The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-16

I gary and Italy. 1t is not even an aristocratic
government Systematically expressing peo-
pie by unjust exactions and unequal laws. 1t
is that of the nation legislating by its repre-
sentatives, asking by its executive, and ac-
cepting for its guide the deliberately express
ed opinion of the majority The right be-
longs equally to ALTO the South as well as
to the North-to assist in the formation of
that opinion by the platform and the press.
To me it appears that, not more by the JUS
tce OF its cause than by the immensity of its
resources, the superiority of its military pow
er, and its overwhelming preponderance at sea,
the Union must ultimately bring to reason its
rebelious citizens. Outpost successes by the
rebels, or even occasional victories in import
ant engagements will not alter the inevitable
result that must ensue from the great dispari-
ty OF power and resources. Indeed, nay own
opinion is, that the personal ambition of the
leaders has much more to do with the prolon-
CATION of the contest, than the interests or pas
sions of the Southern people. Slavery for the
maintenance and extension of which, the
conflict was forced on, is now decaying to an
NoAf1 uCihioC. II tilCns lHc 9OulH Iuusl very
soon in any case, accept the system of free la
Dor, all motives for the continuance of the war
derived from the interests of the planters, are
at an end. And the many have already suffer-
ed sufficiently for the interests of the few to
make them desire speedy termination of the
contest. Nothing, then, it seems to me, stands
between the Union and internal peace but the
personal ambition of the Southern leaders
But so long as these men can bring armies in
to the field, and the Union remains true to it.
self, the contest must proceed The Union,
feel assured, is not carrying on this war with
the object, and in the spirit of mere conquest,
but with the view of releasing from the infu-
ence of these leaders, the mass of the South
ern people, and recalling them to the duty of
governing themselves according to the laws of
the Union. Slavery being exercised from the
body polite by the sharp process of civil war,
North and South Will have in the future, no
such gulf standing between them as that which
slavery made. Again the Southern people will
take their due share in the government of the
Union, again give TO it able and loyal states
men, and North and South will each derive
strength and greatness from the other.
But on the other hand, the success of the
South would be the commencement Of its fall
"a fall that would be precipitated by the ef-
fort to maintain an institution which the laws
of God and the rights of man alike condemn.
At best it would be third rate power, with
powerful and vigilant neighbor along its ex-
tended frontier; with emisaries active, for con-
science sake, in sapping and mining the pecu-
liar institution to its fall; with all the internal
weakness which that institution induces, sup /
posing its maintenance possible; and with a
weight of taxation to support the fleets and
armies necessary to its independence, compar-
ed with which its fiscal burdens while in the
Union would be but trifing The rebel states /
occupy, 10 fact, this position; that if they sue
coed in their object they fail most disaterous-
ly, and il they fail to attain it they achieve the
most substantial success. For the sake of the 4
South then, wish success to the Union which /
is now bravely fighting the battle of liberty, /
order and law for our whole race, in all time.
And when the Union flag again waves over
your nation from the ST. Lawrence TO the Gulf
of Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacf- .
ic coast, let the Executive temper justice with
mercy, the act OF the strong hand by the gen.
tleness of the forgiying spirit, and while pre-
senting stern front to the fomenters of an
archie rebellion, offer the hand of a sincere
friendship, and all the right and privileges of .
free citizenship to those who return to their
allegiance to their nation, its executive and
laws.
Yours very respectfully,
GEORGE PARRY.