Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-12
WILSON srHEss no. }


MY DEAR WIFE: I. Is with renewed pleasure
that l take my pen in hand TO wd.e you
bad expected letter very sTangly until
I yesterdays mail, hut have been dsaBp0i-tsd
I desire to write % yOu more especially, ss ]
feel DpCilted with regard 20 ihe proha5e
result of the w7ri ihoHgh th0yoUgh-Eniur
war msn / hsFs heesms opposed t2 carrying
ou the war sfter J3nuary reEt bavs been
iUdnc1 10 his II 10 beEei ii-t, after lha-
peri d, we could be able 70 conquer i5 sue.
e. .uliy-an hoHo-Hbla peacs-i-, win an
hand &C fellowship and terms Of snit7 ami
, State equstty we caunot wbip than, we car-
tsalv csnUOt whcn ws propose 20 eigip them
Of every thing near Rnd desr to them-and
al thEt nel.as life inssr sting and valuable
They a-e of cur. own Face and uaGln. brave end
zesi5ts of tbeir rights, privileges, sud h5aT5ie5,
sad wil feht bsrisr for an ezissencs. with p
popuis.io flr fgaaag purposes aln5st eqasi to
that Of our own, than we vii fer revsrFe or
caaquas. fsr The purpose of producing Labor
Ther four millions Of saves are worth at ieGs-
eight millions ot Ours, which lesves bll small
bslauce ef Elective s.FeDE-h # only f0ur mil
liaas iu oar fav5r Now, when f is eeaiiectsd
whaa we car without moral or materisl i1jurv
ssop tbe raf aa any tiose snG whcn re shzil be-
cans iiTed thereof and that ihera is go hore or
theu afey Jauusry nexe but iu fighting fr
thsir iDtepsn6ence-it seems 10 me that cur
csusa is hopeless.
With'regaTd 60 thaslaves which we propose %
emaucipste, they are Of great service 70 tie
enemy. while they would be corT7spmdinFly
useless end hurde1sous 20 as besides, tEey
have gat item snd re have not nor are va
likely to 1st them but, if vo eoul3, Whist would
We 90 wilb hsm Tbsy w0gd iH1ndats our
country IKE the TOW Of The Nile or sn aTny Of
( lOeusls, sn3 how Should we get rid Of thsm4
I If we whip the South and get tEeir slaves, we
Get the worst Of tbe bsreain. IL would impO-~
e1sh rs 70 colonies tha-a If tbey were wiling
+ If unwilling, !. wou.d he im11ss be
- Shall re give them, 10 addison to Hhs5 we
/ have airsad7-twn hundred thousand lives snl
+ eve hundred millions Of dolla.s for the purpose
! Of ssd3liDg upon the nation debt, say of ten
( hundred "a lion Of d0ilars-iuCgued By colon
7 iziug ths Iiggsrs--and shall we DO this aud for
/ whcti because tho people Of the Soulb do not
like 20 iiv8 with ue b=eeuss there Is no express
prev isi1n in TIE Constitution 70 that eft ct. Is
Gre C5naiitUtio0 better thsR the people who
made itl Aro we 10 save IRE Co3st tuiica at
the expense Of tie Unioa1 Stall We f1lill 3
piece IF paper to The letter, DESIGNED 30 protect
sud qnard tbs people at The price of TIE liber-
Hasof that peop'sl Any men can see thiag
sfsritis deue Il would have been alnost in.
snHsly bcstsr for Us to have paHel n pesce, ia
fac. SO have lived t0g tier as long as re c7gid
I fla poacs; We had si-eedy guarrslsd, sys tor
year=; Whist ronairc3 bus saparationi Oh .hss
il ls-d been Paaceabb separation.
From She dsfHenee Of our Institutions, ems
toms, feelings and msnnsIs, [ argue lhe uli-
mate FecassiiY 4 sration Eaough, Che war
IS on cur Aands, eru--- 1nly wsY TO get nd Of
sis 70 support snt-var msa snd measures &
She ballot sex. There IS good deal Of disc0n-
tsntin the army oD aecoURt of ths iura the war
5sh1s 20 be taking; we have meetings, but
vef1 nesger etten6ance, sew q hundred. We
rather now sxpeot 10 81 70 Ljaie R0ck, Ark.
5I5EDaY 6iOREgSGs Dec. III Tece.Y- .yours
Of Tia 20sa ult last evening Of course there
is ndt much news, but 1t was gratefully received
Y1u yill sss BY this tbzs I eg7ee with yau IN
ssying thss it seems as though the war is far
thar sF3;o 6 eiosa ta-dsy thsa Fhsn IL 6rst BE-
gan you vii. say Wna- ls ny nope. answer,
In cur closing iha war by acknowledging
# ne can have an sDii-war Congress mex
refusing TO v05s more means with which 60
3efay tbs current expenses tseraot egain
sbeir Independence viii BE ACKNOWLEDGED by sew
ersl foreign nations by the Ia Of July Hexti
ths, Of ITSELF wall aIao1nt sinost to eoupulsion,
SO keep mp courags. If ahgei think val be
at bome ns1t sDmmeF if Che war goes on, Per
baps I can procnFs Substitute silall noI
deem It duty 10 oEesva the country after Janu-
aTy next, unless TIE proc.amaiion is medihedl
50 viii pr0cuTa a substitute it i VIII pay.
WaI A. HALL.
n B-This is the lsst latter be wgols while
living, and this is true copy.
LOUISA Hail