The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-23
Tno state Of tho Count'y.--A Iet'er IRON
Pster Cooper 10 the President.

! 1brdhdm Lincoln, President oJ the United Std'eS
| Hcnored and Respected Sir The dep'crsb'e
| scenes through which uur country - now ptssing
l. my Ouly ap ,lt4y for veuturing ~ send you lew
lines, desiring, u pussbe, ~ strengthen the arm oi
Government Ivy any and all means in my pnec,'
The maintenance Of our uniru II states la all iti
integrity ard Completeness u, u my mind, the n'-
| tons "pearl of great price" that can never 10
| aOand, ncd while there is Aia and power ~ pre-
| 80, ,ud drtud it.
[ Ti,u u.ud aucsti. IL Il =, nog cldrn the united
| "is,i . ofthe st,tesiA ,n, philp,uA'r ani pHri -
| - D. y bet &, preserve aud r,gder more y rrl
| tti tuir'. with thu lcas, l,esihe expense "' he
| .ud tr,uure
Tho true st,tcstn an will always regulate his acts
| ly the rcluircmcn,s II truth an Justice,
| Hc Will IN ic,v,r to keep In Wow the can''' tht |
produce the blessings we enjoy ani Tic eNh' We VT
T',do tAis, h. will gather wislo hy studying |
tue ,oIrac ,f hum,n events where prde aht sci. !
t-l.'us- have strcwCt the course oi time wth hu |
the wr,ck1 ,ui wretuhs,inoss whose iriShunl m'n-
umrlts IT. staui Ike let'nn lights Ia the pdhwy
~ r,ti n-, t. warn us t. beware le'a worse 'l'
bcf,ll uG.
The experience of savcity yctr, Id. ~ me- 3,
believe that the evils nrll GIT uu us 10y the y 'ri
rashness of our southern ncghh'rs have r's ilti !
from the different circum'lme' ni c"m"'' h''t' /
| ciucstion aud the pecultr Institutions with WI h /
they have been surrounded. S'th'tf ~ htl h''n /
born IN exactly their circum,t tu'r' nnd con iu"N'
| Ss should have ueen thum ami " they MAJ o.,
hutu g. til the cttcumstNnces nhi ''nh' ,- thN
have surrounded us through hic' they N.Nl nave
| sh,oin, th,t itisthe almost o-uuip,t'p, power
of circumstances that has tie us g. Il ucr in our
| upttibhs, iccitng- aud tntsrr-ts-Gbl haNnH m'N
us an ~ n Il nIN IN '''r, @ wv ~ n'y',s n,S
rrd fitness tr different c'm'res' chm"o' am P"'-
suits. .
| Itr th' Fn'"i'i' y, ''' 'pP'V '''l ~, .,,,, y,
NE i'' te9d,r r, ",'l',U.r Wv, % y, =, h, ,Sc
| .''.," j., III ~, , f,- tbs ,.-v r.,a'n that the
80. "a, i,.,,y t. -. ,,.t,,.t.y rci tir,,i l., en-
, ,,, 49,, ,,' f, tI, ,yn,kr,-, ,nd iupcrtoet,,u.
81. .,n,,
T'r.,t. a., en- ',ycrcnt ur human beings
t. ~. -,,,t.,I a. t..t i.,,t- n .-.u into thr very
, Ir,t. the ..ti,ac-n 10 ,pc mat tbty have come
| , il,.... ana 10 l,r ia, evil " 81 ,v,ry e. hs
~ 'I''''I l,,,. 'nl "r r ,,or 90, q, ,yernucnt 1,
Gc eye,toi ., u,ir,tiu, r,trnl .ud prp fn1'c "a
r,..tuti,u thnt cu, lies thousands g. sell their own
! | IItn, a., t. .r.f,yl ,lt, ,i tlcir p,srrity Into
f thhirrh t' we 'is.''' WIN '' ''''
& i, ist,rrl,. T., know ,latthr south i,nov ws:ug
"a | , -, y, .,. ,',. .,,,., .trr,l sys,rrn
va N,cnt,l,f wy VIZ ,, @ ','' " ,,a's addition.
t,.,i., ,,.I 4,,,o ,rn irn,,nI the ri ,t to
~ ,,r,, tIctrI, nI import or A.ri.,n = ,,,s
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rhi' 'ur'' ON t" tr. ~ thr ; 'H'n ms '@PssI
n du"r'l""" ihr 't'A l'u'' w. r'H, .,.,.,',
nation preserve h 81 u.s. lN't.''' @ Wv -" =,
8 ton aud tln'c laws m'ir ih ch'H 'nr' wv. a.
Lows which ~" ln,r a. imp''t't " ~, ,' f,,,,s
AZ wars, a.I secure p',c aud prosperity FOR a. t'c
Al states ,.., ..........,
T.S war h'' ,i,'h "' We NT.nu ' w .,,,'g ~
OF the du'V " use tl" most 'll''''. U''''' t !,
"A cNtcrmnatc thr '.c h'rr-v oi -'r,''l' IN 'Itr W
restore trc S'pr'in'y 'i th' ,'l''I'. ','
q Ing Congress, yrnturri t. rcc5mmon e. the II "a.
" john sherman ant other t'll,I' r n''n y. "
u they should de l,rc lhri Mt'''n' 10y ,,,' ,,,
=, Ell action calculated o. force c'NVttnn nth" '".
mini, that the RIuhlHn p'lN lW'nl'l ~
to secure To- tnr south every "lhu'.' ,Rh Wn,h
rt ucy yud claim 10y virtue '' ""y '"' '' ''' '"'H'
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n l Hm g. q s .' tie pm'uu NH Nr pr"'''', =
p Nj \ ..m.. 9, erect Sew " Ng. in" '" "'' ''' t
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