Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1864-01-08
The Loyal National League of New Yorl

GENTLEMEN; We wOnld have thanked YOU
much sooner but for The prolonged absence of
one Of our number. II would have been noinrnl
to us to have lost the collective character of tbis
reply for the blending Of our four names il a
PROOF OF that great unity Of sentiment upon all
that concerns the cause Of justice which by Gods
favor maniiesls itself here below, in spite of
political and religious differences
Yet we ore careful not to overrate our personal
Importance The League does not address us as
individuals; it speaks to France, who cberishes
as national tradition, the friendship of The
United States. II speaks to European oninion
which will rise up and declare itself more clearly
as II recognizes that the struggle is between
Slavery and Liberty
You have ccmprehended, gentlemen, that
neither France nor Europe have been free f. on
misapprehensions Light did not at first dawn
upon the nature Of the salutary but painful crisis
through which you are passing; il was not plain
10 Az ut the outset that the work iuauanrnted nv
the election of MIR. Lincoln yielded nothing in
grandeur to that which your fathers aceompIisb.
ed with the aid of Lafayette and under the guild
auce OF Washington.
Europe mas had her errors, her hesitatious
lIr wn'on We are paying dearly to-day on both
shores OF the Atlantic What bloo1 ,v1,IJ -
been spared to you, what Industrial sntfs Ii
avoided by us, had European opinion JecIaraS
ITSELF win that force which you had tho yisht IN
hope Tor There is protest of the nnis's.oi
conscience before which mankind ncce.ya..'.'
recollsi moral forces are. alter all, the grs,,
forces. '"s great
The reyolted South, which needed our nil
which relied and perhaps sui relies uuon MS
would not have long dared to affront the lnJigan'
'ion of the civilized world
l.
why has this Indignation been Withheld Why
has sort OF favor been granted TO th, ouIy H..
surrecuon which has had neither inotive n"r
pTetext-to the only one which has dared IN mn
tnrl the banner Of Slavery What has hoe, ,h,
merit Of this inrurIeotiOn. BY what charm has
ooneilatei tue sympathy vi more tbnn one
enlightened mihdG This is question humin.
anpg 10 put but useful In solve
Ia the trst pnec Eutope doubted ,vl,,ia.
omVery were tho real cause VI conflict. Strangc
doubt, in truth For many year. SLAYER, b..I
been the great, the Gully subject Of arr. =; M.
United States. At the time Of The oleo,,,'u -,
Mr. Buchanan the only issue was Siayerv ~,
electoral platforms prove this fact; the mani
iestos Of tue South were unanimous ia this sr,.,
her party leaders, her Governors, her deliberal
i've assemblies, her press spoke but Of Slaverv
The Vlce-President Of the insuteent Confedprscv
had made haste to declare ,iiiclallv tbat ~
mission OF the new State was 10 ptc,ett 10 the al
lnlfalion of mankind a society founded on IN,
''eOr"fr-sione' Of Slavery. Lastly. il wonld
seem that 10 oil rejecting minde t4r acts of Alr
BUCHANAN aud other Presidents named by III.
oou'h were proof enough IT tlHs truth Til,
SCUM thinks only Of slavery. Ia her ewes mn
means are light to secure to Slavery In triumph.
aud boundess eouquests
Du'' " Is objected that Mr.. Lincoln and bis