The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-08
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R.cavoNn. Feb. l. 1868
DEAR Nik--l have read az eutivciy your
iaFor asking upon what terms Ne of the south
"A cols. a. O. a racon~trlction of the Union.
F "lIe greatly pleased with tle fresh proofs
yea have gwen oi Noar ideiiiy Go the c-rse, I
/ am panied to sa- tiat you bat paitly con. -
+ aeua oar motives
What coll4 va gain ly q reconstruction Of
-he laloat lol oder as lew Constitutional
guarantees ior slavery. Iat Low could We
enforce ttems Your Norih.u plhic senti-
meut could uot as controlled forever. Sooner
Nl .-ltr lt ~onld again Atlack our Institutions
ae -oA, ot tle mel who tLiftg wears ago enc
leatulc4 io hang Garl.>on have made Lincoln
i'r- ilDut Aullliiatc your whole trold of
A HoIuun Nipers. anl another even more Ncn-
omoa- Wo4l4 t-ke us place. I'm bringing On
t-l- revolution w. have oaly assumed a con-
, t-.t which would otaorN have c.solNed
lpo4 oar children. Nere the Union 90 be re-
scored IS DO ai ii~ wounds heaigd 90 she light
.lt poison ol aholl.ollsm would ~tl iurA 10
l.- -iu,. -ud Do no. lA oar dap, lu that oi our
-Na- .-r 4upAIltu. huue. secession, would
again he nee. -~lry. liy no reconstruction
cea.d slavery be extended through ihs North
tle laws of SOIL anl climate would forbid that.
must abide. ther. lore. in tae path which
$500 Arr ucAlug
Flr could A. Ia flfly assured thAt slavery
would h. uumale~ied u aN States adapted 20
slave labor wc would never consent 20 a rc-
construction %. ihe lui0n. We are d. arms.
uot merely n defense of our rlgut- 90 hold
slaves Tor f"r. and n taolt ~tllt; hat 10 dem
uusirate to tla world the glory and stability
of repanlic based upon slavery.
ln seeding from ile Federal Union and
forming ac Confederate States. We acted upon
t-r "a CELEBRATE. m4tare conviction that slavery
s the essential basis of every permanent Re
fl.If g
very o migAt have oFersprcad the continent
and cndar,d forever Blt the Noitlcra states
bad lHt This hrm Foundation. They were based
upon the De- oi Jefferson " that all mcu were
created equal Hence universal suffrage;
hence ilec schools hence ahohtoui,m as the
Inevitable elimination. W. firmly believe
thai civilization bias higher Development in
>oatA Carolina than in Massachusetts, in Mis-
s.s.ippi than ln New York. aud solely because
Souih Caro.ina and Mississippi have slavery,
while Massachusetts and New York have not.
We iesi assured that W. shall win our indie
pcndence. oar Tree population is essentially
warAkc, yours is peaceful aud cowardly. We
are ,arti ISIS of money yon oi tho North wot-
shlp tne almighty dollar. Almost our sole
la1orug element /, our slaves Our entire
WIte population then is available for military
service. the war takes nothing from our p.0-
ducU1u. loar Northern armies must b. re-
crutrd entirely from your lahoring CLASSES.
aud the war detracts Immediately from your
productive industry. Our female slaves work
ln our fields. wh,i- che wiyc, oi your Northern
farmers are indoor. minisiering 10 the comfort
oi their families. and their children are az
school total waste oi ihc.r labor in "a mill.
tars New. Thus a. producers. our three mil
lions of slaves are an offset 90 six millions of
your iarmug population. You cannot there
fore. maintain larger army than We are able