Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-06
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"A.G Uobl.-, E.q, E:arsiovt. Ky:
"Mv Dca7 Six: You ST. ms - pat II NJ
ting tho suk;:-ncu Of what | verbally S1:d,
the other day. in vou7 rTrEenc., 1, Governor
Bramlctte AID Senator Dly4G. II wI5 .JyHt
as follows:
~ am naturally ausi-:laYe.y. If slavery
10 m, vrong, nothing i, WIFE | cauEvt re-
msnLcr whca ! DID hot 80 rLink sud feel
And vet. | have never understood that TIE
Presidency conferred u ,on NJ 81 unrestricted
r;pht ~ act officially uyoi: this juiyIc:- aai
sseInp. Il was III the oath | looi, that !
wouid 10 me best .! my ability, preserve,
nro,ect ard defend the Constitution Of the
limited States. | could nnt t.En Tie othtc
vithou, tek.nc TIC carh. Nor ""Sit ny view
that | might TAX al na:h - get power ana
break the oath in using ti.Ij power "'-
dersrocd, TOO, thai in primary Gil! "i.&!n's-
tration, this oath even forbade me l. "';''+'-
cally indulge my primary, aisrii' l"a;'lsh'
ON the moral qVa-Jian -! slavery. I'd pop
liciy dcc.arrd thI- many :.l'"s AMI - may
yays. And / aver that. t. th!s' az. d! nave
done no Off .ial ac: IN mere GJ;@r2nc" to NY
abstract iudgacr, md !cailng I'll s'aSeFy.
~ did understand. however. tn..; iuy r"th
to preserve the crla;Huilon ~ ta' h"St IL 'hJ
ability, imposed Upon me the dcty oi ~n''-e'T-
ing, BIZ every Indispensable meats, t'l"V @''-
ernmcnt, that nation. q wh'cr tr": csu-i''u-
ton was the organic iIT. Ma5 II possible =
lose the nation and yet preserve tAG t~-G.i.il-
ton?
"B7 general Law, lie AMI limb mn: BE-
protected yet often !. !im3 mu,i be IiE grtA.
ted to save q :!Gc: but 1 Me Is never wisely
given 70 saTc . LIMB. | feel that :ocasures.
Otherwise Unconstitutional, might become law
full by becoming Indispensable to the prc-er-
yatiou Of tho cJnst!tution, tnrru.7 tie uf"scr-
yat;On OF the nHtIun. kc!1 0: wong. / AZ
sumcd this gr0uad, and nuw agow 1t. icju!t
not ieel, that to the best Ok ny abilt?. l he!
even tried 70 preserve the constitution. /! to
save slavery Or any mlnnr mater, should
permit the wreck Of government, c'nn'rY and
constitution ali togetacf. When early IN the
war q IN. tremgn5 Gttcm p;cl Eli t!rY cIIin' !
c~ipation, | forbade j.. because | did not then
Thick j. Az Indispensable necessity. When = ,
little later, Gcnc.a! Caragroi. iAc0 aocrata-J !
Of War, sugeca.cI ;hn a'a'ng o. 5.C black, /,
INDISPENSABLE necessity. Wien, iii la:cr, !
General Hunter a:rem p.ci miIia ry emar.:.-
patton. | a.aia forbade II. bccaUs" ! sd ~;
vet Think the iat!srer,ih!c necessity ha!
come. !
when, in Mara, md Ma. and Jalr,
1850 rn,in e,r1r-, nd sr,...--ier nurani. !,
:, ,hn B"rIrr Statc4 :, l.v.r roalrcnsa,n,!
Characterization, | believed III" understandable
nrcc .s;:v for military emarciu2,!uu, aud arla-
in, the bIueis wanit = M. uqlc.s agcrt,t p"
r,at measure. T!,ev ]lralrrc,i the proposition, !
erd I WAS. in n? bc,l iucgncn., driven 70
the alternative Of either su7rcaier:n. H.
Union. and. with il. the cons.i.nur n. or Of f.
layinc stroac hand upou the yoloryi clement: /.
I ch0ss the later. In chu,sir. i. I huyci
for kreater gain than Iu-<; Lut OF :h.- / w.
not entirely confident. More than y rca~ ct
trial now shows m loss ~ i, t. cur ~flrcic.
relations; nor: in car homr ~'npaiI; ,yri.-
meat: none ii or white HI. ;.IT !'rce: no
loss BY it anvaow or anywhere {, lie COD
t5ary' II Shn"' = ~: ii QUO : "r'.4T-3 ".'