Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15

Els Views Of the Causes al Che VA ana 81 ifs
Inevitable kesuifn,
The following letter from 0snasal sherman hss
last bcea publlsllei
HsAsseAsttns Nlnat4 Dts. o. Fsa MlssssMpfll
In the acid near MAflstla, "a, Jpas 80, 80.
Mrs A,iHs 6iiBtaa Boscspa Bagfmore, Nd
DEAM HApAN-Yoaf aaleomo letter u June
18th came 10 me here amid she soand Of battle and
~ yeu say, little did / dream, when / knew yoi
playing A. soheol-girl On Salsahis IaianA baaeh,
that sloHla eontfei gnst army foiRslns,lke The
swarm e Alafia % the plslps 1t he 9c.sth. Why.
en Wy : sns = 10y ~ eN s neash = -.
families that greeted % with slch warm hospitality
Ia days icag psss but siii present In memory and
to-day, we're Frank kad MFs. purcheH and Rlisa
Gilman, and Mary Lamb, and AaFgares Blaks the
Barksaa.es the temshis The Prycfs Indeed any and
all Of our ehariahed circle their ehildfun or even
their ehilarens children, 10 come b me as Of old
the stern feelings Of duty aud conyicl0n wild mst
as snos before The genial sun, and believe 1
would strip my own children that they might b.
sheltered and yet they call nc baFhaFiaH, FaadaI
and monster and all the eyithsts that language can
invent that are significant OF mAlignity and hate--
All I pretend 10 say on earth 81 10 heaven, man
must submit 30 some arhiter. he must not throw
or his allegiance 10 his Government % his tlod
without just reason and cause. The South had ne
oause--sot evra preleat Indeed, By her unjtsti-
Gable course she has thrown away The proud history
Of she past and laid open her fsir country 70 tho
tread Of devastating war. She bentsred and hnl-
lied Us 70 the cenflict. Had We deglincd battle,
America would have sunk back coward and craven
meriting The contempt u al mankind. As ma
tion we were forced 10 aceeps battle and that once
hegun t has gone on till tbs wsf has assumed pro-
portions 1t which even We In the hariy buFly, stand
aghAst | would not Eubjugate the South In the
sense 80 efEsHsiyely assumed, but would make sv.
Ia -. - = - a
nit to tho same we do--ne woFse, no better--0ur
equals and not our Supporters. ! know, and you
know, that there were young uneA in our day, now
no longer young but who control their fellows who
assumed to the gentlemen u the South superiori-
~ Of eoarsge and manhood, and boassingiy deasd
us Of NoftheFh birth to arms God knows how re-
laotaatiy We accepted the issue but once the issue
joined lie In other sges the SortherR ce, though
slow 70 anger, once aroused more terrible than
the more infammable Of the South. Even yet my
heart bleeis when see the carnage Of battle, ths
desolatieu Of hoales the bitter anguish Of families
but the very moment the OF ths South sey that
instead Of appealing 70 war they should hsEe Ap-
pealed 10 reason 70 our Congress, 10 eur courts 10
religion. ani TO The experience Of history then will
say Psaee-Peacei 60 back 10 your point Of error,
and resume your places ~ American eitiEeRs with
all their proud heFtsgeA. Whsthsr / shall live 10
see this period is problemRtical bat you may, and
May tell your mother and sisters that neveF forgot
ss~ t~5 .-sis greeting, or ever wished 70 eeAce
war SiaP ss r L.. ea so0Asity s611sd not
perish IN infamy and dishonor. / am married,
have wife and SIX children living N Lancatter
Ohio. Ny coIrse has been sn eventful one, but
hope, when the clouds Of anger and passion ara dis
pefsed and truth smerges bright and clear yea and
all who knew me in early years viii mol blush that We
werp once dear friends Tell Eliza for me that hope
she may live to realize that the doctrine Of -scces-
sion" Is ~ rnousirogs in cur civil eode ~ dseSd-
enee was In divine law Ard should the fortunes
Of war ever bring you or your sisters or any Of our
old clique under The shelter OF foy authority, do
not believe they viii have cause 10 regret It. Give
nav love 70 your children, aud the assurance Of my
respects 70 your bonored husband.
Traly, w. I. SHERMAN.