Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-30
CAPT. F. s. WHITE
W D. WESP, %C0m
A FORBES,



AUGUSTA, Ga, March Dc, 1864.
CaptA 2. 8. White, ". 4. West, and A. FORBES
dkhfLENEE Your letter Of he 9th iuEt, sppddns
NE j my nomination By a convention Of delegates OF
.e ARKANSAS troops, from The fur;h Congressional dis
u ArNsnsas' now stationed near Dalton, Georgia,
: before ne. In plain words, a. best bscomethe inns,
4 most cordially accept the nomination.
In aceo1daucs with the uish ezpres..d bv v,--
Yenuon' Ah2ve placed ny name before he Artaoras
'oops' east Of tbs Mississippi river. The vsrv isv aavs
intervening before he dms appointed Caonday Aurl
4Ih) Ton holding the elect On, prscludes she idea Of nv
visiting any Of the camps If Arkansas soidisrz Being
a soldier myself and under orders. L cannot leave nv
post a. any moment-did time permit, / would visit sl
he arkansas camp aud Interchange vieHa. Tie short
ness Of ths time SetEseH the sHnouncsm5m and the
election will however, warrant M saying In his letter
Of acceptance, a few words, which otherwise might in
friDgs upon good taste.
Having entered the army for the war, IN Nay Is5l-
having a,sstsd-ss a member Of General Hsrdsss stat.
In the organization Of the Arkansas troops at Pittmsns
Ferry ArksuEas-hsvlng followed hs fortune, Of several
Of the most promiaent generals Of the Western Deusr.
msnt from nv entry into ssryics unlH the winter or
led2-End having been mainly Interested Ia The buEinsss
departments Of the srmy, 1 believe do not latter nv.
self in saying thai am we'll acquainted with he reuui.
sites fer the comfort and welfare OF the private soldier
End the officer. II elected, Ishal exercise this know
ledge gathered from experiences, for the good Of tie
troops Ia the asid.
Was q war man before the war. The war has only
convinced M that tho conclusions ny mind arrived
a a. sAdy as the year 1881 wsrs correct. tnssded he
blood Of ihs brave snd tho good to pus an impossible
barrier between the mixed Latin and Cavalier race Of
the South and the Puritan Rouudhsads Of he Norh.
IhHf harrfaH L. formal I er-ra L. -.
braucs aud preservation IL the preservation OF civil. r.
Istous sud republican State rghts-Lbsrty on tia
American continent, United with he North. We wer,
the "hswers OF wood and drswersof water the r,ri
sss slaves or Z rsmpsrsds z.bslz.ic Isnadolzn, whose
~fantaztie tricks have made the goodsnd pure blush sine,
they were frat lnaugu,aied by the uieh-buruera Of ths
seventeenth century Separated from this people, We
can hold up our heads with the best Ia ire world. and
with the glorious facilities surrounding IA on all sides
are prepared to present 70 history the best and mos. in
dependent government the fresst and happiest people
recorded in rs psgeA- Ispesk Of the North rs a com
muniiy 4 whole. Tbs good among them and there
are mAnyO does no. i~nvalidEie the argument.
A heightened ALLIANCES between the Northern snd
Southern States va slwsys and viii always DO an
impossibiliiy We are a dTersnt people socially; We
arc = different r1cs We obey aud honor different laws,
and Ne remain steadfsss TO lie God Of Abraham,
Isaac, aud Jacob IS handed d5ua to as by the ,radi
tisus Of ages. Our labor and capital march hand in
hand, and all men in the community are benefited,
and the very Eieh aud the very peer srs seldom seen
they srs iyntsgoniEtlc. The labor and capital Of The
North confront each other everywhere a. ensmies tie
community is damaged, aud the milIonsires are her
and there seen, ths sxuliant masters Of an srmy Of sb-
iect pAupsrs-they sre autsgoniztie. Tho radical IA
nstieisn which Thus controls The North coucssls from
Fpubnc view rs true principles and Hs nature BY sssal
inZ particular opinions and peculiar institutions, but fl
covert opposition Is agNins. all law, human OF divine
and all settled sOoistary organizations.
The Union with them was the work Of pressing ne
0eSsity. The dsUuion with thsm Vas the work Of pure
aud truthful principles. which il only tie work Of God
Let Us, then, obey the law Of our natures, and msnta1
with the firm hsHd and proud eye cur separation, tia
we may trEnsmitto eur &dren, and they to theirs
Confsdsrssy Of Independent sovsrsigntiss, whose Uuicl
Is founded upon similsritiss sud uuitlss.
II the door 10 an honorable peace can In any way b.
opened. in aecordauee with ny views, ny voice vii
most heartily be given for PsHcs but 7 Woud perzuad
the last nan TO die In he deadly breach, before We sub
nit TO any terms which does not grant Us separate an
distinct existence as a government, covering the Who'll
South IN arms.
II elected to Congress, 1 90 as The friend Of he 81
miustraFi0n. I have a arm belief which amounts 10
feeling Of reverence, in the pure principles and Her
integrity Of jefferson Davis; and in the proyideneo Q
God I believe he IL the man for the tInsG All n
sr-Iiis u umsn. 1! Is divine to be above sin and pre-
judics and the multitude o. passions which go 10 max
uP man Let Us trust the President.
Gentleman Of the committee, 1 return to y5u, an
through you to the convention, ny heartfelt thanks fs
tbs honor you have dons me; ard although I may b
dsfssted, I shall always proudly and gratefully spssi
Of a nomination te udersd ne BY The veteran Arkans1
troops In The Geld, in the glorious struggle for rspubll
can liberty.
Respectfully youF obsdisnt servant,
L. }. BRDEWELL.