The New York herald., 1862-07-27
THE BORDER STATES.
Senator Henderson's Reply TO the Presi-


WASHINGTON Cny, July n 1902
Mr. PREsrDEsrThe pressure OF business ~ she senate
during the last few days Of the session prevcafSd my
iendlnce the mseinrs Of tho border nsb rs.
called consider your proposition in reference to gradual
emancipation iu our states
ID is for this reason only and not because fail to s
rrecae Their importance Or properly ress.ct your sng
several papers submitted IN response.
may also add that Il was my intention, when the
subject up practically for consderaon IN the Sen.
ate 70 express fully my in regard to IT, This of
would rendered any other response unnecos
sary. But the want OF time TO consider tho matter DO
prived OF that opportunity and lest now my silence
be misconstrued deem it proper say TO you that
by means indifferent TO the great questions SO
earnestly, and believe so honestly, urged BY you
The border States far the chief sufferers by
this and the true Union men OF those States have
made the greatest sacrifices for the preservatn o the
government This fact does not proceed from msmanage
ment the part OF the Union authorities want OF
regard for people but il Is the necessary resa Of ho
that Ii upon Our States the battle fields.
Our people, divided among themselves, maddened by
upon soil contendng ariniesthe to destroy the
government, the other to MAINTAIN It, The consequence
suS ~ ~ n lana We nada -
last they only the sacrifices demanded by duty and
unless we are willing 70 make others indeed any that
treason exact at our hands our title TO patriotism
is not complete.
When you submitted your proposition 70 Con-
gress in March last .that the United States ought
TO cooperate with any State which may adopt
s % be- ussd BY sucS
in its discretion 10 compensate for the Inconvenience
public and private produced by such change Of sys
tom ,, gave II most cheerful support and am salts
fed IL would have received the appreciation OF large
majority tho border state delegation In both branches
war with i.s continued ovils-the prominent of
which in material point Of view Is its injurious effect
sbly hnyo been prorsctod Tor another twelve months
and IT, the second place. they had felt assured that tho
party having The majority In Congress would IKE u % yosr
preston sentiment. While scarcely any one doubtsd
your own sincerity in the premises and your earnest
ceivs tho grounds for differences or opinion where
cusons could only be based upon conjecture
tcrmnati,n as some supposed and feeling disposed
accord others the same sincerity OF purpose that
should claim for myself under similar circumstances.
voted for the proposition. will SUPPOSE that osnsrs
were actuatsd by no sinister motives.
In doing So Mr. President, desire to be distinctly
suppose a. the imo that was personally making any
sacrifice by supporting the resolution that the peo
either ia considering accepting the proposition they
saw tit. agreed with you n the rsmaIks contained 10
the message accompanying the resolution that "ths
means must bo Employed War has been ana
continues to be ndisl ensabo TO this end A
practical acknowledgment OF the national authority
would render the unnecessary and 1t would At Onco
cease IT, however, rusis. continues the war must
ais continue and is m ossblc to forcscc oil the Incl
dents which may attend all the ruin which may fol
low it. 1t is truly possible 70 foresoe all the evils
resulting from war 50 stupendous as the present:
shall be much reoiced II something more dreadful than
the sale Of freedom 70 few slaves IN the border States
shall result from it. II it closes with the govern
ment fathers and constitutional liberty In
all purity guaranteed 70 the whto man, thu result
will be better than that having place IN tho fears of
many good at present, and much batter than the
past history OF such revolutions eau justify us expect
ing. ,,,. a,s,.o.. ,,ao-o, :.
human institution for dscuss0n material
belonging to the citizen that he should not will
lingiy place upon tho altar Of hs country u demanded
by the public good. The who cannot sacrifice
party and put aside selfish considerations is than
har disiOyal Such DIES not deserve the blessings
OF good gov ernn,ent prao OF opinion, based upon
lionl eousics sh ud not be permitted TO control the
decision Of any political question These roraars are
general but apply with peculiar force to the people Of
tho border Stat0s at present.
Let us look ut our condition desolatng s upon
US We cannot escape II II We would II tho Union
armca we. day Withdrawn from the border States,
without drst crushing the rebellion in the South
tional doubt for moment that the adherentS
OF the Unien cause IN these states would soon os driven
long hoped te return aud take vengeance upon
rs. .s.f.1 ..
rho people 0, border states understand very wo
the unriendly and selfish r exercised toward them
by leaders of this cotton State rebsllion, beginning
sometime previous It's outbreak They will not fail %
remember Ihs nsoeut refusal counsel with u.s. and
thsF naughty assumption OF responsibility upon them.
selves Tor their misguided acan Our pcops WIZ , nos
cossd their doors against the exor alton OF slaves from
tho border States into the South with the avowsd pur-
tha, species of property They knew very we'll the e.
iec. to b. prodacod slavery w civil war especially
IN
and upon tho soil which the great contests for the
ess of republican government were 10 be dcciied They
wanted some intefmeiiats ground Tor the conflict q
territory where the popu alton would be divided
They know also, that by kOcping slavery IN the
border States the .friction and abrasion" 70
which you appropriately ailuds, would keep up
col slant irritation resulting necessarily from the
fregucn kescs which the woulc be subjected
hey also scuatcd largely and not without reasos,
negro p,iul tioi. In the meantime, they m
tended ersiseny " charge the overthrow OF slavery 70
ina lvuQnf ntsth - IN
institution the origin of the war. BY this means tho
unav uitablo ncdeIs Of tho strife might easily be
charged the settled purposes OF the government.
Araii il was wei understood by these that
play conduct the part Of every officer a1 soldier en-
Bowed by the government could in the nature OF
things be oxpecied and tho hcpe entertained, upon
the reasonable grounds, that every commission OF
wrong and every Emission Of du, would produce new
cause for excitement and Incentive TO rebellion
by these The war WAS 70 be kcit Ia THE border
.ates regardless OF Interests, until an exhausted
Treasry should reader u necessary 70 SEND the TAX
gaherc among people the little that be
ci, them tho dcvastaticns of war Thcn they ex
pcctcA camor peace by us, resulting the inter-
crc CO of France aud England whose operatives in the
meantime would DO driven 10 want, aud whose aris-
locracy have ever been ready TO welcome dissolution
uf the American Union.
This cunn.ngly devised plan for securing Gull confe
dsrcy commanding the nou'hs Of the great Western
rivers the uirll Mexico and the Soahcrl Atlantic
Ocean with their territory unscath,d by the hor-
ors Of war surrounded by the border stacs half Of
whose pornlattn woud l., lett IN sjmi a,y With them
%. many COME owing 10 the ri;aticiis " which
] tla.a all,ded his 80 lar succeeded too well
In Mssi thUy have already caused US 70 losc third
or more slaves OWNED az t. time ol the last con-
sus Ia addition to this car make no estimate Of tho
OF property Of ovsry character that has
boon destroyed By military operations in the state The
kcncra depreciation or values and thn utter
prt stra,inn " every business lntsrcs; o our ycolc 10
Wholly bcycrd ca,uia,on rlic experience of Missouri 10
oal pcroLcc Oher sccols ol the country sii
arf situcd The qeestiSn Is therefore forced upon uns
'Row long this continue, and II continued, as
,as bcca SOIL aided by the treason and folly Of
cur citizens acting In concert with the confcderates,
o long slavery Or f you cass, any other propsr
ty interest, survive iu our st.tcss
As Things arc,iio people of the oor'.er staios yea
aryidewc cannot expect immediate termination or
s:rua glc except upon condition OF Sonthcr mccpen
lsicc losing thereby control OF the lower mississippi
lnr this we Missouri prepared nor are we pro-
rcd Of tho Lonfscrats states should tho
urrhc caanl ty III dissolution occur. This. presume,
slctb.r thry should 10 20 not, viii suppose Ior
an instant THAT this government ot the United staies
world W on any condition submit 10 the oss o. territory
so u, IT'S future cial greatness tho