The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-09-07
Gen. BaelI-.Has Opianolls,

BEpFeRp krsixas, Iuiy Ie,@s64.
Dear Gr-The pnbfe hayusesn no official an.
very gsneIaiiy fnoWn.-that fsAave resigned s my
command in the array. J have several times since
been assured, chat my Iczson al friends. and mepy
who, without any CLAIM, Of personal acquaintance,
have taken an interest in my official career, feel
that Some explanation Of the circumstances and
motiyss Of ny astieR is aas to them. Accepting
this cisln sEoa e. 4 AsSs alreadv answsrcd some
Itis pzrssps uSpsSssss.y 70 snsi INTO an s,spos,-
ton Of che eire9nasseRssE M rag snperseduro m
Tennessee IN TIE a OF sss. siEc. the particulars,
.hsRsh set vi:host ssEsasn yains Involve inter
weary yoe sAz Tar e the faeIg are concerned; il
VIII saee Tor fe present 70 sly est sitter The af-
jo1rnment, about the tut of Msy, 1853, Of the
my correspondence With the department was cen
fined to 6 monthly report made to the Adjste
General, that WIS Eaiting the action Of the War
Department the proceedings Of that Coislrnfs-
sion; that about the fnt week Of April lass twas
offered command under Gen. Sherman, my junior,
which, declined; that month later. / was again
offered command under Gen. Candy, also my iu-
nior, which declined; that about three weeks Ia
Ter received notification that Twas mustered out
> of my rank as Major General of Volunteers, and
that on the same day, aent in Esy resignation as
Colonel in the Adjutant Generals Department. OF
the regular army.
The inpslsss Of nsOss .nsess spzesaA' spprors my
course In this natter If il Fsisd on ne ,,aher
ground thaa discrimination not to aconiesse in
hishe~ r,ssfs ths, s,isF az fEss aks Ppfs
ey and .assas rs yh!sh tss slr :sss being prose
eut.a .s.ss iissxod5ah 30 the naElop. and stain
apon oiviiizstioE and shat lhsg. would not only
iail TO TceseFe tAe Unisu, II, >indesd they had no,
only rendered. It's ras.o,zkon impossible, hnt that
their tendency TO fsubgert The ir,,sitaons under
| which the coantry had realised uaexampIed pros
perity and happinsss; and to snnh work / could
not lend my hand = ii 30
J. While there may havt been maftor leSz person.
al smhtio1 niea up iu tie mot snHeut Of secession,
as thegu must generally be in shB management Of
politicaI afirs yet DO ust deat that it Was rnan-
iy determined By hosese UDnuietion in the minds
Of those Eto sagsged 81 II that Ae control of the
Goverutnsat had pazsStl peenaanmsty into the hands
of NATIONAL sanity that FoEld trample on the
! politiealrights of the South. .,r,si = ia
| The apprehension was shared n, by very large
portion OF the people Rho did not favor secessiog,
/ and who were so anxioas for tho preservation OF
/ the Union that eyea ooereirs measures, if tenn
/ ranged them. Under iiese circumstances the
use of military forceetp put dasn armed resist.
J not incompatible. will, restoration of
| the Usion with its former glorsEs and ahsciipns,
pscsi6ca sse means we're employed in sath asnsr
ner IS 20 conynce The people that their eonstitu-
! sional lights would be lreapecte.l: Such apocy,
sorted to- had she manifest aavautages of wsaken-
tag The power q the pshsaon Ind strengt
shS ct The srs shs ie ss
4 poaoy skssySA rssOsssasa tie! .psiuespIes gvas
in which pride of country ssld aT my Interests. as
citizen ssntsrea no. iges tAaa Eomgss natural
impulse gave that policy my earnest snppert:
Uekastanetely, II yas too eatan Sheated of us
and the injudicious anfaithfl acts of agents Of
the Government snd srheis a the expirsfion OF
yearra system Of sRiliasigp and disfranohise,
nsent ives !naa garated, ike eansa was robhed Of
its sanciits. and succsss renAsfed rscse difficult
u Of et4esusEen1.2 sSEss2 s-tsssse - - o-A
You have ia tAesss fs,F lines ssn- ezplsnation Of
the motives q. ny roaduct TtIle Nas in com
msnd, as web O. OF tho step Aih5h. ssteP twenty
shree years q services lies sseIed Imy sareer
soldier. and broken up the praisa.ossl habits and
associations TO which J a'as educated, and in
which have passed ths larger poralon Of my life
am very far frsn casing nnfsverable refestian'
upon thes thapsauslS. who ssss hNthe Apfgae@ who
perhaps. with views sisnilar to my own, have not
shooen my oourss. Re,E of shem have heeri sfnii
iaTiy situated and rgGhsz esRnnasnd the pafienct
Nish which they lkaHs ssrnsgl@d oR III, pesisiosl
which tsest etaeetise hsEs been fl.sa " ZEE
some OF the ealsnssiss xbieh they. cquld no
wholly pEeFeAt+ ~ fSs Fss G%
Very Truly yours,
| 81 sf7-s-Ss 17s-ss ess d. @. RJIEIaEI