New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-30
A Le,.er fror the Bop. u. g. DicLin,on.

aLRASI, Aprn II l'6d.
Eessrs JoHy nUEEHAnT, THOMAS H. RICH and DANIEL
G. BEroE, Commute, &C. :.
GEYTLEaES: / bave just returned to thib city
from few days absence, and find your Invitation Q,
tie 7th init, requesting me TO address the 10y"
Union League OF Baltimore GU the Goth.
The exceedingly complimentary, kiud' ana eoroi"i
terms of your note demand, and shall receive, my
most thankful acknowledgements.
Such generous ard partial appreciation OF my
humble services to TIE cause Of Union, C'ns'hn''oh
ard Cover la,en.. repay all my l'bo's ten'od' and
min aside and strike down the poisoned afro"s
which are sped by the votariCs OF treason
regret most sincerely TINT shall not % aele 10
co,r,,v with your request. There is no place where
| v.nld rather speaE thun IN tie Monumental City.
for feel that should there be inspired by double
portion of tie spirit Of liberty Inc Le9ltlIlnre OF
this State with which st present hh olnv'aily con.
uected will oose It's session mt or about The time OF
your meeting but probably net before, aud cannot
be absent.
I am rsoiced that you have inauguratcd move
ment 90 sublime AID commanding. lie lLluence viii
be felt throughout oar extended country.
II will cheer the spirit o. loyalty everywhere, and
will cguse the gofged and bloody genius Of this NUT
Gerous Rebellion TO reel and quake.
| am proud TO acknowledge as brethren ell who
are for the unconditional crushing OF this Rebellion
aud tie ma n enancc OF the Union, and all who unite
Ia crushiUg traitors those who by thought, word
or deed would embtrrass Government AID encour-
age treason.
The question at issue Is between free government
and tie tyrauues and arisiocGcrs Of eartb and tue
wretched leaders Who dBrkly cOn.pre for TO de.
s,ruciCn OF our UUion and the subyersiou Of our
Contribution. aud who forced rebellion upon their
people, arc the mere pmps and tools and butchers Of
no narciy IN Gisguiso.
IL viii be mighty struggle, but the Constitution
will prevail; becasOmls Of victims may be- offered,
but not IN ysin for cOsprscy, treason murder, sud
all the Lesser vilsuies Will fualiy come TO judg-
ment Cotton, which was 10 have been crowned
King by European aocomplices in honor of the r.
csriots who betrayed iher country to crucIfixion,
will he degraded TO the position OF mere suhj ct ;
and Slavery, the mere pretense for the wal will
make il - xodus from political Egypt through Red
Soa Of blood Ii will give eIbbeis and jails and halt
sDd piilOies aSd exIes 10 It's e9deTs here, aud
freedom aud equality and life aid vigor 10 the
masses OF the Southern peoplo Our country, when
has finished ills ork, 1t will, will leap iorSad
a century at single bound. The votaries Of kinS-
craft abroad will for their reward, find themselves
q c, ntdry uearer their dlsgraeeiul doom than they
would have teen but for ihete great triGls OF the
popular elements. Taeir Instruments here, " other
on the battlefield or the meHper field Of political
warfare, will be forgotten, except for the wrongs
they have TeIe;raied; and the People Of Ills Union
stretching onward toward hundred mil ops Of
souls, viii bs prosperous, peaceful AID hsppy..
Sincerely yeur.. u. s DICKINSON.