Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-16
Letter from Gen. Rosecranz 10 Gen.
Robert e. Lee, and the Reply.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST Va,
d. August 26, ,lS68. (

GENERAL: Full Of ;solicitude for the future
of our country, come with my heart in my
hand to learn the condition, wishes aud in- i
tentions of the people .ofthe Southern States, 1
especially to ascertain the sentiments OF that
body of brave, energetic and selfsacri6cing
men who, after sustaining the Confedoraey
four years, laid.dowa their arms and ,swore
allegiance to the Government Of the United
States, whose trusted and beloved leader you
have been. 49,. .'..'.'..' :.
see that interpreting estate rights" to
conflict with national unity has produced
violent reaction against them, which is Drift
ing us towards consolidation, and also that SO
great country as ours even now is, certain.
" is to be, must have State governments tf
attend to local details, or 90 farther and tarc
worse. La -
1t is plain to us at the West and North that
the continuauce of semi anarchy, such as has
existed for thellast three years in ten States
of our Union, largely increases the, danger of
centra..::S;E1i, swels our national expenditures,
diminishes Our productions and our revenue,
inspires doubts Cf our political and financial
stability, depreciates the value OF our nation
al bonds and currency, and places the'credit
of the richest below that Of the poorest nation
in Christendom.
We know that our currency must be de
precialed so long as our bonds are below par,
and that; therefore, the vast business and
commerce Of the country must suffer the ter
rible evil of fluctuating standard OF value
until we can remedy the evil condition OF
things at the South. We also see other mis-
chief quite possible, if not probable to arise
such as from failure Of crops, a local insur-
recton and many other unforeseen contingen
cies, which may still more depreciate our
credit and currency provoke discomfort and
disorder among our people and bring dema-
eogical agitators, revolution, repudiation and
a thousand unnamed evils and villainies upon
us. We know that the interests of the peo-
pie of the South are for law and order, and
that: they must share cur fate Of good and ILL.,
belieye-eyery one know who reflects
bclievcs--that if the people Of the Southern
States could, be at peace, and their energy
and good will heartily applied to repair the
wastes Of war, reorgahize their businesS, set
the freedmen peaceably, prosper ously and con.
tentedy at work, invite capital, enterprise and
labor from elsewhere TO come freely amongst
them,they would soonrebuild their ruined
lorinnes' ihuitlply many lolu ele vHius =.
thsT lands es.annsh pnohc conlioence os M ost
political stanllley, oflng our 0oYerhne,i, si zen,
bonds TO premium, our currency 10 gotd
standard ana assure 'I @, ior'thenseives % aAd the
whole nation a mo most happy ana prosperous !.
future. "a.
Seeing this aud how all Just interests con
cur in the work, | ask the officers and sdl-
diers who lonsnt ior the Un'on' ASK =, every tar
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