The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14


owing TO their peculiar cireum-
stances the Southern States cannot retail
tate upon the North without taking ground
for secession.
New York Express said on April 18th,
1851 (the day afier the surrender OF sum
teri:
The irrepressible conflict started by
Mr.. Seward, and endorsed by the Repub!i
can party, has at length attained 10 It's
logical foreseen result That confilct un-
dertaken Tor the sake Of humanity culni-
mates now in inhumanity itself The
people of the United States, il must De
borne in mind, petitioned, begged and I'M
plored these men U4incoln. Seward, ct I'D
who are become their accidental masters,
to give them an opportunity to be hearo
before this unnatural strife was pushed 20
a bloody extreme, but their petitions were
all spurned with contempt, &c
Mr.. George I4unt, a Boston lawyer, II an
able work. published in 1866 entitled AThs
Origin of the Late War. from which We
have before quoted, says of the action OF
the Northern people,
But by incessantiy working on the pop
ular mind through every channel through
which il could be possibly reached, state
of feeling was produced winch led to the
enactment of personal liberty bills oy ons
after another OF the Northern Legislative
Assemblies. At length fourteen OF the SIX
teen free States had provided statutes which
tive slave act so difficult as TO be prac'i-
caly impossible. and placed each OF those
states in an attitude of virtual resistance
to the laws of the United States
IF these acts were not notification, what
were they?
FINAL ARGUMENT
We propose to introduce as our last piece
of evidence that which it seems 10 us
should satisfy the mind of the most critical
and eXacting, and which establishes pc
yond all future cavi, which side was me
aggressor n bringing on this conflict we
propose now TO introduce Mr.. Lincoln MN
self In the latest life Of this remarkable
man. written by Ida NJ TarhelI and pub
lsaed by Doubleday K Mcclure Co., in 1860.
shs, introduces a statement made to Eer by
the late Joseph Medill, editor OF the CH,-
cago Tribune. of what took place between
Mr.. L4ncoln and committee OF which he
AIetiilD was a. member. sent from Chicago
TO Washington, To intercede with the a!i-
thorities there to be relieved from sending
more troops from Cook county, as was re-
uuired by the new draft just then ordered.
! and which, we know, produced rlo's
in several parts of the North The author
makes Medll tell how his committee ilrst
applied for relief to Mr.. Stanton ana was
refused how they then went to Mr. Lon
coin who went with them to see Stanton
again. and there listened to the reasons
! assigned pro and con for a change or the
draft He then says:
II shall never forget how he hlncoanl
suddenly lifted his head and turned on us
a black and frowning face
..'Gentleruen.' he said, in voice lull
1T bitterness. after Boston. Chicago
has been the chief instrument in bringing
this war on the country. The Northwest
| has opposed the South, as New England
has opposed the South. 1t is you VINO are
largely responsible for making blood now
eor rrr1rfI -
had it. You called for emancipation and
! I have given it to you. Whatever you have
I asked YOU have had. Now you come here
begging 10 be let off You ought 20 De
ashamed of yourselves I have a right 10
| expect better things OF YOU Go home and
| raise your s.OAo extra men
ADDITIONAL, TROOPS.
; And MediIl adds that he was completely
| siIerced by the truth OF Lincotn's ac-
| cusation and that th9y went nome anu
! raised 5000 additional TROOPS we couiu
| multiply testimony of this KIND almost
| indefinitely: but surely we nave miro
| ducsd enough, not only 70 prove that e .
f, Statement made by Mr. Phillips is utterly
| without foundation. but to show turthst
| bv the testimony of our quontaHn enc
/; mics themselves. that they were the az
F: sressors from every point of view ara
| that the South only resisted when, as 'h1
; NV York Express said OF it at the tune.
|
! 10 the wall and forced to proclaim us
| independence
| efforts made by Virginia. through me
| .Peaca Congress-. to avert the Conflict.
,,d how these efforts were rejected al
| most with contempt by the North Mr-
| Tatot. soaking of this noble action on
the oarr of the Mother Of Presidents.
| q. he calls Virginia. says:
+; .sI, 1-as like a frebrand suddenly pre-
| eentad at the portals OF the Fepuoicao
| Magazine. and the whole energy OF 'ns
| radicals was at Once eiiiistsI ~
cayeraI of the Northern States. sent 70
commissioners TO Congress at all: others.
IKE Massachusetts. only sent them AT the
| last moment, and then sent only slcn sAs
were known TO De opposed u cry eot
nrornise or Cancellation
,,,bs following letter OF Senator Chandler
or michigan, indicate ties too clearly the feeI-
snps of the Republican party at tnar time
=, REQUIRE comment Tt Is dated February
11th. 1851 a week after the Congress as
semblsd, and addressed TO tho Governor
If his State. He says:
s.covernor Bingham the other Senator
from 1I;ctigan) and myself telegraphed TO
,,or, on Saturday. at the request OF Massa-
chusatts and New York, to send delegates
to the Peace Compromise Congress. They
admit that we were right. and they Were
wrong, that no ftepuoiioiir STATE SiIouiu
have sent delegates: but they are here
and can't get away. Ohio. Indiana and
Rhode Island are caving in, and there i,
soma danger OF Illinois; and now they beS
us, for Gods sake, to come to their rescue
End save the Republican party from rup-
ture I hope you will send stiff-oacked
men or none. The whole thing was gotten
up against my Judgment and advice and
Will end in thin smoke. Still hope. as
matter o, courtesy 70 some o. orr errirs
brethren, that seu will send she delegates
'srruly your srteat.
"Z. CHANDLER
'His Excellency Austin Blair
"P. S.-Some Of the manufacturing State
think that q fight would be awful. With