Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-06-27
Charles Sum ner So Abraham
Lincoln.

The Boston Journal is permitted to
publish the following private letter from
Senator Sumner:
SENATE CHAMBER, June 5, 1862.
lKy Dear Stir:-Your criticism of the
President is hasty. am. confident that
If you knew him as I do, you would not
make it. z,ss.
/ OF course, the President cannot be
held responsible for the lnalfeasances of
subordinates, unless adopted or at least
tolerated by him. And I am sure that
nothing unjust or ungenerous will be
tolerated, much less adopted by him..
am happy to let you know that he
has no sympathy with Stanly in hisab-
surd wickedness, closing the schools, nor
again in his other act of turning our
camp into hunting ground for slaves,
He repudiates both-positiyely. The
latter point has occupied much of his
thought; and the newspapers have not
gone too far IN recording his repeated
declarations, which I have often heard
from his own lips, that slaves finding
their way into the National lines are
never to be. re-enslaved. This is his.
conviction, expressed without reserve,
Could you have seen the President,
as it was my privilege often, while he
was considering the great questions on
which he has already acted--the invi-
tation to emancipation in the States,
emancipation in the District of Colum-
bia, and the acknowledgment of the in
dependence of Hayti and Liberia even
your zeal would have been satisfied, for
you would have felt the sincerity of his
purpose to do what he could to carry.
forward the principles of the Declara-
ton Of Independence. His whole soul
was occupied, especially by the first
proposition, which was peculiarly his
own. In familiar Intercourse with him.
/ remember nothing more touching than
the earnestness and Completeness with
which he embraced this idea. To his
mind it was just and beneieent, while
it promised the sure end Of Slavery.
OF course, to me, who had already pro-.
posed Bridge of Gold for the retreat
ing fend, it was most Welcome. Pro
ceeding from the President, it must take
its place among the great events of his
tory. -
IF you are disposed to be impatientat at
any seeming shortcomings, think, /
pray you, Of what has been done in a
brief period, and from the past discern
the sure promise of the future. Know
ing something of my convictions and of
the ardor with which I maintain them,
you may, perhaps, derive some assur-
ance from my confidence say to you,
therefore, stand by the Administration
IF need be, help it by word and act, but
stand by it and have faith in it.
1 wish that you really knew the Presi-
dent, and had heard the artless express
sion of his convictions on those ques-
tions which concern you SO deeply
You might, perhaps, wish that he were
less cautious, but you would be CRATE
full that he is SO true to all that you
have at heart. Believe me, therefore,
you are wrong, and I regret it the more
because of my desire to see all our
friends stand firmly together.
IF I write strongly, it is because l
feel strongly for my constant and in
innate intercourse with the President,
beginning with the 4th of March, not
only binds me peculiarly to his Admin
istration, but gives me personal as
we'll as political interest in seeing that
justice is done him. 7
Believe me, my dear Sir, with much
regard, ever faithfully yours.
CHARLES SUMNER.