The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-04
latter from Gen. II. A. Wise "a Gen
q q !. aral Grant.

Letter from Gen. Fl. A. Wise "a .Gen7
100 's-1E7EA eral Grant
Several weeks ago Ex-Governor Wise,
of Virginia, made application to Generai
Terry for permission to return to MS
home in Princess Anne County. under
The terms of his parole. General Terry |
ithrouoh General NANNY refused, Tor
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Under date OF Sep |
temher |. Gen. Wise has written long
| Latter To Gen. Grant, forwarded through
General Terry. He replies in succession
! to the noints made in the letter OF re
fusal. and after declaring that ne never
abandoned his home" except IN gong
To camp to defend it against INVASION
with the full determination to return TO
Il &c soon as the chances of war should
,,o,.ro;t he saws: Il found no new home
Far INV family they were simply refugees
| from the old )" General Wise then
writes as follows:
If General Terry was governed by earn
oet and honest conviction OF duty, OF
r;cht and authority in all he dld-so was
If he was patrfot-so was L. IT ne
gave proof of his devotion-so did l. II
Sa tbought he had the shield OF constr
National law and political sovereignty TO
nrotect him against the charge OF rebel
ion and treason-so thought | had,
If he loved and cherished the Union Oh
these States, loved and cherished 1t Sc
cordially that never from choice "oulu
= have seeded from it, but prepared &c
flight "in the Union = and II ne WonueL'
timents. after voting for secession ant
taking up arms against the Fed
eral Executive and Congress, must soeI
him to remember that he and L haV
been taught in different schools OF Po
tics and that will account for our on
ference of opinion, and ought to allow
large margin for charity, at least, II nc
federation. 1.-The was trained j an II
scool Of Hamilton and the elder Adam
was IA that Of Jefferson and Madison
and he would boldly expose himself
the charge of bigotry and presumPtio.
y who would charge either school ~l'
teaching rebellion and treason. ~
dangerous to either TO adopt the oogm'
of treason and rebellion against u
other, alternating in domination, as Ins
have done 60 often already IN our ~
1 torv1 Each might shoot and hang Il
! other bv turns in the course Of hall
= century
rIf General Terry believes in consf
;datiop: / believed In States rights 81
movers. If he believed that the re
eral Executive and Congress and the >
al dietary, possessed absolute, believe u
they had only relative and delegat
sovereignty. If he believed that 70
were unchecked and balanced BY OIL
nOwers, believe that the whole syst
u of the United States. State aud FEEDER
Twas composed Of reciprocal checks
h,lances. and THAT the sovereign Sta
= we're the basis, checks AND BALANCES
g. a the Federal GOVERNMENT. was tau
that the1States we're not iosspt but ]
7. s1ibN. uatAas, and this many in one, one
many. when called o rebel, shah Pr
ea- 10 the- Of Virginia,s buckler,
lclaim that my sovereign State IS
sponsor for the acts of her own citi1
ack and subjects. I ann no rebel or tral
lians and never was, ana my otate cannoe
= FL either. She has still sovereignty
the Constitution of the United Sta
ader. and by the original authority befor
und. ever existed, unless she ID now utt
demolished by subiugation, and III