The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-16

city oil Jacks0n by the Union army, zen.
j. M. Tuttle, commanding division In
Shermans Army Corps, made his head
quarters at the house of f. I. Cooper,
Esq, the editor Of the Jackson MisSiSsip-
plan. Among the papers which the ia.
gacious editor left behind him, was the
following letter from Douglas M. Hamil-
ton, . politician Of como note in Louis
lana, and mis- reply thereto. They con-
tain an interesting chapter in Che secret
history of the rebellion. The originals
are in the hands OF Gen. Tuttele, subject
to the inspection Of the curious:
New LAUREL Hull Posi- OFFIoE,I
WEST FELIoIAEA, La, Feb. 81, 1868. (
To the Editors of the Mississippian
SRs--In your paper Of the Sth inst,
is an editorial article to which l desire TO
call your attention. II is headed I" The
Future of the Confederate States" This
paper, for some reason failed to come
by mail in due season, and arrived at
the same time as some of the following
week, or should have called your at
tention to it sooner. Since that date
you have inserted an article intended
for DeBot0'S Retiet0, by "Python," and
notice the article editorlally with favor.
BE pleased to inform me candidly, as
TRUE men, if you are serious in the pro-
posing that any of the FREE States of
the old Union should be admitted into
the Confederacy. can haEdly realize
that you can be willing to any such
proposition, but put forth these PROPOSE
tons as FEELERs among Our own people,
and to stimulate the miserable Western
Yankees TO persevere in their opposition
to Lincoln and his Abolition admins
tration, and by producing dissension,
quarrels, and perhaps blows aad blood
shed among our common enemy, relieve
US in measure of the tremendous pow
er they are preparing to bring against
us.
There is no doubt that our enemy is
greatly crippled already by the want OF
unanimity Of sentiment and feeling be.
tween the people and the army on the
one side, and the administration on the
other. Ind by Iis private qua1reHing
among Themselves, zoe hare profted great
deal, andIt0iH continue to profit until zoe gain
our complete independence, by fostering and
encouraging u. But can we not accom-.
plish ell that is necessary and proper,
and at the same time hold out no prOmi-
ses which in the future we may hesitate
to fulfill. think we can. We can offer
tojosn them, II necessary, IN a ,Oar against
Lincoln, Abolition and Nei0 England Yam
KEGS, and after catching and putting to death
every public man IN the old Union iOho has
been a counsellor or GdCdSer of Lincoln, we
can make treaty of peace and COM
merce with them, granting them the free
navigation of the Mississippi to it's
mouth, "a right we never denied them,
howeyer,) and MODERATE PRIVILEGES of
trade with us. But farther than this
would not go, and hope you would not
either.
Your paper, for some reason, is taken
as an organ of the President, and these
views of yours may be taken as his.
Perhaps they are, though trust not. !
was born in Williamson county, Miss,
near where jeff. Davis was raised, and
my family were sohoOlmates and friends
of his. 1, myself have always esteem
cd and admired him, and from the be-
ginning of this revolution, have looked
upon him as second Washington to lead
our people through it TO a successful
termination.
But if he favors re. construction of a
Union of FREE and SLAVE States, aft the
experience We have had, have given
him credit for too much penetration and
sagacity.
In several public addresses and mes
sages very lately, he has taken occasion
TO declare most positively and distinctly
that he would never agree under any cir
cumstances 10 reconstruction of the
OLD UNION. But he has never declared
that he never would favor a Union O.
slave and free States. He is a man whC
keeps his own counsel, and talks only
when he pleases, keeps silent when h'
pleases. He may have reserved his opin-
ion for fitting time for public expires.
sion.
/ am by nature, education and relig,
ion, Yankee hater. loAthed the Ok
Union, and no act of any people eve
Afforded me half the delight that the Sc
eessiOn of the Slave States from the OLE
Union did. You may imagine, there
fore, my chagrin and surprise when
notice in the columns of LEADING paper
in one Of the leading secession States
articles advocating a reconstruction of th
Union. And this at the very crisis o
, revolution, when our indepen denoe, W hic
we have suffered so much for, aud Tough
so glOriOusly for, is within our grasp
and foreign nations, as we'll as Yankee
: dom, is on the point Of acknowledging il
l My dear sirs, write TO me in reply an
} say that you are not IN earnest, but are batin
{ traps TO CATCH GREEN WESTERN HoosIERi
You cannot surely be planning TO permi
I these YERMIH, UEooUTH, FASATIoAL AN
: DEPRAYED, Az THEY HAVE PROVED THEN
4 SELVES TO BE, TO enter our Legislative hall
, divide our Offices of profit and trust, and par
, take freely Of all privileges Of our o,0a ciI
zsns Of noting, olOaing property, etc., etc,
z You must have learned by the experienC
of the political agitAtiOns of the pas
, twenty-five years, accompanied by hA
tired, abuse and jealousy; followed by
( war characterized by more outrage
q plunderings, burnings, cruelties, indig
' mites and bloOdshed, than any on recort
I that our civilization is too distinct, OF
instincts too diverse, our manners, habit
9 thoughts, occupations and interests Il
{ widely different ever to permit us
9 live together again under the same 90,
4 eminent, with the same laws and Law
. makers, aud the same men TO share
:. making and executing their laws aud aC
Q ministering this government.
8 sat down 10 write you six lines, an
Q find myself entering into an argume
q with you. Now never intended any a
n glsnleRt with you on this subject, as mi
/. can only argue that about which IA,
hold similar opinions.