The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-10-28


employ them.
Our enemies. like the Grccian. have one
vulnerable point You have not touched u
YEA What should have been their element
Of weakness has been suffered n remain an
element Of strength. .-.
They have nearly million Of able-bodied
men Of Ct age for war OF for labor. Hold
inc these men IN bondage. and employing |
them to till the soil. they are epzbled 70
send 70 The battlefield almost their entire I
white male adult population. yet preserve |
their commissariat sufficiently supplied
Il has always been great wrong that
these men and their families should be held
Ia bondage. We Of the North have hitherto
acquiesccd in Il. least In the effort TO redress
| Il IN violation CT the Constitution. greater
evils might ensue.
Bot The Zine has come when il q Consti-
tutional 20 redress IL. The rebellion has
made il 30. Property 10 man, always NOR
nIlv unjust. has become nationally danger
ous PROPERTY that cndADgers the safety OF
/ . ration should not be suffered TO remain in
| the hands OF is citizens. A Chief Magis-
tra,e who permits II 50 10 remain becomes
responsible Tor the consequences. For be
has the right. under the Law and the Con-
stitution. 20 take private property. with Just
compensation offered. for public use, when
Il ever u - aquarium t38k o1l F1otf~ e@sc~~1
demands such appropriation.
Forgive what may seem curt speech II
say that, IN my Judgment. President with
| lust sense OF duty has no option In such
case.
Ia the due exercise OF your official power,
: | In s,rictest accordance with law and the Con-
| .titution, you can deprive the enemy Of that
| which. above all else. has given. and still
| gives him, aid and comfort. You can de-
clare emancipated bis slaves, the supplies OF
hs commisssriat Gradually you can deprive
him OF these. and for every hundred thou
sxnd productive laborers he loses. you may
lhayo a hundred thousand soldiers With
their aid you can reach the rest. What ther
. ,sm.ins for himY lie must thin his ranks C
= | cultivate his plantations. he must labor To-
h.s Own food, or he must perish for the laci
Of IL.
y The people arc forbidden to give aid an'
n | comfort 20 rebels. What Of n Government
that has the power 70 cut on from aid an
comfort all the rebels of the South and fail
:" 10 exercise itf
r. We ought 70 do that which is right. eve
r, | n the recompcnse DO distant and uncertain
but We add folly to injustice II We neglc'
80 A great act of benefcencc that Is to be r,
ON wsrdcd, even now, by our own preserv'
ms ton.
.. Yet again. Can yon look forward 10 a
q future Of our country and imagine any sta
W. OF things in which, with Slavery still cxis
m ing. We should be assured OF pcrmane
- peace2 cannot We can, constitutional
-, exterpatc Slavery at this time. But II '
=, fail to do this. then. unless We intend herea
ne tor 10 violate the Constitution, We shall ha
tho a fugitive slave law In operation whenene
-, or the war Is over Shall the North Ia
sacrificed hundred thousand lives and q
'hu thousand millions Of treasure 10 como 10 n
IN az IastG Not even guaranty peace OF
cat chased at 80 enormous costl After vol,
: !. tsry sxsrtisns on the part Of our people
whsch the history of tho world furnishes
- narallel. IL the old root of bitterness still
Of remsin in the ground to sprout and b,
|, If frnit in the future IA II has borne fruit in
!. /. pastf
The questions are addressed to you:
and upon you and upon your action more q
rive upon any other one thing does the answer
ran. pend. You have. at this time more po'
. than any constitutional monarch In the woi
The English Government always acts acc,
win ding to the policy approved by the constii
or tional advisers of the Crown. You wo
tho violate usage only il you should act with
the advice, or even contrary To tho opinl
ae- of your constitutional advisers. do
propriety or even with safety, | merely
sert that the power IL. IN point Of fact.
ria- your hands. And for such power, VIII
responsibility to God and man.
Ii Ia within your power at this very
mont not only To consummate an act of
fren. lightened craftsmanship. but. as the ms
ment of the Almighty, To restore to frees
race Of men. If you are tempted by
imperishable name, it IL within your re-
PEI We may look through aneient and mot
WEI history. yet scarce find sovereign to wi
,ne God offered the privilege of bestovins
e'o- humanity a boon so vast.
ma Such an offer comes To no human b.
SURE twice. IL il made 90 you today.
.o,as long Il will remain open-whether in q
~ OIL months or In one month from nov il
en' = still be at your option to accept it,
SUED Who reads the hearts OF men, alone KIN
'aer- And this brings me TO speak Of ano
VIC class Of dangers. those which may arise
wave in the North. among ourselves.
s~ns Do you read the daily newspaper p
'oha- that wonderful and instructive modern u
na . OF the passing opinions o. the timesf !
'.'on have YOU not recently seen there signs
u me startled your advice, audaciousiy give
asoie certain quarters, that il is time the
M all should take the power into it, own h
o mas and demand the dismissal from your Cal
'he of the best men In III Have you not
ewes IN your own experience going TO prove
go . such audacity has not shown its head '
'uen, out power and numbers TO render II fort
signt blef do not fear h.; not nov. IL
ssrangled at its birth. Bat he tsmpts =
dence. Who suffers that spirit Of ansrcl
grow AID gather strength before sfriki
blow for is destruction.
You cannot be ignorant Of the desi
.reos these men. he that runs may read "
'sA'e 80 that We are drifting toward Emar
'"o y ton. They sec that the demand iron
'ouss usssss OF our people for this great me
3 becoming. day by day, more importu
WV, They knov that majority ofyour ia
you, favor t. They feel assured, as 70 you
: that IL The option remain with you. IL
sso a question of time and Of form when sns
nous a Proclamation OF Emancipation "
Sn' W Issued They perceive but one power
has any chance sacce -tully 10 arrss
49, stream and coerce y5ur action. q
shen thew sppeal 90 IL. Openly they declar
49, cabinet Ministers must DC imposed uPo
~ by military dictation. No other COZ
lsss them 10 effect their great object, .
-" ", 70 perpetuate among Us that n
~ which the nation. with determination
49, increases from day 90 day, = resolved
root
road. One blow may b. deli by you against
heart men that will crush, forever. thc'r 'rea
fore bic csbais IL y the same that Ia
second foundation Of peace. and assures. b
.dseu- psssible pefadventurc. the downfall Of
uencr. bel,on. They know their danger
read Emancipation la all tbs signs
leader times. II 4 20 them the handsrising
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