Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08
CANDID AND PATRIOTIC.

The following extract from letter of private
gentleman of New York, Of great intelligence and
worth, but taking little share in party politics,
was written in reply to letter from an esteemed
friend in Washington in relation to the political
questions of the day. The patriotic spirit and en-
lightened views of the extract will commend it to
all dispassionate readers
The rebellion must soon come to close but it will
leave with tremendous issues and the wisdom patriot
ism aud energy of all classes win be severely tried to
MAINTAIN the status Of the checks and balances of the Con-
sution without which all will be lost which reemen re-
gard worth preserving in a Republic
Your letter is worthy Of the best days of our nation
and its conservative tone and practical suggestions cannot
fail to find response every where The sentiments you
express catholic and do belong to any party God
knows Democrat 90 am of the most uncompromising
cas should be glad if the Republican party would by
adopting them ever perpetuate their power But fear
that with the exception of Mr.. -- and a few more
Every few Of that party they will be able to Withstand
he terrible pressure of their radical element.
fear that entering into a contest with radical
ism, and that the love of power will produce dangerous
element when added to the combustibe material already
melting ianatcism The element ia always
less active than radcas, and thu wicked rebellion for
obvious reasons produces greater disparity in their rea
tive power with the Good men, fearing to en-
courage any thing iks approach to sympathy with
rebels, 60 to the opposite extreme for really
tending to protact the power of the rebel leaders, and
hence the loyal sentiment in the Border States has been
greatly impaired; while the love of the Union is
crushed out altogether in Secession States The struggle
will soon be, fear whether the South will be permitted
to return not and whether our Government shall be
centralized like that Of France, whether we shall
continue the glorious form initiated by Washington and
illustrated by Webster Clay Wright and hosts Of worthless
OF both parties whose patriotism and wisdom still lumi.
nate the dark horizon Of our country.
No American can visit Europe friend recently
returned from abroad tells me- without coming home more
impressed than with the value OF our glorious hertz
age and with horror in the contemplation of accession
abolition, and every other form Of wicked heresy
against that almost divine instrument Consultation
and it almost makes my blood boil with indignation when
hear the hippan designing remarks of In power,
tending to underyalue its force in any particular
an instructive fact that the rebellion has received
its most potent blows the constitutional power of
the Government and in has departure from the
Constitution had any other effect than divide the loyal
sentiment at the North and TO prevent expression of
loyal sentiment at the South The rebellion regard now as
virtually put down. and hope Mr. Stewards temperate
and statesmanlke views will prevail with the Admnstra-
ton in the delicate questions arising Of the peculiar re-
laons which the rebel States will sustain to the Govern
ment
am very DESTROYS that the utmost good feeling shall
prevail towards Mr.. Lncon's administration long as
there the least hope Of its conservative action towards
cementing Union family"