New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-24

noon, via Baltimore, TO the James River, with im-
portant dispatches TO Gen. Mcclellan.
THE BORDER STATES AND THE
PRESIDENT.
SENATOR HESDERsON's REPLY TO THE PRESI-
DENT.
WILMINGTON CITY July 81, 1902
Mr.. PRESIDENT: The pressure OF busiDeta III The
Senate during the last few days OF the Session pre-.
vented my attendance at the meetings Of the Dor
der State members called 10 consider your PROPOSE
ton IN reference 10 gradual emancipation III our
States
/. is for this reason only, and not because fail
70 appreciate their importance or properly respect
your suggestions that my name does not appear to
any of tie several papers submitted in response.
| nay a!.o add that it was my intention, when
the subject Up practically for consideration III
the Senate TO express fully my views in regard 10
/ it.. This of course would have rendered any other
response unnecessary. But the want Of lime to con-
slider the matter deprived me OF that opportunity,
and lest now my silence be misconstrued, deem II
proper to say TO sou that an by no means indii.
fcrent 10 the great questions 90 earnestly, and ~
believe SO honestly, urged by you upon our con-
alteration.
The Border States 20 far, are the chief sufferers
by this war and the true Union men OF those States
have made the greatest sacrifices for the preservation
of the Government. This fact does no, proceed IRON
acknowledgement on the part Of the Union author
iles or want OF regard for our people, but II L.
the necessary result Of the war that Ii upon us. Our
states are the bstte-felds. Our people, divided
among themselves, maddened by the struggle aud
blinded by the smoke Of battle, invited upon our
sol. contendi armies-the one 10 destroy the Gov
eminent, the other to maintain it, The Consequence
TO us Is plain. The shock of the contest upturns
society and desolaes the land. We have made rae
rtces but nj last they were on the sacrifices de-
manded by duty, and miles, we are willing 10 make
Others, indeed, any that the good OF The country
involved in the overthrow OF treason, may exact al
our hands, title TO patriotism is not complete.
When you submitted your proposition to Con.
gress in March last that the United States ought
to cooperate with any State which may adopt a
gradual Adjustment Of Slavery, giving 10 such
state pecunary aid TO be used by such State IN Its
discretion, to compenss for the Inconvenience,
public and private produced by such change OF sys-
tem,' / gave 1t a most cfeerfnl support, and MI
satisfied il woulo have received the appreciation Of
a large majority of the Border State delegation IN
both branches Of CoDgiess II, IN the first place,
they had believed the war, with lrs continued
eviis-the most prominent OF which 10 material
point of view IL its Injurious effect on the insti'
tuition of Slavery IN our Stateiconld possibly have
been proiracied for smother twelve months aud
il, IN the second place. they bad felt assured that
the party having the majority III Congress would,
like yourself, be equally prompt in prac'icai ne
ton ss i, the expression o! continent Wb'ie
scarcely any ole doubfed your own rinoerty III
tie premises and your earnest wish speedily to ter
inmate the war, you can readily conceive the
grounds for differences of opinion where conclusions
could only be based upon conjecture.
Believing, as did, that the war was not 20 near
its Pennington az come supposed, and feeling dir
posed to accord others the same sincerity Of pur-
nose that should claim for myself under rmlsr
circumstances, voted for the proposlt on. VIII
suppose that others were actuated by no finisler
motives.
understood by you and by my co st'tuents. dii
hot suppose at the time that was penonally making
any sacrihce by supporting the resolution, nor thai
/ the people of my State were called upon 10 mike
any sacrice either III considering or accepting the
proposition If they eaw ft. l agreed with you la
the remarks cor tanned in the Message accompanying
the resolution that "tbs Union must be preserved,
and hence all indispensable means must be eu.-
ployed." War has been and continues to
be an Indispensable means 70 this end. a practical
reacknowledgment Of the National authority would
render the war uunece sary, and 1t would al once
ceaee. II, however, res'stsnoe continues, the war
rnust also continue; and it s impossible 10 foreece
all the Incidents which may attend aud sll the rnin
which may follow it. 1t is truly "inpossibe' TO
ioreeee ali the evils resulting from a war 80 stu.
pendous as the present. shall DO much r"Jolced II
something more dreadful than the sale OF freedom 70
a few slaves in the Border States shall not result
from il, Ii it closes with the Government u our
,athers secure and constitutional liberty IN all ITS
uurity guaranteed to the white man. tue result VIII
ue better than that having place IN the iedrs OF
many good men at present, and much better than
the part history OF such revolutions can JUSTIFY US IN
expecting 81, r
In this period Of the nations distress, know OF
no human institution too sacred Tor DIS ;nsslon no
material interest belonging to the citizen th'.t De
,heuld not willingly place urOn tie altar oil his
country if demanded by The public good The man
who cannot now sacrifice party anu put ASIDE selii"h
cousd. ratious 10 more tDaD halt disloyml Snch Il
man does not deserve the b-sslngs Of good govern
ment Prize OF opinion, baeed upon sectional leai-
uus,s should not he permitted 10 control The ders-
ION Of auy political question. These remarks are
General but apply with peculiar force 10 TIC people
Of the Border STATES al pIesti'' :.
| let us look at our cODditoD. A desolafiDg war If
mon ms We cannot escape Il if We would. III TIE
J}piop armies were to-day withdrawn from the Dor
der States without frst crushing Tie heDehoh Al
the South no rational msu can doubt Tor moment
hat tie adhereps of the Union cause III fhoso States
I'D soon he driven in exile from their homes by
the exnltant Rebels, who have so long hoped 70 re-
turn and take vengeance upon us.
TN. ueoule of the Border States understand very
well ,ae unfrirndly and sish spirit exercised TO-
ward them by the leaders OF ln's Not'on-o a'o NC
Leli;on. bepipninr some time previous TO lts out
Lreuk. Ihey win not fail to remember their inro-
jent refusal 20 counsel with IA, and their naughty
a.,nmprion of responsibility upon Themselves Tor
their misguided action. Our Peop VIII NOT soon
forget that while declining agains. COERCION" 'he!
from The Border States into ne SCUM, WIZ 'ue
uvowsd purpose Of forcing us into reoe non through
fears of losiig that species OF property lucy knew
vsrv well ,hr effect TO he produced on Slavery, b.,
evil war, especially in those States into ~ VIII =,
hostile armies might penetrate, and upon he so, o.
which the grea, contests for The suece' "
can Government were to be decided Trey ""ine'
some int ermeda,e ground for the conflict of arms
territory where the population wouio DC ui;.'e n
They knew, also, that BY keeping S!hvery ~ t nc
Border 5 ates, the mere friction and abrasion 70
which you 80 appropriately alude, would kerp Vi bs
constant irritation, resulting necessarily from .he
FREQUENT losses to which the owners would DC SUD-