Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-09-10
ExrourtyE MANSION,

Mr. Lincoln TO the Union State Convention
in Illinois:
,'ll7T ExycurtyE MANsIos,
WAsurNoroN. August 20, 1858.
uos A'hN J.Mss q roNxIINo-~My Dear
s;.. Vo,r ict,ar inviting me To attend mass
OH. ou, ome '.samd;,;nnsi IIn;on men. 10 be
,is nsissuas =. ",';,aI 20 iiI;,o;s on the Id dav
ne ne'S Sn,a'har ~. W hos bsen received, Itvould
ba rar. .nr.ashle tor me thus TO meet nv
oia ~ 'Gs t.isnds as. ., mv own home: but I cannot
;,,u, o,u ao. =, a,scnt from hare so long as a
;Is. ;v;s;, uH" ~ Sauld reo,,;re
Tho ,nee,;.s "a to be Of all those who
,,,a;n,.;,, ,,ncona;t;,nal devotion TO the
Jin;on. and am sure that nv old political
fr;ends will thank me for rendering, as l do,
,he a,;"s ~ .us ars'tude to those other noble
rmo ,,ae "a ahon no % nsr,;san m.l;ce ar partisap
hons cam caD male false 10 the nations lie.
Thero .re ,hose who are dissatisfied With
ra m a,ch T won,d ,nv. You desire
rna.o .nd Won b,.me me that we do not
have b; I, Ryt how can we attain IL? There
aro bn, ,bros conce;vablc wavs: First--to
s,nnrass ,hs rsbelI;on bv force Of arms
Th;s I am irving n do Are you for it?-
if So, .ra az fsr we are agreed. IL YOU
aro @ no, G,r /, a s,eond wsy Is to give up.,he
Iio;"u II an .sa;nst this. Are YOU for III
IL vo, .ra Won shonld sav 40 plainly. II
vo,, are not far force. nor vet for dissoiution,
;bers onjv rem.;ns some inns napiusble compro-
~. 49, '"'' ''
/ do not bel;eye that any compromise en-
brac;no tho ma;ntenance of the Union is
now ne.s;ble All chat learn leads to q
d;rectlv onnosite belief. The strength Of
the RebelIion is its military its army. That
sImv dominates ali the country aud all the
nsonle within ;ts range. Anyoffer Of terms
,~ada p"vh ha anv man or men within that range,
~ on,o,;,;nn 20 that army. f. simply nothing
CO For Vgp'1 X" mrsssn,. ~ hscau.e sucb man or men
have ~" no no~sr vhsteysr to enforce their side
nS o"npnron,;s.. "v ;f one we're made with
them
'"1,n Tn :u s,nro.. -es,oees from the
@ 10 inus,ratei oupPosI ~ o,,h aa,,..
ooI.n :uu poao ud frsma and nro-
gether IN convention, anu ..s.' ...".;o,, s.~ r.v
claim Gompromlse smo' aons ~, onu,.
OF the ohion. lu ~ua. Tey Sea ~, ~
promise 20 ased 70 kseP noo su an" 10y Sser,
fennsylyamaf Mea1e aImy oSu
Lee army OUT ol Ienn % 4. o',. &c a,;.,.
think' can WuW..ey ;so ue % 70 ,sh,oh
ehce. ouI no psPcI vonplo' .,aro ,ot ~ ..r.sd
the coht,oiers OF Lee ~ r" "o o. 49, st
can az all anec. Ina. army. III a. nas,a t;me
sucn c1nprom,se We ;',,.avo Gou 80 orr d;s.
wnlcn .ne enemy Wou.u ,1a ,iIp ho iii -
aoyantagei anu 'ua' ~ou,T o,;va G oust be
n compromises, " ue enoIs' ..rJ 10
maue el.hor WIN sIs .I aonlo frst l;ber.
he9el army, or WIN tne peTP,I' r.. ne. ssnv % hv
ateu az iroui 'ie uon,ua',v" o,.o .r,.,u Nov ailov
tne success OF OUT owh s.myj - M ;uat;on
me 10 assure you tnaC no "Sru S VI u ,n., &c .Sa
rom that neoei army y, :low ~uS VI n.ooe
lhen oont!ohhg IL, III Iels.on " auy I JOe
oohpro hp,;oe a ahsroas os SV anS ;ns;nnat;ons 20
VI oeno. n o" Sson,;vo ond oroundless
tne cGnera.y a.. u.S .Ip. n snu snch nrono-
H!u Piom'so yor ; shsIl pot he
siclon shah herea..e .eI ooE.' " ,",' frsaIr
rejected ano kept seores :. lU .ha ssrvs,t of ths
acknoWieuge iiys1m ~ tbs bond of service. The
PHopol, 49,. ns,;,n,;on and that. ss
On.e1 ,s S,s.oe .'.;s," Uu ~ ,h.,, ' '''N'.
Rn, 70 he pIa;n' Won ave Dissatisfied
With mo .hout tho negro. Quite likelythere
~" d;#.ranoa ~ on;rion hstween YOU and
mvseIf unon that Subject, | certaiuly wish
~, Al, 'nen could he free. while YOU, I sup
nose. do not. Yet. have neither adopted nor
pose,uo @ ao, Au". ,uoasnrs me- which ;s not consist.
p,VpO;Ie III no, a"y rnnr r;sw. nrnvided that YOU
sna sra f,r s ,be iii If,;ou I Suggested compensa.
toJ ,y' ,,.ncno,;nn. "S to which Won replied YOU
'.;.haa uu n", 20 ha,sxsd to buy negroes. But
u I'LL ~, n.y. asI Il, al .nnt,o be to.ed TO buy ne.
arno. a.oan, in Snob wsv as 10 save YOU from,
srostsr so. te ssp,;"n ~ save The Union exclu.
%s;vaiu % hv n,hsr means m
''y,y w, 3;sGLe Tho Emancinstion Proclama.
marh snS wonld have il retracted.
Vym Vn' s.n a 10 ,,nconst;tmt;onal. I think dif:
tsrsntiy th;nL the CONSTITUTION invests
;ts U"wn.nde erin. Ch;ef with the law of wa,
in time of war. The most that can be said