The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-27
PART THIRD.


ADDRESSED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH.
"Come let together"
We have passed through one OF the greatest mill.
| tary struggles OF modern times.
| North. For US It was war for Independence. For
| you IL was "aoar JOr me Unt0n." People OF the
North, was not this war failure to US both
| We fought for an independence we did not
achieve; you fought Ior Union which you have not
yet realizedboth sections failed to obtain she OBJ
ject for which they fought so long ana so well.
The Union established by the fathers OF the repub
lie was founded upon fraternal feelings between the
States and the laws which made were only useful
as an expression and guide to rnat lraternal sent
ment.
When hate succeeded TO love that moment the
Union was practically dissolved. All laws are use
less among free people which are not revered and
respected.
The people of the South can never rraternize with
you. The war mas rendered any Union, save q
union OF force, impossible forever.
We have become essentially O different people,
and can only regard you as foreigners. No matter
what aspiring politicians may ten you, this Is the
southern people: why, then try to force us TO ad.
here to hated Unioni What benefit can 1t be to
Be not blinded by the lust OF dominion or the pride
OF conquest. but calmly inquire whether under all
be greatly to the advantage Of both sections
That IDEAL UNION ior winch you fought has, by
Nothing remains but union or force-a conquered
people, held unwilling captves within the bonds OF
hated union. IL was not Tor tins you fought.
Are not these things SOP Can you deny them in
your candid momentS2
Al the arts Of your best statesmen since the close
OF the war have not oeen able to bind the broken
fragments OF the old Union; each fresh attempt at
legislation LOOKING that END has but increased the
evaporation OF our people and widened the breach
1t Is now only q Union on paper-a continuity Of
territory pictured the map. That all there is
left The Old Union, with all It's sacred emblems
ana eepsea bu nhs OF inc pas
saying them. Why not then, consent to peace
able separation9 You have territory enough; you
oh frnUr In Lob nrn
yours, and noble rivers by the score. You have
wealth and prosperity far exceeding US, and room
enough to grow in for centuries to come.
Leave us then our own Su my South. Let us
there develop our own theory OF government, re-
tons and work out undisturbed our own destiny.
With tree trade between US and the common use
OF all the natural highways OF commerce you Will
lose nothing. On the contrary the great gain you
Will fully compensate you for releasing US from pay
ing any portion OF gotr war debt while at the same
time we Will thus be placed IN o condition TO pay
the debt whcih we contracted for our defence, and
which Is now rspud dted TO the disgrace OF the
country Each section thus honorably discharging It's
own debt the whole viii be paid, and the credit and
reputation OF the entire people, both North and
SOUTH maintained. An alliance, offensive and de-
fensive, against all the world, Will enable America
TO fulfil her manifest destiny. fraternal feeling
would be restored II separated by mutual consent,
or glory unsurpassed In the records Of history
On the contrary, II you insist on keeping us, you
have out another Poland, or Ireland on your hands,
Think not that the feelings engendered by the late
war Will soon die out.
Is tlWc SiLCe the SIIeelS OI your Guy
OF New York were crimsoned by bleod shed by q
hatred engendered IN civil war, which was fought
on another hemisphere. and which closed ESQ years
ago. The southern people will remember Apo
mattoX as long as the defeated Irish have remem-
bered the battle Of the Boyne. Think OF these
Things calmly; do not let demagogues and polti.
clans blind you; make the expediency OF peaceable
separation by mutual consent an issue In your
political campaigns Argue the question, discuss II,
reason upon II.
1t Is the holding us In unwilling bonds alone that
makes O strong centralized government necessary
for you. In consequence you are fast becoming
military government, and unless the present ten
dency towards GENERALIZATION Is checked your liberty
will be forever lost and your republic 60 down, like
all others before, beneath the strong arm OF some
military chleltaln.
Grant us our independence and the necessity for
all these things will vanish. You can then restore
your government to Its primitive simplicity, and
feel that your liberty is forever secure.
THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE SouTU AND THE
PEACE, PROSPERITY AND LIBERTY OF THE NORTH
ARE INsEPARABLY LINKED TOGETHER. Without the
former IS conceded THE LATTER WILL SOON BE
FOREVER LOST CONCESSIONIST.
AUGUST 1871.