Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-18

| them, with view to their correction. They
surely were most interested In having 10 fairly
carried out. IL he not their truest friend who,
when the attempt ID made 10 enforce such law ,
seeks to render It least Objectionable to popu-
lar support. To this end sent agents to
Washington to represent its inequalities and un-
fairness. At later day, sent a communication
TO the President, appealing TO him to save our
country from the inHiction Of these wrongs. !.
This appeal was made as we'll for the sake of
the Government as Of the people, and vet this
act was stigmatized and the publication OF those
letters was alluded to as calculated to arouse
public resistance: Why, then, did they publish
the letir Ihave never published any Of them,
| not oAly wrote to this effect, TO the Presi-
dent, but to the Commander of the Northeast
District There are two other letters which
have not been published. [Laughter.l But Of
this don't complain, although they were nell
ther official, nor private, nor confidential. ad.
dressed q letter 10 Mr.. Lincoln, In which in
formed him that had discovered gross frauds
| In the operation of the law; that although DO.
iItically opposed to his Administration, was,
IN this, guided only by regard for our country,
and that wished to aid In saving the country.
| asked that these frauds be investigated. That
was no. an official letter. II commenced In a
friendly tone, "Dear Sir" not "Sir," (for all
of "myifriends" are not In New York; [Laughs
tor and cheers. l addressed, also, o friendly
letter to the commander of the Northwest Dis
trict, suggesting that the enrolment was most
unequal and unjust, II not fraudulent. lex.
pressed the hope that this ipjustlce would not
be allowed, because it Was calculated 10 bring
gtOss discredit upon US in the eyes Of the
| world. felt the embarrassment Of bis posi-
ton, and, therefore, wished TO save him from
being impelled by military on the one hand and
repelled by hls ropugnance to fraud on the
other. Unfortunately, only disturbed his taste
go to word, and not his sense OF fraud aud
wrong. In all this have been guided simply
and solely By desire to save the Govern.
ment from this great and fatal error. Should
we for this be stigmatizsd as unfrlendly to the
Union7-Who will say that it 10 not right and
just that the names of all enrolled should be
publshedl i, there man opposed to hav-
ing those rolls fairly and publicly deposited
In the wheel, 30 that all may see and know
ducted7 And yet when this is asked for,
those making the request are stigmatized as
inviting the community to outrage and wrong
| Our purpose Ia not to violate the laws. Our
purpose is to vlndicate the laws. [Cheers.l So
much for the past and the present What of
| the future2 Whatever our wrongs may have
been at the hands OF our opponents, believe
speak for those who think and act with me,
/ when say lot the past be forgotten-let these
violations of law, and of the rights Of States
and individuals be buried, If you will only hear
our prayers to avert the dangers that threaten
us 10 the future. Our armies have been sue.
cessful. Heretofore there have been reasons
why We could not seek peace. All men have
felt that if the war ended, when We had failed
in some of our military undertakings, Il might
lead to serious complications In the future
Therefore, we have waited; but now our sue
cesses enable us to seek 1t with honor to our
selves and satisfaction to the people. Our pol.
{ icy should be generous and'magnanimous. An
, honorable, high-minded man avsils himself oil
success to make generous disposition of the
, controversy in which he is involved. This
should be our course now. The war has reach
ed another stage In it's progress, and pol
icy different from that which has been pur-
sued must be marked out. Shall II be policy
of subjugstion--a policy that will strip the
States of oil their rights2 [Cries Of "No."]
Such policy impliea q long and bloody wsr,
aud an lncalculable waste of life and treasure.
ID is q policy which, If continued, must result
in national bankruptcy and ruin. This would
be its Inevitable result. appeal to our Re-
publican friends that, laying aside party pas
sions and prejudices, We superadd to power
tho force of conciliation. Is there not more
hope for an early and lasting peace, and long
career of happiness for the country, 10 concii.
iatory line of policy1 How can any man OBJ
, ect to policy that will unite the people North
and South and call ont from every section ar
ardent love of the Union and the Constitution
"a love which firmly believe only slumbert
In the revolted States, and Is not dead. Shall
the party in power say, tour brothers have moi
L. had Iavvo tn
ed-We have not yet grstifed our malice and
our hate" Is that as generous, 90 magnani-
nous as saying "return to the Union, your
rights shall be preserved sacred and inviolate.' u
Men must choose between these two lines oil
policy. We may have differed In the past, but
now our armies have tfiumphed-our soldiers
have proved their bravery and their patriotism.
4 They have sacrificed for the cause all that ia
dear, and nov will We, who have had no share
In the hardahips and perils of the field
sacrifice our pride and passion, thus showing
to the world just and fraternsl regard fol
our countrymen7 l am not disposed to criti-
else the Presidents recent letter, unkindly, OF
to embarrass the Administration. ON
willing to leave the Emancipation Pfocama
tion just where he has left ito stand valid
lif valid, and to fall II invalld-and 1t must fai
because Ii ia invalid. agree with him whsr
+ he proposes to leave Il where he knows It mus
die. without regret. He does not, In thar let
Tar. contemplate on early termination of the
was. nor does he propose any time when it vii
/. cease. We. however, are ready to mark out o
, nolcy now, and that conciliatory policy; that
he States shall return with all their rights at
naked down in the Constitution. believe
, that tae great Conservative party OF the coul-
irv will say to them, "Return to your allegi-
snce and We will maintain your rights"
Whatever may be the course OF the Admins
tration it becomes the Conservatives to say tc
, the south-"Let the war cease-come back tc
vour allegiance and We will protect your
,ights" Never have embarrassed the Ad
mini,tration, and never will. have at al
. tlmes sought to uphold the army, and hav,
{ neglected no opportunity to send succor 4
a onr men. / have toiled without ceasing to dt
: nv duty 10 the soldiers from New York;
: have issued upwards Of 5000 commissions
and don't know that the Administration
with all the unkind things that its friend
4 have said OF me, has had occasion no say tina
. NV course has been partisan In regard Il
h them repeat that ] am full Of hope for the fn
! snre. have never doubted that the Union will
. ha restored. / have never feared that the light
Sf the States will be destroyed. have never
\ Sar a moment, believed that the invasion O
a the rights of the States, by the Government
q conid be of permanent character, The prin