Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-13
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Amer showing that the border rates, 90
Tar, are The chief sufferer, BY the war, Sir
Hsnlef'on Pressed,tO say:
"Ths people Of the border alntss under.
IIAnd very we'll The unirlendly aad seldih
spirit exercised toward them by the leaders
qilhe eoilon-stats rebel lion. beginning some
time previous to its outbreak. They will
not tail to remember their insolent refusal
To counsel with W, and their naughty as.
sumption Of responsibility upon themselves
Tor their misguided action. Our people will
uoI soon forget that while declaring against
coercion, they closed their door, against
the expectation Of slaves from the border
States into the South. with the aVowed
purpose OflotGipg Us in'o rebellion through
tears Of loiing that species Of property. =
They knew very well the effect to be pro.
dGeed on slavery by civil war, especially
in those States into which hostile armies
might penetrate, aud upon the soil OF which
the great contests for the aucceSS Of rrpub
licAn government were 10 be decided. -
They wanted some intermediate ground for
the conflict Of arms-terrtOry where the
population would he divided. They knew,
also, that by keeping slavery in the border
States, the mere friction aud abrasion to
which you 50 appropriately alluie. would
Keep u constant irritation resulting nrces.
SAtily from the frequent losses to which the
owners would be subjected. They also
calculated largely, and not without reason,
upon the repuRnAuce Of non.slAVehollrrJ
10 those States TO Tree negro population.
In the meantime, they intended per.
sisteutiy to charge the overthrow Of
slavery to he the object Of the govern.
meat, and hostility to this Institution the
origin OF the war, by this means tbe uu.
aEe!l.ble incidents Of the strife might
easily be charged aS the settled purposes
Of the Government Again 1t WAS well
understood by these men that exemplary
conduct on the part Of every officer and
soldier employed by the Government could
not 10 the nature OF things be expected,
aud the hope was entertained, upon the
most reasonable grounds, that every com.
mission of wrong and every omission Of
duty would produce now cause for Ell
ciiement and new incentive to rebellion.
"ly these means the war was to be kept
10 the border States, regardless OF our To-
Ierests, until an exhausted treasury should
render it necessary TO send the tax. gather.
er among our people, 10 take the little that
might be left them from the deyAstaions OF
war They then expected cIAmor for
peace by US, resulting 10 the interference
Of France and Englaud, whose operatives
in the meantime would he driven to want,
aud whose aristoeracy have ever been ready
TO welcome dissolution OF tho American
UuiOn."
Ar, Henderson then demonstrates tina,
the future safety of the border States con.
sists in II practical restoration of the Union
and that the Presidents plan OF emancipa.
ton is both practicable and just. He con,
tinues as follows:
"PlAeing the matter 10 this light Ia mere
remuneration for losses rendered inevitable
BY the casualties OF war; the objection oil
constitutional character may be rendered
much less formidable in the minds of north
rru representatives, whose constituents
will have to share in the payment OF the
money, aud so far vs. the border states are
concerned, this objection should be most
sParingly urged, for 1t being matter en-.
tirely Of their own free choice, in case OF
desire to accept, no serious argument
will likely be urged against the receipt Of
the money, Or u fund for colonization. But,
aside from the power derived from tue op.
erations Of war, there may be found mum.
erous precedents in the legislation Of the
past, such rs grants OF lanll and money TO
the several states for specified subjects
deemed worthy by the federal Congress
And In addition to this may he cited de.
liberate opinion Of Me-, Webster upon this
very subject, 10 one of the ablesl arru.
ments OF his life.
I'll allude to the question Of power mere.
ly in viudicatiOn OF tho position assumed
By me. in my vote for the resolution Of
March last. 10 your last communication
TO US, you beg Of US to commend thissup.
ject to the consideration OF our States and
people. While | entirely differ with yoa
10 the opinion exposed, that had the mem.
bets from the border States approved of
your resolution Of March last, the war
would now be substantially ended,' and
while | do not regard the suggestion las
one OF the most potent aud swift means Of
ending the war, lam yet free to say that
have the most unbounded confidence in
your sincerity Of purpose in calling our al
tention To the dangers surrounding Us. |
am satisfied that yon appreciate the lrou.
6les Of the border States, and that your
suggestions are intended for our good. |
feel the force ofyour urgent appeal aud the
logic Of surrounding circumstances brings
conviction even to an unwilling believer.
Having said that in my judgment You at.
Ached too much Importance TO this meas.
ore asa means for suppressing the rebel.
lion, II is due to you that | should ex.
plain,
Whatever may be tue status Of the
border states in this respect, the war can.
not be ended until the power Of the gov.
esument is made manifest 10 tic seeded
states. They appealed to the sword give
them the sword, They asked for war let
them see its evils on their own soil. They
have erected a government, and ;hey force
obedience to It's behests. This structure
must be destroyed; this image, before
which an unwilling people have been CON.
PEELED TO bow, must be broken. The au.
thoriiy OF the federal government must be
felt 10 tho heart Of the rebellious district
To do this, let armies be marched upon
them at once, and let them feel what they
have inflicted on Us 10 the border. Do not
fear our States We will stand BIZ the gov.
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