Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-14
as canning more or iess disturbance IN The.

ns causing more or leas disturbance % the
relations OF amity and esteem heretofore
existing between those charged with the
repression Of such cccentricities and the
eccentric actors; In fact, as a slight politi-
cal miscalculation or psceadillo, rather
than ss On outrage Involving the dissolu-
ton OF a continent, and demanding tho
promptest and severest retribution within
the power Of the human law.
"For myself, l have never been able to
take this view of the matter. Daring a
lifetime Of active service, have seen the
seeds Of this conspiracy planted In the rank
soil OF slavery, and the Upas growth whter-
cd by Just such trickllngs of courtesy Alike
talsot to Justice, expediency and our eternal
future. Had we at an early day commenced
to call things by their right names. and
to look at the hldeous features OF slavery.
with our ordinary common eyesight and
common sense, instead Of through the rose
colored glasses OF supposed political expe-
dlency, there would be three hundred
thousand more men alive to-day on Ameri-
can soil; aud our country, would never for
a moment have forfeited her proud position
as the highest exemplsr of the blessings
moral, Intellectual and materlsl-to be de-
rived from free form ofgovernment.
whether your Intention Of hanging me
who were engaged In organizing the
First South Carolina volunteers, In case
we are taken prisoners In battle, will be
likely 10 benefit yoT cause or not, is a
matter mainly for your own consideration.
For us, our profession makes the sacrifice
OF life a contingency ever present and al
ways TO DO accepted; and although sucl, a
form of death as your order proposes. IA
not that 10 the contemplation Of which
soldiers have trained themselyes-I feel
well assured, both for myself and those in.
cluded In my sentence, that we could die
In no manner moro damaging to your abom-
Unable rebellion ard the abominabl instI- |
tuition which IL its origin. ~
"fhe South has already tried ono hang
ing experiment, but not with success.
one would think-to encourage It's r-ne,i-
ton. John Brown who was wei, tnnwn
IN Kansas, ana who will be sanown In ap-
preeistlve history thror;sn centuries which
a,,r VII on'y 'oe"' yosr name to load 1t with
,nns 0eohee catered Virginia with seven
Seon 'hen Hhd an idea; aud the dauntless
SSusge winch prompted the assertions
now recall. The history is too familiar and
TOO painful. 'OId sawatomie' was cnugbt
aud hung; his seventeen men were Killed.
captured, or dispersed, and several of them
shared his fate. Portions Of his skin wore
tanned, am told, and circulated as relics
dear TO the barbarity OF the slayeholdInp
heart. But moro than a million of armed
white men, Mr.. Davis, are to-day march
Ing South, in practical acknowledgment
that they regard the hanging three wears
ago as the murder Of u martyr; and as thev
march 70 battle which has the emsncips.
lion OF all slaves as one of its most glorious
results, his name Is on their lips; to the |
music OF his memory their marching feet |
Keep time; and as they sling knapsacks
Zach one becomes aware that he Ia an
armed apostle Of the faith preached Inv
hin y
Who has gone to be q soldier
In the army Of the Lord!'
81 am content, II such he the will of pro-,
dence, to ascend the scaffold made sacred |
y the blood VI this martyr, aud rujoice al
avery prospect OF IN aking our strusg IL NOR.
earnest and memorable on both sides Tor
he sharper the coofiict the soonA- ond.a
he more vigorous and remor- .,..s the str;ro
he less blood must DO ned in IL eventn.
Ny. enea in II e'eh'u'
r.io,ca ~. IN, let mo assure you, that
sr In "a my whole heart that your or
IN. .ny case, aud that of my officers, II
revoked, will unite our hands ior the
future; and that we shall be able to treat
rebellion as 1t deserves, and give to the
felony of treas on 4 felon's death.
VERY ubediently yours,
DAVID HUsTsR, Major General"