, 1864-08-29
He Advocates Emancipation al a
Military Necessity and as &C.
ing Constitutional and
CONSERVATIVE.
AND CekFlsGATiDH As A
RsstsfAGY NECESSITY.
kud a Concentration Of Military
Power to Put ffoWn tits
Rebellion,
When tho Rtbel Armies arc Thoroughly De-
Defeated, he Saws The aoselI'on viii
Cease fs Exist.
4. saystbat slaves Soaking Military
Pr lection should Receive it,


cAzP aHAa AAnR1svH's LAhpsa. ".
July Z, 1862.
'MI. PREs1DEN1,- have been faly in
formed th.t the rehtl army il In our front,
WITH thu purpose Of over ~helmtng us by at
ticking our position or reducing uB by
blocking cur river commr.icattons I csu-
not hut regard our position .s crit}c1I, at d
I.arnc.tly oes1te, In view of poas,olc con-
t,ugtre'ee, to lay before your Excellency for
your rriya'c CO. s!dcntiop, my general 7iaws
concerning the exietiDg state cf The rebel
1ior, although they 90 not strictly relae
to the ei'uation OF this array, or strictly
come within Bcope Of mY nfficfl duties.
deeply Impressed upon my mind aud heart
Our cause must never b. abandoned; it Is
the cause uf free institutions and seltgoy
erpnscbt. The Consultation and tie Union
Inpet be preserved, Whatestr may be the cost
In time, treasure or blocl. II Secession Ia
srec*es'n', other d,zsolqt'ons aro clznrly to
be sten In the futnse. Let nuitbpr military
disaster. political faction, or foreign war
shake your settled purpose to enforce the
teuR1 operation of til: III =s Of the Uulted
siatea upon the peot lie Of eresy State.
Tie fi,ns has cs:+=e acs4. The Gopc,v.2,ens ,nYst
fl<ttY.e fne ufo.1 tit ani mill ary zo7icy co,er
I,g The 1ehcie gypuHd # our nntfoaa, tr,n1le.
Tie resi- OIL eiblits, Of det.rniulug- declaring
ard supporting such clri1 znd military pull
CT, and u diTrcfi.g tie soavle se Of tatl,.al
ggafrs in 7<pozl to tie 1cb1lion must nag be ~
tuH1fd cstd t1es tsed ~ you, or cur cuuse will
be lost. The Gn& tuition Sircs you pou-r
sufiicieat even for the prcsea. terrible exi-
E5rcy.
This rebellion has nesumed the character
al wur to such 1t should be regarded; and
it should b: conducted upon the highest
PHI ciples kporn to Christian clvi.iza-
zion. II should not be war looking
to the suiJugation Of the people Of
n unpf
not be ut all . war upon populutsou, ont
against armed forces and political orsariza-
ttuna. Neither confslation Of property, po-
li1ical executions of PERSONS, tkr'ttosirl Or
ganization Of States, or torcihle .oo.ision Of
tlayerS should be couts m ptsted for d mo
mcnt. IL prosecuting tue var, al private
property and unArmsd PERSONS should be
Strictly protected. subject oaiy to III. n>ces,.ty
II military ctt'atio,'*. ALI private property
tuEen tur military uee Should be paid OF re-
cetpttd for; pi1lage a1ud waste shoulI be
tJehn d AZ high crtmea; all unnsc.seasy tres
pass eterp,y prohibited, ,,;,a, and offensive
not be tolerated, excep: in places where d:
tive bostilittts cxlsS, aud osths not required
by cDactments con6titn1icz,auy maie, should
be neither der7nnd. q nor recetr, d. 1lf,,t.rs
government es,onld br coa0ned to the pre-
stsrn'icn Of public order s.d Ine protection
VI POlilICht 1A.atS M1lttAEy power StSoEla
Eos be allowed to inteEtera attn the
reln*ions OF s>rsitudc, essner by emp
porting or 1n1atfing the auth '1ity Of
naft-r, except tor supttesssng disorder,
as in oth.r cSses. Slaves corttn5aud
nj Ger the set Of Congress, ss@11,g ,psitsry
protection sluatld stt-sE II. The r, ut cl tho
govern to opDr2pr-ate f7er."on:nsy to I,r
own ses71ee, claims 10 e,sva labar ss3u1s b.
1a'<1ftd, and the right Of the owher to com
peri tat,oas therefor skcnla be recognized.
This principle night K ex&nled anon grounds
ct ni,la'y tfeessify ard security, TO ALL 1Hz
sLATLs T.TAIH PARTICULAR SrATE, THUS
WORKING rASUusstoE II axch STATE; and,ln
and possibly, even in Maryland, tns c1pe.
Giercy Of sRch mcasu-e'is only question
Of time
As,stcm cfpolicy thug eonstHutio,.al and j
eeHS7 aaf'pt AN peryaded by the influence Of
Christianity ana ] jSstdcm Nould receive tie
detpfy impresothe rebel c.asa=s and all for
elga nations, End It might 30 Lumbly hoped
th=s it wonld ccmnsna itscG to the favor OF
the Almighty.
u7lers the pr.eciples gov-.ains the future
coDtaet Of. 0u-' Struggle shall be mAne
bnoHn and spp:ev.d, the effort TO OBTAIN
rtqp4sitc forccs viii be iruitess. A declare
ton Of radical yis<sa, especially upon sl4v-
eH.. sill r=piely dissntegzase our prescnt
aruies:
Thtpolny OF the Eoveznmes - usust be sup.
poztei, by cohesnt.atso-,s ) of .ail.ka,y ooner
The Isai0aal forces should nc7 ts dlspsr=sd
in eIpsdst>e1.s. posts OF oecue*+ion, and nu-
meruI ARMIES, bat should be y.ai.lY cklecte9
INFO .ntssss. gnd b7pashk :. bear anon t1e arn.ies
II the CsnJese' ote Stats. Thos: armies thor
onghly defeated, the essldieai struetarc phieh
fhfy s.s7t,tTt .could *oos> etssc 10 es-i.t
In carry iuz out any system OF pe,ic7 which
you nsy fors,. Jon VIA requires Co,.n.aatls7-
ia elder C1r0ntt of the .l-mv: c3ts yThn 1aas-
te.Aes yo:ar *attener, {rant) and+ 4st4ads your
sae,ct, {Gsnnt} atd vhc 10 e,'a.seteat 10 execute
bou- orsers {Gen. Grsot) by ds:ecslog rhe
forces Of the cetaon. to the nccon,-
of the obJccta by yo7.psoposed,
| do rot. ask that place for ms6eiE 1 AN
y illtg 20 serve You 10 such position as you
uaI seesgn me, and l Will do so rs faithfully
az ever subordinate scrred Superior
Im.y DC on the brinl5 Of eternity, and ns
bcpe for forgiveness from my Yaker, have
written this letter ~i:h siucerlty towards
you A1d from luvs Of my counrr3.
Very respectfully yocr obedt.rt seryt,
G.B McCIELLAS, Msj ecu. Con. :.
His E<ce!lsncy a Lfscols, President.