New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-26


enemy, and that we may have many years OF
military operations from this quarter, and there
fore deem it wise and prudent to prepare IN
time. The use OF Atlanta for warlike purposes
is inconsistent with its character as home for
families. There will be no manufactures, COM
MERGE or agriculture here for the maintenance
of families, and sooner or later want will COM
pei the inhabitants TO go. Why not go noc,
when all the arrangements are completed for
the transfer instead of waiting till the plunging
shot of contending armies will renew the scene
of the past month"; OF course | do not appre-
bend any slch thing ut this moment, but You
do not suppose that this army will be here TIL
the war is over l cannot discuss this subject
with you fairly, because ! cannot impart to You
what propose to do but assert that my mill
tary plans make it necessary for the inhabitants
to 90 away, and ! can only renew my offer OF
services to make their exodus in any direction
as easy and comfortable as possible. You cam
not qualify war in harsher terms than viii.
War is cruelty, and you cannot refine 1t; and
those who brought war on the country deserve
all the curses and maledictions a people can
porr out. j know / had no hand IN making
this war, and / know 1 will make more sacrl-
fees to-day than any Of you to secure peace.
But you cannot have peace and division OF
our country. If the United States submits to
=. division now, it will not stop, bvt Will go on
ill We reap the fate Of Mexico, wtrcb is eternal
war. The United Stetes does and must assert
its authority wherever it has pewer; if II re-
lakes one bit to pressure it is gone and kaow
that such is not the national feeling. This feel
ing assumes various shapes, but always comes
back 10 that of LSiiOn. Once aemlt the Union,
once more acknowledge the authority OF the
National Government, and instead OF dey0ting
your houses and streets and reads to the dread
uses OF war; J. and this army, become al once
your protectors and supporters, shielding you
from danger iet it come from what quarter II
may. | know that few individuals cannot re-
slst torrent of error and passion such as has
swept the South into rebellion; but you can
point out, 80 that We may know those who de-
sire Government and those who insist on war
and its desolation. ts.a
You miaht as we'll appeal against the thunder
storm as Srainst these terrible hardships of war.
They are inevitable, and the only way the peo-
pie of Atlanta eau hope once more TO live IN
peace and quiet at home is to stop the war,
which can alone be done by admitting that it
began in error and il perpstuated in prlds. We
don't want your negroes or your horses, or your
hoEses " your land, or anything you have; but
We do want and will havo just obedience to
the laws Of the United States. That we will
bave, and if it involves the destruction OF your
improvements, We cannot help it. You have
heretofore read public sentiment in your news
papers, that live by falschood and excitement,
aud the quicker you seek for try1l in other
quarters the better for you.
| repeat, then, that, b. the original compact
OF the--syernment, the United Sts,es had GER
tain rights in Georgia which have never been
r0linquebed, and never will be; that the South
began war by Selling forts, arsensls, mlnts, Gus
tom houses, etc, ETC., long before Mr.. Lincoln
was insti led and before the So.th had one
jot or tittls of provocatien. / myeef have seen
in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missis-
sppi huBdreds and thousands ~ women and
children fleeing from peur armie' and despera.
does, hungry and with bleeding feet. In Mem
phiG .Vicisburg and Rississippi we fed thou
sanls upon thoussndssf the fsu lilies of Rebel
soldiers left on our han is, and HON We could
not see st1rve. Now that war comes home to
you you feel very dig rent---ytu deprecste its
horrors bIt did not feel them when you sent
car loads of soldiers and ammunition and
nodded she ! and shot 20 cauy war into Ken
| tueiy and tennessee, sld deso ate the homes
| Of hrndred, and thousands of good people, who
onlr asked 20 live in peace at ii cir old homes,
aud -nder ihe government of u cir inheritance
But these comparisons are idle / want peace
and believe it can only be rached through
Union and war, and 1 sill err conduct war
purely with.r view TO perfect FL d early success
But, my dGlr sirs, when that peace does come,
YOU may cali on me for anythirg Then will
share with y,l the last q ackcr, and watch with
you 10 shield your homes aud families against
danger from every quarter. Now, you must co.
and isl with You The old and feeble feed and
nurse them. il build ta- them in more quiet
places froper lbitations 80 shield them against
the weg,her, Vltil the mst passions of men cool
.dswn. q allow the UnioI aud PEACE once more
IT, settle on your old homes at Atlanta.
: ours, In hss.e
w. T. SHEREkN, Major-Gen.