The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-02-26
miscellaneous.
Gen. Rosecrans to the General AS
sembly.


sembly.
Tho following patriotic, out-spoken
letter from Maj General Rosecrans,
iu response to the resolution of thanks
passed by the Legislature of Ohio, has
been communicated to that body by
Gov. Tod. We commend it to all the
people:
HEADQUARTERS DEp'T OF THE CUMBERLAND,(
MURFREEsBoRo, TENN, Feb. 8, 1868.
To the Honorable the General assembly
of the Slate Of Ohio:
The resolution of thanks passed by
your honorable body to the Army OF the
Cumberland, the Commanding General
and his staff, has been duly received and
published to the troops of this COM
mand. On behalf Of all l return you
heartfelt thanks.
This is indeed war for the Cousti-
tuition and the laws--nay, for National
existsnce--against those who have de-
spised our honest friendship; deceived
our just hopes, and driven US to defend
our country and our homes. BY foul
and wilful ISLANDERS on our motives and
intentions, persistently repeated, they
have arrayed against us our own fellow
citizens, bound to us by the triple ties
of cOnsanguinity, geographical position
and com mercial interest.
Let no man amongst us bc base
enough to forget this, or fool enough
to trust an oligarchy of traitors to their
friends, to civil liberty and human free
dom. Voluntary exiles from home and
friends, for the safety of all, We long for
the time when gentle peace shall again
spread her wings over our land; but
we know that no such blessing is posi-
BILE while the unjus and arbitrary pow
er of the rebel leaders confronts and
threatens us.
Crafty as the fox, cruel as the tiger,
they cried "no coercion" while pre-.
pairing to strike us--bully like they
proposed to fight US because they said
they could whip five to one; and now,
when driven back, they whine out "nO
INVASION" and pr6hise us of the West
permission to navigate the Mississippi
if we will be "good boys" and do as
they bid us.
Wherever they have the power, they
drive before them into their ranks the
Southern people, and they would also
drive us. Trust them not; were they
able, they would invade and destroy US
without mercy. Absolutely assured of
these things, I am amazed that any one
could think of "peace on any terms"
He who entertains the sentiment is
fit only to be slave; he who utters it
at this time is moreover a traitor to his
country, who deserves the scorn and
contempt of all honorable men. When
the power of the unscrupulous rebel
leaders is removed, and the people are
free to consider and act for their own
interests, which are common with ours
under this Government, there will be no
great difficulty in fraternization. Be
tween our tastes and social life there
are fewer differences than between those
of the people of the Northern and
Southern provinces of England ana
Ireland.
Hoping the time may speedily come
when the power of the perfdious aud
cruel tyraut of this rebenion having
been overthrown, peace may bo laid
on the broad foundation of National
Unity and Equal Justice to all, ulder
the Constitution and the Laws,
Iremain your fellow. citizen,
W. S. ROSECRANs,
1851. Mnior GaneroI