New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14
south acknowledgements.

My DEAR SIR: MY personal ac4uuiu'ahoc
with YOU from boyhood, and proximity Of our planta
tions for several years. have given me the opportunity
of knowing your many good qualities as neighbcr,
master and friend. Your qualities as statesman need
no comment while your record is SO able To bear you
testimony. OF your stinch sentiments against Seces
siou and your unbendng faith in the unon' ana iis
final triumph over revolution, no one knows better thah
myself who have often had the honor OF listening 10
Your arguments. take Ii as dspensation Oh iro''
depce that GOOD and true man like yoursefis left rs
around whom we, who have erred, may now raiiy anu
hail Won as our chief pray you. sir. as Christian
and patriot not to finch from the task; your services
were never more needed by your native State for her
salvation than to-day; and have every confidence TINT
your kindly nature and stanch PATRIOTISM VIII MOI per'
init Won 10 refuse TO bear her banner.
What l am about to utter may grste harshly upon
certain ears but from what my cars have heard aud
my ewes have seen, they who have knocked about in
camps for four years. and have pondered deeply on the
csuses effects and facts Of lat awful war; have az
rived AT eopclu sions somewhat Ike my own.
TIE political energies OF state appear to be com
petey paralyzed Is not this condition Of public coma
frsught with dangeri Is 1t not possible that under the
circumstances IN clement unricndly 70 her true inter
est may take Of this state OF things and ride
into power 10 her ultimate Disadvantage How keenly
alive have been TO this feet for time past my
frequent conversations with you will attest and
think that some one of energy and mind should strike
out rucleus as IT were. for people to commence
thinking and acting upon. Must We sit down forever
trembling undei the glitter of bayonets In country IN
which there is no longe wari Or will the people Also
and say, Father We have erred, and. In thy sight
are no more orthy to he called thy sonj make us rs
one Of thy hired servants" And as the father killed
the fatted calf so may We also hope that onr political
father will deem that there Ii moro Joy to be made
over one sinner that repenteth than nlnetynne
that need no repentance" Let us arise aud ask ioi
bread trusting all things, hoping all things. believing
that he will not give us a stone.
II strikes ne that the sooner 60 To work ard re-
pair our shattered bark the better it viii DO for us 10
patriots, men, and good citizens
The question naturally arises must we invoke again
to our aid former prominent mont This IL already
answered BY the action OF tho President lie naturally
thinks donbtlcss that cannot afford TO trust our
affairs TO their hands agan-they have been tried and
found wanting and be content to retire upon their
former Lonors and give place to younger and new men
The revolution through which we have parsed has
changed the face OF everything and men. incom peton
To the past cannot 10 competent TO tie present and
future The Snip Of State wrecked BY unskiilfu
nayvaors who lacked even the seananship 10 save US
after we had taken to the cutier and where are we to-
day each striking out for himself for bare life.
upoa the sea OF desolaton Men who could sit In
secret session.. for four Year, insulting our irtel'
ceucc with their selIassurcd sagacty-y no could un.
constitution ally pass heads the oGons law Of
ruthless coDscrpiiOn. thus pressing Into tie ranks per
Of a classes without respect to their seniimo nts
OF their fitness by education, habits or ply steal ability
act ay forcing them 10 fight for independence whether
they desired 1t not - Needless Of the oIics
OF starving wives mud children, abandoned
20 their fate 20 long as the great OF the country
n ight succeed and rule, ID genus, who turned
us over bound hand and foot u sucl measures say.
sha, We who have been ignored and rrauped upon by
these men, set them in high places To do them honor
again, God forbid TIE private soldier OF this wnr-
and vast number OF them the best blood CT the land
reared In luxury and nuIiured In rehnemeDt-wlo has
chee-f1y submitted 10 insOeDce, wrong and hardship
who has drank his muddy water and eaten his puird
beef and four with scarcely murInur. while the
'great men" Of the land bopqUein1 in stately
halls far away from danger and hardship: say he has
hs rceOecons of the past 10 be settled for by bis
acts the present end futnre ana that be wall max
himself heard be assured. VIII he forget when lie
perhaps accidentay-a victim TO the persecution OF
the hesrtless conscript Oft ceI-how he ives lunted
down and insnted by vulgar deputies who. dressed IN
brief authority, took pride il as they thought hum
bling the native independence OF the poor man. Or The
instructive decacy OF the man of education and refine.
menti Win lie forget that socaled nee press dared
not ut Ell breath against this tyranny. worse than
French and upheld by our most learned Judgcsi No.
Therefore Sir pray You TO come forward with your
honest heart and consistent character and inaneurae
men, measures and policies equal 70 the times and the
occasion and wake from this fatal sleep Of death.
To whom can now properly turn for the discussion
Of the question Of the negro tLan yoursefi
Differing from me In your ideas Of his management.
you have been his trne and steadfnst friend for
quarter Of a century; and know that can seely sug
gest you that, II he IL 10 remain among 1t be-
hoOves u wise citizens, 10 realize facts early
possible. No longer slave, we must teach hn to be
citizen--we must prove 20 him. by our demeanor and
our acts that We have forgotten he ever slave;
and that desirous Of inst uctDg him how %
duct himself becomes good and useful member of
the community. In word. must endeayor O.
vince him that we are DESTROYS Of becoming his friend
and IA
to the success and happiness OF boththat W, cannot
nhabt the eterriory enemies bat only Ms fricn
Educate him up the highest standard Of his capacity
Let him. rs soon lie has pissed through the sams
ordeal which children have 10 undergo, realize
that freedom is fact and rot shadow At present
without money and without means, must encourage
him to seek labor at our hands, ard, In making our
contracts let remember that ho who gyoth to tho
poor endeth to the Lord In fine let US study 10 Guilt
ystc the best of good feeling between them our
selves ana reue the haokneyed idea that Shareholder
IL not a human being. Lot him see that az Freeman
will be willing TO accord To hum every mark Of rc
spect SUCH provided he is industrious orderly and
well behaved; but that he will only merit our contempt
and his own ruin If be inoines tn be vspabond Idle.
disorderly and rude. Let us encourage him. by far
wages 10 do fair work, Which he elreaiy thoroughly
understands and Of which he IL inferior JUDGE Thus,
IT, after every effort onr part he should prove In,
corrigibe ihe conseqnences e VIII INN io re must
ifhe slips of the stage and the white man inhers tho
country. ,.-.,,
are no men In the country sufficiently educated 10
REPRESENT u WHO have not already been TIC political
qnacks Of The past 20 years. 1t necessary That our
stould BIZ who are trained 70 wire
pulling aud making windy speeches against tlne' or
il sufficient that they be honest IN purpose ana ca
pablo Of expressing their deas in toIso ana cear IAN
guagcf Not pettfogging politicians, but Natures bonn
ststesmen who have the faculty " perceiying truth ana
right stincvey, aid pursuing II sicadIasty 10 inc
end Men who are too proud to I've YAM ana VINO WIN
refuse 10 thrust themselves forward unsonghti bnt
like the great Laurens and Pnckneys eto, 81 former
date refusing to seek Office. will wait fer ONCE W seek