The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-03-12
Letter from Gen. Rosecrans to the Indiana
lie. e.i~lAtufe. A

10 response 10 resolutions Of thanks
from the Indiana Legislature, Gen. Ros-
! ecrans has written the following letter:
HEADQrANrERs DEBT OF THE CUMBERLAND.
AunFREhsBoRe, Tenn, Feb. Is, 1863.
GENTLEMEH:-In the name of the of.
hcer> and soldiers Of the arry of the
Cumberland, thank you for the resolu-
t'ons of coocratnI"tion, approval and
coincidence you have sent US on account
OF the battle ut Stone river.
At the call Of CONSTITUTIONS nj liberty,
the brave and true men of the " est Iald
aside peaceful pursuits, left their homes,
and sought to qualify themselves to fight
for Government that had cost the blood
aud treasures of two grea: wars and eigh.
ty years of time to establish.
For twenty weary mouths the army has
stood guard to keep the confederate wolf
from your doors They know what hun,
ger, cold, weary marches, and painful
watches it has cost To preserve our homes
from Invasion aud our friends and neigh.
hors from couscri ption; it is therefore
d"ubly II pleasure to hear these free aud
cheering words now from home
The unscrupulous dcspots in our front
call Us "Liucolu hirelings," aud we hear
that this calumny has lately been repeat.
ed at home by some of the men whose
property and persons lave been kept safe
by our toll aud blood, from the ruthless
hands Of kiby Smith, Bragg and Nor
l. a.
mrn talk rs II we Were not citizens. and
speak muckingly of our patriotism. They
stab in the back the most &c, erous. true
hearted men Of the couttry, while stand
ing guard IN front Of their doors, and
they prolong the war 10y encouraging the
rebels to hope for 1ividcd counsels ut our
homes.
speak tho conviction Of the officers
and men Of this army, when say ,ha,
we hight to secure equal rights to all, un.
der the Constitution aud the luws-wo
fight in defense Of our homes and
hearhs, sure to be invaded, if the rebel
drsp0ts, who begun the war, can get the
power. But we long for pcacc-we pray
fer peace; and We h4ht for peace-not
for diShonorablc pcace-not for a hol-
low truce. We have once been deceived
by the cry Of mo coercion" and State
rights and have seen how the rebel
leaders practice in East Tennessee, Mis-.
souIi, W,st'rn Virginia ami Kentucky.
We have met the masses Of the S,uth,
and are witnesses OF the talsehood, cal
umny aud peridy by which they have
been led TO wage war against US We
have seen figs Of truce viola ed, hospi-
tails, ambulauccs and boats bearing faps,
fred upon; and our sick aud wounded
stripped OF their blankets, and rolled of
their food and III, dici es; We have been
approached in battle 10y rebels wearing
WI yP|utHr!MSs !si. aDf eaGy la--ppr, se.qrs, -
ward the masses OF their own people, and
the unfair aud dishonorable means to
whic! they resort to GAIN an advantage,
We have been forced TO the Immovuble
but sad conviction, that the leaders Of
this rebellion are pcriidiUus, treacherous.
and cruel--tbeir leaders
never viii nor can be pe"ccab'c, or truo
friends and ncighbors. Aud thus. as
|Ir. Davis has said, they only want tho
power, Tot the WILL to invade and suhju-
,atr us
We should rejoice to see the power Of
hcsc leaders fa, by the haud Of their
'wn people, whom they Cypress; that Peo.
plc for whose rights We fight, IN common
with cur own; but unless 1t docs thus
fall, we must destroy it or it will Destroy
our nation, and our chl dren will pass
under the Yoke OF y military de>poIsm
raised un the sable fuuudaii,l, ut negro
slavery, and thcm,re DEGRADING scrvi.
tudr Of the "7oor Whites" such as now
the Soutn. say 'your
children will poss under the yoke,' for
hat could ou'y happen after 'l.c brave
md true men OF the country her citizen
-nldier~-shal have p,rish, d; OF dcs'r'cd
hy the wrctchcs whose homes they have
hitherto protected, heart broken and De,
$ airing, shall quit the field and give to
slavery and to its domination all those
who lovc money more than honor, and
pcar" more than freedom.
The issue j. plain one. If We who
battle for natinr al existence are. not TO
be- sustained by our own friends at homc,
the s.oltr Xe know it the better We
de- not wish to be deceived us to our po-
sitinn, nor fall victims to the trraclcrv,
cowardicc or selfshnc~s of these whom
We have loved aud trusted
". :. ROSECRANS, Maj. Cen.
To the Homo ahl" the Legislative Assembly of
the state Of Indiana.
pea- The coppyrhead, have wasted