Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-18

70 The next CoEeTess' TO be substantially tao
Z same es thai "the'peoplo Of ths Southern Stsies
] EOuld cease Resistance, and would raiuauvur8 8ta
submit 10, and sustain the national authority
I within the limits Of such States, under The Con
s6tuiiou Of the Uai;sd S&tss.' SAP that in
( such case the wsr would cease ca the part Of
The United States, and that If, within . TsssOna-
/ bic tiue, - ful and general amnesty" was
Necessary 20 such end, it w0uld rot bs with
/ held.
/ do not think It would be proper now 70
[ communicates this, formally or informally, 60 the
] pa0pla Of the SJuihsrn States. Ny belief is
Brat they already know is and when they
/ choose il ever, they ear communicate with me
uneq1ivocally. Nor % Z shiak It proper noW1o
suspend military opsgstiOna 70 try an eEBeTi-
meut OF negotiation.
I should, nsveTthslsss, Tsceivs with great
I pleasure the sXsst information yGu HOW have,
aDd also such 0ther % F01 may IN soy way cb-
tsia- Buca information might be more valuable
before the Ist Of January than aftsTweT5.
While thare is nothing Ia This letter which I
shail dread 10 see IN history, il Is perhaps bet
ter tOrthe present that IFS e1cistaucs should not
become public. 1 therefore have to request thai
yen viii rogsyd IS IS e1uf len.ial.
Your obedi8lt servant, a. LINCOLN.
Gen. VVashisEtoa en- tse Erapressuasus Of
Properly,
We fnd the following letter hom General
Washington IN Hqypsr's Baga=iHe. We pub
E5h it for the benefit Of our people generally,
and imprsssmsut agents particularly, who, re
hope, will Tssl it oeretally and profit by its
taschiugs. Washington tells his oEsnts % buy
provisions if they can, buff they cannot lhsn
to impress them, but in doing SO they must DO
it with as much tenderness as possible to the
inhabilsnts, having regsFl to ths stock OF each
iadiTidusl, that no family may Ee deprived Of
nscsssary subsistence:
HEADQUARTERS NoREIsrON.
January 3, l7s).
SIR: Tbs present Distress u the army. pah
which you age acqUaintsd, has determined me
20 call upOq the respective e0untiss OF tEs State
flra proportion Of grain snd esils, asserting
70 the Gbiljties Of eseh.
Fer this purpose I have addressed ths msg;s-
trases of every county 10 iuduca thsn 20 under
take the business. This mode I heys preferred
IS the one least ineOnveHient 10 the inhabitants;
but ia case The Eeguisition should not be com
piled with, "a must then raiss the supplies oar
selves, ia the best manner We cau. This have
siFni6ed 70 the magistrates.
have pitched upon yuu 20 suDeriGtsnd lha
execution of this MEASURE is the county Of Bsr-I
Gen, which is TO furni8h 200 head Of catis and
500 bushels Of grain.
YoU viii proceed then With a'l dispatch. and
ealing spon the Justices, viii deliver the en
closed address, enforcing is with more particu- I
isr detail Of the sGHsrings q he troops The
better 20 c0nviuso them OF tho necessity of their
sEsrti0ns You viii at the sama time e. them
dei5catelY know that vou are instructed in case
they do pot take up the cass Immediately, to
begin 20 impress she articles called for through
out the country. You will press for an imue.
date answer, and govern yourselves accord
lngly. If it be = cQmplauce, yOu viii c0aceTt
With them proper place for The reception Of the
artcSss and the tioa OF the delivery, which IS %
be Ia four dcys after you apply 10 Them. The
owners viii bring their grain and cattle 10 this
place. where TIE gram is % be measured aud the
cattle estimated by any two Of tns magistrates,
in coniunctiClF with the comnissary, Mr
Vorhes, who viii be sent 10 y0u for the purpose,
and certificates given by the c7Dmisssry, spsejt
fying tbs quantity Of each article, aud the
t1rms cf payment. These arc 20 be previously
settled with tss owners, who are 10 choose
whether thsy viii receive the present market
pncs-Wblch, If preferred, ts 90 iussrtej--of
.he market price ai the tine Of payment In
medis-slT on receiving the answer Of the magis.
tfstee y01 viii send me word what il IS
ln case o, refusal, you win begin 70 iup1ess
uRll you make up The QTsutily required This
yon VII do with as nsUcn Tenderness ss uOssiba
~ nav the EEleE NJ
eseb individual, that 10 fsnily may be deprived
Of its necessary subsistenco. Mich cows are
not 10 be included in tho innprsssuaant To ens-
bio you TO execute this business with more effect
sud less Inconvenience, y0n viii cal upon Col.
Fell snd any Other well affected activ8 man in [
the county, ard endssvoF TO engege their advice
and sssistencs. You ere alsS sUthoFizsd to inn
press wagons for he transportation Of the r-Eiu
If the magistrates undertake the business. 4
which I 5b6uid infinitely prefer on every account
you Will end9avor to prevail upon them 90 as 4
sign mills for The reception and preparation of
such gysin as the Commisssry thinks viii not
Be Immediately wanted 10 tie camp.
I have rsposed this. trust in you fFom perfect 4
couhdenes il ycar prudence, zeal and resDact
for tGo rights Of citizens. Wniie your measures
ara adapted 70 the emergency. aud yoa consult /
what you owe to the service, I am persua led you
Eill not forget that, ss we are compelled BY ne
csssiiy 10 tske tia property OF ciiiEans for ghs
support OF TIE amy, on whom their safstvds. /
psuds, You should be careful to ma0i'es that We I
have reapeat for taeI rights, and wish not 30
60 any hing which that necessity. and even their
own good, do not absolutely require
I am, Ri- with great respect and esteem, your
most Obe0iaHs servant.
Gao. WASHIEETOM