, 1864-10-13

Letter Of General tst1 to tho Commit
zee o. ahe n1n4s meeting In Ph1lu pcI-
th1ae

| Letter Of General tsi1 to tho 1onnu,It,
zee OF she unss meeting In Ph1lo poI
| th1as
The following letter Was addresses to ths
Committee OF the Repu blican Mass Meeting
held IN Iodtpt ndence Square, Phtladelp phia
IN The 5sh. BY h. M.jor General John a. Dig:
/ New YoRK, Oct 8, 1861
GRETLBMrE-1h have received your invita-.
tation to address the hasa Mset,a{ to be
be Ii IL Independence Square On SaturrRy,
Tbs duties incldeat to the active csm.naa I'D
Of military department rendtr It inpos5t.
bic for nts to attend public meetings or a AXE
political speech.s. But / 4ccede with pleas,
me to Jour request to write you a letter.
Thtre Is but one question before the c3uo-
try In tns approaching c+nvass. Saail We
lrusernfe the war with uaa oa<ed vizne until
the rebel forces lay down their arms; OF
eh-A At. to use ths language Ut tho Chlcaso
Cobvettiou make 'tilnmeaiA.a rtfarts'' f,r
| "c's alton OF hostitIties,. ~isn q ei.R to IN
Ultimate conventtoo Of all the States" &c. ?
Believing that tho lat'er measure, for ]oat-
ever !'urpoee adopted, would lead Inevitably
to recognition Ut the Independence Of the
ineurge ut States; ana believing, o7cr,
tbas true policy, as we'll I'd trut mercg, al.
ways demands, IN the unhappy exiyeucies Of
War, steady aud unWavtring a1pltc .tion oi
ail the neaps mud all the energies st com.
mand until the object OF the war Is accom-.
pltshec, shalt oppose lhe measure In eyseY
fectIva ePfo0'e4oo 10 nA9@9 ~ oo 81
Zen. Mcclellan, tho candidate of the Chi.
csgo Convention, by force of his posisI "a
IbuEt ba deemed to approve all rhe decJ ara.
tons with y hich he was presented to tue
Unfortunately. he ia silent or he oniv on.s,
tion in rp2urd to whicn tn. neonia cecsd
fhnt hn, phnnId snfat; Ue u,rs mt s,1
Whe.lcr be is in fagor OF css:atton of hos
tii1ttts-tbc mtasure auaounced by those
who nominated min. as the b .ats Tor act1,a
in case IT Ills ,elecrfon-or whesner he ia an.
posed it. Hc does rot meet tho ousau5o
with nurlY Gaulness, as I Au cooutsat h.
would have done If be had ttken cunnsat oi
liB own instincts, iustta,i Of yte]tlioe to tn.
subtle suggestions Ut politlctans, .Tne chi.
caso Convention rrcsensed ujstinrt Issnp
t. the people. As Tho nomiuee or the ton
yeI Itiou be was bound to acc.nt nr rann1Iate
it, He has done nrlther: aud wnat.Tsr ta,
ference nav be drawn from hia stlenca
either tlc war .Demorra,s mr. the pe,rn,
Demotrats must he decsived
II callfnr for cessat;nn :of bostl1tt1as the
members of the Chicago C,nysntinn havn
n INV iudpment totaliy mIsranrasented t,,e
feelints aLi omrinus If the treat hn}v ~
The Democracy. The nnIIcv arn .incd n
ia nume makes it-s,, far "a snch a neciar,.
tion cor-whnt it has neyer hsnn hefsr,. q
ntuce marty in war deprsdinp t. from Ina
tninenc4 On whtcn il has stood il everv
otb.r rational cuntlict. Ia tnis io{nsr,ce to
the country. uno To a yreat nlrtv id.ns,itr I'd
With Ill that II honorable in our history. /
can hare nonl1t i can f;nly monrn nveT
the reproac,i which has bsen bronybt nnon
+ lhv ifs leadrra nod cherish tho nnne hi
il nav hc1eafter under the ausnIces nj hat.
Ter cnurssIlurs resr1me fts ancienr efTect1ya
md beneaceIt infuenca in the admJnistra.
ton Of the Goyernmcnt.
Does INV one dor ot as to the trne cause of
onr na,innal ca,sm,.iess 7 hSiirve r. ~ he
tound in the 1nnnavement nf the Ieafers nj
hnth th nrfr oin.i ro1i,ic. =, nnrt;a. d.'.;,s,.
tn 1ast onarter nf centnrvp go +" ,stG ~
wat mo,, ~ tha Whig n.rt.ywan,+a-v rt,r Iao
~ ah;ii]t "a 1a,,er ~ e.1er;as.a t., ar.r;, To-.
go. th.nst ~" a,iJa 40 ~ - sn u.o.
"s.S nt,.s1 .nt tuse a ae.ae anu ugn. nalHs u maa
r. ~ as.Jd;1ata ~ ~ eag.so' po' nns eScssseu ~
c,n1a ~ aV~i1.h,,t,1 - - tns patu u
SGns+1d y. ~ ~ ~ =, a. so,.a,; ~ ss4e9, "ss Us
onptt,nn nf @ Htnsas @ herana aaa Tne rne
4ueo.,ou t'. W ~ W ttnSso usesnt ovao1ele. Luz
o,,a;;ad as " huom' nos mno was oess
9uailusa rs W aomsnster !ns seVerameaL oas
WY, llous Dlo couPataelfe opscuelty. "outd
..s ue 'ses' nAGly W Plovohe au etnolesecea op'
poslt1un. ih15 ~as tne oeelnnl0g o1 sys-
~ " n,. lezat.on ,1. "nlea aas enued 10
the present olsliacted cnnohoh OF Tue
country. II reversed I'll the conservative
pfhclple6 VI human action by prescribing
Iaieht and experience ana Gro Rnt0g medi-
octity With the Inquest honora Of
Inc Republic In 1914 ta1 Democratic party
1onuH "a Ine suecets:n! example Of It's oppo-
hebts IN leiu. ltp1t aside Van Buren, Cass,
Marcy and Its other enioenS statesmen, and
ptou9ht FORWARD 1T. tolk-a man ot merely
ofdluary ability. Pafties which have neither
the courage NOR the Ylrtue to stand By their
gfea1esl ano best men sooo 1all INTO hopeless
aetnofailzlsson Inc system OF retrogr ada
tlen 10 Az mat Is manly and Just has contin-
ueo, Win t"o or tntee aoofttve Efforts as re-
ac'ion, Iof twenty years. II has driVen pre-
emhenI ia!tnt oa: OF t6e PAINS Whlcn leaa
~ t1e ugaest'pontlcat alsL'nctlon aaa mal-
1..a,a, ntI,ase, WIN a s.u plie'ty HntGn "on'o ne
LILY ,sa hsao ~ ~, @ ~. z,t ~ psot"osSs asA
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- no,.5sr 5ts.,nian5 ~. tt y. tae couut1Y
$1,000 H. - faIS;sta.a1 - NC asEteo rn roI
n,3.,ea, - .sa. 10 N.Y. p.opuIsaoas 5ae
~. T. .aasa nasa e 80. ~ tnn unoss
anG s i1nnSnee Of the inne1loie !,t laW Of demand
enstarp = 1aa - mta .ns hlna os
me !, ao,s natnios: hattes s ros ros tutocly'
ent nd,e 1rha-a - - cas., 80" LIVELY % ~. ~.
hi"ht,r IcwoTds r. Hi.harp, pspt va fenao ~ eId
in which the chanco Of accrsstnn tn the f,rst
c;r;r hono-e 10 ~ ~ ;n1s~sa -at'n ~ a-at'
rn,,ca sn5 nro1;aoat;ona @4~ ~ .-''4
Thna mnd.r Tho ~ of +ba s,f,r,or In
tai1ecta Which nartv 1.1 manaeanant sn1 naa eia-
rotsa -, tha ne,5n - 80 ,,sh1,n tF.;~, ~
no. ~ tba rronne-3tr an5 Xxx bInh nna sc.ar tar
st h. conntrv nsve rome dngn II the rra.t
1ncn ~ tha Rsnnh,ic h.S cnntro1,ed T ~. noiis
~ .nt, action i,f the GaVeTnnent dnrlng % ths
1.st nnsrtnr n a century we ehon,d navs had
10 REBELLION Distraction within invita- % AZ.
nrrssinr from @fthnnt. and ~ ara enduring
Il + humiliation NJ sseing monarchv estshs
iiehf5 in contact with n6r sonrharn hnnnd.
arr hr me Of tbe urest .Powers of En1one
in c1ntnmnt of mr. renrat-d n1ntssta.
tiong. and another of thoss PoWers nernoIt.
titr iehei crn,sers to he armed in her nnrt.
to denredsts cn onr commerce.
Under such a 9: :stem Of political m anace-
m&ut no po7erruient can last LONG. know
It ia moi ensy to: chanro what suciI q laoge of
time hss fasiened uDon ue Poiiticiaps have
fhe etrnppeat fntr,e.k IN rl.c;rv in fhr rhai,.
of ntete feehIe MEN, whnrn fhrS crn rnntrn1
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