The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-03-05


Letter from tse Hon. j. A. Graz
vcns 10 the President, UpOn'the
use of the Smithsonian Insti-
tntc.
The Hon. J. A. Cravens, the Rep
resentative in Congress from the Sec
ond District of Indiana, addressed the
following letter to the President, OBJ
,jecting to the use Of the Smithsonian
Institute for the promnlgation of Alb
clifton doctrines. The New Albany
Ledger says the sentiments of Mr..
Cravens will meet with the hearty en-
dorsements of his constituents.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 6, 1862
10 Ms Ereelleacy, Abraham Lincoln:
DEAR SIR: Allow me, with all due respect,
TO protest against the use Of the Smithsonon
Institution (of which you are one Of the
Regents) for the purpose of advancing the
partisan sentiments OF any political party
] regard the lecture of Mr. Horace Greely,
delivered at the Institute on the evening OF
the Sd inst SO far as it related to the ques
lion OF slavery, highly Objectionable. think
the Institution was not endowed for the pur-
pose OF prmpulgating the dogaaas of Aboltion-
ism; and think the public good demands
that these sectional lectures at the Institute
should be immediately discontinued.
Let us not close our eyes to the painful fact
that if we chang the policy of the war, and
attempt through its instrumentality to eman-
cipate four millions of slaves, we shall lose
all border slave States and send them into
the vortex of revolution, soon 10 be (olloaced by
oRhe Western border free States, solose natural
channel Of trade and commerce are, and jorever
must be, 0ith he South.
We cannot afford to make any blunders
now. We must "gird up our loins' and look
eur destiny full in the face. .A5olitionism on
the one hand and Secessioai8m on the Other must
be met and foreuer crushed, or we had as we'll
begin to prepare for o long and bloody war,
ending at last in separation or monarchcai
consolidation. While conservatism shall
mark sB1 characterize your administration on
the war question, and so long as am salts
fled that you are laboring to save the Union
dor the sake Of the Union as our fathers made
1T, am prepared to sustain your policy; but
any change toward radical Abolltionism
would blast, ] fear, the last hope Of putting
down the rebellion.
With the best wishes OF my heart that you
may be instrumental in saving tine Union
and restoring peace to our gloomy and dis
tressed nation, have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
j. A. CRAVENS.
That was timely letter of Mr..
Craycns; the result has been, we un-
derstand, to close the Smithonian In
stitute against any more abolition lee
tures.' This good example we hope
@in BE- followed by all who have con-
frd of public institutions, or buildings
.of any sort. Houses raised by the
money Of ali, should not be desecrated
by abolition lectures Of treason against
the Government, and the peace, order
and HONESTY of society. The whole
abolition doctrine is based on theft
soutlawry and civil connections; and
while one portion Of our people ere in
the army, Offering their lives to put
down Opposition to THE Government in.
the South, Let Us rho remain at home,
do our part in putting down as danger
Gus foes to the Constitution and eoan. |