Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-25

WHICH It's AuOpuOu anu IaltnIul eXeCu-
ton would impose upon the National
Treasury"
They then refer to the fact that the
cost Of emancipation would amount to the
enormous sum of SITS 078, 1873. "We
did not feel that we should be justified
in voting for measure which if carried
out, would add this vast amount to our
public debt at a moment when the Urea
sury was Keeling under the enormous
expenditures Of the war; 7 Z ! !" Not
to mention other circumstances, il ii
quite sufficient for our purpose to bring
to your notice the fact that, while this
resolution was under consideration in the
Senate, our colleague, the Senator from
Kentucky, moved an amendment appro-
priating 100000 to the object therein
designated, and it was voted down with
great unanimity. What confidence, then,
could we reasonably feel that if we com.
mitted ourselves to the policy it proposed
our constituents would reap the fruits of
the promise held out; and on what
ground could we, as fair men, approach
them and challenge their support ~
They could not see what good the ma
ton was to derive from the passage Of
the act, for "there was not the remotest
probability that the States we represent
would join in the rebellion, nor is there
now; or of their electing to 90 with the
southern section in the event of recog-
milton of the independence of any part Of
the disafiected region" 4 4 awe
cannot admit, Mr.. President, that if we
had voted for the resolution in the eman-
cipatlon message of March last, the war
would now be substantially ended. 4 + =
The resolution has passed; and if there
be virtue in it. it will be quite as efiica-
cious as if We had voted for it. i
No, sir; the war has not been prolonged
or hindered by our action on this or any
other measure. We must look for other
causes for that lamcntable fact.
They then refer to what they consider
the cause from which the rebellion de-
lives its strength, viz: the unity of the
southern people.
la reference to such proclamations as
that OF General Hunter they say to the
President: Confinc yourself to your
constitutional authority; confne your
subordnates within the same limits I;
conduct this war solely for the purpose of
restoring the Constitution to its legitimate
authority; concede to each State and its
loyal citizens their Just rights, and we
are welded to you by indissoluble ties. 4"
They say their people "wlll not consider
the proposition in its present impalpable
form" y x " Before they ought
to consider the proposition, it should be
presented in such tangible, practical
efficient shape as to command their con-
iidence that its fruits are contingent only
upon their acceptance. We cannot trust
anything to the contingencies of future
legislation. Ii Congress, by proper and
necessary legislation, shall provide suf-
iicient funds and place them at your dis.
posal, to be applied by you to the pay
ment of any of our States or the citizens
thereof who shall adopt the adjustment
of slavery, either gradual or immediate,
as they may determine, and the expense
of deportation and colonization Of the
liberated slaves, then will our States and
people take this proposition into careful
consideration, for such decision as in their
judgment is demanded by their interests,
their hsnor, and their duty to the whole
country"
On the 10Th July, Messrs. John w.
Noel, Sam. S Casey, George 7. Fisher,
A. j. Clements, WIN, G Brown, Jacob
b. Blair, and w. i. Wiley replied and
say they cannot concur in the response
Of the majority. They "belieye that
the whole power Of the Government, up
held and sustained by all the influences
and means Of all loyal men in all sec
tions, and of all parties. is essentially ne
ccssary to put down tho rebellion and
preserve the Union and the Constitution,
and understand the Presidents appeal
''to have been made for the purpose of
securing this result
They therefore fully approve Of the
policy desired to be iuaugurated, aud say
in conclusion A." If they Che rebels) can
give up slavery ~ destroy the Union, we
can surely ask our people to consider the
question Of emancipation II sace the
Union"
On tho 10th, Mr.. Maynard, Of Ten
ncssoc, replied. lie cannot concur in
the view Of the majority; and says
" This is attributable, possibly, to the
fact that my State is not Border State
properly so-caled, aud that my immediate
constituents are not yet disenthrallod
from the hostile arms Of the rebellion
This fact is a physical obstacle in the way
Of my now submitting to their eonsidera.
ton this or any other proposition looking
to political action, especially such as, in
this case, would require a change in the
organic law Of the State"
4" lie who is not ready to yield all his
material interests, and to forogo his most
cherished sentiments and opinions for the
preservation Of bis country, although he
may have porilled bis life on the battle
field in her defense, is but half patriot.
Among The loyal people that ! represent