Year: 1861

Letter rom SOi. zone.


Sir: In your issue Of yesterday ! see quoted
The following paragraph from the Huuld:


"As for the report that the Secretary of War,
out and out, on tho spot, endorsed this last and
very imprudent speech of Col. C0chrane, We
cannot beheve II. Our reporter must have
General must have failed 10 hear distinctly the
remarks which he has been made to endorse as
his own. The Administration has never
dreamed. In any extremity, Of armng the
slaves OF the South against their masters.
The Case of Fremont In conclusive upon this |
matter" ..i q WI |


I have not seen the Herald itself, but had
the honor Of being on the stand with Gen.
Cameron and hearing him say that he endorsed
every word Of Col. Cochrane's speech. The
Secretary Of War is a noble looking man, but
he never looked 70 nobly as when he uttered
the words faithfully rendered by the reporter
His voice rang out like trumpet, and there
was the Inspiration OF true greatness 10 the
brief, sharp, incisive words with which he cut
the Gordian knot Of this nccursed rebellion.
could not forbear telling him when he had
finished that those few words Of bis were worth
all the talk and writing from he beginning Of
|
wires-North, East, and West-would bring
him, II he needed them to prosecute It, millions
OF men and money without grudging, where
thousands only had slowly come before. No
newspaper or man, one jot removed from
idiotcy, will deny it. In this grand army Of
the Potomac, now organised under the master
hand Of General Mcclellan into unity Of form
aud action, and confident In the genius Of its
leader, are gathered the men Of all parties at
the North. They have left home, wives, chill
dren- everything. What fort Verify to crush
rebellion, and by the "utima ratio" Of the
sword to cure the Republic and make It one
and undivisible now and forever. Aud " trea-
son use the slave power to destroy the Repub-
lie, loyalty will use the slave to preserve Il.
Democrat and Republican in this army, see
eye TO eye and stand heart to heart on that,
and that is the pith and meaning of Colonel
Cochrane's speech and Secretary Cameron's
endorsement Of It,


We never attacked or threatened the property
Of the South. The South attacked US with its
property-its man chattels. They dig its trench
es. Why shouldn't they dig oursi Has treason
an immunity, and loyalty nothing hut danger
They make the wealth Of the secessonsts OF
the South. Why should we not take them from
the secessionists, and give them to the Union
men Of the Southi Do those who love the
Union Of our fathers deserve less than those
who hate 1t. Does any ono fancy that, II The
tables were turned, aud the army OF the Con
federates in New York, it would place a safe


guard over the banks, pay for It's board and


lodging, and respect the elegant sanctity Of The
Fifth avenue! Yet, now, when the North ha,


walked, like lion from slumber and means Il
conquer or die, there are yet those among our
sefves false and foolish enough to cry, I. hand,
of the peculiar Institution Whip the white
men Of the South, of course, II you can, but
be very careful not to interfere with their
property while you are doing It. Take the
white laborer Of the North, withdraw him from
production, make soldier of him, and shoe,
him OF, but leave the black laborer Of the
South to go on producing and enriching hi,


traitorous master"


Sir, there is one way In which the South car
preserve Its property Of all kinds, aud that is
by laying down is arms and returning will
true shame aud repentance to its allegiance tc
, the Union aud the Constitution. That 1t hat
/ better do now, for the time Of grace is short


Let 1t hesitate monih longer, apd it will fine


that Gen. Cameron understands the temper o


the North. AVID in his endorsement of Col


Cochrsns's speech has voiced its resolution I,
conquer in this war, and to have one UnioI
Z and Government at any cost, and by the use 0
8 all means known aud authorized by cvilize,
E warfare.


:, Respectfully, SPENCER W. Com,
a Col. Sixty first regiment N. Y. S.V.,