The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-05
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Letter from President lincoln 10 The
Nofklngmen Of MANCHESTER.

The following letter and iDcIosurs we're
received yesterday by the Mayor Of Man.
chester. Abrl Haywood. ESq s
"LEcATIoH % THs y. SfA4es, !
London. Fsb. 9th, EST
, "SIR have The honor to-tfaGsnit 70
you by the bands ofMr Mmsn. Tie AZ.
.sistapt Secretary Of this Legation, after
Of the Prssiden, 10 tie Uaitsd StGts ad.
Or ssed 10 YOU as Chairman Of the meet
ing Of workiDgmen, held at MANCHESTER;
on the 3lst Of Decembsr. aud 10 ackpowl-
edsement Of the sddfess Viii h / had the
pleasure to forward from th.t ruestiDg !:
II am. sir. your ob'dt sersant. -.
.. C1ks. FaAscIs kDAns. -.
"Abel HsywOOd, Esq, Chairman, &c !.
Manchester"
"EIEcruvR MANSION. wAsH,l
January I9. 1863
1T Tnr WORKixoNEx or MAscHEs
TER: have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of the address and r, solutions
Which you sent me on the eve Of the rev
year.
when / came on the 4th Of Msr.h,
1851. through a free and coustil utional
election. 10 preside in the G ,vernm- nj Of
the United States. tie country was found
at the verge oil civil war. Whatever
might have been the cause, or v ha soeyer
the faqh. one cuty. paramount to al 9th :
ers, was before me, namely, to maintain
aud preserve at once the Con sti. uti0n
and the integrity OfIbe Fed. raj Republic.
A considerations purpose to perform this
duty is tile key TO al the measures Of AL
mi6htrai,on which have ie, n, and to all
which will hereafter b.. pursued. Urder
our frame CT Government aud my official
Oa'b, ! could not depart from this pur
pose il | would. 1t is not always in the
power Of Governments to eularg. or re
strict the scope Of moral resu ts which
follow the policies that they may deem /,
necessary. for The public safety, from
time to time adopt.
II have understood well Cast the duty
Of self preservation resIs solely vi the
American people. But l have at the
same time been aware tLat favor or dis
favor Of foreign nations might have E ma
terial influence 10 enlarging and prolong
ing the struggle with dislo, al mrn iu
which the country is engaged. A fair
examination Of history has seemed to
authorize a belief ihst the past action
and influences of the Uni,ed States we're
generally regarded as having been bene-
fetal toward mankind. | have. therefore
reckoned upon tie forbearaucs Of ma
ltious. CiIcumstances--to some OF Which
you kindly alluds-induceG me especial
ly to expsct that. if justice ard good
faith should be pracllcsd by the United
States, they would encounter no hostile
Influence on the part of Great Britain.
II is now pleasant duty to acknowledge
the demonstratioB you have given oi
your desire that spirit Of peace aud
ami,y toward this couniry may prevail
in tile councils of your Queen, who is
respected and esteemed 10 your own
country only more than she is BY the
kindred nation which has its home on this
side Of :iA Atlantic.
j II know. and dee piy deplore, the suf
erings which the worklDgmen at Man
chester, and in all Europe, are called to
endure in this crisis. It has been often
: and studiously represented tLat the at.
tempt to overthrow this Government
which was built upon the foundation oil
human rights. and 10 substirut- for it Que
which should rest exclusively on the bs
sis of slavery, was likely to obtain the fs
vor Of Europe. Through The action ol
your disIoyal citizens the Workingmeu
Of Europe have been submitted 10 se' ere
trial, for the purpose Of forcing their
sanction 10 that attempt, Under thess
circumstances cannot but regard your
decisive utlerance upon the question as
an instance Of sublime Christian helOism
which has not been surpassed in any age
or in any country. II is indeed an en-
srgeti, and reiDspiring assurance Of tn,
inherent power oil truth. and OF the ulti'
ate and universal triumph Of justice,
humanity aud freedom. | do not dOub
tha, the sentiments you have expressed
will be sustained by your great nation
and, on the other hand, ! have no hesita
ton in assuring you. that they will excite
admiration, esteem. aud the most recip
rocal feelings Of friendship among ths
American people. | hail thisintercbangt
Of sentiment, therefore, as an augury thai
I whatever else may happen, whatever mis-
fortune may befal your country or my
own. the peace and friendship which nov
exists between the two nations will be al
it shall bs my desire to make them, per-
petual. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.