The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-16

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HThe State OF Mind or the Rebels Higl
'H In Aathoritysin Richmond, Rcfor'
III Lees Defeat.
The following is the full text of th,
letter of the rebel Adjutant Genera
Cooper TO his wife, which was found il
the rebel post office:
10 Arm. !, 1865
81 Ny DEAR MANIA received to day
Hyour letter of March "a {No. % find
Hby it that you have received ell my
Eletters previous to the 2lst of March
III have written you three since that is
the 2lst, 25th and Goth March, and the
Zone am now writing is the lstof april,
SO that there are but three letters from
*me, besides this one, that are yet due
you / was panied on reading your
sletter that your mind is made up on
- Coming 10 this city. You know not
|; what you would have to encounter here
{ nor is it possible for you to know Gun
less you were here) of the priyations
(Which you would encounter here if you
come. You say there is no place safer
& than where you are, except IN Rich
3 mond, and that you expect to leave
4Clifton for this place in three weeks,
zby which time the roads will be passa,
AbIe
4 Let me beg and urge you not to come
xheIe, and do not let your fancy picture
Scontort and safety to you here. Think,
Eof the distress in Savannah and CO..
slumbia when Shermans army took pos.
zsession of those cities, anGl do not SUPP
4pose that the same. scenes may not be;
zenacted here under like circumstances.
a ! met Mary Lee yesterday, and shes
atold me her mother and sisters would;
*not remain here, and also said the la-E
sdies in Savannah were selling their owns
3clothing to buy themselves food. mi
3an places the enemy have captured, {
sthe Confederate money is considered
10y them as trash, and is not taken forf
sthe sale of any commodities. 30 s0iH "a
! be here. +
& You.know have nothing br. Confed-S
zerate money, and how can ,Fou liveA
zupon that here under these circurn
tstances2 Tou viii be reduced to star
walton. That IS lingering death, to bel
sure, but il is not the less certain. You'll
scould not live upon your relations andk
Friends here, as you seem to think, for
IA time, for they could no more live on
! the same means than yourself, and youE
would all be reduced to the same ne,Is
seessities and despair Il
Call your mind to these facts, and dog
I not let your apprehensions as to your
2present situation sway your judgment 4
I and as you place faith in the protec 4
/ ton of the Almighty, do not let that
faith be shaken by the fear that He
l will fail you in the hour of need, which j!
would only prove doubt Of His pow Z
5ers, or purpose to save.
Mrs. Davis and her children leftE
there yesterday for the South, and 9th
Ter families are preparing to leave. Your
sister Mamie, / understand, is muchE
disturbed as TO what to do, and iuclinesE
Ito leave the city. Grant is making ev &
'ery effort not to fight battles, but toE
!starye the city and Lees army, by cut /
Ting of communications for supplies,
land in that way gain an easy victory.-E
His great purpose is TO gain possessionS
|of the Soathside Railroad from Peters
burg TO Lynchburg, and If he accom-
|plishes that, which he may possibly do, s
you will be prevented from reaching &
this city if you should start for it, and 4
then YOU would be in most hopeless
demolition.
| give you these facts and suggestions
flor your consideration, and beg agains
that you viii forego your pupose toE
.come here. &
You tell NE that Mr.. Alexander
seems most unwilling for you all to :
leave him; may God bless him for that; &
you could not be in better hands thanEs
bis There is no necessity for you to leaveFa
him, and YOU could not be in betterl
hands. Give my love to him and Missy
betty, and TO his father. | must hur- 3
Try Sam off to prevent you from coming; )
be has only been awaiting the arrival
|of Cawood, who arrived two days since
He has brought all the things. b
Fondest love to Jennie and Sallie. b
Js sc. Is
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