New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-12
Letter from Peter Cooper.
n, III. r.ee,leaey ABRAHAM iisooLs,


righ,ful authority and powcl has c'i'"A"u''
boa stfel, gratitude. confidence ara icsi e. -.
YAM of,rs in hiring hack 'he Rebel Stafcs 10 hce'p'
,sa ,rrcr,aev Of the Constitution ana The laws WIN
,ha ceueral cours. OF youT AGmIist'son' nave eoAh
,,,.1 ma % hecye that there il nothing maj you nave
cor Nh, and desired 90 muca as % Sio" ana app! 'ho
noors % ,ocure lasting nrd honorable ne'oe' ana
>, ,.,r.orrc with tho least - s,io c1rcrse" lie ana
,,o,srro Psbe!on that en.DoaoS IL IsoA Ile sum o.
M that is vile.
I, uould iavo been too 'ruch to expect from any
human being that such complication o. dilcn.tics
od dancers as those YOU have encountered. should nave
bean net ard overcome without crrcIr aid rlisiokeS
Is the best ieons to restore peace TO orT country.
Oar Union Of States. " bich has from the commence
nent OF She government ecriLCe0 to SIre1d rs pro
,ecng shield oyc- al TIC Its reserved 10 each Oh ire
,ndiviau States can ncyer be abandoned 70 Tie dcS
psti.,r Of slavery. or TIE 'crce, Of seces'on While
there is life and power 20 u.eiutalu and defend il.
In Iry IettcrI eudeayorcd % show that nothing but
the corguptug power Of buying ard seilins hIHoah
beings could ever so ia: deoT zo people as 10 chus
them to leugo nation in BLOOD ~ order 70 eIp''n'e
IN Institution ihat cnsayes Thousands OF Their Own
children.
II rinst be apparent to oil who desire the pTcsaiVano
Of the Union th, tic slaves who c.rte tie fields
gnd VINO perform Il AFht .s-' '- - ~ N'N
labor OF tie South are as 'uch powe to be net and
overcome as the Rebel srr,a .hai are no~ doin their
utmost 70 spread death sid dos nation country
Ibcheye with you that it impossible for people
Who are determined = peIpetuse Slavery at the ex-
pense Of all the horrors OF civil var 20 continue 70
hold slaves and Live in peace with Government having
IT'S foundation on the equal AID iua.enabe rights Of
uian.
In relation to the propsieiy OF The employment OF
negroes as q war measure or means TO conquer the
Rebellion fear tie grlaes. mistakes of the war have
been made
has taken time to educate the people 10 see and feel
the sbsoute necessity Of att 0rg tie Rebellion IN the
only way BY which it can be speedily snd efectlaly
overcome and OF t,e same tive e1tinGuish cause OF
aa,ioul sorrow. GENERALIZATION. ara disgrace.
You have with erea; pfcpre.y as~ed the question
why should negroes 10 anything toI US II We VIII Go
sothrg for them !"
You have said rightly that ifthcy stake their lives
for u they must be prompted b.? sAe strongest mo
tives"
The correctness and wisdom Of That opinion cannot
be called in question.
Its greatly 20 be derloIcd iha, the Government AID
% many people OF the Norh With some cite officers Of
the army have been 90 perceive end adopt the
only efeetua means witch Is 20 use he negroes 90
power by which this terrible 8. Rebellion can be put
down
Thoss who have sympa,a.z,l with Rebels know their
Importance and base uniformly raised camor against
their and every measure calculated to strengthen
our own Government, strike tho Rebellion in IL
weakest place.
It's causc Of astonisre TO al who realize the fact
that this desoatine carried on against Is by
less than o1e-thrd OF tie Inhabitants Of tie United
States
This is rendered stir more astonthng. when We
member that more than " ss one-,hTd ea
within the limits Of the Rebel States friends
and have been at seaty aud anxious 10 cid Us 30
scon their safety anu i.es Con eol.d be secured
believe that the 81 I.ehc :on would have heea
short II at the ement Of re struggle decided
policy in relation 70 tie sriloymca! Of neggoes could
have been adopted aid sustained b. he people Of the
North.
1t should have beer poicy promising freedom pro
lection and sodlers bounty III aDe-boCicd slaves
Of Rebels who would enlist % dc.cnG the Union, TIE
Constitution. md the 4 ns witch 2ade nation. 1t
should have been poAcy d'aaot ~ PROCLAMATION 10
be constantly kept booze lie people setting iota the
fact that the Government Of the United States have
beea compelled ia tie mes. resc ant seIde!eBse. 10
sdop; these MEASURE to meet n cctual war those States
now in opea Rebellion 4s al tie r.gitiul authority
crnnlent the painol necessity o. qsAe all known
Ia civilized warfare H. order put down combination
Of wicked men who aia ic dtstFoy tie Union and TO
build upon lie ruins Gogcrilsat where property
shall own labor" AID " which tie cornerstone shall
be the enslayeincut Of millions O; human beings.
Our National Go,orm0cn. Df;er having organized al
the public lands into Territorial Governments with the
tight 70 engraft slavery nroa 'heD AL whenever tie
people OF aIy state shall FL rief passing BY an
almost unanimous ,otc ~ Co glesf resolution deoiar
ing that the Government bad intention or desiTo TO
interfere With Slavery ~. manner where was then
legally held further teI,astao the sincerity Of the
Government by proposod amendment TO tie Constitl
ton in order 10 put forever Of the power oi Con-
gross TO interfere with slavery vi,liu lie States.
All these efforts failed to setay TIE people Of the
South whose plesent Vice .Te..elt wAea in ;ht Con-
ventlon Of Secessloas.s, dcGcd ;.e. body to shos
single Of the General Government tEnt Was intended
70 oppress inufc Tie p,opc q az South whose lead
ing men had long before determined dissolution Of
The Union i9g better ttan tie stated By
John c. Calhoun than .l;y years ogo. lie then
said theiI systcin II Sa,cy IA eIstocratc system
and that they arstocr t. people. ard that 50
long they could control tic action Of the General
Government they would lc.l-In IN it. but when they
could not. they would 5lo-. II up
This they ale now tFy iBg Do by any AID al means
IN their power
10 prevent them from bringing upon our county aAd
the world such calamity. Government viii be
tally justified in holding er1y Involvement 10 slaves
IF Rebels 70 Join aiEy leL .or tier freedom
and independence.
The policy Of employing tie negroes In defense.
Il not mistaken. Is demanded By the highest inter
sots Of TIC South se.i 20 ~ tls North.
u the South vii erect Monuments to commemorate l
, H. 4off, ,...I ft..ft a. 81.