The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-01-30

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0rasst's success Il II The fact that the
men under grpas number q
whom are Southern born realized from
Ethe Hrss the snagnitadeof the task before
them, and from the lowest private % the
cprsrnand dor hare talked and fought %
sars,sstiy = toFconyey 10 theff enemies
sosns ideaof their dissemination e con
s.asr. The f5iiowing letter, writtafs hy
GEN. ssnEsx Al while he was In eonanialaal
1T Black River, Miss, has lately come 70
light. II IL has not the ring q tFtie met
Il We are no Judge. TWAS written ii 40
swer 70 ! petition FROM = body Of Wsslthx
planters Who called upon him bid stated
that sIers property had been DESTROYED
Dr. carried of by the Federal soldiers,
their negroes enIisted into she ARM and
Themselves and families left destitute Of
prCtisionss Y. g
HEApouARTnRs 15rH ARxY CoRPs,
Camp on Big Black, Sept. 7, 1868. !
ii. W. Hi, Esq.; Chairman Of Meeting Of
cgtiseNs IF Warren County, Mss: f. Z. (.
Six. The communication addressed to
Gen. Grant. myself and other officers, in
the nature Of petition, is received. |
think Ii proper and right that the prop
erty-h holding classes of Warren county,
and, indeed, Of she whole State OF Mis-.
sissippi, should meet in their capacity as
citizens DO talk aver matters. 30 that they
may take any Steps they deco 81 their
interest and III sfzeh naeetings be open,
and With the knaMladga of the nearest
military CON adsr, i viii protect them
while so engaged. pur, preamble. how
ever. STARTS out Ewith 4 -saasistaI II do
not tliihk any nation ever undertook 70
feed, supply and provide for the future
of the inhabitants of an insurgent aiar
trict. We have dene sohere AM in 9TH
Ell instances Of this war. bht t1Iy residing
has discovered no parallel cases. If Epu
know of any, VIII thank you for q copy
of the history. which, records them.
know it is the purpose Of the controlling
generals Of this war 10 conduct ff on the
most humah princiRles of either ancient
them, contend that after the firing on
ers, after the long and desperate resist
ance to our armies at Vinksburgs on the
Yazoo and in Mississippi generally We
are justified in transporting you all be-
yond the seas, if the United States deem
ed it to her interest. But our purpose is
not to change the population of this
country, but to compel all the inhabit-
ants to acknowledge and submit to the
inhabitants TO acknowledge and submit
to the common laws of the land. When
all or part of the inhabitants acknowl-
edge the Just rights of the United States
the war as to them ceases. e..
But will reply to your questions in
the order you put them.
|. The duty of the Government TO
protect, and of the inhabitants to assist,
is reciprocal. The people of Warren
county have not assisted the United
States much. as yet, and are, therefore,
not entitled to much protection. What fu.
ture protection they receive will depend
much on their own conduct.
2. The negroes. former slaves by inner
itance or purchase, that DOW ell the
country. have been turned loose upon
the world by their former owners, who,
by rebelling against the only earthly
power that insured them the rightful
possession of such property, have prao-
tically freed them. The are q poor; ig-
norant class of human beings, that APP
peal to all for a full measure of forbear-
ance. The task for providing for them
at present deVolves upon the United
States, because cr necessitdte the United
States succdeds, by act of war, to the
former lost title of the master. This
task is o most difficult one, and needs
time for development and execution
The white inhabitants of the country
must needs be patient, and allow time
for the work. In due season the negroes
at Roach's and Blake's will be hired, em-
ployed by the Government, or removed
to camps where they can be conveniently
fed; but, in the mean time, no one must
modest them, or interfere with the agents
of the United States intrusted with this
difficult and delicate task. IF any of
them are armed, it is for self defense !:
and if they mistake their just relatiorsto
the Government or the people, we will
soon impress on them the truth. *
8. Your third inquiry is embraced in
the above. ! don't know that any fixed
and determined plan is matured. but
some just and proper provision will be
made for the negro population of this
State. -, -. r~
/ 4. Congress alone can appropriate
public money. We cannot hire servants
for the people who have lost their slaves,
nor can we detail negroes for such pur-
poses. You must do as wedo-hire your
own servants and pay them. IF they
don't earn their hire, discharge them
and employ Others. Many have already
done this, and are satisfied with the re-
snlts. :. >ss.<,. ...... -.
5. advise all citizens to stay at home,
gradually put their houses and contiguous
grounds in order, and cast about for some
employment or make preparations, on q
moderate scaie. To resume their former