Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-08-27

sheathed, it wound never again be drawn b.
this generation.'
"The plan is altogether impracticabla
! Ii the South were only one State, it Nigh
work but, As it is if one Southern State oh
| iuctod 20 emancipation. 1t would muliir
the whole thing, tor YOU are aware the peo
! pie Of virginia cannot vote slavery out @
/ South Carolina, or the people Of South Caro-
! lima vote il out Of Virginia.
But threc-fourths OF the States CO.
amend the Constitution. Let it he done il
/ that way--in sgy way. so that it he done b!
the people. 7 am not statesman or
politician, and do not just know how suCt
! 4 plan could he carried out: but YOU get IN,
! idca--tAat The PEOPLE shall decide the quos
/ ton"
THAT the majority shall dcci@ It you
mean. We seeded TO rid ourselves Of th,
rule Of the majority, and this would sub
ject us to il again"
But the majority must rule finally
either with bullets or ballots
Il am not too sure of that. Neither cur
rent events nor history shows that the ma
jority rules, or ever did rule. The contrary,
! think, is true. Why, sir, the man who
shall go bstorc the Southern people with
such = proposition-wtn any proposition
which implied that North was to have a
voic, in determining the domestic relations
of the South-coUld not live here day
He would he hanged to the first tree, with
, out judge or jury.
"Allow me to doubt that I think it
more likely he would be hanged ii he let
the Southern people know the majority
could not rule. Il rep lied, smiling.
Il have no fear of that rcioiuCd Mr.
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Il give you leave to proclaim it from every
huuse-top in the South.
"But, seriously, Sir, you let the majority
rule in a single State; why not let il rule in
the whole countryl'
because the States are Independent and
sovereign. The country is not. 1t is only
q confederation OF States; or rather it was:
it is now two combinations"
Then We are not people-we are only
a political partnership'
That is ailf'
Your Very name. Sir, United States
implies that" sml iIr. Benjamin. But,
tell me, are the terms YOU have named
Emancipation, No Cond~caJion, and Uni
vcrsal Amncsty-the terms which Mr. Lin
coin authorized You To offer us.'
No Sir. Mr. Lincoln did not authorize
me to offer you any terms. But think
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