Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-22
10 he conducted to the Provost Mar,1al to be
disposed OF.
The President to the Border state Congress.

GeHAtDlen After the adjournment u Goa
grtrs, nov near, | shall have no opportunity Of
-reln. YOU for several months. Be!leynE That
YOU Of the border states hold more power Tor
good tA4n any other equal number OF members
| feel it duty which cannot Justlhably waive
/ to make tbs appeal to you.
intend no reproach Or compliant when
assure you that, in my opinion II you all had
voted tor the the resolution m the gradual
emancipation message OF last March, the War
would now Ire substantially ended. And the
plan therein proposed is yet one Of the mos. p0-
tent and swift means Of ending IT. let the
states which are ~ rebellion see definitely aat
certainly that u DO event will the states you
represent ever ON their proposed coniederlcy'
and they cannot much longer MAINTAIN the con-
test. But you cannot dIye-t them Of their
hope to ultimately have you with them 50 !oog
as you show u determination to perpctuate the
Institution within your own states Beat them
at elections, as you have overwhelmingly done,
and nothing daunted, they still claim you as
their own You ana know what the lever u
their power is. Break that lever before their
faces, and they can shake YOU no more forever
Most OF you have tratCd NC with Kindness
and consideration, aud trust you will not now
think improperly touch what IS exclusively
your own, when, tor the sake Of the whole
country ask, can you, Tor Your states, DO bet
ter than to take the course urge Dlscardlng
puRchh0 and maxlms adapted to mere manage
able times, and looking only 70 the unprece-
dentedly stern TACT Of our case can y0u DO bet
ter in auy possible event lou prefer that tao
constitutional relation 0t the States 70 ne ua
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