According to Miller the chaotic national situation arises from both spiritual and temporal sources. Avarice and ambition are waging a war of extermination not only upon fixed capital but upon free labor, under the pretense of saving the Union. The life, liberty and property of the citizen are driven to the "slaughter pen" of the usurpers. Spiritually, the clergy's vocation is to reflect the prejudices of their congregations. With very few exceptions generally in the Roman or Anglican rite the northern clergymen proclaim the war a "Holy War" because it is an anti-slavery war. Men of property whose means are being squandered and laboring men whose lives are being sacrificed in this "Holy War" naturally are opposed to it. In order to counteract these forces, temporal and spiritual capital and labor must unite. If the timidity of the capitalist sways him from the path of duty and leads him to desert labor and lend money based upon the ability of money to pay labor, naturally, will protest and resist. Capital should instinctively come to the aid of labor in this struggle for life and liberty of persons and its security of property. ` P.S. Miller claims that his doctor will not like the idea of his leaving home. But since he feels it is necessary he is ready to go. Miller advises McMaster to write him and let him know if he can be of any use. If so, he may come to New York by Wednesday. ` P.P.S. Miller has just received McMaster's copy of the Freeman's Journal and expresses pleasure at the latter's article entitled "The World." :: I-1-m A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.