-
ness over The things that are past. We are
mot dspasai to seek for tic cause OF present
msfortincs IN the errors and wrongs oi others
~ ho how pro pose t. unite Mr,l us III a COIN
mon purpose But oh the utAer hand, VIC
meel ,-oir address III the sr'rC IN which II
was naIc. and, as loya AIN 'icans, declare
to you and TO lhr world that 'icre Is no sac
! ritice that we are not ready l.. make To save
! the Government and instiimI,"ns OF our faith
ers That we, few 81 us thongh there may
bc, will permit no lncn, ii"i, the North o1
from the South, to 60 iarth:, than VIC in tht
accomplishment Of the great York before US
That, in order to carry ont these views, 80
will, SO far as may be in OH power to ask tht
people OF the border State. uamly, delbeT-
atel :, and fairly TO consider Jour recommen'
dations. We are the more cmboldened TO as.
sumo this position from tha ,ct, now bac0m'
| history, that illt. leaders ri The Southern re
belion have offered to abolish slavery amongst
them as condition 0i foreign Intervention
iii favor oi their independence as nati"n.
III they can give up slavery to destroy tff
Union, We can surely ask aur people TO con
slider the QUESTION OF emancipation % save thf
Union.
With great respect, ycur otadiant seT"ants
.I,r: ". NoElL,
- :; CASEY,
GEORGE P~fisHTF.
4. J. CLEMENTS,
Hi. G. BRo;r::ii,
Jacca Is. ELAia,
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