Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-27
snsrman al a PeaOe maker.

With the pretended hope CT coming 10 sumo PSOlne
landing He does rot seom 70 understand enough
Of his own Government with which Ihls is identical n
ne proysors relating to war and Pesos, to know that
nsaes can only be made IS war only be declared,
nv ,bs General Government. According 70 the
Macon Telegraph and Conf.GrGsy, Sherman sent as
nefssrger 20 Governor Blown gentleman well known
a, Gsorpis and OF high social position, to make known
N the Governor his greSt uDWliDguess 10 penetrate
fp,.bsr into Georgia aud iAO5 the same devastation
and misery vi Oh we're soWn broadcast IN bis rear
Rs desired Governor Brown and othsr PtOninen1 gen
g,a "to conc up sSlK lEe matter over with nun
"a s.s Il some sossms could NOT be dsVied to with
S,sy ,srpa from, ths gar sSd save her psoFls from
,rr.ssr rdonlR." AZ = nsans OF soiteninS SAd In
duioS,inE the Governor, be would snora lin an OPP
oer,uniy o. passing 1he late road 10 OhAt'ateo
"a and witnessing sOnSthrg Of the dsSoaaon already
wrought
Governor Browns reply was to remind Sherman that
s,rsss one Of them was only the Governor OF one OF
M, ssss composing the O0aadsrao and the other tho
commander q Ore Of tdS armies cent forth By Lincoln
t VA not competent for then 70 negotiate. Il sher
,n cd no. know tbI bstOre he is as Ignorant a. he Is
erul Il he kasW Is, bis AsempJ 10 s1ducs Governor
gr p fou HE fidelity 70 orr cause Wss icso!snt and
psunr and Wsg moreover addressed b1uE the last
man In she ConlederAcy eSpAOlO Of being reached BY
such approaches.
Whist slsrni,n means BY peace "a the suecumblng Of
Tho Confederate SAFES 20 the ,nkes Salts which he
calls sns U.iOn THIS he has made clear enough in the
humorous letters that have APPEARED trom HIM OF late
e. ids that We are Ts6sls and eloni who Lave NO
sn ous the right Of submission ana OF appeal to the
asrey Of the O,qlsror. Oar lives, property, fran
m q, are s iorf,i.ed and vii b. spared 70 US C1n.
atop o, surrender, only if the cIemsney Of Gus as
srs should 80 prompt. We give the annexed cor
rponaeuos not 50 much for The purpose Of lllsuaiJg
.1s iss n upJrare, OF which does 10. eatte il ~
n much space, a. 70 Iu on record another proof OF
he b,u.a lussnsiblty OF the foe TO all the claims OF
IN rsriy. and to IupIers still more lldehby upon Our
,e,pls The OonV coa that our only safety Lies In meet
7z these bslbarAns with the dstsm iAIiOn to Conquer
or die,
Tas following isttsF vas addressed to Sherman By the
municipal authorities Of Atlanta, on his order e1pslllng
The reSidenlsI
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept II, 1884.
lT,',y Gsaaal w. I. SkSr.an;
SE-l me under, igued AsyOr and two members OF
r,pro icr the oy OF Atlanta fos the time being ths
rly LEGAL organ OF tue people rf the said city to sX
pres heir wants ar wishes, sik leave most earnestly
,u 70 pee fully 70 p,utOn you reeo1sider youE Osder
o4Iribg them to saye Atlanta,
fret view it struck that the measure would IN
yvs & raordinsry hardship and loss; hut EinGe We
ave seen the practical execution Of it. IS it has
-rersseed the individual lditiOn Of many Of the
regpc and beard tNeir statements as to the ircOnve
sroes loes aud tuf5ring attending Il. We are saa1d
az che smouus Of 10 will involve in the aggregate
CO.'S c1srCes sppsl ing ard heFTsndi1g.
in an adv ad staOa NJ
o,Dcy; othsr7 haying yOurs children; and whose
prDds for tho greater part either Ia the army
risoners or dosd Some say, have such an o1e 81 Z
a. NV hose Who vii, WAis on them Wnsn sm gone
Us.ess say, What are We 10y We have no houses
% 10 and no means 70 build buy or to rent sny-u1
9,rsns. re atveS or friends 70 g. TO- AnOth SAYS
Il iItrv aud take this or ina, ardcle OF property1 bur
s,,h and such things / mu5 leave bennd. thou %
need them much We repy 70 them, General sler-
man vi carry your property to ugh and Ready and
General Hood will take tthencs on and hey Will re-
DIV 20 that Blu; want TO leave TIE railroad at suoh
n's~s and eanuo. &c conveyance from there on
Va only refer 70 few fac TO try illustrate In
p,,t how this measure vi operate 10 practice. As you
iSeneed she people NORTH Of us tel back, and Ostore
vo, arrived htrs large portion Of the psope had re-
irsd South; 60 that the county south OF his "a already
crowded without houses enough to sccomm JdSte
the Oeople; and We are informed that many are nov
gtayloR in churches snd ouEouidiugs..
This being 80, how is t possible for the paope still
(mGgiy women Anu GUlNfell 10 uuu Aul hDtlPft
nd boW eau they live through the winter in the wood
NJ shelter or subsistence, IN sno mids OF strangers,
.i.bout IN power 70 assist Inem much II they were
WillrE 70 Go so.
Tbs l. bus feeble picture Of the consequences Of
tbI, uessura You know me wo', the horror and the
- ryrng cannot be described by words Imagination
an Cny conceive Of H. and We ask you to take thoss
t6.uzs INTO confederation.
Wa know your lims and mind arc constantly ooou-
Med yvth tue duties Of your command, which almost
dasrs Is on asking your attention 60 this mater but
t,ought IL might b that you had not consider tue
stiS5t In eli 80 awful consequences and that on more
r,a ouoa YOU We hope, will not make this people an
exception to ell mankind, for We know Of no such u-
sg,pee us ever having oceutred-suTsy, SUCH In
tbe Urltsd s atsp, AID E6Gl has thli peopls done
that nev Should be driven from theiF homes wander
40 strangers outSAsts AMI exile, and to Eu6Sis on
obsrlyP
Ne 90 nos know, a. yet, toe number Of psogls SIN
bsrs OF thcss Wio are, allowed to remain here, We
are sa.sGsd respectable number, If acHoa % remain
a. hoas could scbsst for months without asSis aloa,
AID a-rsspsc bic number for q much longer tine, ana
Who micht not need assistance ct say time.
In concluIiOs, We most earnestly ana solsmnly psa-
ton Won 10 reconsider this order modify sud suffer
thi, an'ortuusta people TO remain a. homo and enjoy
that lIttls means they haVO. Rsspeo ul.y bmittsd.
JLgEs n. CALHOUN, Mayor.
= Z, RAWsOE. Commi,tss.
o. wills,
HELpq'aa N1IITARy DIV. OF TIN MISS.
II tbe cid Atlanta Sept. IL "a (
Jsnss 4 OsIdoua Myor, Z. n. RlSsS1, and l. O.
Well, representing City ,uucil Of Alanta'