The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-26

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An Interesting Letter frou IA
PaITi1Iic Ex-senator Of the
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M DEAn SIN IN reply TO your ktOf OF
be SDhlitimo, j have to Ssy that you baye
been rightly informed. | do not intepd to.
bes Candidate Tor Uni ed States Senaior at
the coming election, and have so expressed
myself to friends on all proper OCCASIONS. !
have a number Of reasons, public and private
for this course, one OF which il that the cast
ern and northern sections OF the State make
special claim 10 The senator, at this time, on
the ground that wc have Sonein the West re-
Gently elected, aud can not reason ably claim
both i0f so i0nga term. ~ = '
( The other question you ask, f''a bat can be
done 10 save the country2' is not so readily
answered. The usual response Is, God knows
Few Of eur best thinkers seem TO have any
clear views on the question:; and it is lot
even certain that the Administration at
Washington has a well defined policy tolthat
end, have some thoughts on The Suhiect
which do not hesitate to give you. They
may seem to you crude, and on some points
even novel ard startling; hut .,lhry are, the
result Of some rt1eciion.
The Swofd.is the only agency at work.
But the sword cannot do all. A., II is an agent
OF destruction. 1t can tear down but cap
not build up. 1t may chastise and silence
the relels IN the field; but it cannot make a
union OF States; it can not restore confidence
and maternity among the people estranged
and ahenated iIom each Other. tie war
was against the leaders in he South only, as
many at the beginning supposed, then the war
might put lhem down and the masses Ioould
return o,,her allegiance. But the .ootAict
turn cut to he with the whole mass Of The
people within the srevotcd States, old daard
Young, male and female, numbering many
millions. With such a power, Sooner or
later se shall have to treat aud negotiate.
The sword alone will never restore this Feo7
pie to.tle Union.
You well know 1tI.at when the present
calamnitcs menaced the nation, i was for
peaceful means 10 avert tie blow. Then
our present suffering and sacrifices could have
been roided and, as | believe, the unity Of
the States PIE, ,eIyed for generations, without
the sacrifice OF principle, or honor, or con-
science on either side; passion prejudice ard
fanatcism only would have been repaired to
give way; and still thilk, nay; ] am sure
The other means be side war ale pcces sary
to save our country our whole coun ry--
from present Affections and impending ruin
know how easy it is to talk about var
and carnage; about strategic positi MS and
brilliant victories, abour ne prdnipt >uhiuga
ton OF the South by The Strtt ;hpw lGasant
it may seem to scme to float IN the common
cul rent Of excitement and passion; and
especially how unpleasant, il not uTsa g. II Us
to stem this tide. But the time is coming,
! if 1t be not now, when the man who, would
render his country a substantial service must
do This lie must look al the whole work
before US, and strike or The right, regardlts,
| OF ciamor OF consequences to hiins seffpersou'
| We have bsd war or 'ehteen months, The
! the like OF which the world has selcom wit
ress.d bettae, TO sustain which nationa
| debt of startling magnitude, which mus
| hang over roserly long into the ulu e, ha,
already been created, and moe than a quar-
! ter millions OF invaluable Ives sacrificed or
! lhe Union side alone, in addition 0 the many
tho ouSandS that have been crippled or diseas
ed Tor Il e; and yet but httlc. any, substap
TALLY progress has been. made in lbc gool
wUlk Of re establishing the Union, or even
OF maintaining the Federal authority withir
the revoltcd States. las not, then, the tx
pertinent OF war, as means Of eXtricating
the country lrqmils present deplorabe con
/ ditiop, been already testcd-tested at leas
! 10 such an extent as to prove its utter futil
iity unaided by other means. t--- 9ia!Hn
It wgsa happy thought Of President Lin,
coin, expressed in biz Inaugural, that If we
] went to war We could not IL hi always; sfanc
when, alter mut h loss on 10Th sides and ne
Igan n either, you cease f4htng, he denii
cal Old gu ,stious as to lerus Of in'erc0ur(e
are again upon yous'',,5 This prrphe ic aHG
highl, significant Sc tment shows that rvet
/ NJ. Lincoln. he ore the war began; an'ich,a
ted the tine, in easeit did begin, when i
woulG be necessary toput the sword atsrest
al least ior a season, in order 10 resume tht
lidcntlca old Questions abopt in ercunrse anc
I setl} ment. II does not seem 10 have oc
z ieuite 10 bin that The sword could 10 he
whole work, but that, inevitably, we woul(
have to come back to the original point t,
compromise AID settle. 1t, then, we ranno
I fight always, what amount Of fighting il, ne
cessary to1ender it proper to prepare Il
cease or suspend in order TO consider tetnt
OF reconciliil ion. 4 TheIc has already "beer
4 much loss on both sides aud no gain or eth
i .r;"' and while the time to cease fighting MAJ
not be yet, the leriod has surely Come wheI
! ether means beside the sword should be en-
I-tloyed in the effort 10 save The Govern
'Enient and couhtry, 3 Certainly the object o
the war, ard the extent to viii h i! is to go
I should be detini ely knownto the countr, -
rebellion, and h,ld, hot as States in rth,
Uhion, but conquered provinces, then th
sword must be kept in cons ant motion, ant
war and carnage be the order OF the day
I New levics and hesh supplies may be proper
| II raised for it Will require a formidable
4 army In each ol the seeeded Sates 10 execute
/ and main am this scheme % n4si ssa + Es~
/ lfex elimination be lhe objec,, then III
l sword SHOULD have testraiBed liceEse /,
Ideal dea h and destruction among the Iebe /
in all parts OF their country, regardless o seA
or aye, OF condition, But neither Ui thes,
purposes, il practicable, would re establish
The Union. composed OF certain Safes Bu,
J.
iWhe n the Union is Teses ,abll> bed, lhe Sou
as well as the North must be 10 The lam
4 iiy Of States tlinst exist as heretofore e.se
4 viii not be the Union. about which weH hav
talked So much, and ior v high SO many blay
4 men have titored up their YES. The ply si
/ Zeal triumph ofal lhe Neiah over the South il
THE field, as the North in the end may hi
unph,is not the v hole OF tlle task Tie State
must be brought toge bel; the feelings OF III
!; people Of both see,ipns must. be 50 consuaip
ed and moderated that hey can hafelu,z
4 ami live together, else tiie Union * gone to,
lever. TO subjugais the Sou herp. State
and SO hold them could suhseive no goa
end 'or either section, and in no way, tha
Ethat can di~coveI, advance the wei are @
2 the NORTH; of 10 long bs the South was s
held. then hate oi the NORTH would inci ease
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