The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-18

liberty ard sizvcry-onc cr the other must die
90 mol believe thas tho slavery Question oes"let =
believe tie Is IAN rrspresSible cenict' betwseB
them. Tor more than qua ter Of century have
raised my voice In waraitg ~ the American pes,ae
against tnis their greatest crime aud da ferrous foe
fofetold long since the dcsig, slavery ana
destroy the iibsres of the North. o. ca oat asinst
the rad upon Mexico the snnesason Of 10 as. the
urnu Kansas, and the dicIs the supreme cs,url or
the United statrs that 6 the black has ii
which the white nan Is hound % reslegG" orotolo tho
dissolution O. the whg party the overthrow OF Ga lenl-
cratic slave power. huud ~. Genes 10
more th.n mi ian q men n lS6e, IN All Q witch fore
told the war the slave pow threw the replh.
lie they could no longer n ". more come
before the American pcept--tc the conservatives
wal cd for Cod o. move Ia His own COED time and
DO iinthiug for themseivesto the radicals who be-
ievig thai all human agencies Gvd--lnd say
time HIS come when the Amercan nation must choose
one or the other mott liberty slavery. Ii slavery
and The Union - IL was" the choice then say,
send your embassy TO jefferson avis and make terns
LIST us have nations either Davis our king, or
One republic, with DAVIS follow citizen OF equal
rights, not our master But Il we ae 70 be a homogs
neous people, our blood and money ~ bvr fruit,
If the war Is 70 DO now. but fore,er II the
republic y 70 ive-tnen let slavery b ahoi, hsi Ia all
the rebel States and all the world viii say not In
did we bleed and suffer aud die
THE CONSTITUTION TuE LAVE
80 Tar from saying, you aiees that would never
fight " tho constitution AZ II is.'' said would nos
have that sacred instrument changed 70 tho ag of
the ana the enorcemcn. Oh the aws" shall
the slave power Be % also The fathers prepared for
the time whom slavery should ceasethey wished
that result. Shall their aspl atons be realized
The constitution DIES not prevent the
from destroying slavery in the rebel Therefore,
II can do all desire and carry through this
criminal and powerful OF all reboOns, why should
any man wish " change 1t? No ray am Tor sthe
stuti0n II iso and the Union IL ought 10 ben0t
slavery and Union, but bsrty end Union and for
ever"
That you have contrasted with President Lincoln
cannot complain. You cannot 20 farther than In admi
ration Of Abraham Lincoln. bsisve that he honestly
desires 70 maintain the constitution and the laws aud
preserve and expand the liberties Of the people whom
80 much persuaded to elect him President. differed
with him before the eectonI differ with him now. 50
far from making any acous oppositionI have always
discouraged IL. shall continue g. sustain him at the
head u the government and ress, all who resist him
to myself and more 70 the country. The President VI
the United states not maser y but the Servant "
the people he must answer 90 his country and toni
God, only as l and the humbest ctizen OF the re-
public l cannot but ieel some degree OF contempt
at your suggestion that would take away this right
Of manly treedom Of thought and speech, which the
slave power, which threatens the overthrow Of the
public has In vain essayed for halt century. Poor
am, humble as may be, neither money power
command my independence Neither the President OF the
United States the people Of the Cned states shall be
my masters at home aud abroad have forgotten
that cand0r, manness and truth the virtues upon
which alone the republic In the civil and mil
tary alike seek place which calls upon
utter untrnth perpetrate injustice. My voice
shall be free to utter tho prompting OF my better
sentiments and my sword shall be drawn only defence
of the liberties Of men, am your Obedient servant
4Faa# EM G. M. CLAY.