New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-19
LETTER FROM PETER COOPER TO HORATIO
BEYMOUR.


LETTER FROM PETER COOPER TO HORATIO
SEYMOUR.
NEW YORK, Aug Is. 1853
To the Hon. HORATIO SEYMOUR-NB Dear Sir
In the last letter had the honor 20 address 10 you
had the pleasure thank you for the prompt answer to
a former letter, and for the assurance received that
eve agreed In the end % be realized namely ihe restO
ration Of the Union and the preservation Of the Cousin
ton" You will recoect that then stated that was
40 deeply impressed with the absolute necessity Of nam
tanning the Union and the Constitution that desired to
see all the powers that God and nature had given to us
brought into Iequston 20 our country from being
discovered and made the sport Of foreign and domestic
= feared then as fear now the danger OF being
drawn into by men who have no faith m real
democratic form Of government IN That letter stated
that was then and have stil continued 10 the 18th
vtar of my ace 10 be dr belierer ~ truly democratic
republican form Of government, mean government
founded on those eternal pihcples %, Iuih aAu ltSe
which fathers declared were selfcyidcnt. namely
That all created equal; that they are endowed
nv their Creator with certain inaenable rights; that
among these are lie. liberty and ne pursuit Of happiness
that TO thcseI rights, governments are Instituted
among men, deriving their just powers from the consent
In the very first words Of the Constitution formed by
or fathers il IL declared that We, the people OF the
United states in order 10 form more perfect unon
establish Justice insure domestic tranquility provide Tor
the blessings OF liberty to ourselves ana our pos
Gritty Ord0H aud establish ms Constitution J0r me
United states of America"
HIGHEST wisdom virtue, and intelligence Of h0e pe0pie
They meant make the wisdom the virtue and the in
geuce Of the people the means TO insure al the bless
fgs required TO mako us a nation with all the powers
NECESSARY establish Justice and to promote the
general welfare"
To enable the people 20 this in the most convenient
manner they declared the first article OF the Consttn
Vested n GonGrssI OF the United States trhieh shall
SYST Of a Senate and House Of Representatives."
They then describe the mode and manner by which the
peOp9s shall be- chosen who are 10 make
an aws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying
into execution the powers Of Congress and all other
nowers vested by the Constitution In the Government Of
the United States, or In any Department thereof.
intention OF the trainers OF the Constitution to vest in the
peoples representatives the right TO suspend the wrS OF
safety may require it, to suppress rebellion or repel IN
have been led to address this letter you stand
ing at the head OF the Democratic party, party with
which continued 20 act so long as believed II was
laboring % promote the greatest good OF our common
country but when became convinced that the Demo
cratic party with which had been so long connected,
was lending its power and influence TO sustain men and
measures had far perverted the Constitution OF
our country deny the rights OF manhood to 100000
party which was lending It's influence to men and
measures that raisng up ID our country the yes
form of an arstOcracy-an arstOcracY that claimed
a right that property should own labor ana claimed
The ht TO mix their blood with the black race and then
se their children be nsaved with all their postey,
then consider IL my duty 10 my country TO abandon
partg that had abandoned the great principles OF truth
What tongue can describe the horrors OF system that
allowed a father 10 sell his child, who may have had
eighths OF white blood in his veins 70 brutal
master who had the power 20 confne him on panta
ZION under more brutal Oyerseer perhaps Northern
man wifi his conscience callOus 20 every human feeling
and whose principal recommendation might be that he
cond wbp out nf the unprotected slave the greatest
amount OF labor! =, - -, -
state of things 81 trembe for my country when re-
member that God Is just"
Jnbn Wesley has well declared that such system
tain within itself the OF all yainy The enorInty
Of human Slavery will appear from the following ad
yertisement copied from The Georgia Messenger Run
AwavNfy man. Fountane; has holes In his ears, scar
IN lie right side OF his forehead has been shot In the
hind marta OF his legs is marked his back with the
,vb,n Apply 70 Robert Beasly Macon"
loved such cruelty God Is just that the time must
come when those great principles OF our Declaration OF
Todsnendence that declares that all men are created
an mar they are endowed by their Creator with
t senable rights that among these are lfe liberty,
and The pursuit OF happiness must be yndcated In our
own country Allow me 10 repeat what SAID IA my last
80, namely that l. who served my country IN person
ana by substitute from the commencement OF the war
win England 10 its close feel that nave Ilght TO
Mead with my countrymen OF every shade OF political
annion and TO beseech them by every that
can move our manhood 10 consider carey the hangers
that threaten us as nation. -. -, ,.o,,rns -
n has been 70 for years source OF proIouhd re-
Oret 70 find so many OF those whom nave esieeed ana
6onored as friends taking part with ana FORMING All KIND
~ eVouses for who have done all tlaI was possible
IN destroy our union OF States and now regret 10 mo
those very friends calling themselves Deocrats anu AZ
the same time uniting With those VINO ~ere ea"es 10