East Saginaw courier., 1864-08-03


which should have been waged
against REBELLION into war for ABo-
IIroN, lacking the wisdom to perceive
that the whole North could be united
against rebellion, while upon their
ABOLITION Programme the People are
divided. In other words, if wiser
men had ruled, Rebellion would have
DIVIDED the South and UNITFD the
North. As it is, the South is intense
ly united, while the North is unhap-
lily divided.
But for Mr.. Chase and his follow
ers the rebellion would have had mar
rover limits, embracing only the
Gulf and some Of the Mississippi
States. But for THEIR influence two
Union men from border States would
have been in the Cabinet. For saying,
in December, 1860, that Tennessee,
North Carolina, Western Virginia and
Northern Alabama were full Of Union
men / was denounced and prosecuted
by all tho ultra Abolitionists. But
under every discouragement-amid
rapine any murder this has proved
TO be true. Mr.. Chase would not,
however, allow these States to remain
in the Union, or suffer them to re-
turn to it as States. For the truth Of
my assertion that Mr.. Chase would
not allow tho border States to remain
in the Union / submit the following
letter
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1861.
DEAR SIR-Thanks for your note
and explanation Of that vote. 1t may
be useful. There is a greater disposition
10 compromise than I like TO see. BIT 4
hone tie best. Half dozen of tho
Border State gentlemen have been in
our rooms to night Ethridge and
Stokes, of Tennessee, Adams and
Bristow of Kentucky, Gilmer, of
North Carolina, and others. j really
sympathiss pite them, but see no reason
why we should sacrifice permanently a
LARGE po,c~ to help them, for the pur-
pose of gaining temporarily a LITTLE one.
Yours Cordially,
S.P. CHASE.
When this letter was written, bold,
devoted Union mon in North Carroll
ma and Tennessee were struggling to
keep their States in the Union, anx-
ious to sustain the Government and to
stand by the Stars and Stripes. The
''Border State Proposition" adopted
Congress, would have held them
Members of Congress went personally
to 'our room," imploring aid. Mr..
Chase's sympathy was excited, but
he she saw no reason for sacrificing
ABoLITIoYIsM for the UNION
What followed is historical. VIZ
HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FOR NEARLY FOUR
YEARS IN AN ABOLITION WAR. The in
fluences that drove North Carolina
and Tennessee from the Union, ex-
torted an Emancipation Proclamation,
PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE ONLY IN CIV
ING UNION, STRENGTH AND DETERMIEA-
rIoN TO REBELLroN-a Proclamation tc
which the first slave has not owed his
freedom, for it is only operative where
our armies go, and WITHOUT IT TIL
|
FARTHER. And let it be remembered
that all the while these Abolition
Demagogues and Fanatics were aiding
both Rebellion and Slavery. The
North, United, and free of the incu-
bus of Abolitionism, would have
crushedRebellion and With it the cursed
Institution which struck at and sought
to divide the Union. If tho South
avert the punishment due to the grea
National crime Of Rebellion, they viii
} owe their escape to the insanity Of Alb
olitionists. 1t is thus that antago
nisms work together.
And here, to guard against those
who lay in wait to pervert oil l say
let mo exempt Gerrit Smith, witt
others who have nobly given them
selves to the duty of sustaining the
. Government in its war against Rebel
lion.. Had the same degree of pat
riotism and sense governed Mr.. Chase
leading Members of Congress and in
fluential journals, We should this day
rejoice in q triumph of the Govern
mont over the vanquished armies oi
J the G Confederacy, consigning Rebellion
and Slavery to a common grave.
J i did not, three years ago, mistake
) or magnify the evil of abolition inau
} ences, nor, though fercoly denounced
did shrink from the duty of warning
the people. What then was only pre-
J phetic is now history. Abolition in
fluences, Congress, and in the Cabinet
have doubled the millions of dollars
} apd deepened the rivers OF blood
spent and shed, in war, which
so LONG AS SUCH INFLUENCES AND CoUN.
Sells SWAY THE GOVERNMENT, PROMISES
, NOTHING BUT AN ISTERMINABLE CONFLICT
OR AN NOTORIOUS TERMINATION. L. w
STATES ExcLUDED.-Congress has
decided that none of the States which
have been formally declared in insur.
rection shall vote for President till
they are re-admitted into the Union
The States excluded in the Presiden.
tial contest, are Virginia, Tennessee
North Carolina, South Carolina
| ~ .e.-..o A1.lo,,,o Nice, ss,,D. o,,o