Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-23

iictfoh that 4his had 6ee61 5pensShle
alike, 70 her safety aud her honor, / con.
sented to occupy a seat in the oonfsdeFate
Congress az ONE Of heh represents atiyes; I
4m neither &shRmed hot AIR d u AJow all
that i did ana said i'd IA during HE
qoletul thFeaa YearB that led there
saFreVeht the estaH Hlishmet 6l 8 military
despesiS to Huppr corr ion, to bring
% PqRfahment the atrocions abuses Of
9ntrusted power, and TO bring about az
carly as possible an honorable peace. I
did moi: :SstF dE1a eele ealatsd
qnd1lY to pEol6ng hos tilitiea 10 heighten
ih thee leess degree, the asnsEfties cef the
contest. IEqted and jspe n opposition
Up conscEiptio conf seaf fiqp fpreihle i'm
gressmsnt, the suspension Of the nit of
naoeas corpus, The pbjsctions 81 len 70
9upishmentfo forl the enterta ain nan % Union
Ssendments, the imprisonment ctizens
tpr what was popularly eallsd and
nteFteEed ACTIVELY and 81 M 5onal
responsibility, 70 prevent nc M don
and general IlstreatmeGt pf dion pFlslhs
ers of HAr. syEss COT ting
Upon sending CON 81 with peace
propositions 70 II iuIfton city; and when
= found that the state &c Iings.Vas such
that the Two E0Vetnmsntst! RouIdineyer be
able to- hold diplomatic intercourse with
each bothsr, tor then purpose of agreeing
upon the terms of ,pacifcation, aud Whea
4 plainly saw I'M addition that ihefore the
month Of May great military eAlsmities
would occur which would render itialmoat
impossible to obtain for the South terms
h Of aettlsment consistent with those prinei-
plesofaequality and right upon which the.
federal Union itself had been established,
came forth from the Confederate States,
Fin ni0peutdefaucoo of the Richmond. .Ruthoti.
ties, to pr0pound q plan of pacifcSti6n. to
President Lincoln and his Cabinet which,
had it been acGeded to by them, would
have been Ptmost ,'unapimo mously ratified In
the South, in accordance with which the
States Of the South would have come back
at once within the fold Sf the Union AZ
rican slavery would Have BEEN given up 6u
the principle of gradual emancipation;
peace, order and brethePly feeling would
long since have been restored; thousands
of precious liVesShaFe been a9vedf and the
troublous scenes through which We are
now passing would have been effectually
pteoluded.t & u q. .asp t,r
Such Is the frank and explicit statement
OF my public conduct for the last four
years In connection with that deplorabIs
struggle of arms which is now drawing to
q close. 1t has been my fate to have been
SEVb5IJ ul6juuSou o1U n1h9FSpFS6Su6eQ Oy
men of extreme views, both in the North
and in the South. Meroenery and profit.
gate editors have abused and rfdiculed me
Without stint all over the land. have
been deprived sof my personal liberty In
the. South because would not submit to q
military tyranny there. IhAve twice been
hut up fn's common Jail 10 the city of
New York, by command of those in power
ip Washington, because, ,pnder circum~
stances such saS I have, deseFibed,!I united
with my Southern brethren in an effort to
prevent that HintolersbIe oppression" with
which we then honestly believed ourselves
to be menaced. No man has accused me
anywhere of peculation, of fraud, lofseryil-
ity, Of selfish ambition, of tEicksFy and
management, of insineetity, sof profigaey,
Of intemperance, of attempted Assassina-
ton. or of murder. My conscience, both
in my private ard public capacity, is t'void
Of offence towards God and man." aud
though it should be, my fate never again to
be allowed to revisit my native country, yet
1, feel in4my heart Of hearts, that no man
loves that country, and that whole country,
more truly and intensely than do; that no
man more earnestly desires than. i do the
prosperity and happiness Of the great re-
public which have 80 long endeaVoredr
most faithfully to serve; aud that no man
is more 'soIicitods than / am that Iiber.-
y-copstitution JibeFty -SIiberty regula-
ted by lay, and consistent with order and
peace; should be the precious and enduring
heritsge Of my countrymen In all time to
% come ..LL i.el sL.;tL az : .zEigEs.
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