New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-21
LETTER TO The PRESIDENT.

UsyEas..r OF - Nov 20 lte2
IT, ABuAHAs LIscoIx, President Of sAs Unied State.
HoKoRED presidents: When you issued your
Proclamation calling out 1000 men to EyQpress the
Rebellion took the liberty TO address you letter
I spoke from my hear. as a patriotic and loyal cit
zen to he Chief Magistrate Of the nation. Eel
tLat every one ought 10 cheer you on in the great
and good work upon which you bad entered.
then said "Ucnored President, call for 80 900 men
and they will obey your cal. Call FOR any number
Of men; call for any amount Of money; the mel
viii fly to armsi the money win be poured ont; The
people are in earnest 10 put down THE Rebellion
AID 50 il wac. Yon called ior hall million men,
and they rushed to arms. You asked for hundreds
Of IL lions Of dollars and they were given. Then
thcra was he uprising Of great people. Political
p7res seemed 10 fade away. :" Let us save the
Union; let us save the country" was the loud and
unanimous cry that burst from the mighty millions
Of the free North. The disaster Of BOIL Run only
hspifited US 70 greater exertions. This people had
the will, and they ielt they had the power 10 cup.
press the most atrocious aud monstrow rebellion
which had ever stained the history Of mankind.
As the head Of the University of the loyal State
Of -, l had under my charge 700 young
men, could hardly restrain them from rushing, in
body, into the field. / could hardly command
myself from placing myself at their head. to lead
them On. Some did enlist, aud fought on the fatal
day Of Bull Run. but the great body formed them.
selves Tito battalion, aud instituted military drill
AS the result Of ths, many officers were supplied to
the army Alas Alas on the baitle-Gelds OF the
West, on the blttle-delds Of the South, on the
Peninsula and On the Potomac, some Of our modest
young men are numbered with the slain. Some
have died from sickness, some have returned wound
cd, some have been tskeu prisoners many are still,
IN tie rauks.
The University holds no mean place Ia the records
of This terrible war. May not, therefore, honored
President, claim the immunity Of addressing you
again in the present state Of ailarsi Am not ar
father pointing 10 the slsiu OF his own household
aud saying, May not speak over those sal aud
precious victims Of tbs bloody Rebellionl
The immediate occasion OF ny speaking now il
this: Last Sumlner | sailed for Europe | have
spent several months in Germany France and In.
gland. Lave now jast returned 70 nay home.
have had some opportunity Of collecting tue senii-
nents Of Europeans, aud ofloyal Americans abroad,
respecting ouf affairs. have thought YOU might
Ike % bear the testimony OF one who has neve.
medded with politics, who has political favor to
ash, and who Is impoled simply by the earnest pa
triOiism and the honest purpose OF private CITIZEN
Firsts The sentiments Of Europeans. In Ger
many read many German newspapers, cOnycrsCd
with many Germans. / heard them converse with
each other, in private aud in public places. From
All this gathered tb2i the heart Of tho German
people s with us. They have relatives and hiends
in our army. They have shared in tue 0l ctIOns Of
the rebellion. met with one instance Of Young
German, Of good connections aud prospects at home,
leaving all 10 enlist as private colder in The army
OF the Potomac. There may be many others. an
sure there would be many Others but for one thing.
Tie Germans had Lost all confidence in tue energy
Of our Government and ia the chief leaders OF our
armies The German people fet sad at our pros
pec's lheir common sentiment was " Your Gov
eminent does not appear aware Of the magnitude Of
me work IN hand. lOus armies are sacrificed by |
bad geneinshp." When the Presidents Proclama-
ton Of Emancipation appeared they said, too
ia'e'' You ought to lave beggn with this-Slayery
has caused thlS war--yOur irst blow ough. 10 have
been directed against it.
Tie French are military people emphaticllly. I
found their Judgment upon our military movements
uniformly severe. Napoleon they said. at the be- |
ginning desired to have Us crush out the Rebellion
1aI he had lost all hope that we would be able to do
/. Indeed, we may well believe that be did DOT
iesire tho example Of TIoqea6ll ssbsllioa. Al !