The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-04-29
Letter from Mr. Chase.


League, IN respose to their invitation to
attend the Sumter meeting:
"WAsHINeToN, April 8, 1868.
"Gentlemen: Imperative demands on
my time compel me to deny myself the
qualification Of attending tie meeting to
which you kindly invite me.
"You will meet to send words or cheer
to our brave generals and soldiers ID the
field to rebuke treason in our midst, CIV
ing, in the garb of peace, aid and comfort
to treason in the panoply of war; to maln-
tain inyiolate the integrity of the natlonai
territory aud the supremacy OF the ma
tonal constitution and laws 10 strength,
en- the hands aud nerve the heart ut the
I President for the great work to which
God and the people have called him
For what wor,hier purposes can Anerl-
can citizens Dow assemble
"Is is gy fixed faith, gentlemen, that
/ God does not mean that this American
republic shall perish We are tried as
/ by fire, but our country will live Not
withstaudiug al! the violence and all the
nachinatiuns of traitors aud their sym
! pathizers, on this Or the other side OF the
/ Atlautic, our country viii live.
Aud while our country Ives. slavery.
( the Chief source, aud cause, aud agent OF
our Ills, Will die The friends of the
Union In the South, before rebellion, pre-
dicIei the Destruction OF slavery as u CON
sequence Of secession, if that madness
should prevail. Nothing IN NY ludg-
ment. is more 'rtaIu than the fulhlmeni
Ol these predictions Safe IN the States,
before rebellion. from ail federal inierter-
anee, slavery has come oui fEoD Its shell
ter. under state constitutions and laws, to
assai the national life. 1t will surely
die, pierced by is own faDgs aud stings.
~ nat matter now how it dies .
Whether as consequence or object OF
the war what uiatter! Is this q time TO
split hairs OF logic? To n,e it seems
tuat Providence indicates clearl enough
bow tie eud Of slavery must come. 1t
COMES in rebel slave states By military or
DER. decree or proclamation; not to be DIS
Irecsrde,, or SCI aside in any event as a
iUu.iIty. but ma iutaIGed and executed with
perfect good faith to ali the eniranchi>sd;
and it will come in loyal slave states o.
the uucoustraiued action Of the peoPis
aud their legislatures, aided freely aud
generously bT their brethren OF the tree
states. | may be mistaken 10 this. but
if an auotheg better way viii be re-
vealed.
/ Meantime It seems TO ue very neces-
sary to say distinctly what many yet
shrink from SAYING. The American
blacks must be called In this couh:et, not
a. eat,la, uos nov. even. as eon,rabanCs.
but as zen. In the free states, a8d, BY
the pTUcls NATION, il the rebel states, they
are free men. The Attorney General, ID
al opinien which de6es Te;utati0u, has
PFobouucei these fTeemeB citizens OF the
United Ssate. Let thea the example of
AniyeE jackson, Eio did not hesitate to
oppose eol0red regiments 10 British iuya-
ssvu, he nov fe2F.e>.!y followed Let
these blacks. aec,luaIed, familiar with the
Country, capable oI great endurance, re-
90 their part We need their good will
aud nus. make them onr friends by show
Tag ourselves their friends. We must
nave them for guides, for scouts, far all
ullstaTy service u eamPur le.d fcr which
they ale qualified Thus eu pioyed. FROM
= burden they Sill bscJiue support, aud
the hszEzrd~. prlva5iou>. and !abgr> Of the
white soldiers vii 5s propvrgiguably d.
uiui,ued
+ "Sgpe Eill object, Of course. There
are always obise;e5s 10 everything prseii-
cal. L.: experience disPel honest fears
and ref1,e caption. or ji>loysi eavil
Above al. gentlemen, !es 90 d0nbs
rest Oh OR resolution to su.tsiG. with sll
yaT hearts aud with sil our means. the
>ul3isrs uoE IN arms fer the republic
Let their rsuk> BE filed Up; Jet their
supplies te su5cien. and regular: let
their pas be >ure L, nothing Be want
ia- to them which can Insure activity
zoi eifc:eucy. Let each brave officer
aud uzn realize :hat III. esuniTvs Lore
z,'sui. him. aud TIA; 81. cyGu:ry's hope.
hang uPoa hi4; and, inspired by this
,Loaga,, le. him dare aud 90 I'll that Is
possible 20 b dared and Goae
-, geat'emea. with the blessing a
God. wi.l We make e.2rioos future sure
| sse Il rising before me-how bezQ'iful
and grand There i not tine 70 spez (
Il l. COX; D., from al quarters of the
5zui CONES the voice Of the sovereign
people, rebusiug faction, deoouneing
,ree-oo. and proc.ziuiag the ju8ivs>:ble
aaity q The republic, and n this Heaven
Inspired uuioa u The p-ople, fer the sake
Q; tie Joiau. = the surs promise of thai
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