Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-04
THE LETTEk
No.roIx. August &c. 1863

To the Editors Of The National IaffLiq'ncer:
n wing Just returned from tour through nor.
tons Of tie States of Virginia. y nth c 'roiiua.
Ge rgis. Alabama. Tennessee and kentTcky.
and having met in nv travels MANY of the Tor
mrr prominent us.lstcianS of those State=. and.
A. was mot Dafural under the Circumstances.
bad frequent conversations with them on the
subject OF the warts origin. objects. hearings
on Il present ~ d uiuie 81 our country, ard us
prubae result. feel assured To some exfei that
= brief synop-s Of the impressions m.de ON
mini will not be altogether unacceptable TO your
re ,der-
The war, they argue. was instituted for the
purpose Of securing further guarantees to their
own peculiar n-ttutioI,--slavery--and IN
press abnlitOnism OF Northern aggre>siOns on
their rights II. bearing on the institution has
been TO weaken aud endanGer it, entire over
throw They admit that they have b. Ell deceived
hv their political leaders and that nearly all their
prom ses have proved failures. They see. they
ieel the crushing effects ofthe war upon tile slave
States. and admit II IL indefinitely continues that
the Institution of slavery will not only he H. 4 ~
ger cf humiliation. but thit their former slaves
will he drafted into he army Of the ured 81 es
for the purpose of continuing the Il 9
s u'h.
This one gle fact bears more he willy nnon
them than anything Else connected with the war;
AMI to eScape fhs now apparent inevitable late.
thev expres$ a willingness To- accede to any terms
which shall not humiliafe aud degrade them
They affirm (in fact they expect. they hore. III y
pray tor it, that il il not for them 10 beg tor
peace hut for the President hnld out the oil, e
br ,nch; and IL the President we're to issue a
proclaim .tion holding their leaders 10 a strict
countatiIiry for he rebellion and offer The people
protection in person and property. leaving The in
sritu,ion Of slavery the constitutional i'm mum
ty Of slave laws. the, will not only accept il. but
vii hail the act mal unanimous. mob g. gre I
Thus Ia will ne perceived that the great ms-s e.
of the s u hern people are standing ON pnint
OF honor which to them IL of far ere ter import
than defeat in battle. the loss of strongholds OF
the reduction OF their armies All this they can
bear. but dShon"r they cannot bear. and they
hope. they expert. they pray that the Presi
dent will spare them this unspe * .ble humili
tion.
In view Of these simple truths. would ask
Me-srs Editors through the me,!ium of vour
inv u the journal IL The President cannot yffpr,i
to be magninImousg H.. after the fall OF
Ch ,rle~ton. he cannot afford offer snme term .
which shall induce the great body oi the southern
people to return to their allegiance 10 the Re :
rral Union and the Government of the United
St,tesT IL he he ambitious of enviabe tame. he
will do 10: " he desires G. he remembered the
second Washington. he will do il. If he wishes "a
cure To himself the apprllaiion of Abraham the
Treat, he VIII do ~ II he wishes 10 Initiate the
ex nipple of Him tho said go thou aud sin no
more he will do il: and | may add. if he wi>he-
To- proclaim the popular sentiment Of the Amer
people. and the sentiment OF humanity. civil
iz,t"n and Christianity throughout the world. he
will do il: which God grant. for peices sake.
Yours. very fIuy.
JONI ADAMS IN
We repeat the comments of the Intelligence
upon these evidences Of the willingness of tht
Southern people To return to their allegiance Il
the Government: ut is for those who rule IN,
shall. far as depends on them. have Union and
the Constitution. or immedaf and forcihe erIan
cipston with ruin to mo ETY. of the country
fatricidll war. and violated Constitution"