New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03
Letter OF the Hon. e. w. Gnun o. Arksh-
sas to Priseacrs and Refages Of sas
South.

| NEw.Y YORK. Jan. I6. 1865
| FELLOW CITIZENS: Where stand We to dGy' Can
Slavery, the cause of the war, survivor
First to the intentions Of the Northern people III
ending Union people in most OF the border STATES.
will not attempt 10 deceive you. An oVerwhem,ng ma
ory Is in favor Of its extinction and that without any
opinions they may have entertained prior to the war
No peace be made in my opinion, excluding fs de-
stuction So much for the North How IL II with sac
Southi Passing what the Governors oil Alabama
Georgia, Louisiana and Virginia have recommended
will quote directly from The Richmond Sentinel the or
gun Of Jefferson Davis says that paper In Late issue;
1--WE thiak TINT our late adyerses have done much
toward prparirg mind. Of psoP for the mos, eI
sacrifices II they shall be adJudged necessary 10
the OF our cause
Al our ssrraqs and all our property yielded mp to
assist in the defense Of our country woao me.o 10
''Thcse views have long received the theoretical ns
sent of our people. They are now our practca reanh
Ing conviction. housdad DTiudic>'. h0usand consf'
rasd doCHds ready be- Yielded At the Olnoinf
Of necessity. ApJ saerfee Of cpiHioE and 'acriee o.
properly cig sHrre,der Of Tr1dloe, u necessary 70 t
defeat OF our enanes' Is no" Inc ""'e"s"u ''O
ave must not raise difficulties it is no time for that
Shal withhold our and thus reserve thom hs
servants for Il Y,nkees Shall We send our sors and
dcny our HrgT0csf
"Iet the Government determine what ii needs and
what it end If II be lands. our houses our
them. Strange tint should cling most tenaeiousy
To what Is Of least aogeaf :"
The Richmond Eiguirr, commenting ills article Is
more explicit 1t sassi
IF il b. Necessary to coariae, he uorH that are
lighting for solfgycrEmcnt 81 the Whites mat We
should herate the negroes and If that Liberation
Dee made 10 recognition aud the guarantee u
England and Iraice to our Independence. We behoie
that the people o these States would not hesitate ~
III Fyenre andElFland riR ea'er into t,ccy rii1
hs. C0Ef,isyatr tas rfcogEitiHR orr nnf0Ha.Hs aHe
! auarrnheiHg or ,Hdep,Hdfnce upon ne aoo'''"h %
S4rery IN al t.r SGfe rafer hdH continue nc Tor ~
.6ouM D, prcpaydto urs The MsasHr upon or r'aGe'S
We believe sloh proposition would be iayora0y ~
ccgcd and acted ipon b. those nations ana II oVs~ I"
IL made 90 tam
So. SLAVERY. deemed upon both sides, and regarded
bv i,s warmcst ssocGt OF the least importance,
hastcnl 70 is fall Outside OF South Carolina desire
for IT. pcrpetuati1 upon the part OF the rich. ard
hatred OF free r,rfoes" and dread OF negro equality
upon the part OF poor may be regarded as the c1ie
cause Of Ibis conct None know this better than lou
and /. Nv own idea, but n staken one. was, Thar
slavery indispensable the culture OF our products
And further that could rot exist 10 the United States
Government therefore desired Nationality devoted
10 "a. protection Is q cardinal idea. SO did all
More than a year ago saw taat Slavery virtually
DESTROYED. Tho carse OF The wur being DESTROYED
tboueht the war should cease. There you and
oarted .aw no other les O. and Saw that orr rncrs
south wee weak eorr.p and de- poiio aud that rain
wonld overtale the masses uuless the war shonid
cease.
Bot the Southern leaders shifted tho Issue. "Inde-
pendoaco and no; slavery tho new issuo. io1
followed ,hcm to that did no.. And where nezi
Have sou thought Nol nov called upon 70 yeld
your pfejudcos 20 "rnak. any sirrilcc Of opinion,
and even 10 abolish Srrcv tie rice Of independence
Hr, /. those PIE udices" we're Welded and opin
or, sacrificed" and slperV od what then would
stand heiw you ard your Union brother OF eousa b.
Missouri, Tcnncs &c. Arkansas, or Mas lohusr,S
VIII You please upon il nd see II out one answer
ca, possibly be found, bus having iolsow % tAc-e men
ato rebellion for Slavery having oct thai and ionsi
Tor Independence. II Lat % iOst what ncNii To enc"
TIM, such loss l. contemplated, AID even oea pros 60 q
for AaG 10 show what iiai starting pro ision ~
quote gain from slr. payhs organ Tie &aiHo
com Authorities asst do ro-. They mut take care
,l,trrsr h,fi ~ 10 snye 4. ron rle Nrukeos J. a
ver.e rlles ald de'DuFur hiirss .L.uf con-r ~ or
storino.t stp into po.S cl % b, no hnu.ec or.
if lr uH ropi1gs prnFiio.cc should condemn % ~ "
'ldr-, i'i }, lot "o - a'.-,e iIi..'I, $1,000. ,.t.t
The clouds ttal have r.eAcrcd o'ef vs. Hdionlsh
Of she possibility hot he lif' ia! coa' VIZ" "a
~ tAc MA OF rsgs,.oa 81 r-ssry II cannot save.
II must least N from the i"nke-s.
IasiIioasiy approaching tho point il c,n;iruosi
IN ID
ieps al siG let ~ have The election 81 tAr"~ng our
selves mo ne AsHds OF those who cod ana ndiie-
rHt Tatlsr THAI ~ lln under TIE fott nf mlshns enc
mics raising iAe wolf howl f1r ON blood
IL itus flyly Reaches Tie point aimed Is, nom tn
start
I've ve-e frrnlstcd" says INST pap"r. from a
'hourtis Correspondent win .rgyo tion thar ip ~
rrent a. 6,iag enable % sasaia 0lr Hdeendcne' We
should surrender Il into tie hands Of those IRON vao
e % <r-stel or rarohased q. into he hands Of B,oir
Efanrs aud SPAN, rather than yield Il 20 she hH'kr>
And this surrender ofDemocraoy to Monarchy. Of the
eope to ther rulers BE- one o. those rgos ,xirse sdcr
..tr tia, you are required to make. Sat the Who'll
article deserves close analysis coming from The
mouth piece ofDays A. uttered 10y hin 1t would read
aboul a. follows,
u thirE orr late rcyer-es have done mnch toward
prcnlfiuc tHc minds 81 mi people Tor NE mos, -.
i.sint sa,ihces.' 81 s0ur must 10 YIELDED ~
thousand pf'.Ani.th "ho mons M '"ii'tti it.u
dogmas' yoL must yield up iI order 10 60 t!is.'
Ala,. and alas TIA, wo could not have ycllDd some
II ih,le before this bitter hai taught ~ thu. they
nre OF iho lat s,or,ns compared with the erandc,
aud uo.rr thing, Of re nation. bat having agreed 90
ylI tese 20 rapid the vhrl Of ovents itat before
IL is practically done, from 20 depths OF his dsgrc'
humiliation and weakness and wrgug from him by tlc
t'rlr,ng OF tina, eu.Iins ambition which alone hods
ln on 10 liio and vet oslufes lm wih IL consuming
hre- Dee proceeds a. follows.
"Tut 1 must ~, -.9rt' must tgtc care Tint
'Wiatoy~r hcfal- yon mast save You from The Van
lr,..' NJ ruprop ilOls FrYdelcc condemns you 10
Il ma7tef 30 shall ho no Vance ir4..'i.
g n state snunstp, that IT, ~ J, cllt hHtrr g9l
vii 'rai.e,s YOU at'-ries.'
~ o. as me nor Hero IS MY answer. J wa. told
! hy ,holchtiii reulomDn (trnJimii Ir'sumfI ihi
ID la event Cf or briur unable 100 SUSAN uur rfe
Defl.nce We should surrender it into the hnr1H ~
iao,6 from whom NrcffcG "r purchased it-ilp u,c
hand off Hr,a,i. Trance ~ apil'f Ahu nhd~ ti",r