Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-29

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dersiand that to be their object-their only obg
ject, have felt that the Consequences Of their
presence us an army are those that attend all
wars
In 1860 went to Washington and Baltimore
took the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and l
was conveyed rapidly through Pennsylgania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, into Missouri on the
Great Central Road through Illinois TO Cairo.-
felt all the way that L was in my own country.
| was permitted to address public meetings in
Illinois as do here 10 day Iiold the people Of
OF Illinois that i thought they were wrong l
heard Republicans aud Abolitionists more se-
yerely denounced by an Illinois candidate for or
hce, than l have ever heard them denounced in
the South. When returned told my friends
We had nothing to feRr, but that to break up The
Union on account of the institution was DANGER
ous--ticklish. rt u ..1NHn 5N.l Hls ~
Alabama should at once resciud the ordinance
of Secession am confident we shall then have
as many years for getting good riddauce of this
institution as we want, As far as the execution
of military orders on the subject is concerned,
the officers aud men Of the Union army are bound
to carry them into effect am in favor of such
political action Of the Government, as will obviate
the necessity Of such orders. Do not misappre-
hend me- believe the institution OF Slavery is
gone as permanent thlng-oYsrthroWn by toe
action of the Southern States. believe in case
OF return to the Union, we would receive poit-
ical cooperation so as to secure the management
OF that labor by those who we're slaves. There
is really no difference, in my opinion, whether
We hold them as absolute slaves, or obtain their
labor by some other method OF course we pre-
fer the old method. But that question is not
now before us. luiHffla Oi4.fa I'D"
We are, for the present, calling to the author
ities of Alabama, and to the citizens OF other
parts of the State, to heed what we have felt,
and that they ned not feel IfIam to be con-
sidered an enemy to my country for telling them
those things, let 1t be so let lho sentence COME.
But that state OF affairs will no longer exist
The people of Alabama say that the State was
ecipitated-wrongfully preoipitated-out of
the Union. and that they are willing TO take their
stand in the old Union-that Government in
which they always found prosperity-which
gave them strength at home and abroad. Since
the action Of France, does any ne think that an
alliance with her would have restored popular
rights, secured States rights Does any man
man say so
Since we have been at war Napoleon has sent
his armies into Mexico. He would not have
dared to dos ii there had been no dissolution Of
our Union. Can it be said that am less
friend of my country than Davis and Benjamin,
because | prefer the old country with its old
Union and Government to alliance with Napo-
leon2 .fr Nalti
Davis, d. F. Butler, Caleb Cushing, Buchanan
and John Slidell sought to destroy the Govern
ment. The first act Of Butler at New Orleans
was to seize the estate Of Slidell. They housed
together at Charleston, and endeavored to over
throw the Government by overwhelming the po
litcal power of the South Judge between my
patriotism and theirs. Mine lay here theirs
there. | had no hand in breaking up this Gov
ernment. They arc responsible for the blood
shed in this unnecessary war.
Ny COuntsVmen. has there not heen enouph
bloodshed2 Have not enough widows and or
phans been made Or has the poor heart Of
man become ateeled SO that it can look upon his
MANNED and bleeding felow-man, the destitute
widow, and the homeless orphan, without emo
tiong Do not Manassas, Shiloh, Boston Noun
tain, Malvern Hill, Gettysburg, Perryville, Don.
elson, Vicksburg, and the fatal field OF Chicka-
mauga satisfy the mad ambition of the laad?
From the time | left Virginia. our army has
been continually receding-the Union army stead
, lily advancing territory has been continually
lost. True, our army has stood and fought val
llantly for it but it cannot stand against supe-
rior power. What territory can now be said to
be within the power or under the control Of the
Confederacy? a.. A.,
From the time this Rebellion began up to he
4 present, Davis aud Benjamin have not had an
idea that the States Of the South could stand un.
aided by foreign powers. You hav'nt thought
of that, but it is true, That the position taken
by them at the incipiency Of the Rebellion
Such is still their belief Without the assistance
OF some strong power, the independence of the
Southern States could not be established Hence
Slidell and Mason, now sent to Europe as sort
Of ministers, before the Confederate Government
was clothed with the semblanee Of power, before
the blockade was commenced to form an ali-
ance with England and France, with instructions
TO urge the Importance Of recognizing the indie
| pendence Of the COnfederaey Thus hoped to
got France and England SO mixed up with the
affairs of the Confederacy that they would be
obliged to assist its maintenance.
If the Southern Coniederacy would achieve it,
independence with a foreign alliance, II uou d
be destruction to us, the overthrow of the very
Institution We went to war for. WHAT would We
gain? Suppose that France should recognize
the Confederacy, what thenY l don't think Sla
very is now Of much worth in Alabama. But nc
arrangements made with these Government ts
would result in any good to Slavery. They
might protract the struggle for years. With
what resultr Finally no territory would remain
sufficient for an army to stand upon, the fields oil
which would not have been devastated the hous
es burned, the material properties all completely
ruined and destroyed. Such would be the lyg,t
innate results Of a struggle aided and assisted by
these powers. But the Red Republicans control
Frhnce Napoleon dares do nothing against
their views. A revolution would result that
would totte him from his throne. Those Gov
ernments are not 10 favor Of Slavery. France
abolished it. England abolished IT, But VIZ
will get no recognition. Europe is goingto war
} Every effort is being made to involve England