Washington telegraph., 1865-08-30
,Fe would indeed be
-"pigeon-livered and lack gall
10 make oppression bitter"

could VIC listen to these things unmovcd, even
being assured of their impotence. But if con-
scious, as We should be- of our own dignity and
worthiness Of purpose, they can only rufile
without moving us. We can remember for our
selves that we passing great national crisis;
that even now by US and through us the des;i-
MES of posterity are being moulded; that upon
us may depend the future prosperity of a great
and happy country. With these high and lofty
objects and purposes, we may afford to BE- earn
est and calm, waiting for the Accomplishment,
of good and lsboring with heart and hand
thereto.
We believe that, although Northern society,
Ike our own, has much bad, and still more mis-
taken element, sense of justice and good feel
ing even now pervades the mass; latent. quiet,
undemonstratiye, but powerful in the end. We
believe that millions of teudrils reach forth frem
every department of private life ready 20 clasp
US again. We believe her statesmen will not
allow the more violent amongst them to perpe-
trate in the eyes of the world breach of faith
We are neither insultod, hor fearful Of the end
nor detected from our course.
Our own duty lies before Us, in which, happen
every one to meet half way that spirit which
we suppose to be the spirit OF majority of the
North. Meet it as men and christians, willing
again to be fellow-ciiizens and brothers; rs men
with upright fronts, aud not rs cravcns and
who fawn for thrift. Obeying the Con-
cf e.. nd ,ha
laws made under K, giving up slavery, and the
right of secession, we should work in constant
and kindly effort to restore again Union of
harmony and interest and brotherhood, claiming
at the same time the rights of perfect equality.
This is the spirit of the President of the Uni.
ted States, who has shown it in all his procla-
nations. He it is that should be alarmed, i
any one. a, the thund-riugs which attack his
policy. lie knows the great heart of the people.
In this he is the grsat political Seer. He has
alwoys rested upon it, aud been raised by its
heaving. His sagaci.y will not err. The true
principles of restoration which he adopted, and
is now enforcing. will prevail. Difficulties and
trials will meanwhile intervene in State policies
and from Congressional perversity-times of
gloom when our hearts will perhaps be over
cast, but if we remain true to our present obi.
cations, our rights viii follow them. 4
There is another lesson fer the North to learn
if it will but as it has never needed yet the
most earnest warnings of the South, il may not
now. The reticence of the true Union loving
men of the North precipi:ated the war The
South thourbt itsplf deserted and oiyep nm
The men at the North laughed at secession, and
were careless about manifesting assurances to
avoid it. # all the true constitutional, law
abiding, Gnion-loving people of the North will
now make demonstration of their faith, and
give US assurance of justice and equality it will
much hasten the wished for period VIXEN the
Federal bayonet (therc is no other) may be
beaten into the reaping-hook, and the'end be of
all this wretched time.