Daily national Republican., 1863-04-13
LETTEn FRoM sECRETARY CnAsE.

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commemoration Of the attack on Fort Sumter,
held in New York last Saturday;
IL, IErTER FROM SECRETARY CHASE.
WASHINGTON, April Q, 1868.
Gentlemen imperative demands upon my
iime compel me to deny myself the gratlaca-
lion Of attending the meeting to which you
kindly invite me. . .............. .........r,
You viii meet to send words of cheer TO our
brave generals and soldiers in the field, to re.
buke treason In our midst, giving In the garb
Of peace aid aud comfort to treason In the
panoply Of war, 70 maintain lnyiolate the In
/ togrity Of tho natlonel territory and the SUI
| premacy of khe national constitution and laws,
70 strengthen the hands and nerve the heart Of
the President for the great work for which God
and the people have called him. For what
other purpose can American citizens now as
\ semblel
! Il is my 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. Notwithstanding all the
violence and Vaccinations of traitors and their
| sympathizers, on this or the other side Of the
Atlantic, our country will live.
| And, while our country lives, slavery, the
! chief source and cause, and agent Of our ills,
will die. The friends Of the Union In the South
before the rebellion predicted tho destruction
Of slavery as a consequences Of secession, II
| that madness should prevail Nothing, In my
| Judgment, is more certain than the fulnllment
Of these predictions. Safe In tho States before
the rebellion from all Federal inference, slavery
has come out from It's shelter under State con-
stitutions aud laws to assail the national life.
II will surely die, pierced by Its own fangs and
i stings.
What matter now how It dlesi Whether as a
| consequence or object Of the war what mattori
| Is this time to split hairs Of logic. To me II
seems that Providence indicates clearly enough
| hnW tha and ~ elavprv muat emma | pOmpR
In rebel slave States by military order, decree
or proclamation, not to be dlsregardod or sot
aside, In any event, as a nullity, but maintained
and executed with perfect good faith to all tho
ehfranchisod; and II will come In loyal slave
States by the unconstrained action Of the people
i and their legislators, aided freely and gener-
ously by their brethren Of tho free States. i
may be mistaken in this, but If am another
better way will be revealed. ~ ..
Meantime, II seems 10 me very necessary to
say distinctly what many yet shrink from say
ing Tho American blacks must be called into
this conflict, not as cattle, not now, even as
| contTabands, but as men. In the free States,
and, by the proclamation, In the rebel States,
they arc FREQ men. The Attorney General, in
an opinion which defies refutation, has pro-
nouneed these freed men citizens Of the United
d States. Let, then, the example Of Andrew
jackson, who did not hesitate TO oppose color
cd regiments 10 British invasion, be now fear
lessly followed. Let these blacks, accllmated,
familiar with the country, capable of great en-
durance, receive suitable military organization
and do their part. We need their good will,
and must mako them our friends. We must
have them for guides, for scouts, for all mill
tary service in camp or field for which they arc
qualified. Thus employed, from a burthen
they will become support, and the hazards,
privatlonB and labors OF the white soldiers will
be proportionally diminished.
Some one viii object, OF course. There arc
always objcctors TO everything practical. Let
experience dlspel honest fears aud refuto cap
tlous or dlsloyal cayil.
, Above all, gentlmen, let no doubt rest on our
resolution 10 sustain, with all our hearts, and
with all our means, the soldiers now In arms
for the Republic. Let their ranks be filed upj
let their supplies be sufficient aud regular; let
their pay be sure. Let nothing be wanting to
them which can insure activity and efficiency.
, Lot each brave officer and man realize that his
Country'G love attends him, and that his coun-
try's hopes hang on him, and inspired by this
thought let him dare and do all that is possible
10 be dared aud done.
So, gentlemen, with tho blessing of God, we
will make glorious future. 1 sec II rising be-
: fore mellow beautiful and grand There Is
} not time 10 speak Of II now; but from all quar-
ters Of the land comes the voice of tho sover-
eign people rebuking faction, deuouncing trea-
son, and proclaiming the lndlvlslble unity OF
the republic; and In the Heaven-insplred union
I sure promisS Of that splendid hereafter. With
great respect, yours, very truly,
Tho following letters were received from
Secretary Seward and General Halleck;
LETTER OF THE HON. wM. IL. SEWARD.
H... DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Y WASHINGTON, April 8, 1858.
. To JANIS A. ROOSEVELT, Esq, Secretary, &C.,
No. % Maiden lane, N, Y.i ... ...
MY DEAR SIR-I regret that cannot attend
!. the Loyal National League, at their inaugural
mAss meeting, to be held on 18th of April, "a
L which you hace invited me- But respectfully
urge upon those who shall fortunately bo ablt
to be there, vigilance, energy, and, above all
things, unanimity and concert. When that
excellent patriot, Gov. Wright, Of Indiana, told
{ me that he was going to Philadelphia to attend
i Union League, and asked what he should say
to the League for me, "Tell them," | said, etc
l. put my name down on their roll" He replied
d ''But there are two Union Leagues there; thu
v one thinks this, and is gotten up under such
and such auspices; the other thinks that, and
,. is organized by so and so. In which Of the two
y will you DO enrolled !" "In both of them, ,
a was my reply. We are now at the crisis Of q
revolutionary contest which involves nothing
q less than the transcendental question whether
: this uncomfortable and Irresistible nation shal
= suddenly perish through imbecility, after sue
Cossful and glorious existence Of eighty years
e or Wntlnbr II bnall bufNlNo u LnOubhnu years
d dlfIusing light, liberty and happiness through
q out the world.
II Our armies are moving on with a step flrme
"A than those Of the Roman empire or the Frencl
republic ever maintained. Our fleets hayl
= surpassed in achievements those Of any preyiou
: national Power. Our credit Is conquering In
! terested avarice at home and defying inter
y y ested conspiracies abroad. All that remain
y now, is to lift the national temper TO the need
D fl height, and fortify to the poipt Of intiexl
bllity the national resolution, so that VIC shal
m agree to tolerate no treason at home, and rope
n any and every intervention, seduction or az
!, gression from abroad. In order TO do this, 10
- us, In our leagues, ask each other no question
y about the past. OF what importance is 1t h
i our country now whether a patriot citizen ha
= been a Democrat, or a Wing, or Republican, o
I. conservative, or radical horetoiorei Who cal
say that he himself has never erred, or that hi
y neighboT was not sometimes wiser than himsel
~ on questions of administration that have passe
aways foreyeTl Let us ask each other no ques
T., tlOns about how the nation shall govern itself
" OF who shall preside in Its councils In the grea
" future that looms up before US, envelopes
:. alternately in mSnaclng clouds and in gorgeou
ID sunlight. Let whoever may deserve the dis
G. tlnction by loyalty and energetic service nov
II come into place and power when this crisis |
passed; and let those who shall have survive
II decide for themselves who Is most wise an
In most worthy of their confidence.
1 al ne anya fha nnuntry hiatt Ia lahnr oh