The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-11
SLAVERY AND the UNION.
MIR. Whiting, Solicitor Of the War
Office, ON the Dangers Of
the Present Crisis.
lie Pleads the Abolition Of Slavery in the
RebeliOuS States as the Condition Prece-
dent Of Their Restoration to the Union,
&e., Ge.. kc-
rrom the Boston Evening Traveller. ]

I'rom the BOSTON Evening IraVellor.l
To THE UNioS LEAGUE PHLADELfmA:-
GFsTr1MlS- letter has been received, which you
have done the honor Of requesting address the
Of the uuion League Of Philadelphia upon sub
ects with the present state OF public
have expected, until recently to DO able to comply
with your Invitation; but my engagements will, for
the present, place IT out of my power to do 60 beg
permission 70 make few suggestions for your considera
ton.
DANGERS IN THE PRESENT CRISIS OF THE WAR.
However brilliant the success Of our military opera
TWO wars are still waged between the citizens OF the
United Staes-a war OF arms and war OF ideas.
Achievements the field cannot much oustrp the
res the forum. While We fix attention upon the
checkeed fortunes of heroic soldiers and trace their
hills and villages made memorable through
all time by their disasters their triumphs while We
filed with alternating hopes and fears with exulta
lions and dsappontnents while brothers and sons
are rudcy their homes and weeds OF the
mother record in family the fearful glory
of the fallen brave; while the movements Of vast
armies all the pomp pride circumstance OF glo-
warthe thunder OF their guns the news OF their
brilliant successes the head heart let us not forget
that there another war, waged by not less brave
for victories not less renowned than are won battle
lells
he deadly struggle between civilization and barba-
rsm-reeiom and savery-republicanism and aristocra
cy-oyalty and treason.
The true patriot will watch with profound interest the
fortunes OF this Intellectual and moral conflict,
the issue involves the countrys safety. prosperity and
men who believe and trust in God then snail all this
bloody sacrace be consecrated and the Of suffering
shall exat us among the nations; II we fail, triumph
Of brute force compensate the world for unfaho
Let then cndeavor TO appreciate the difficulties
OF several subjects to which, II now in my power.
would ask your earnest attention, can speak OF one
AS the Of the Union shall become more
certain and apparent to the enemy in various localities,
they Will lay down and cease fighting Their bitter
and deep rooted hatred Of the government and OF all
who loyal, will still remain interviewer in every
fibre Of their hearts, and will be made possible
intense by the humiliation OF conquest and subjec-
ton The foot of the conqueror planted upon their
proud necks will not sweeten their tempers, and their
defiant and reacherous nature will sock TO revenge
itself murders, and all underhand
thods venting spite which they dare not manifest by
open war and IN driving out OF their borders all loyal
men. To suppose Union sentiment will remain In
any considerable number OF men among people who
destroy the Union indicates dishonesty insanity fee
bleness OF intellect.
The nhanaus Of conquered districts will begin by
Claiming the right to exercise the powers Of government
and under their construction OF State rights get
and poor whites, and iegaized power, through the in
sirumentay a State laws, made to answer their own
purposes oppose and prevent the execution Of the
and laws Of the United States within districts
of the country Inhabited by them
thus, for instance, when South Carolina shall have
ceased lighting she will say the President 1--WE have
laid down arms; submit TO the authority OF
custom houses your courts Of justice and hold any
pubic property we give 1t up: we have now chosen
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state rights and Our restoration to all our former prvi
This demand made by who are traitors 10 heart
men who hate and despise the Union men who had
patriotic sentiment who, II they could would hang
friend OF the But for the sake Of
thug into their hands by concession, which
they could not obtain BY lighting and for the sake Of
tion under the guise Of claiming state rights
What will be the consequences OF yielding 70 this de-.
mandy
They will gain the right OF managing their affairs &c
cordng their will and pleasure, and according
the will and pleasure OF the people OF the United States
They viii be enabled by the Intervention OF their state
laws and state courts 70 put and maintain themselves in
eecua and perpetual opposition 10 the laws and const
tuition OF the United States they have doDe for thirty
Ave years past They ciu haze Tie 10 pass such lscat
lasos w sfectlaily exclude all Northern all SOL
ders all blacks and all persons things ,chich shall
be Nth the theory making slavery
pstuai IN notation Of he id,cs Of ne Vnifed Sa1s and
proama,ions Of hs Prssdsn. They may continue the
stesch and freedom OF tho press which viii for.
ever exclude popular education ali other means Of
moral social and political advancement. They may send
back to conspirators who
have betrayed the country into civil war; and
Will hwart and embarruss all tending
store the Union by interests and tho in
sttutcns q the people; and so being introduced into
camp tho wooden horse into Toy, gain by and
treason that which they could not achieve by fcas OF
arms. The insanity OF State rights doctrines will be
nourshed and strengthened by admitting back a con-
quered people Equals and its baeul influence
not be estimated.
re so mn pledge Of freedom offered TO the ored ei.sns
By Conges and BY the tior mus be broken am, the
co 4ng government covered 9TH unspeakb ntdmy
Even freipn nations might then Justly consider guilty
Of treachcry he of humanity and civilization
Suppose TO day the rebel queled and the question
put VIII YOU now give up to your enemy the power OF
Eastern Virginia. Florida and Louisiana knock
inc ~ thsdor az Conyress for admission into the Union
Men come to Washington, chosen by handful OF asso-
ciaes elevated by revolution TO unaccusomed dignity.
representing themselves as Union men, and earnest TO
have state rights bestowed on their constituents.
II ihsir constituents are clothed with the power TO
nst into state into whose nds will that power fally
Bewae OF committing yourselves 10 the fatal doctrine
OF recognizing the existence the Union OF states which
have been Occurred BY the Presidents proclamation to DO
ebellion For by this device of the encmy-this
nav version OF the poisonous state rights docrinethe
.ocessoss wiz be able TO gct back BY fraud what they
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proper safeguards o IN connses in the Senate
ana IN me House the sh,ch their r,don has stripped
DO not ayo,o oi States nth their consultations stu un
oltred, resume dte poirers.
Ec 20 the Unoh OF the South not 10 the do
signing politicians q the border States. The rebeous
states contain times as many traitors as loyal men
The traitors will have vast majority OF tho votes
q Ithed with State rights under constitution they
viii crush out every bnion man by the rress,be mower
their legislation. II you would be the Uaion
d the south you must rot bind them hand and loot
ard deliver them to their btterest enemies.
Beware entaugling yourself with tho technical
trino u oreiiues of state rights such doctrines ad
NIT by necessary impicann the operation of acode "
laws and OF corresponding civil rights the existence OF
"a sgntson of al our difficulty rests ~ the Enforcement,
dpatq pubic esty, OF our bei9erea Ttghs Of ctrtl
When the Instruction commenced by Illegal acts OF
secession and by ce-gn exhibitions ol force against
government in distant arts Il the country, u sup
posed the insurgents misht be quccd aud peace
stored without requiring urge military force and with
out in living those who did not actively Participate In
overt 81 ire sou.
the people, ana confident in its strength, exhibited &C.
nervous iorbcarauoo towards the insurrectonsts
when, at last seventy Ave thousand OF tine militia were
called out the President still relied upon The Union scnti.
mont Of the SOUTH stu announced the intention
terlcre with loyal men; bot, the contrary, to
regard their rights az still under the protec.
ton Of the constitution. Tho action Of Congress
Was in accordance with this policy rho
war waged by this government then a
personal war, war aea,lst rebels war proeconted IN
Inc hope AID be- lief that the by II the people si
lrently The unipn, who, temporarily overborao, would
soop right themselves by tho aid ol the army.
Congrc,s aFsd and ne Pre- ieaf proclaimed thai
not ner Oh eel 10 logri peq; q inter, wuh bsir
rigks or ihsfr domestic sast,tutions
This position Of tho government towards Che rebeliious
States lust lorbearing and magnanimuus while the
citizens thfreof were generally loyal But the revolution
sNeW onward. The entire circle OF the southern
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