Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-11
Letter of Amos Kendall, to the President
of the United States.

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could not abolish that monopoly, which depends
On principles beyond human control; and that
il cotton were produced by hired labor n the
south, as il is manufactured in the North, its
profits would be as great, if not greater than
they are now generating the same antipathies in
that section which have produced our present
troubles.
There is party in the NORTH comparatively
small at present, who for the mere purpose OF
abolishing slavery in the South u0ald sdcrgfce
4 hundred thousand Northern iiCes and "a Thousand
mLiions Of Northern money, lDith0W eDea The hope
Of any advantage TO hemSelpes or The peopie cf he
Stdfes IN which They hoe
Like the Southern rebels, they assume, ia sub |
stance, that the Constitution no longer exists
aud talk of the reconstruction Cf the "Union" on |
other principles
These men cannot but know that this il not
the view entertained by the Government or by
the great mass Of the Northern people. These
believe that we still have Constitution that
/ The Government at Washington is. not mere
provisional government that the war is waged
III defence of that Constitution aud that Govern.
ment that the Union needs no ''recOnstruct0ni'
that, # il did, il would be unwise and dangerous
TO attempt it until the rebels are compelled u
submit To it as Il IS that no act Of the Seceded
States, not even repeal Of their ordinances OF
secession, il necessary to restore them 10 the
Uni0n, because being unconstitutional aud void,
those ordinances could not take them out of il
that as the armed resistance TO the Constitution
is put down in State after State, they will stand
in the Union with all their constitutional rights
unimpaired, and will successiVey recognise
their obligations aud resume their duties as
members Of our great Coniederacy
Bu, the position of the rebels rs individuals IL
very different and nothing but punishment or
pardon restore them to the rights Of Amtr-
can citizens. They have forfeite their property
and their lives, and therefore 10 eoniseale their
saves aud thus set them free is not violation
of the Constitution, How far that process should
he carried is question of eSrediency and not Of
right
And il is in this point OF view that / appeal to
the advocates Of emancipation in the North tu
be content with the progress which their princi-
pies are making, not through the subyersion of
the Constitution, but under cover OF its au-
, tLorily.
The leaders of the rebellion anuoun. ell their
determination to "couquer or die" and the
principal Shareholders in the Sonih net as ii they
4 we're in earnest. Look ut South Carolina ln
the violent portion Of lie State the planters TO a
4 man hy ON the approach Of the Union army,
A burning their cotton, and in many cases their
4 buildings, and abandoning their slaves. There
Il are said 10 be now about eight thousand slaves
. thus abandoned in the vicinity Of Port Royal, in
: South Carolina, every Que Of whom may be
constitutonally free y confscatiOn because OF
/ their masters treason. As the Union armies ad-
vance into the interior other thousands will be nd
:, iel to the number by the deseron Of their mas
/ rec and finally there will be no resident population
in n large portion OF the State but deserted
Il slaves.
4 In short, if the masters persist in their mat
- and causeless rebellion against the Constitution
:, the end will be negro community dlong portion
Of The Southern Coast under The protector u II,
limited States.
If the war is to be protracted by the obstnl-
cy Of the cotton planters, this is result whicl
the United States cannot avert if they would
n BY confscation, the slaves will be get free
and, through the same process, the lands Of theil
masters will be surrendered to them for cuitiva-
ton, all without infringing upon the Constitu
H. tion. Even now there is a negro colony aloun,
Port Royal, under the protection of the nati0na
forces, and its future expansion into an orguni-
is. zed community depends on the obslinacy Of Ih
ut planters and the events of the war.
MI Bul this is not all. Probably four iifths of al
the slaves iu the United States are now lawful,
o. subject to contscatOu account Of the Treason
la Of their masters How far the forfeiture Q
tie their slaves their other property, their lives
its shall be carried, is question Of eXpedenc
,s, ouly, aud involves no constitutional question .
Of power, FOur-ftihs u all the slaves may he thu
lawfully set free, and the emancipation OF th
on other fifth would soon follow.
he In this view Of the subject whit motive hav
MI the abolitionists OF the North TO press thei
he Government into All abandonment Of the Consti
I'D tuition, by making general emancipation instea
iat Of the preservation Of that Instrument the direC
or object Of the war. thus giving color Of right
nd the rebcliOn aud IN Il measure paralJ zing lh
Oi arms of loyal men, especially in the South
IN Patriotic may well differ as to the eXten
err to which the punishment Of treason shall b
nj. carried. The extreme emancipationists may
nd. they choose insist that il shall be unrred to III
| of cnnfiacatiuu MI fran all tI.
'ill slaves Of rebels That they may do wthou
led assailing any principle Of the Constitution, an
it'll surely they would be much stronger on tia
bis ground than any other Why, then, Shout
the they abandon the Constitution aud place them
yes selves on revolutionary ground Why not ac
he with cordiality with those who are striving I
Fry MAINTAIN the Constitution as Is and, tha
N being accomplished, seek the communication Q
al, their ends by means Of coniscalion under il
ma, authority
no They may reat assured that their object
in attainable at all, can he more easily attained
m, this mode than by any revolutionary pro
Id eeedings
ere The time for considering how far it is til
of interest Of the country To carry the punislmel
Try Of treason by conhscaIiOn death has not arr
ielf we'd. When il does arrive the question wi
his doubtless be decided not much by the gui
Of the traitors as By the interest of the 10y
rn citizens Of the Republic.
ra Not all the wealth and all the blood Of the leat
ate ing rebels can atone for th0usnndth part of Il
TOl destruction of life and property, the seknes
its privatiOn and misery which their prohigate an
ed, bition has brought upon their country. Live
M Oi iniamy may be seVerer punishment for the
lgh than the bullet or the natter. What shall
lnd done with them their property willnecessaril
d." become d subject OF consideration when ii
Var rebellion has been put down and the Cover
lis ment shall thus have acquired the power
aG- punish.
uld The North was never more united than II
nee now in the determination TO suppress the rebe
the lion, at whatever cost of treasure or Of bloo
to Phey look upon il as essential to their fuiu
and peace and safety, and the only means by whiC
nay the nation the lost respect of ioreg
lise Powers, maintain and recommend republican il
gle, stitutions, and resume that career of peacel
ade progress which made our country the womb
no and admiration Of the world Let no revolution
'ra ary spirit in the North intervene to strength,
the rebellion or paraly2e patriotism but let us, vii
are one voice, eusaiu the Constitution as IL Is upd
ent ta authority punish traitors as we list and, VIII
OPP peace is restored, amend it If il needs amen
RELY ment.
ica am little disposed to enter upon a gener
hat discussion Of the slavery question, but propo
lcal in another letter TO touch upon one branch Of
lity which more than any other makes il a dangero
the one. AMOS KENDALL
ub, FguRUAHY %, 1862.
DIED.
CHANDLER. - In Philadelphia, on sabba
ieo, Evening 9Th inst, LlzzIR, wife Of John Cha
'ort dler, and daughter Of J W. Gof a.
hta McCAULLEY.-In this city, on the 9Th INST,
lth LOUISA MCCAULIEy NQifp nf Gauua1 W NJ