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


The State OF Mind Of the Rebels High
in AuthOrltyni In Richmond, Before
lees neIeat.
The following is the full text Of the
letter Of the rebel Adiutant General
Cooper to his wife, which was found in
the rebel post office
APnH l. 1865
NY DEAk Mara received 10 day
your letter of March - (No 20 lind
by it that you have received all my
letters previous 10 the 2lst of March
have written you three since that -
the 2lst, 18th and 29lh March, and toe
lone / am nov writingis the lstof April,
$50 that there are but three letters from
me, besides this ne. that are yet due
you ] was panied on reading your
letter that your mind is msde up on
Acoming 10 this city. You know not
what you would have to encounter here
nor Is it possible for you 10 know lun-
less you were here) Of the prIyalions
which you would encounter here II YOU
come. You say there is no place safer
than where you are. except IN hieh-
mond, and that you expect TO leave
EDITION for this place in three weeks
by which time the roads viii os passa~
I bic
Let me beg and urge you not to come :
here, and do not let your fancy picture
comfort and safety to you here. 1hlnK
lot the distress in Savannah and Coz
lumbia when Sherman army took posi-
session Of those cities, and do not suP-S
pose that the same scenes may not BEG
.enacted here under like circumstances
met Mary Lee yesterday, and she
told me her mother and sisters would 5
mot remain here, and also said the Ia-sl
dies in Savannah were selling their own .
clothing to buy themselves food. M
jail places the enemy have captured,
the Confederate money IS consldered IS
10y them as trash, and is not taken Tor
the sale of any commodities. 50 i7M ~
De here
Youiknow have nothing but Conted- b
crate money, and how can you HYef
upon that here under these circumT
stances2 You viii be reduced TO star
walton. That is lingering death, to be
sure, but it Is not the less certain. our
could not live upon your relations and
friends here, as you seem to think, for s.
3 time, for they could no more live on
the same means than yourself, and YOU'D
would all be reduced TO the same ne>
and despair.
Call your mind to these facts, and doS
not let your apprehensions as to your
present situation sway your judgment,
and as you place faith in the protec
ton of the Almighty, do not let that
faith be shaken by the fear that He &
will fail you in the hour of need, which
would only prove a doubt Of His pow
FRS, or purpose to save.
Mrs. Davis and her children left
here yesterday for the South, and 9th
81 families are preparing to leave Your
sister Mamie, ] understand, is much
disturbed as to what to do, and inclinesE
TO leave the city. Grant is making ev
ary effort not TO fight battles, but toF
,tarve the city and Lees army. by cut
ing OF communications for supplies,
and in that way gain an easy victory
His great purpose is to gain pOssessionH
IF the Soathside Railroad from Peters
burg TO LyncAburg, ana II lie accom- 81
plishes that, which he may possibly do, 81
you will be prevented from reaching e
this city If you should start for it, and
then you would be in a most hopeless
condition.
| give you these facts and suggestions
for your consideration, and beg again
that you win forego your pupose to-
come here.
You tell me that Mr.. Alexander
seems most unwilling for you all to
leave him; may God bless him for thai;
you could not he in better hands than
bis. There is no necessity for you TO leavea
him, and YOU could not be in better 81
hands. Give my love to him and Miss s.
Betty, and to his father. | must hur-
ry Sam of to prevent you from coming
he has only been awaiting the arrival
Of Cawood, who arrived two days since q
lie has brought all the things
FOndest love 10 Jennie and Sallie q
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