The Black Republican., 1865-04-22

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Fit, ana bring it To complete success"
INSTRUCTIVE CORRESPONDENCE.
UNPUBLISHED LETTER. OF PRESIDENT LIN
COLIN.
New ORLEANS, July Is, 1852.
aLdthbert Built, Ezq
Dedr Siy-You art AS familiar as any 0ne1
.With the manner In which the consplratorsi
sof this State precipitated Louisiana into the.
Erebelli0n. THEY called a convention by al
Esingle act Of the Legislature. without put.
.ting the question to the popular vote, TheyI
scarTied the election in New Orleans in favOri
lot secession by intimidation of the voters,
land, as there is g0Od reason to believe, by al
fraudulent count. They refused, in the Cons
ivention to have The returns Of the elections
laid before that body, and published; there-I
by tacitly admitting what the opponents Of!
secession claimed, that majority Of thek
popular Vote had been actually recOrdeds
lagainst the scheme. They refused to submits
Ito the vote Of THE people the ordinance of:
secession, showing thereby they could nots
.rely upon the result.
But the conspirators had, nevertheless, I:
succeeded in inspiring the minds Of nine-S
Stenths of the shareholders Of the State-5
land, remember, id is the shareholders Who1
5irresistibly give tone To all movements ins
.this State, whether political or sOcial-Withi
Ia sincere belief and apprehension that the5
administration of the general Government,
by the Republican party, would affect inn.
.mediately and rHinously their slave proper-5
.ty. Had this belief not been sincerely en-s
ste1tained. it would not have been possible!
sto array the people Of Louisiana in armed1
resistance To the Government Of the United'
States.
i The arms Of the United States having now.
Iquelled the rebel authority on the coast of.
the Mississippi from the Balize to the mouths
,of the Rtd river though still exposed mi
certain quarters, and to some extent te pres
datoTy and marauding excursions. the ques-:
] ton arises, how can the population Of this1
.regiOn, together with that Of the Bayou La-aa
stOUrche, alsO to some extent under control,
] be restored to d Union sentiment?
1 This region embraces large portion Of
.tne sngaT-grOWing section Of the State. IT.
fmay be trnly said that its inhabitants, as:
Weli as those Of the city Of New Orleans /
.have adeeper personal interest in and will be-
more benefited hY Il restoration of Ties
MON, tnam amy either equal number Of
persOns I'm tho South. let it is certain thatf
.therc has Deen manifested here up to thes
present tfnIe- III reluctance 10 acquiesce int
3the new ordeT M thngs and q spirit of pas:
SING resistance WHICH not even the dictates
0f sGlI-interc-t, 1trong as they are, haYel
. beem able to overcome: and this, too, in q.
I ritT ann surrounding country once firmly
sG-rachel MP the Lnlln, and among body OF
planters maiHlE Nj French descent, who
laNR neTer Dcen disposed to adopt extreme
5viaw9 in nolitic5, ana Who have by no means
SHOWN any markel enthusiasm in favor OF
the rebellion
. Nhat, then, ara rAc Clauses Of the present
/. Qspecr XII a1fairs hcre ANN in the nci@hbor-
ho0d? Serting a1idc from our considcra-
II tion. the seltfsh spirit of gain Of those who
-.hold its securities: leaving ont Of view,
4al-o the bad faith of those who desire to
srepuaiate their Indebtedness to the North
Fand waving Those feelings Of pure and
II sacred affection which blind many to their
erelatives and dearest friends in the ranks OF
..the Confederate army: You win have per-
" ceived THAT the leading causes of disatlec-
n tion ANA reluctance, nOW existing, are the
n following:
III The Shareholders, WHO rive tone to every.
% thing, have not Net had their minds dis
saabused Of the false impressions stamped
saupon them, i'm the outset, by the conspira
ssstors perspading them that they are to be
sEdeprived Of their slaye property. On the
sEi contrary events of daily occurrence, under
Hsthe United States military rule, tend to ex
Acte fears that the relation of master and
81 slave is to be entirely disregarded: although
HI the proclamation of the Commanding Gen
Ederal announced, in absolute terms, TO the
Minhabitants of the State, that all private
sRpropelty should be respected; for the prac
Mtice under this proclamation has been en-
k3tirely inconsistent with its language anC
Mmeaning, SO far at least as slaves are con
@cerned
81 The United States Custom-house building
(which is the headquarters of the Com
&manding General, contains large number
Hof slaves who have left the service of theil
Wmasters. The same is the case with the St
Flames hospital in the use of the United
Estates authorities; the United States Mint
Swhere soldiers are quartered; the Camp o
RGen. Phelps, few miles above the city
Wand other places where the United State
Htroops lie.
IS Such facts are looked upon as direct VIC
#lations Of the principles of the Constitution
fMof the United States, as well as of tht
Wpromfses held forth in the Commandin.
HGenerars proclamation; and are regarded a
Mimpolitic in the highest degree by all thos.
Mwho desire reconciliation and reconstruc
%tion Of the Union. 1t is in vain we are toll
Mthat these negroes are needed for militar-
&purposes. Such an assertion goes for naugh
aMwith persons who observe negro men
Mwomen and children in the Custom-hous
Mbulldlng, and other localities, doing jus
nothing at all; idling, and fed from tn
United States Treasury, which we must b
taxed TO replenlsn.
t& Nor would it, indeed be good policy t
&retain these negroes. if every one of tIer
Wwere Tr0ftably employed in tho service q
i Ht the United States, because the business an
MwantS OF the Government can be better sur
aWplied. here in New Orleans, IN another way
land thereby all causes Of irritation and li
\ Eatfection avoided. You are well aware. sil
-Ethat, AT the present time there are larg
Il f#numhers Of white persons, Of both sexes, i
&thls city, who are totally out of enlnlovrner
ssand in great need; and such as these youlC
4 k91or moderate wages be glad TO perform a
q Mthe service the slaves now perform for th
y -Mmllitary authorities. To take these whit
u Npersons into employ would be. at once.
MbeLefit and favor To them: and bv displacin
y Sthe slaves from the places thev now occup
eMWould remove a cause Of iIl-feeling MOI
eMpotent against the Union than anv thi
H exists here.
But this, ii may be said. would involy
J the expulsion of the Slaves from the Unite
y III states lines, which would. in effect. be +
1 Hstorlng them to their masters and il
u 5salded, with some feeling. that il cannot I
EKeApectel the officers and soldiers of ii
81 United States army should catch slaves f
)0# their masters. This is all very true. \
II Esone, however, expects the soldier to be
4s sslayocatchor, nor is any one dissatisfe
orMwith his refusal To become such. We do
u 81 wish the United States soldiers to catch OF
II Mslaves, but not to catch them: we mere
Gwish the slaves let alone. If slaves are a
eFmitted into the lines Of a camp or station
ID 6 and there maintained, whether special