, 1862-07-22

That even then It involves sum to great for
The financial ability Of the government at this
time
: According to the census Of 1850
Slaves
Kentucky had. 225.490
Maryland s,'ss
UtW"a1e .--'...--.'' ''..-......-...---..s.-. !,ta5
Missouri. 1la955
Ttnneeee 1so.sa4
Making In the whole -...-...;:.......1.196 .196,1t2 |
At the eame rate Of valuation these
would amount to --.;..:-..--;,~ $358, ,633, SEQ |
Ado for deportation and colonization
S10o each.-.--..~.---.--..-.~ .~-.---- f19.214,5s3
And We have the enormous suln Of. .$I7s, ,0zs,135
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 q moment when the treasury was reclia5
under the enormous expenditures OF the war.
Again, it seemed to Us that this resolution
Fas but the annunctatiou of sentiment
which could not or waa not likely to be re-.
dnced to IN actual, tangible proposition. No
movement was then made to provide and ap-
pyopriate the sums required to carry it into
effect; and We were not encouraged to believe
that funds would be provided And our be-
lief has been fully justified by subsequent
events. Not to mention other circumstances,
it il quite sufficient for onr purpose to bring
to your notice the fact; that, while this reso-
luton Was under consideration In the Senate,
our colleague, the Senator from Kentucky,
moved an amendment appropriating 500, 600
to the object therein designated, and it was
voted down with great unau1nlty- What con-
1dence, then, could We reasonably feel that
ii we committed ourselves to the: policy it
proposed, our consIitussituents would resp
the trultsof the promise held oat; and on
what ground gould Te, IS fur msn, approach
The right to hold Slaves is right appertafn-
ing to all the States Of this Union. They have
the right to cherish or abolish the ins.ltnIion,
as their tastes or Interests may prompt, and
no one is authorized 10 question the right, Or
limit its enjoyment. and no one has more
| clearly affirmed that right than. you have.
! Your inaugural address does you great honor
! In this respect, and inspired tie country with
| confidence in your fairness and respect for the
| law. Our States are in The enjoyment Of that
! right. We do not feel called on to defend the
| Institution, or to affirm it as one which ought
/ to be cherished; perhaps, If we were to make
| the attempt, We might fad thnt we ditter
even among ourselves. Il Ia enough for our
purposes to know that 1t is right; aud, go
knowing, We did not see why we should now
| our full ehare to relieve the country ut this
terrible crisis We hnd done as much as had
| teen required Of others in like circumstances j;
and we did not see why sacritices should he
expected Of us from which Others, no more
loyal, were exempt. Nor could ne SEE what
| good the nation would derive from it. Such
a sacrifice submitted to BY us would not have
strengthened the arm ii this government OF
weakened that OF the enemy. It was not ne-
cessarY as pledge OF our loyalty, for that had
been manifested beyond reasonable douot,
in every form, and at every plsce possible
t There vas not the remotsss probability thai
the States We represent would jofn in he re-
| bel1ion, nor Is there nov; or OF toeir e1ecein:
to 60 With the Sou herl in the event Of q re
coEDition Of the inde pendence OF any p2rt 0
. | AfsnfnnteA nur N4afpE Fl yer
| unalteraply IN their resolution to adhere tt
and support the Union; they see no safe = fo
themselves and no hope for ti.utloua
liberty but by its preservation. They vii
J under no circums' stances consent to Its dtssolu
} | tiou, and We do thcm no more than justtc
| When We assure yoR that while the w8E !
conducted to prevent that deplorabie c4taE
: | trophe, they will sustain it a. long as the
! can muster q m8n Or command dollar. No
, will they ever consent, ia any event, to unit
fruits OF the peculiar doctrines Of that regio
4 will forever prevent them from placing the
h security and happiness IN the custody Of 4
: association which has Incorporated 10 its o.
ganc law the seeds Of It's own destruction.
{ We cannot admit, Mr. President, that r
Y bad voted for the resolution in the emaucip
= ton message Of March last the WAT would no
y he substantially ended We are unable to ST
II low our action in this particular has given, {
e cnnld give, encouragement to the rebellion
II / LIE fEku1uflO1 UaS p45"tu aHu Il k4t}E
virtue in it, it will be quite as efIicacious rs
- We had voted for it, We have no power
4 bind our States in this respect by our vot
d ! here; al a whether we had'yoted the one ".
- or the other, they are In the same conditic
- If freedom to accept or reject its provision
~ No, sir; the war has not been prolonged
ID hinCeIed By our action on this or any 9th
"a measure. We must look for other causes
10 that }amented fact~ We think there is n
y much difficulty, not much uncertainty,
le pointing out Others far more probable and ?
sg tent in their agencies tn tnat eu2.
N The rebellion derives It. strength from
- union OF all clasees IN The insurgent State
aud while that union lasts the war will ne1
le end until they are utterly exhausted.
ut know that at the inception of these troub
m Southern society was divided, and that
large portion, perhaps q ma]or1ty, we're
r. Southern people are united. To disco
at why they are 30 we must glance at Soucht
\ society, and notice the classes into which
IL" has been diyiced, and which still distiugu
40 it. They are in arnls, but not for the sa
X objects; 1hey are moved to common el
-. | but hy different aud even Inconsistent reaso
Az ire 1eaders, which cop,prghends VIII 1t was T
!. yio1slo known as the State rights party, {
lis are much the lesser class, seek to break do
.,s national independence and set up State dc
- ination. With them 1t is q war against
ge tior ality. The other class is fighting. IS
ng supposes, to 1naint*fu and preserve its rig
mt 1T properly aud domestic safety. which it
been made 10 believe are assailed BY this g
eminent. This latter class are not disuni
&c, lists PR Sc; they are so only because they b
in | betD maoe to be1iey. thap this adtniulstrat
ZOO is 5nimics1 to their rights, aud is making
on TIT If dog eetic l,.stitutions. As long
N these two classes act together thev will ne
the assent to a peace, The policy, tt
yes to be pursued, is obvious. The for
~ ~ class viii n+ver be reconciled, but
We latter may be. Remove their appre}
the eiops; satisfy them that no harm is inten
act to them and their institutions; that this +
rod eminent fe not making. var On their right
res mate authority, aud they will gladly retur
their allegiance as soon as the pressure OF
heir 1ta1y dominion imposed by the confede
: =. authority Is 1emoyedfrom them.
" u Twelve months ago both Houses OF
If a then but recently sent in, declared With
uee gu1ar unaDimity the objects Of the war.
'oo' the country Instantly bounded TO your sid
ma assist you In carrying it on. If the spir
that resolution had been adhered to, We
o1f1deut that We should before now
seen the end Of this deplorable conflict.
. ~ | what have We seen? In both Honaes Of
: 80 ~ gress we have heard doctrines sub7ersis
,io9 ius the principles Of the constitution, and
"s measure after measure founded in suhst
s. through, which can have no other effect
Tn, to distract and divide loyal men, aud I
~ : perate aud drive still further from us
4 4 - - their duty the people Of the reballious St
;t;s q w military officers, following these bad e
11 ~: plee, have stepped beyond the just imi
h1et, their authority IN the same direction, unit
,ots several instances, you have felt the nece
a.s .s Of interfering to arrest them And eve.
5as. passage Of the resolution to which you
~ .ssa has been ostentatiously proclaimed as
.ss;t triumph OF a principle which the peop
the Southern States regard as ruinous to
7or+ "he Effect Of these measures was foretold
49, may now be seen In the lndnrated sta
,a soa- Southern feeling.
una- ccc~ cras=sS,~ - Snta fnr +ha roac;nt;on -
;. sn. ~. merded by you, we eo1emnly believe y
LUIGI to attribute the terrible eaznestuess Of
tus t In arms against the government aud the
~ sae tinuance ofthe WAT. Nor do We {pstmtt
. " say, MI President, With au respect Tor
" ~ agree, that the institution Of alayery Is
. : ~ ltver Of their poWer,n but We are OF The
nueu Ion 1hat " the lever Of their power, ia th
s1 prebepsfon that the powers OF a commol
taiI eminent, created for common and e4ua
so ~ lection to the interests Of all, will be ri
'osv. agaipst The institutions of the southern
,oast ,ot There aB one other idea in youE addre
1o'e feel called on to notice. After stating tt
.x;ua Of your reputation Of Gen. Hunters T
AI.as a rnasion yon add:
.ss1a fa ;" Yet tntepudiattnR T., gave dissstst
aun- cannot xford to lose: And this il mt tho
my as IT, The pressure IN this direction ie still 4,
on to and L. ipe1eaeing. By. oancedtnk what n
T tho you Can relieve me- and, much more, can
4 the the country In this Important point"
= aud We have anxiously looked into this P
nd IN TO discover Its true import, hnt We are
q ~ho painful uncertainty. How can ne, By C