, 1863-06-05
THE REgEl PROGRAMME OF
Divide AND CONQUER.
'VERM1N, UNC0UTH, UNNATUR-
AL AND OEPRAVED."
4 Nut for Western Cop
perheads.

From Our Own Correspondent!
REAR Or V1cKsBunG, May Is, 1868.
During the recent occupation Of the city Of
jackson by the Union army, Gen. ]. II. Tut
tie, commanding division in Sherman's
Army Corps, made his headquarters at the
House Of F. T. Cooper, Esq, the editor Of the
jackson lM7ssissipDian. Among the papers
which the fugacious editor left behind him,
was the following letter from Douglas II.
Hamilton, politician Of some note in LoaIs:
iana, and his reply thereto. I send you copies.
They contain an interesting chapter in the
secret history Of tile rebellion The originals
are in the hands Of Gen. Tuttle, subject to the:
inspection Of the curious: ); !;
New LAUREL HILL Posr OFFICE,
West FEIlclANA, La, Feb q, 1873. :
To tue Editors OF tho Mississipplan: ..~,;
sms-1n your paper Of the sth inst. is an edlso-
rial a,ticle to which desira to ca your attention
It Is headed "The Future Of the Confederate
Statcs." This papcr, tor some reason, failed to
come By mail In due season. and arrived at the
came time rs some Of the following week. or !
should hare called your notice to It sooner. since
that date you have inserted article intended for
DsEowx Reriep, by *Python," and notice the
nrtfc1c edto.ial'y with favor. Be pleased to intatm
me candidly, as tree men, 1t you are serious In
proposing that any Of the FREE States Of tue old
Union should be admitted into the Con1edcracy.
can hardly realize that you cali be willing to any
euch proposition, but put forth these propositions
Us rEELEns among our own people, aud to stimulate
the miserable Western Yankees to pcrscycse In
their opposition to Lincoln and his Abolition 2d-
mjnistration, and by producing dissension, guar.
rc1e, and perhaps blows and bloodshcd among our
common enemy, relieve Us in measure ol the
tremendous power they are preparing to bslnc
againEt Us.
There IL no doubt TINT OUT enemy ia greatly Grip
pit d already by the want Of uuan1nity Of sensl:
ment aud feeling between the people aud
the army on the one ai1e, ard tho RI
nliuistration OIL tie other. And By tAit l,rie4s
qua, Yeuing an.onq themseIces, are hare pre7'edsa
great deal, and uiH continue top.Tf. unfu gain
our etmp1ete Independence, BY fo*fering anu ta-
eoufagin1 II. But can we not accomplish all that
is necessary md proper, and ut the same time hold
out 10 promises which In the future VIC may hest-
tate to fulnll think We can. 1s can offer fojoan
them, II necessary, IN 7car against
Lincoln, AhIi.ion and Nesc EhgE1nd Pan-
k<es, end qffer catching ond pulling
to death erery public man In Tie Old GAIo7
tfho hds ofen eoHase'toF oF "' 't''eF y "s'''sn*
We can make treaty ot peace anu comne'ee "ita
them, granting them the free navigation Of the
Mississippi to its mouth, "a right VIC never denied
them, howeyer,) and MODERATE PRtv1LEaEs OF
tradc with us Dut farther than this would not 60
ard hope you would not either.
Your paper, lot eotne reasonr u Ae"as au ee-
gan Of the ffcelaent, anu these views oi Se1'a
Lay be taken as Ats. Peshaps they ire, though
trust not Twas born IN Williamson county, Alas''
near where JEFF. Davis was raised, and my family
were schoolmatcs and friends OF hla. l. myaen'
have al~a5a csteemea nnn admired nt1n' anu ''om
tue beginning o. ms lesoat'on' nave 1ooSeo upon
h1H IL eeeoan "o'".!g.o" ~ ien0 ons pe't4s
iosonsns H. - soeeesslu1 !la.sN "! !luauso ,o.
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80. ~ - ~ eH*sH' ~ ~. -srt,,,
+anetrst,on % an1 ,n1. s.,..ri1x n ' '~~ ''.,. .
In scxcro, nuhjIc addresses ana rncss,,ca xerv
l,tev he ,,as taken occas3on tn declare nost mai.
,3,e1r and dis,;ucttv thut HI, ,sop1d naver acrre
nn1sr o,v circumatsnrca tn rr.onstrnc,ton NJ ,hc
a. r1.,or rnt he h,s ner-r t,ec1a ro, th,t bo
,ova~ ,vo,11 f,xo,. 17n;on or ort and r-.r States
1Jo Ia q wan vim t.en. h,r oyvn counsel ami t.,ka
on1v when he n1c,scs kccn. ss,.nt whom he
n1esaes Hemav hare ,caervrd h,s o,,,,on n, n
ntt]nc time for public c.Dres.,on.
INN nv natnre. education and reltc;ona r Yan1xee-
Inter. loathed the Old Union. and no act o, anv
neon1e ever afforded me ha]f the delight that th,,
secession Of the SLAVE States from ths Old Union
did. you may imagine, therefore, my chasrln and
surprisc when I notice fathe columns of LEA DING
paper, in one Of the leading secession States a1-
c]cs advocating a reconstruction Of the Union.
and this at the very czisfs OF revolution, when
independence, which va have suffered 50 much
for, End fought 50 gloriously for, is within our
grasp, and foreign nations, as well a. Tankeedom
arc on the point Of acknowledging It.
My dear srs, write to me in reply and say that
uou nrt nottu earnest batiaq trans to cArcn
GREEN WESTERN uoos1ERs. You cannot surely be
| planning to permit these yEnn1s, uScouru, "a
| xA11cA1 AND pErnAvKD, AZ TuEr LAVE PROVED
| THEMSELVES TO Be- to enter again our Le1lxT4{ire
AdHs dieide our Offices of prff and trust and mar
take fJ<e{vof all pririltges ef our orA cIt=sa., Of
roting, owufu1 nrppeyfy, etc., eicf You must have
earned by the cxpesience Of tho political a.ita.
| t;ons of the INST twentv.iyc wears. accompanied
Nv h,t,ed ahnse and fea1onsv: followed hy a
| war characterized by more outrarcs. p1undcr.
| inns hnrn;pca crne1t,cs. fnd{pnItics anl hloo1-
| shed Than anv IN record that our civil
r,t;n, 10 1oo d,s+,,rt mr. ,nst;nctu TN d;v,rse
M r,anno-s hah1ts thouchts occ,n.t,ona an;
;nto,.a1s tn widely aif1;.rent excr tn nern,, NJ
to1iv. tooatbe, ,ra;n uni,er the same ,overnnent
,r,th the eenc 1ara and 1a,r,makera md thc a. mo
,c, n share IN ma1,n,, md e4ecntip,, their 1nwa
| .,I ,7,,;n,s+o-,r., th,a oova,nr,ont
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