, 1865-04-24

IT,. .,,xh +r,o,+.f f-c,, ,na sfar fo man thon
fbora s haha1d T., ~ North frone fatner 10 am
va nae,aa Ln..rs ~ ~. ~ c1,a Ton3d h. v1Iinr
~, en 800 ~ n9b"s' tSe 1c ~ wv -aca thsn cnui3
hi 80 eaT ~. s+;i1 hsttar rh.;r condition.
"1s oe "ay ,ta III ~ I,. n-a,,a r;na +hs
ut - .o1u .1ss p1nsJ J;tnstIn3 - v3 Eha S,nts
ar5"t ~ ,nsH soa has,, F,rht,nr for H.
cant;nmsoca HT $780, Tha ARA 6att1c NJ
Rn1i Inn 5fd awav w'th that ;5ea Tha,r
co1eas ei,ca hava hean - .nh,. en5 r1.,rrr
f,Hthen thosa 'F tba "1eu @ ns aoo, nmr .,bsrs m
EVen ehou15 re aIin.- ~ +har vara wrong
At fhe heuinnino - +T,,z anr+.s9 "rra,tv an3
iniustica have made ~ he wrong herome he
rieht. and thev stand now fhaf,eo ~ uon1er
ma admiration n1 ~ NV gs'oa1 ~ nv 1ah,a hand
ot natriotic heroes 0 Heraoftss rc.d;uT mT n
thefr deeds TherT,o,,ias Iii 81 e,n.ts, -
When aIdca r. ~ cantnn W. ~. pn H. r,sn,;o,
of iohn Rrown 1,rba a1H ~, tsr,-
wes+er7 hordar 49, 80 49, s,a ~ ~
ron1icta1 hafn1o 1 ~ ,n.- ~ ~a5 Mn'5 stisu -"
~ treosnn on5 who hr ~ - 14uc auu 5u;1. ;ncI,
haen maira ood vs. -, nr,s nrc j. aas iittie sie
dnfv and ti,at sas hain:n., III "eeneu @ n ~ m5
cn,,ntrv tn ncrfo,m a., A ~ ;1J, J Son1'4un p4.
Ghot wos n Trina IN ,nor ~ ~ iehe - 5os.ee; ou.
eons:ds1e5 M tho,n sni.-ee, oouu oto"n u uoT
e1i3 on1v yirt1c ~ tha who3a sns sasa soss
- sttnnrr transmjora sfon W. ~ Pa.-
come II vir1ne sjmn]T hscn,,sa 1nosa o "
- "~~.@-~ '1'1' 1a@1olsc ~
II: tbon,ht then AZ now that tho .ho,,t,o,
;ota vare tie oniY traitors IN ~ 1s~d on.l
tSn+ ,,,e ant;Te na2tv deservad ths io aanu ~
- IA RrcWn not hecanaa +1ao .1.,s tate t
ohd1;sh slavery Init On accnnnt ~ "a n.aaae ~
.hu4. ha1a snjsarnred tn nsa " at sae shas
abolition; + Brown o',,5 ws5e ) lying ! doubt
whether he nimsen ~ouia set slavery against
the Union. Alost Or many u tle North DO
and openly curse the Union Il the South arc
to return ma rssain ;s' ang5e rsht Guaranteed
as sacred: The South can make no choice.
II Is either extermination or slavery for
themselves tWotse than death) to draw from.
know my choice.
1 have also tried hard TO discover upon
what grounds the right OF State to secede
has been dsn,ed, when our very name, United
States, and the Declaration OF Independence,
both provide tor secession. But there Is no
time for words. ! write IN haste. know
how foolish shall be deemed fuT undertaking
such step as this, where, on the onesside, I
hare many friends and everything to make
me happy, "hete my profession alone has
gained ne an income OF more than $4,000
year, ana Wnefe ny great persona! ambition
IN my profession nus sGch great Held for H.
oor. On lne othe1 nand, tne south have
never bestowed upon NE one Kind Word--a
pIaco no" Rne!c nave no lfienas, except
beneath the sod page where must either
pecome private SOLDIER Or osggar. 10
elVe up gu the 1ormer or Inc ntteF, besides
ny motaer ana slstefs, Wnom1 love SO dearly
taitAough they so widely d1ner with me in
9glntonl, seems insane; but Ged is my judge.
love justice more than do a country that
aiso"ns M 9t-mofe than tame and wealth
th Hoie lneayen Paiaon me "Fong}
haan tnan 49, HAPPY nome: bare never
tp n.en upon oa.e.G nsa nut y, my eoun-
t;na.a yen, So4id s9u ~ ~. see tae feaity Or
fhse ~ y, aa1s nba@ WI, as nave saen
srH.,.3's t,ssi ,;' sa'1, e@se haoH you