The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-27
letter from Maj. ALICnelson.

4he following is On extract Of let
ter written il The fall Of 1868, by MAJ
Donelsou. 10 memheT Of the rebel
Congress.
SIR. The Southern States were per
shaded 10 resort 20 accession as RENE
~ for wrongs threatened or attempted
They co,nmeucedt the war and have been
.....,, enough engaged in IL 10 find oui
that the evils OF which they complain
pd cannot be averted IN this manner
.ipcv must see that eight millions OF
neoule cannot whip twenty two mi
lions. and chat il was unWlse to preclp-
lictc us into a contest where the num-
hpTs nre "a much against Us, and when,
Sf we pain q separate independence, no
additional Guaranty for the security OF
the sights supposed 70 be IN danger Viii
be acquired
aWiat then are We 70 DO? Must We
FIGHT on until we have neither men nsr
money? .SiaR ,gs coa;E-'e 10 u.Suf ne
,.vroc, sense Of RE age By declaring M0i nc
7,rstsr s-tsr-riuai.gl 10 q r-t.7u % hc Con
-,,i..,E54 rr 90 rr-r.rff u ram or IGttersH
I know not what your views may be-
but "a ore Of your old friends and Eel
}o,yci,izsns I feel that have right 10
CAV to sou that I am unwilling 90 CO.
ouerste wI.a the c-tCrHr.1tIluiS'5 wheto-
- lbcv hail from the North or inc
South. Ny voice Is for peace, II 1t can
he obtained on honorable terms, and
or an immediate declaration OF our
wish 10 stop the shedding OF blood u
the other portions of the Union will
give an adequate assurance that the
Southern States can occupy their old
status and erioy their rights as parties
tn the compost which formed the Fed
eral Government
Let those who brought on the rev
oIution and staked their political for
tunes ca the doctrines of secession and
abolition share the blame of hereslcs
so directly opposed 20 the spirit Of CUR
institutions but let the people be free
once more to Ivy the virtues of the bal
lot-box and untettered discussion. As
we now stand. We are slaves, without
security for life, liberty or property.
Secession and abolition have done
nothing a. get but widen tina guilt
which separates as from the rights and
privileges we once deemed sacred nor
can see that they promise anything
better in the future.
"The policy Of President DAVIS, how
ever well intended, has injured the
cause he espoused He has not conci-
hated Foreign Powers-he has incTes~
sed the bitterness which existed be
tween the Union and disunion parties
he has CounteD8lCed no movement
smouC cur Northern brethren 20 up
hold our constitutional TiEhts. He has
done nothing but dishesrten those Of
both sections who looked 10 a restOra-
zion Of the Union and the Constitution
as they existediu the days of WASH
INGToS.
"WIl you say that it's too late 20
pEusc-that nothing will satisfy the
Northern people but the liberation of
the negro and the general coufscation
of our property Ny reply is that we
ought rot 10 lose faith in human ns-
ture, aud that the interests At stake
require us 10 trust something to the
character and feelings OF those who
were once 30 intimately associated
with us Esg HrrE- 10 'ltl % roCc ,p he
Tig.t alrt,i. % 4 is nr- tr7 late q re-
race Stops ris. lead O. .Ls,r,cl5ri IL Is
n~rlv foo lais q i5-'grr an, acc .rrr. sails.
sc3 ir.,t o. Gorrr rH. made b. Ho5b
.Hgf1r, Madison 9.i Jg-rsn and .l7t 1-r
orcs,iH ,r.G.E7 O. Ls.aT 70 sfit cm D.
oiwjms'r-s} Brrof f1.k
"L5t The g-'arf "a, aW -crrts b. made 20
make peace "a :tjS t1s's If il fails we
csuuot be worsied Weshsll certainly
produce more unity amongst the reo !
pie south Of Mason and Dixon's line 1
We shall hsyes better issue on which 1
10 fight than OF holding the ue-ro I
in slavery. II cur Northern brethren 4
persist "a Withholding from us corsti- /
tutioDal rights, we can then fight as we /
lid in the revolution which separated
u from the crown Of England Oar
ueople can be all rallied in defense of /
the writ Of habeas corpus, the trial tv
airy. and Iae freedom of speech sni r. |
presentation. On the mere question o. /
aegro slavery, the entire South n1sv not /
continue 10 bring out its tn.l martial 4
power The FcgTl, s-,7 haze DO ns--as-
G-s bgy.y-ir7 70 say dasur are 6S.ag ,55
r,'.ct ;rr ,tC Shareholder.
Pardon these hasty suggestions I
make them for your consideration un-
ayr .ne hope that they will assist YOU
IN developing some plan for the terui
nation Of this cruel snd fratricidal war. /
Your friend,
iSigned) a J. Doyrlsoy"