Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-01
A K51ssr frSm Prof. sanborn.

A private letter ffom Prof. Ed. sanborn,
formerly Of Dartmouth College, now Of the
Missouri State University at 81. Louis, 70 pub
lIshed, In which be gives his views Of the con-
dition Of things in that and the other Border
States Prof. sanborn Ia an anti-slayery man,
in full sympathy with the Missouri emancipa'
tionists, and he knows how they feel upon the
questions connected Wit the war. He says:
"The negroes are destined innocently to be
the ruin Of our country. Their freedom 10 not
worth the price we are paying for IT, Il will
require centuries not years 70 elevate them.-
They have hitherto disappointed all their friends
by not rising 10 aid our armies 10 crushing the
rebellion. The inference TO my mind 10, that
large majority of them are contented Win their
present lot and tha. 1t will require the pro-
ductive energies Of the entire NORM Tor one
generation TO set them up IN pusineas as iree-
men. Probably about 4O,OOO have run away
been carried away, or stolen from Missouri
Kansas people fhink 1t their duty 70 free the
negroes Of this State, whether owned by Union
men or Secessionists. Revenge IL the watch.
word Of such men 90 Jennison and II will re-
qure q. least two generations Of men to settle
the bitter, burning wrongs, that they have In
their 'hearte' hot cells' shut up.5 Northern
people forget how tenacious our citizens are OF
State rights and State lines. This is not mere
Southern feeling. I, Our whole history proves
that our warmeat pairiotsm springs from our
own State
"Lst member Of Congress now rise and
commend the troops Of his State and disparge
those OF another, and you will tind anindignaDt
champion Of the censured State on his feet In
moment. Ii is deep seated resistance 70 for
eign interference with State inierests which
makes the non-slaveholding population Of the
border States support the war. They think 1t
patriotic to do 30; and We shall never have sub
stantal peace till the Northern people consent
to dEop the negro question. Slavery must die
out soon In the border Stetesi but It must be
lett to State management. Let the parties
fight their political battles on their own ground; ;
any interference from abroad will be repelled
with great unanimity. Every day spent by
Congress in discussing universal confscation
bills or emancipation bills costs us many pre-
cious lives. II makes the Southerners united
and desperate. Let our armies march on to
victory; let military governments be set up
as we conquer, till the Union spirit revives;
let the question of coD6scation and emancipa-
tion remain to be decided when We have both
the masters and slaves In our power, and with
In one year the old Constitution will be the su-
preme law Of the land In every State In the
Onion. Otherwise anarchy and violence will
prevail during the whole Lifetime of those who
originated this war. There is danger, too, Of
violent party strifes on these questions In the
free States. The Onion feeling now oDliterates
party lines; but history teaches rs that the con-
servatives always take the reins Of government
after q long ana exhausting war. Hot-headed
men may involve us in strife; the wise, prudent
and cool headed must rescue as from It,"