The national Republican., 1862-08-22

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Letter fro,a ESsssk ". Hughes,
81 Pa., 60 secrssSrv sesoSrd.
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\ " asA@asry.
Hr. Seward IRsqusstsd to put
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Ths cfsalosisg impestans corssspssSssos
sstwsen FIsssls ~. HusAss, ID, Ohsirssa
Of tAs Dssocfstic ssass Osntrat couni.tss,
and sscrstasy Ssward, win bs sspA M w.
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hust r1 lsssst 81 Dr. Hssnss. t.via Nv
HnADo6Anf1As or rHr DrnocaAffc erifH or
'H n UnrfRAL ConNlrfst oy PNNI.,' "'l
,Philadelphik. Aug Il, 1852.
AoN Wtuiuh II. SeUosd, Sedfseefy Of State: =
DxAR SIR with come heeitpu6n take the
liberty of saclosing " you lAfss documenta,
viz fbs Addfe4 Of the Dsnocrttic Stats
Central O6unittse Of This SoaAs; "a Addrse
thls Day ifsued by myself, = Chairman, and
the form ~ . call for grst2 haas rneeting,
abontdSo b bSid IN this city. l,m
ALLOW me V say that the addfea Of the com.
u1ttee hss teen much sssailsd BY leading and
iriaeetisi joufnals, oondnct5a by tAoes who
chin 10 be your political fFisads. The denun.
ehtioo bss been 80 decided = 70 pronounce Il
trsasonsDle. Whether or not Il b htfeasonAbls,
you CO best determine II you read H. I'll
lengthy and may take mp too tnuch OF your
time bat the address Issued BY myself, this
day, 10 comparatively short, and d II states
poeiaous sufficiently 70 dstsEmine the character
Of shs ftrner, II win relieve you Of labor y
you wiit fead the lsttev. :" ~. .'' .l'.
Az the address Of the comuittee Ss well ss
that BY myself, o. chairman, src both IRON my
whatever reproach sk0Qld attach 70 their pub
lication. Still, allow Ne 10 assure you that
they contain the sentiments Of not less than
three hundred thousand Of the men, Of Pennsyi
vanla, and, believe, Of over one million oi
men in the oentral Htatss Of New Jersey, Penn
syivania, New YORK, Ohio, idisna, and ILL
nois. will ed, 700, that believe there Il
no other milll0a dfn1sn h The whole country
Of more devoted psaiHsa and loyalty. tt,i
lwili add, too, thsk believe this million Of
mn will, amid political changes, remain -.
ulSuc Ano loyal Al you VIII 49, Vue VI U0si
J Of .he enclosed addresses, sod n, ID connection
!. WiN The fso>s i havs ssatsd IN fegara VI their
supporter, Il will stimulate you or serve you
ID any deGrse 70 pronnes . policy % ~ pert
d ~ sdninkxston sf President Lxicpln b
! pu\ down Tie dsmoa OF abolitionism, ny sols
objbct In sddresllhg yoa this (psrhsps pre-
suDptuous) nots sAsff be more than abundant
y obtained. ~ al svsnts, rst assarsd that
address yoa With the profound respect due
. your high personal and Official character.
l. F. W. HU0HEs.
Il Rsspenss ST sscrstary seward.
Il DxPAKrNsNr OF STATE.
Il h r,,, Wsshlngtoo, August 10th. 1862.
,, To =. W. Myhss, Aq., Headquarters Of u
Democratic State Central Committee d
ri Pennsylvahis, Philsdslphia;
= DEAR Sn: I have had the honor Of receiv-
log your letter Of the l4th instant, togethe
. with the thrsS papers 70 which Il refers, twt
Of ,hsn icing appeals written BY yourself, and
Y. addressed By The Democratic State Cenra
. Comnitles 10 the Democrats and all othe
= snd The otAsr being cali for mas meetina
;. Of The ciaissas d Philsdelphia The objects o
q which nestine will be "to express 1m pur
al poss 70 aand by The maintenance Of ths Ne
tional Cooseitution With devodoa 70 u
American Union," and, further, ITO declar
hesality 10 the policy and meaRr0 q
a ell who sssk to prostitute the country h
!, the pusposes Of Aboliiouism, and formal,
y 70 sIpssss The intention Of The Democrat
. party % Do q II hss always hiiber
, dous. nanely, 70 support The Federal Gov
" al power, and 70 defend II, ct whatever peril
against the insiduous and reasonable tssct
|. ines Of Abolitiobis,s." 90 -. -
I'll You tall NE that some Influential journsli
coDductsd By political friends Of mine, osnsur
one 0f thess papers a. reasonable, and The
g The others ere conceived in tho ZANE spir
'. With the one which IL 90 hsrshly judged. Yo
"a desins ~ 10 read them and weigh them Il
= nyss 1 You further intimate hope that II
: psfnssi Of the papers will hsve the er Ct
producing exsrlions on my part 70 induce u
Presdsut 70 favor policy 70 pat down ths d
have read the documents thus submitted |
me, with . high respect for the authority
g which they we're Issued, and With full conf
,s dsncs In ths sincerity Of the devotion to Il
a, UnIon which, - their author, you hsye avowe
.t You will sllow me d say hat this nation
10 now engaged, not In . political CANVAS b
10 tween opposing parties about qrestioas Of civ
M AAnialstsaaion, but In civil war, carried Z
:. b1ssoMas armies on an issus Of national n
~t~N-1e bysoluuou pt6voihs tn0r0 Will DO
~ qusst1osaf Standardization LEFT 10 settle. II
rx fall, therewll bs tas enough 70 ssttls I'll kut
:, queaions. -. =, ''.''' ~ n,
o. an not 70 dIctais . course for others
l. pursas 10 this criais. But must say for my
self, hat neither a. . public ofacer, nor ~
oitisas, can know, with favor OF distavc
parties among the supportsn Of the Unit
% States. Any more than I can make distinctit
he between factions which unite in siding ths n
IN bellion. n,a rr
~ A aAtion, like an Individual, can do only OF
thing sffsotually at one time. II cannot wke
he turn aside from the chase Of the fearful dem,
r. Of disnnion, TO pursue 90 Inferior demo
ch whether imaginary or real. '."
o think that the wrsngles which occurr,
ICE among the Crusaders about their respscu
is creeGs. when they nat down to the siege Of
vi. rusGleD were just a rational sad just AZ wi
"a as disputes about abolitiOnists would now
"'' In the army of the Potomac In front Of Bic
mond. What 10 unwiss 10 the camp OF such
Ic- pomant cannot be wise In the Cabinet or
Ied the assemblies Of the people.
I'd, sm occupied here either In meditating
's' tween different parties and jealous sects,
IN. else in watching and couoteracting the
DR.. trigues Of traitors In Europe. But j sonstn
think that II, instead Of being charged VI
thasa dutiaa I vuapo Al lIhartv Won oaAun