, 1864-09-24
Anothcr>Letter from Msjor> Cen
eral Sherman.

eral Sherman.
He Talks Like a Fatbar to the
Georgia RebstB.
90 the Mayor and City Co1ncil
-0t atlanta 1kesPectlnE the
/. Exile Of Citizens. -
uzApe'Rs Drs1stos OF TIE M1asras1sr1.)
4 1S THK FIELD, ATLANTA. Ga r.
Il September Il, 1851.
Jemes II. Calhoun, Mayor, E. E Rsvson and 8,
G. Wells, representa-: the City Council OF A.
+ hnta:
Gns11rMEs-1 hare your letter Of The
I my ortefs removing all the-aahabitants from
Atlanta: have read 1t carefully, and give
tult credit to your statements Of the distress
that will be occasioned BY 1t, and yet shsll
not ftEoke my order, simply aecause my OF
gers are mol designed to meet the humaui
ttrpegles IL which mtIlions, yea hundreds Of
millions Of good people outside Of Atlanta,
have deep Interest," We must have Peace.
Lot only ut Atlanta, but in al Au,ertcd. To
secure this We must stop the war TINT now
cebo'Gtes our once happy and fafored caun-
| e3-. AZ H<UP "a43 nc A"AIt A-4Cnk lut TFnSl
armies that are arras cd against the lava and
Cons statnttcn. rhich all must respect and
| obey. To defeat these armies We must pre-
Pare the way to reach tuem in their recesses,
| provided with the arms and instruments
| Which enable Us to accomplish our purpose.
! Nov, know the yindiclive nature Of our
enemy, ard 1bat VIC may have years of hilt-
tar. tptraticns from this quarter, and there
fore dttM it wise and prudent to prepare In
TING. The use Of Atlanta for Harljke pgr-~
poses is not coneistent with Its chsracter %
hcne 1or families. There will be no manu-.
4ae 3pesnres, eommstee er agriculture hero for
later want n III compel tue Inhabitants to 70.
Why not 70 not, when oil the 1rrar gembnts
are cohplertd for the transfer, fnsts2d of
waiting Ill the plang1rg bhot of contcudlng
s1ndFs Will renew the scsnes Of the past
month! OF cgurse, l do not apprthend any
huch thing ut this moment, but you do not
suppose This army will be here till tho wpf is
over Icepnot dt6cues this subject with ven
fairly. because cunnot fmpart to you what
1p1opcse to do. but aseert that nymilUa7v
f>ans ,sdse = ''fese*,ry or the t'aab.;ants to 90
asedy, ana can only rerew my offer of ser
: vices to mske. their exodus In any direction
81 easy ard comfortable a. possible. Ynn>
canrot qualify war III ilarsher terms than /
Will
War is cruelty, and you, cannot refine It:
end those who brought var on our country
observe Ill the curses and maledtctlops
people can pour out, know had 90 haod
in making this var, aud l ksow will make
more sacrifices to-day than any Of yon TO
secure pesce. But you cannot have p<4ce
and dir.saon IF our country. II Tie United !
states 81 bmfts to division now, It will not |
-ttop, nut VIII 90 on tn ", reap the fi.ke Of !
Aex:co, schich Is e1craoltcar. The United States
Goes md mutt aseert tts authtsity wherever |
It has power; II 1t relaxcs one bit to preserve |
1t, ss Fone, apd know that such ls .ot the |
national feeling. This feeling assumes varl- |
ons SHAPES, bpt always comes back to that
Of Uaiott. Once admit the Union, once more |
acknowledge the authority Of the National |
Government, ard instead ordevotluE your |
Auu5ts, and streets, and roada to the dread |
uses ol Wat, i :nd this army at once become |
3onr protectors and supporters. shielding |
you from danger, let it come from what |
tls cannot reslsta torrent Of error and pas
SION such as has swept the South into rebel |
lion; but Tou can point out, so that We NAV
kn3W those who deefre government, aud |
these Who inBist On Var and It's desolatIon, |
You might as veil apJcal against tue thuu.
Ger storm as&ga gainst these terrible hardsnins
Ut War. They are Inevitable, and the onlJ |
Tay the people OF Atlart1 c.n hope once |
mere to lire In peace and quiet at home, Ii |
u stop this scar, which can aione be done By
aonnlng that it began n error aud is per-
gIoes or your horses, or your louses, or
want and viii haven ;,,g 80 o51d.l 1asl ya<"9 uo
ef tie E1ief Safe. That ~ xrsIs h. h.ss ~ .s,ps ~
II It ;nro,T.s .hae t,eatr.fo ns WV aaSe, and
nfoYements' Ee 80 rannnt ns1p - u Tonr IN. IN.
feretofore rtad n1h1i% ss.t; ne.p ~ Aoa m aaso
newspapers, that nvs By falseuood and ex.
IN OTHER @ M he hettt .o9 t,s SEX S 1of truth
Iuneai. then. thtf hv ,5+ ~ o,io;11; 5a .o,,,
Of no,x1ss,,r.f IL T,;ts5 @ Sta,.s 1s ~ snje.
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