Year: 1863

use OF my arms at presently severe at
tack of the rheumatism, am compelled
TO avail myself of the services of an aman,
uensis in reply to your two letters.


1t seems that some Of my friends are
unable to comprehend the diflenence be-
tween arguments used in favor Of an
unequitable compromise with the hope OF
advertiug the horrors Of ar. and those
urged in support of the Government and
flag Of our country. when war is being
waged against the United States with the
avowed purpose of producing a perma.
nent disruption of the Uuon and a tota'
destruction of the Government


All hope of compromise with the Cot
ton States was abandoned when they as
sumed the position that the separation OF
the Union was complete and final, ami
that they never would consent to recon
struction in any conlingency-not even
II we would furnish them with blank
sheet Of paper and permit them to in
scribe their own terms.


Still the hope was cherished tina. rea
sonahle and satisfactory terms could be
agreed upon with Tennessee, North Car
oIina, and the border States, and that
whsiever terms would prove satisfactory
to these loyal States would create Uni
on party in the Gotten States which would
be powerful enough at the ballot box to
De, r'y the revolutionary government,
and bring those States back into the Uni
on BY the voice of their own people. -


This hope was cherished by Union men
North and South, and was never aban
d med until actual war was levied
Charleston, d the authoritative announce
ment made by the revolutionary govern
men! at Montgomery, that the secession
flag would be planted upon the walls of
The Capitol at Washington, and prorlama-
ZION issued inviting the pirates of the
world to prey upon the commerce of the
United States. ... --..u


These startling facts. taken in connec
ton with the boastlu announcement that
the ravages Of war and carnage should be
quickly transferred from the cotton fields
OF the South, to the wheat fields and
corn fields Of the North, furnish concu-
siye evidence that It was the fixed pur-
pose of the secessionists utterly to destory
the Government. of our fathers, and OBJ
lterate the Union States from the map
Of the world. ear


In view of this state of facts, there was
BUT ONE PATH OF DUTY LEFT
TO PATRIOTIC MEN. 1t was not IA
purity question, nor n question involving
partizin policy it was question oil
government or no government, country
or no country and hence it became the
duty of every Union man, ev-
cry friend Of constitutional liberty, to
rally to the support Of our common coun
try, its government and flag, as the only
means of checking the progress Of the
revolution and of preserving the Union OF
the States. ...,.. , ..r...


l am unable to answer your question
as to the policy Of Mr. Lincoln and his
Cabinet. am not'in their confidence,
as you and the whole country ought to
be aware. l am neither d supporter of
the partisan policy, no apologst for the
errors of the administration. My previ-
GUS relations to them remain uncbang-
ed ; 6utI hust the time wiiL neuer come
lchea / shall not be soilling to make any
personal feeling md party feeling and
party policy for the homer and integrity Of
my country.


know of no mode by which a loyal
citizen may SO well demonstrate his
loyalty 10 his country as by sustaining the
flag, the Constitution and the Union,
under all circumstance and Under every
(regardless of party pol,
tics. } against all assailants, at home and
abroad. THE COURSE OF CLAY
AND WEBSTER TOWARD THE AD-
MINISTRATION OF GEN. JACK
SON, IN THE DAYS OF NULL1FI-