The evening Argus., 1862-02-11

stituents.
WASHINGTON, Jan, -, 1862.
Ny DEAR SIR am IN receipt Of yours Of
the 10Th. will make very short reply
FIRST, as to why our army does not strike at
some other point than the stronghold OF the
enemy here. We cant withdraw any cohslu'
cradle force from the army Of the Potomac,
without weakening our line, aud we nave
yigilant foe ready 10 take advantage o. ~,
movement Of the kind They can a"''N ="
have their wings turned. II they can ''iVv '''
centre. Trust, my dear SIR 10 Tue 'A''' ',
men quite rs anxious for victor! a. ~"
can he win more knowledge OF the means by
which il can be attained, Joiht committee
has heen in session for the last few weeks. Ii
was created by those opposed to the manner
in winch the war has been conducted. OPP
no,cd il but that was among my mistakes
IL has done good the plans Of the army have
been disclosed 10 this committee. They must
keep the secret thus communicated, but !
! know they are now satisfied with the plans
Mcclellan has been before them. The pres
! ident stated the other day in my presence
! that there was probably but one man in the
country more anxious for u battle than him
self, and than man was Mcclellan lie re.
pudlated, IN words OF whitening rebuke to
those who make the charge, that he or Mr.
Seward, or Gen. Mcclellan were tam2ering
or delaying out Of any consideration for rebels
or rebel institutions, or that they INDUCED any
hope Of ending the war otherwise than by
! conquest On the battle field. wish every
man IN our land could have heard him.
This brings me to the second subject of
your letter That this rebellion must be put
down by force OF arms. That i, exactly whore
/ you and |, (whlle we appear 10 agrGe) dl!ier.
| |, more than you, believe that the sword
must stay this rebellion. That is not only tho
best way, but it is the only way to DO 1t. and
the constitution gives the government this
method in all its rigur. You you'd seek to
| do it, ii understand you right by passing
! laws, and by DEGREES aud orders o. at least,
doubtful constitutional authority, You can't
! but know that u lUw or decree contscatHg
property is imperative while that property 10
in the hands OF an armed enemy, You would
confscate and then capture. ! would cap
| ture and then coEhseate. But that is not the
main difference between US. Let us be frank
aud state it in the plaucst language. would
prosecute this war for the restoration Of the
union. You wonld prosecute it for the abo.
lition Of slavery When the war s over |
would leave the people that should be left in
any and all the states in possession of all the
political rights they possessed before the re.
preserving all the states, and to all
Of them equal political rights.
You would reduce portion OF the states
to dependencies, and deprive them of the
constitutional right Of regulating their do.
nestic institutions. | am for restoring the
uuion--yuu for imparing it. don't now ar
d que which theory l. the best. only want t,
make clear the point Of difference You may
say Of mine that have too much respect tol
il slavery deny that have any respect i1l
= slavery. Ny respect for the constitution
=, however, is supreme. Whenever and wher
ever slavery stands in the way Of conquest b,
~ our armies, would not spare it, and | car
not how sorcly it may be impaired by tn
D, conflict or whether anything Of it be lct
d when the war is over but the right Of eaci
state ~ 10 with it u,t ~ heretofore, wher
! the war j. over, must be preserved, or. you
a Sec it is NJ restoration. Those VINO, with
me- are FOR complete restoration Of the old
> union can lake no other ground. You who
are for change may be more wise than we
: and, once breaking through constitutional re
strants, You may make ali the Improvements
you think best, but your action is revolution
arv, not constitutional
You say the rebels have broken the consti .
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