New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-20
A Card from ID. Plumb.
TO he Editor " Inc n. \. Tribunal


SIR: After having labored for thirty years, since
my majority By pub lie speech by the pen, and by example,
for the diffusion Of morality the promotion of public order
and the establishment Of society and government, on the basis
Of rgheousne.s invovirg the freedom of ell and the
full aud equal protection beneath the shield ofaw find my
self time in my life, held by the Government
updr1 which live TO answer charge OF disloyaty TO that
Government Under these circums snces beg the privilege
of stating TO the public through your Columns the head aud
from; Of my offending"
The conversation referred to in the statement OF nc
cser tr.nspired casual while attending In
the Office Of my friend, VIM T. Dawey few moments on
business How IL started do remember but the subject
wss the aepgrosug of the and the policy OF the
Government took ground that that policy by being
for the part dictated the avehodng influence oil tie
Border States, had wasted armies consumed hun
dred Of millions o! money, ond pro,rscted the con
test through wesry months without any definite and clear
gains to the Union And that McClolsns army wa'
shattered wsh son sssn thressned and the invasion Of
Maryland feared possible II not probable the Government
had called for another 300 600 vouuee to be launched
aKains the enemy under substantially the same policy " that
which had hitherto proved sbortive The Emsncps'n
act was unprocaned and substantially dead letter. for
want Of such Reports coming homo from
the army thu. officer, tying up black uPto tees and
ordering them whipped that ssyes bad been employed al
Memphis do the drudgeTy Of the army and then turned
to their fcDe Oiuef ~"
revoked and regiments OF blacks had been offered to MI Lin
coin and rejected
Now this felt and knew to be wrong and my soul con
stitudonsy ardent and made bteusly by He long
psthy wit. moved stern dispproval
Of all this and seemed and stated that wrong
for adopt methods TO force Into the war
whose conscences would let them hgh ,uch policy
ard that they could do otherwise than stand by their
vsn and whatever specific remsrks made In relation
/ .l.Io U1u.tr. ftwSr ~
this principle aid let Mr. Lincoln strike at the Of the
rebellion and that which furnishes It, at this moment the
sinews Of war; him spest the word OF universal freedom
aud send word calling upon ell tho friends OF
the Union the hs.s the rebellion. black and white bond
and free rally for the final struggle for tho ona M and
no CONSUMPTION would be required bu, hondeds Of Thousands
would spring every part ofthe land ~ summoned
by the Of od wbo would blast the rebellion speedily
aud for eve and with end the and crime Of Slavery
and thu. hay the foundation 81 al-endutng peace.
This NY doysyi not that love my country less than
others that the intensity Of my love me to
call on lay hold Of all the elements Of Do
sucou which justice and the rights Of place within Ito
power and o then, upon the bloody crest Of this Rebellion
and upon it's st bloody and Internal cause and thus
give US sudden and soriou, victory emancipation and
d. PLUMB.
l5th Ward Station IIorse New York Ang ~. 1902