East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-06-23
How n Republican Congress man
Is Permitted To Talk,


tention to sentiments uttered in and
about the Capitol. The following letter
of Mr.. Conway was written within O
stones throw Of the White House, and
deliberately transmitted and published
in leading Administration organ. Has
any one read or heard spoken sentiments
of disunion like these? Did Valandig
ham or any of the hundreds who have
been exiled or imprisoned, utter a word
of disunion ? Mr.. Conway can boldly
advocate the "recgnition of the Southern
Confederacy," because he is a Republi.
cam but if Democrat attempts to dis.
cuss the policy Of the Administration he
is banished.
A WORD.
To the Editor ofthc Ne10 York Tribune:
SiR-The recent avowal of Mr.. Ger.
rt Smith that he was in favor of res.
toration of the Union, even if such res.
toration should involve renewed power
TO slavery, is a slight indication Of that
counter.revolution in public sentiment
on this subject which the war is calcu,
lated to effect, and which political lead.
ers seem determined through it to bring
about.
The only period in which there was
ghost of chance of giving this war
an anti-siavery result was the first two
years Of its existence. If il had been
taken hold of at the outset as an in.
strurnent of revolution-to Dissolve the
Union and constitute the North the
nation thus libei ating the Government
from all Constitutional obligations to
Shareholders, and had been rushed
through with skill and energy, under
wise Ministers and competent Generals,
in manner to give full effect to the
power of the North, slavery would have
been sw ept out Of existence, and the
seeded States conquered to the author
ity of the Union, and held as subject
provinces.
But This was not done. On the con.
trary, the war was employed as a means
to prevent revolution and maintain the
Union. The object was to force upon
the Shareholders the right guaranteed
to them by the Constitution they dis.
carded For nearly two years the most
jealous regard was paid to these rights
and military operations, conducted in
manner to induce the Southern people
to return voluntarily to their Federal
allegiance. In consequence of this pol.
icy, the golden oportunity slipped away
the South became settled and de.
termined power-the North lost the
prestige of victory, ard its morale was
broken.
Thus the war became failure and
utterly ceased to bear upon the question
of the suhiagation of the South in any
manner whatsoever; and now, whatever
may be said to the contrary, there are
few rejecting minds which have not
come to the conclusion that the inde.
pendcnce Of the South rs an established
jact, whether recognized or not.
The war for the future, therefore, be
comes simply an instrument in the hands
Of political managers to effect results
favorable to their own personal ends,
aad unfavorable to the cause of freedom.
What matters it that few regiments
of negroes, more or less, under white
officers are sent TO the field? What
matters it that the Presidents edict of
is printed in Little d
Browns edition of the U. s. Statutes
at Large? Is Richmond ours? Or
even Vicksburg a? Does not the Con.
federacy still stand firm and defiant, and
does it not promise to stand so in the
future? And, above all, is not the
Presidential election approaching -?
1t is now assumed that the Union is
an object paramount over all other con.
and we are told that it must
never be relinquished. We are asked
to adhere to the war, not because it
gives us successful achievements in the
field, but for the reason simply that
otherwise we give up the Union. We
arc told that tho institution of slavery,
like all other institutions wide n. Y.
Times of to day,) is Of minor importance
one way or the other, compared with
the Union; that it must give way or
Or not give way be dcstl Dyed, or grant
ed new lease of life, with increased
power, just as the exigencies of the
Union may require.
And to this doctrine that life long Alb.
Gerrit Smith, and that Jealous
Mr.. Raymond, and that
eminent Democrat, Mr.. Van Buren, all
alike assent. Since the deportation of
Vallandigham, il is supposed that this
is to be the mongrel Democratic plat
form for the next Presidential race.
Now, Mr.. Editor, desire this public.
Iy and from the beginning to announce
my emphatic wish to be counted out of
any such arrangement l went into
this Anti Slavery business earnestly,
md on the presumption that / was act
ing with honest men-men who hated
slavery, and who were deter mined to
'ast it out, come what might. / find
hat as to many Of them have been de-
,eived. ] find that those men want
power, and care for nothing else; and
hat for the sake Of power they would
Kill all the white people of the South,
,r take them 10 their arms; that they
would free all the slaves, or make their
bondage still more hopeless; or do any
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