New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-21
LETTER FRON COUNT DE GAsPARlw
%Nzsz PRESIDENTIAL LECTsSN.
TRANSLATED BY Macy L. Booyu.
vA.LEYREs. Sept 96, 1854.

AND when TODD resolutions acquire scope when
exceeds ali hopes. Osc Of theso hours is about 10
strike among ron. In choosing Ir. LINCOLN OF
Gen. MCCLELLAN, you VIII insure or endange' 'n0
result OF the noble sacrifices accomplished curing
th~ssst four wears. Such is, ~ least the prolon'
ara almost unariuo conviction OF the if'ei@'
.bet Won number in Earope. Permit me 20 ei'e you
en- reasons.
1 feel the more at liberty 20 do this iuasmueh dS
your personal Quanels ead party questions 10 no'
exist 70 Ms Europeans; vo Gre interested only IN
you. in your great cause, in the principles Vhich
,yu represent, In ,.is respect, our suffrage
FfSliy diein.erested, has, perhaps, its value.
This sad, | an aboi. 20 place myself suecessiNe-
". M The roint OF view of those who are anxious
either rr the maintenance Of tho Union for the ~
sspeudcnce Of the States, for respect for the Con
x,itution and the laws, for the reesiabirhmont OF
pesce. or fcr the abolition of Slavery.
,hau examine, from these different points OF
Wow, the Presidential nominations that have been
mede. need not remHk that, at my distance from
YOU cannot know your exact situation al the mo-
ment when this letter reaches yon. 1t may be that
q. that time. either military events, OF the internal
discussions which ri times break out among your
parties Oh the eve of election, Will nave placed
iIs<snoosition to Mr. LINCOLN other Democratic
competitors than General McCLELLAN. In that
event, my reflections viii apply 20 them, and with
senfold force, for the adyeisares of Mir. lincoln
could oppose to HIM no one who would have the
lost prestige of the congu'ror OF Anuetain' sup
pose in his place one Of those peace-at-any-pnce
Democrats who are stopped by 10 consideration OF
shame or Of patriotism, one of those Trends ot Tue
South who are ready 70 sign cordially other inc
recognition of the Richmond Government, or
guarantees of Slavery, or the perpetual oppression
OF the free coiored race, in what terms would IT
noAr be necessary TO point out 70 your nation the
danger, the lasting disgrace OF such al election
Bat tie CT ater would be the shame, the more
pyoiable would be the success. Ike, Therefore, To
rsard among the possible candidates Of the Dem
ocrato party, only The most worthy, the abest the
most important in all respects. These two names,
LINCOLN and MCCLELLAN, Will remain, whatever
u,ay happen, the only striking and true personiiica-
,ions Of the political contest that is about 10 OPEN
Let Us enter upon the subject.
]. TUE MAISTESASCR or TIKI UNION
On this point The platform of Gen. MCCLELLAN
soes no,>diiicr from that of Mr.. LINCOLN. ] add,
=, me risk OF ,spcating myself, ihet Ii 1t should be
dared to produce pthsr platforms in which the so
fsradyanoed work of .he establishment Of the
C1ion should h rudely sacr1i. ed sneh al enorA4'!
would doubtless increase Mr.. LrSC.oLN eh'.n'es'
Let us leave these ana give our attention 20 "'Y ~
..ous nominations. Now, here " Meet le'.
agreement concerning tie end to DC eaaneo--,"'
Union must be maintlinod.
The means alone differ; while Afr. LINCOLN an
nounces that the var viii be energeticelly prose-
eu,ed, Gen. MCCLELLAN gives us glimpse OF al
srmistice aud tho opening Of negotiations.
understand the FIST policy. The incontestao'e
exhaustion Of the South leaves no doubt concerning
tie results that would thus be obtained f"rseVeI-
spce. that American virtue shonld DO the motto oil
the North, us it's that Of Gen. GRANT. Sec what
perseverance, has already accomplished; through
sometimes striking defeats, through ofcAsive Vc's-
studes and momentary RyssioDs that you have had
to endure you have always advanced, and what you
have taken you have never lost. Perseverance has
Carried back your tag into all the iDsuIgent States,
without exception; perseverance has recoGqucrcd
tic Mississippi AID NewOrleansi perseverance, has
taken yieksbu.gi perseverance has taken A'i'nl'ai
perseverance, viii take Richmond.
And it is proposed 70 you No" mo-. :. 70 persevere!
- mo- persevering To offer an afmstice ana I"
open negotiations. Upon what besisi The authors
take care not to tell you, for they arc anxious TO-
trumpet loudly tie word peace, without articulating
the conditions Of peace. These conditions VIII
scarcely be found, and they viii cit in vain for
whole months around green table, they VIII IN
vain conyoke conyegtions-they will not discover
Tho means Of expressing at once what the North
wishes and what the North exacts, Of deeSeeing at
once Union and Separation, Emancipation and
Slavery the Affirmative and the negative.
But this is what they will succeed in doing. The
resurrection was in its death struggle, they viii
restore it TO LIFE it was without rcsouces, they will
restore it arms aud credit; tic uTny OF Grnt was
At the borders Of Richmond. they will withdraw it.
do not say that they will raise the blockade that
they will rcsusctote, by the adoption of Infamous
compromises, the dying cause Of Slavery should
believe myself lacking in the respect that the
character of General MCCLELLAN deserves, should
suppose that he could welcome really, seriously,
certain oyertures. Notwithstanding, tho mere fact
OF election would have such Significance that
he would be earned further than he iInagincs TO-
day. These popular impulses aie terrible; the re-
sction once commenced in the direction Of peace az
any price, of the Union at any pnce, OF concessions
q. any price, 10 one knows how lar he will 60.
Petensions aud perhaps acts Of cowardice wil then
snsue, the very thought of which causes to blush
Cor shame Men Will not fear, BE- sure, TO propose,
todiscuss GUARANTEES in favor Of Slavery.
In any case, tho Generalization which now