Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-24

| am dressed slth difficulty not vet mentions
ed-One which threstefss division among thOse
Who united, are none too strong. An instance
of il Is known TO you. General Hunter i an
honest man. He was. and ! hope It'll j., my
friend. | valued him none the less for his agree
ing with me in the general wish that all men
everywhere could be freed. be proclaimed all
men free within certain States. and repudiated
the proclamation he expected more good aud
les harm from the measure than cOHld beieve
would follow. Yet. in repadistng Il. gave dis
satisfaction. If not Ofense, % miny whose sup
port the country can not affDrl % lose And
this j. not the end of H. The pressure IN IN di
rection j. still upon me. and is Increasing By
c0ncedng what now ask ycu eau relieve me,
and. much more. can relieve the couLtry IN this
important point.
Upon these considerations have again begged
your attention 10 the message of March last
Before leaving the Capitol, consider and discuss
II among yourselves. You are patriots and
Statesmen. and as such / pray you consider this
proposition; and az the least commend IL TO the
consideration of your States and people. As you
would perpetuate popular government for the
best people in the world. beseech you that you
do i'm 10 wise omit this. Our common country -
in great peril. demanding the loitiest views and
boldest action to bring a speedy relief. Once re
lieyed, its form of government - saved to the
NOTIu. Us Utlbftl uirtSff hifi tutfirhtb htu'V
ries are Wind Gated. and its happy future fully IN
sured and rendered inconceivably grand. To
Won more than TO any others. the privilege j.
given To assure that happiness and swell that
grandeur, and TO link your own names therewIth
forever
At the conclusion Of these remarks some con
versation was had between the President aud sey
eral members OF the delegations from the bor.ier
States. in which il represented that these
States could not be expected 10 move in so great
a matter as that brought To their notice ia the
foregoing address, while as yet the Congress had
taken no step beyond the passage OF resolution
expressive rather ct sentiment than presenting "a
substantial and reliable basis OF action.
The President acknowed dyed the force Of this
view. and admitted that the border States were
entitled to expect a substantial pledge of pecu-
mary aid "a the condition Of taking into cOnsIde
ration a proposition so important in its relations
TO their social system.
IL was further represented. in the conference.
that the people Of the border States were interest
edi knowing the great Importance which the Pres
ident attached TO the policy in question while II
was equally due To the country. to the President,
and 10 themselves that the representatives, of the
border sIaveholding States should publicly an
nounce the motives under which they were com
PEELED TO act and the considerations OF public
policy urged upon them and their constituents by
the President
With view to such a statement Of their posi-
ton. the members thus addressed met ~ council
Ia deliberate on the reply theg should make TO
the President and. as the result OF a comparison
Of opinions among themselves. they determined
upon tho adoption of majority aud minority
answer.
REPLY or THE MAJORITY.
The following paper was yesterday sent TO the
praaidant no the mi nj the Rpufp
sentatiyes from the border slave State
WASHINGTON, July IL, 1862
To the President:
The undersigned Representative OF Kentucky.
Virginia. Missouri and Maryland. in the two Huu
ses Of Congress. have listened TO your address
with the profound sensibility naturally inspired
bv the high source from which il emanates, the
earDestness which marked its delivery, ana the
overw helming Importance of the subject oi which
il treats We have given il most respectful
consideration. and now lay before YOU our re
Spouse We regret that want OF time has not
permitted US to make il more perfect
We have not been wanting. Mr. President in
respect TO YOU. and in devotion 10 the Con>titu-
tiop and the Union We have not beeen indiiler-
ent TO the great difficulties surrounding you. com
pared with which all former national troubles
have been as u summer cloud: and we have freelt
given YOU sympathy and support. Repudia-
ting the dangerous hereses OF the secessionists,
we believed with you that the war on their part
is aggressive and wicked and the objects Tor
which il was to he prosecuted on ours, defined 10y
your message at the opening OF the present Con
gress To be such all good men should approve,
We have not hesitated to vote all supplies for car
rying il on vigorously. We have voted all the
men aud mou,y yOu have asked for. anu even
more; We have imposed enormous taxes on our
people. and they are paying them with cheerful
ness aud alacrity; we have encouraged enlist
ments, and sent the field many of our hest
men: and some of our number have offered Their
persons to the enemy a. pledges OF their sincerlt,
and devotion To country. We have done all TINS
under tire most dscouragng circumstances. aud
ia the taee OF measures most dlstasteiul To W.,
and injurious 10 the interests We represent. and IN
the hearing OF doctrines avowed 10y those who
claim Ia be your friends, most abhorrent To IA
and our constituents But. Tor all this, we have
never iatered nor shall We ~ long ~ We have "A
Constitution To defend and Government which
protects rs. And We are ready Tor renewed ell
forts. and even greater sacrhces--yei. any sac
rihce--when We are satisfied II ~ required tn
preserve our admirable form OF government,
and the priceless blessings OF constitutional lib
crty.
A few of our number yote'l for the resolution
recommended by your message OF the 9th OF
March last: the greater portion oi Us dd not, aud
We will briefly state the prominent reasons which
Influenced our action.
In the first place, u proposed a radical change
Of our social system and was hurried through
both Houses with undue haste. without reasona
bile time for consideration aud debate. and with
no time at all for consultation with our constltu
ents. whose interests II deeply involved. II
seemed like an interference by this Government
with question which peculiarly and exclusively
belonged 10 our respective States, on which they
had not sought advice or solicited aid. Many
of u doubted the constitutional power OF this
Government to make appropriations ot money
for the object designated. and all of u thought
oIr finances weve M no condition To bear the
immense outlay which it, adoption and faithful
execution would impose upun the national Ire.,.
sury. II We pause but moment To think OF the
debt it, acceptance would have eutiiled, We are
appalled, hy ns magnitude The proposition W.
addressed 10 all the States. and embraced the
whole number OF slaves According To Tire cen
sas of le60 there we're then very nearly four
millions OF slaves in the country; from natural
increase they exceed that number now. At even
the low average ot three hundred dularS, the
price hxel by tive emancipation act Tor the aye>
Of this District. ana greatly below their real
worth their value runs up to the enormous suin
OF twelve hundred millions of dollars: and u 70
that we add the cOst at deportation aud eoloniz,-
ton. AZ one hundred dollars each. which is but 4
fraction more than Is actual, paid by the Mary
land Colonization Socie'y. we have -four hundred
million moIel We were not willing 10 impose d