Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-09-26

NANlt- m AaArt- eutM - A-AAfN
lhe rTuIs, a local insuTTertion an,
many uiher unforeseen eOnlingen
cies Which msy still m0Fe depFoeiall
our rndil ani euTTsncy, pn0V0kl
,liss5hisHi aHl disorder smoRg oaI
Poop.e, and bring ismagogioal agi
,ati0n, revelation, rspudialion, an,
a ihsasand unnamed evils and vii
lanies on "a,
Me know that the interests II lh,
Peopiu NJ lhe South ars for law and
Onlor, aud they must share our fats
II goul and IN, | believe, and
every une, know, who rejects, be-
llvNvs that il the people Of lhs
southern States could DO al peace
ani lhslr energy and good will
hvaTlily applied 10 repair lhe waste
uf Mar, roorganize their business
set lhe freedmen Peaeeably, pros
pcrnusly and eonientelly at work,
invite capital, enterprise aud labor
hrom elsewhere tOeome freely yamong
them, they would soon rebuild their
rulnel fortunes, multiply manifold
the value Of their lands, establish
publlv confidence Ia our stability,
bring our government bonds n a
prcR,ium, our currency 10 n gold
standard, aud assure for themselves
aud lhc whole nation most happy
aud prosperous future,
ScciUg this and how all Just in.
leres,s o0noGr In tho work, ask
the officers aud soldiers who fought
for the Union, ask every thinking
man at the great West aud North,
! ask why il cannot DO doncg We
Aro told by those who have ccntro'l,
ed tho government the last few
years, that the people of tho South
will not do IL; that IL ever done ut
all il must DO done by the poor,
simple uncducated, landlcss freed.
men aud the iuw whites who. against
the public opinion and sentiment OF
the intelligent white people, are
willing To attempt 10 lead aud make
their living oil these ignorant, in.
colorcd people, mostly
men who must be needy adventur.
crs or without any of those attri.
bu;cs on which reliance for good
guidnnccs or government can be
placed. We are told that this kind
Of government must be continued
ut the South until eight millions of
intelligent, energetic white people
give iuto il or move out Of the
country.
Now, think, the Union army
and the people Of the North
and West, dare say, believe thcro
must be or there ought to be u
shorter or surcr way to get good
for all at the South.
We know that they who organ.
iacd and sustained tho Southern
Coniodcracy for four years against
gigantic efforts, ought to be able to
give peace, law, order and protcc-
Iion to tho white people Of the
South. They have the interest and
to employ, protect and
elevate the poor freedmen, and re-
store themselves and our country to
all the blessings of which | have
Just spoken. The question we want
answered is, are they willing to do
it? l come down to find what the
people Of the South think Of this,
md to ask you what the officers and
soldiers who served in the Confede-
'atc army, and the leading people
who sustained it, think of these
.hings?
| come to ask more. l want to
lsk you, in whose purity and pa
,riotism | here Xpress unqualified
confidence, and rs many good men
Is you can conveniently consult, to
'ay what you think Of it, and also
what you are willing to do about
t. | want n written expression of
'icws that can be followed by a
of action. | want to
inow if you and the gentlemen
who will join in that expression are
Wiling to pledge the people Of the
south to chivalrous and magnani-
nous devotion to restoring peace
nd prosperity to our common coun-
ry. | want to carry that pledge
Ugh above the level of party poll
les to the late officers and soldiers
# the Union army and the North |
md West, and to ask them to con-
ider it and to take the necessary
ction, cknfident that it will meet |
With response so warm, so gene
ous and confding, that we shall see
II its sunshine the rainbow of peace
n our political sky, now black with |
LIQUIDS and impending storm.
| know you are representative
nan in reverence and regard for the
Union, the constitution and the wol-
are of the country, and that what
-ou would say would be endorsed by
line. .tenths of tho whole people Of
he South but l should like to have
he signature of all the representa-
i've Southern men here who concur
n your views, and expressions of
heir concurrence from the princi-
al officers and representative men
throughout tho South when they
an be procured. This concurrence
f opinions will all tend to peace,
rider and stability, will assure our
Union soldiers and business men
vho want substantial and solid
eace, and cause to rise above the
evel of party politics, and take such
tops to meet yours as will insure
lasting peace, with all its count
sss blessings.
Very truly, your friend,
w. s. RosEcRANs.
Q Gen. R. +. Lee, White Sulphur Springs, West
Virginia.
WORTH KNowING.-The following
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