The national Republican., 1862-08-27
THE BALTiaORe CLIPPER ARD THE
PREslDENT'S LETTER.


PREslDENT's LETTER.
This paper, In iu comments upon the very
novel letter Of our President 70 Mr.. Greeley.
seems to us to represent large class OF peo
pie, and therefore We select its editorial Of
Monday lest, - subject for . brief aninad
verson.
This editor thinks II will neither satisfy the
radical portion Of the abolition party on the
ons hand, nor the sdherents Of John G. Cal
houn on the other, who believed that slavery
was blessing" While Mr.. Jefferson, the
father Of American Democracy, believed that
slavery lie q curse" "for which the Almighty
would bring this land and people into jude-
ment." Now, what does this editor believe !
she disciple Of Mr.. Calhoun or Mr.. Jefferson,
who said God has no attribute which can tnke
sides with the stakeholder 10 such q contest
as we are now waging? II be believes With
J,ffsrson, ss we presume he doee, then We ssk,
did II ever occur to him, that this land has fall
en-, just at this juncture, upon the very conflict
which Jefferson % clearly forsehsdowed7 And
why, this being the solemn truth, should Mr..
Lincoln or any sane man hesitate any longer
to undo the heavy burdens and let the op-
pressed 20 Free" that Gods Judgment upon
this land may BE- averted even at this late day.
We have said that the editor Of the Clipper
is the representative Of class, and OF very
large and respectable class. We will not dis
pu,e their loyalty, their honesty, or their hearty
love Of the Union. But why longer hesitate 70
do what God 30 Significantly points out as our
duty 10 this crisis, viz to give liberty to the
captive, and thus save the Union from utter
overthrow 1t Is our judgment. made up from
careful examination Of this whole question
10 the light Of Divine Providence and the signs
of the times, that the Union and slavery cannot
both b. saved. One or the other must go IA
the wall.
While the President, the great body Of 30
called conservatives, and Border State poll
tcians are hcsitating, doubling, disbelieviug
our sun may set, and the country 60 down II
blood. God avert so dire a calamity to tbi
land till We repent and do works meet for ~
peptance, BY delivering him that 10 bound ou
Of the hands Of the spoilsr.
II we would save the Union we should no
fear 70 do right. We should strike the rebel.
lion where 1t is the wssksst 10 the languag,
Of Daniel s. Dickinson, a lifelong Democrat
we should take from the rebel bis property o
every description, "whether animate or inani
mate, whether upon two legs Or upon four"
1t ie seen from JEFF Davis's memsge tha
botbing troubles bim 20 much as the cop6sca-
ton bill Lot the President enforce II in lettsl
aud spirit ia oil the land where our armie,
have power, and a. fast - they advance, and
the knees Of the chief oonspirstors will smit'
together. and the rebellion everywhere vii
totter to its fall.
We Close BY saying that, all so.cslled con-
servatisn to the contrary notwithstanding. VI
believe with Mr.. Jefferson that slavery 10 ,
"curse," and should therefore cease to sxis
throughout all the land. If the Clipper, and
thoss who think with him, can hnd any reason
10 morals. IN religion, iu the Constitution, and
in public safety for psrpetuatiug this ''curss,
we cannot. So We say very respectfully 70 ths
President, giva orders to your generals snt
sabordinaies to carry out the confscstion act
Nothing mora is required now.