The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-13
MlARcHl3'. 1868.


= - - AAateaA EohtsthsrtS'
In response 70 the resolutions of thanks
nom he fndi4na LegislaiIrt. Gen. Rose.
yerans has written Tie folIouiaR letter
flInknbukhrr DkfARrSrNt or 4nnl
= ConAkRLASb. MuKrrkHenono
sy Tkxn.. Feb. te. 1883.
Il GssTlKnKn;--In the name Of the Off
GERS and soldiers 81 the Army of the Cum
berland, thank you Coz yoat resolution,
Of congrn,uia,ion. approval aud condo
lsnce, You have sent US on account oi he
battle Of Stone River.
AZ the call Of constitutional liberty, The
brave and true men OF The Wesf laid aside
peaceful pursuits, left 0bcir homes. and
sought 10 qualify ,hemsslves 10 feht .for
Government that had cost the blood and
treasnrs Of two great wars aud eighty
years Of time TO esiablish.
For twenty weary months. this arnuy
has stood guard to sesp ,be Confsderais
wolf from your doors. They know .wbal
hunger. cold. weary marches snd painfn
wa.cb.ngs Il has cost 70 preserTe ot,
homes from invasion, and onr friends and
neighbors from cousoripion J; tits. thero
fore, donbly n pleasure 10 hear these free
and cheering words from home.
The rnscfupuious despois Ia our from
ca'l US 'sbincolh hireliegs. ?, and We hear
that this calumny haslaicly been repeated
O. home, By some Of The men whose prop.
eriy and prisons have been kept sale by
our toll and blood from the ruthless hands
Of Kirby Smith. Bragg and Morgan. -
Prssuming on onr sbssncc. these men talk
rs Il We we're not citizens, and speak
mockingly Of our patriotism. They stab
IA the back the most generous, true
hearted men OF the country, while stand.
ing guard 10 front Of their doors, and they
prolong the war by encouraging the reb.
els to hope for divided councils at our
homes. t rS
l speak the conviction OF the officers
and men Of this armv, when say that we
fight 10 secure equal rights 70 all, under
the Constitution and the laws We fight Il.
defense Of our homes and hearths, sure to
be invaded, II the rebel despots. who be.
gan the war, can get the power, Blu. we
long for peace--we pray for peace and |
we 6ght for peace-not for dishonorab'e
peace-not foS q hollow truce. We have
once been deceived by the cry Of "No
coercion, and Of estate Rights" and |
have seen how the rebel leaders practice
in East Tennessee, Missouri. Western Vir-
ginia and Kentucky. We have met The
masses Of the South, and are witnesses Of
the falsehood, calumny and per6dy by
which they have been led 10 wage war
against us. We have seen flags Of truce
violated, hospitals. ambulsnces and boats
bearing hags. fred upon; and our sick |
and wounded stripped OF their blankets. |
and robbed Of their food and medicines
We have been approached in battle by
rebels wearing our uniforms and Carrying |
our colors.
After witnessing their Wholesale slander |
Of US, Their perfdy and iTeschery foward
tie masses OF their own people, and che
unfair aud dishonorablc means TO which
they resort to gain an advantage, wehave
been forced to the immoyable but sad con.
v;clion, that the leaders of this rebellion
are perfidlous. ireacheious, INSCRIPTIONS
and crnel~-iheir4le leaders never will nor
can be peaceable. or true friends and
And that. as Mr.. d avis has
said. they only want the power, not the
will. to invade and subjugate US.
We should rejoice to see the power of
these leaders fall by the, hand Of their
own people, whom they oppress; tba,
people for Whose. rights we fight, in com.
mon With our own but. sunless it. does
thus fall. we must destroy it.or 4 viii De.
stroy our Nation, and our children will
pass under the yoke Of a5miiiiary des.
petism, raised on The sable foundation of
negro slavery, and the more Regarding
seryitude Of the "poor whites. 2 sneh as
now oyershadoEsthe South, lsay "yoar
children wiz pass under the yoke" for
that could only happen after Tie brave
and true men OF the eonntry--hcr citizen
soldiers--shall have perished; OF, deserted /
BY Che wretches whose homes they have
hitherto ploieoled. heart, broken and de-
spairing. shall quit the field. aud give 10
slavery and TO its domination all those
who love nsonsy more than honor, and
peac6 more than freedom, .s m
The issue is plais one. II we who
battle Ter national existence are not to be
sustained BY our friends az home. the
sooner We know III the better. We do not
wish to be deceived as 20 our position, nor
fall vieiims 10 the treaehery, cowsrdiee or
selfstness Of those whom We have losed
and trusted. ,sry9y siHsft 4
q. 49, W. s.. RosEcRANs.
y s.l ISIS 1s asss ssasa Major General
To the Honorable the Legislative Assem-.
bly, OF the Stale Of Indiana. e-...--.s.s