The Portland daily press., 1863-12-03
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~Oarts 23yu.S2 hit the traitor. When Sum
ner was ca. from committees in the
Senate. | was deprived Of social intercourse,
excluded from literary circles, and forsaken
by the most OF my clients. OF this | do NOT
complain. II was the natural result. How
ever, 1t placed me and others with me in many
an unpleasant dilemma. While others have
taken the regular business of their professions
and the emoluments of office the same amount
OF contributions for benevolent purposes was
expected from us. We could not render them
Tor want of means.
For one, have always estimated the Union
of incaculabe value. Ny motto has ever
been: Union and Liberty, one and insepara-
bic, now and forever When the slavehold-
crs commenced the war In Dec. c.lS60,d ghtndfor
disnnion and siacery it was my opinion that
the Administration should have accepted both
issues at once and met the traitors, rallying
under the banner OF Union and Liberty. In
Mar. 1851 .abouttwenty days before the firing on
Fort Sumter, | so far realized the magnitude
OF the struggle that wrote downas my opin-
ion, UW zee tcere 10 here n trdF upon the
grdndest scale; that tce must 90 through ter
fyble suffering: that thought could see The
clear sky beyond the intcrccHinq clouds.
and that an the end Il ,cOuid be trorth al the
cost Of blood and treasure.
The slaves constituted an agricultural force
Of nearly four millions. All these were the
tHtulltS W ltlC hldNGnOlutfs. IL WIS
easy Tor me to see that they would be glad TO
rise, come over TO the side OF the Union, and
take their liberty the first favorable opportu-
nifty. To refuse TO receive them, TO send them
back to the traitors, and compel them to raise
bread for the rebel army, was in my judg-
ment just RS wise as it would be to drive out
of the country our farmers, their wives, sous
and daughters 10 the number of seven mill
lions, or TO prohibit them from raising bread
for the Union armies.
To me 1t was always certain that VIC never
could succeed in putting this rebellion down
while we kept the slaves on the side Of the
enemy. IL has always been certain that with
the slaves on our side, we should succeed in
the end
Looking at the war as involving the two
great questions OF "Union and Liberty 1t
presents the grandeSt issues that have been
before the world for centuries. If we succeed,
We shall inspire republicans with new hopes
Of liberty throughout the world. Every des-
pot in Europe will tremble on his throne. If
we could be defeated, every tyrant "would
grin horribly a ghastly smile.s His selfcom-
plaecncy would be unbounded. His feet are on
the necks OF suffering millions. Very well.
He and his successors could keep the people
under their feet for hundreds OF years to
come.
Ishowed in paper printed in che Portland
slavery and war. The United states of Amcri.
On would contain as largo 4 nonnlatIop in the
wear 2o,0 as there then was on fhe rlole II
we succeed In this war upon both issues; If
we maintain the Union by overthrowing slave
ciyil MAR. and mo foreIgn nation will dare IN
aitsck MS
TAKING IN a lone vIew of the n,t,re /,
would be for the promotion Of human hannlness
on tbe whole. To mt tbis rehallion dorn and
slavery WITH H. If Il shonld cost The ne. os cr-
crv nan. woman and child. hlack and White :,
ihc rebellious State and she lite or ono bsjf ~
ali the people In The Iowa, States also A. ,,rst
thoucht sucb a loss of life would be d,s,ross,ng
Rnt Eli tbese neonle must die and Il ,rosld l,e
Lut to an,ic,na,e that event n Saw ,Iays y,
years Bmt If This robclIion ri,h its nr;,,.rr
csmse shall he no,nn,a,aIr ~, ao.pp -,
ton0ue can eount nm The p1mher of The hlass
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