Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-05
NEW YORK.

New York, September ATTORNEY
General Wilkins made a violent speech
against the confederation with Canada,
in the Nova Scotia Assembly, Yesterday,
in which be declared that II redress is
not given b6f0Fe the next session that
the people will appoint a collector OF their
own and have tie dues paid into the To-
cal treasury and If necessary, they will
appeal to another nation. Such an np-
oAF ensued at the conclusion of the
s~peechthat the Speaker declared the AS
sembly adjourned. 7a'. 3a ~
A heavy easterly rain storm has pre-
vailed here since yesterday. 1
The foiiowfng rs the Roseerans and
Lso Jurisprudence rrn-uTmn
WHrTEsurrHUR SPRINGS, VA, Aug. 90, lssS.
Robert z. Lee;
GENERAL: Full of soIioitude for the
future OF our country, L come with nv
heart ingmy hand TO learn theacondition.
wishes and intentions of the people OF
the Southern States, and especially to as
certain the sentiments of those brave.
euefgctlc and selEsseriising men who.
after sustaining the C~onfederaey for four
years, iald down their arms and swore al
legisnce tothe United States, whose truest
and m~ostrbeloved leader You have been.
4 bCD NAab AhNCA DACAALk ONalEo lAVD EO
conflict with National unity, has uro.
duced a violent reaction against them.
which is drifting US towards consolids-
ton. So CREST q country as ours even is
now, and certainly is TO be, must have
State governments to attend ~tolocal de-
tails; or go farther and fare worse. 1t Is
plain to US at the West and North, that
the continuance of semi-ansrchy' such
as has existed for the last three years in
ten States OF our Union, largely in
creRses The danger of csntraIiz alton,
swells our National expenditures, dimin-
ishes onr productions and our revenue,
inspires doubts Of our political aud finan-
ciRlstability, dePFeeistes the value of oil
national bonds and currency, ana places
the credit of the richest below that of the
poorest nation in christendsm. We
know that u currency must bs depre-
eiated 30 long as our bonds are below
par, and that. therefore the vast business
and commerce Of our country must suf-
fer the terrible evil Of a dnctuatin9 stand.
ard of value until we can remedy the
evil condition Of things at the South.
We also see other mischief which NAV
arise /: such as from a failure OF crops a
local instruction. and many other an-
foreseen contingencies, which may still
more uepfecinte our cf6Olt anu currency,
provoke discomfort and disorder among
our people, snd bring demigoEicaI agita-
ton, revolution, Reputation, aud a
thousand unnamed evils and villianies
on Gla. 60
We know that the interest of the peo-
pie of the South are for law and order.
and they must share our fate Of good
and evil. [ believe every one 1 know,
who re cts, believes that il the neople
of the Southern States could bs at peace.
and their energy aud good will heartily
applied to repair the wastes. Of
war, reoFgaHise their business.
get the freedmen peaeaabIy,
prOspsrously and c~ontentedIy to work.
invite capital, enterprise and labor from
elsewhere TO come among them, they
would soon rebuild their ruined fortunes.
multiply manifold the value of their
lands, establish public confidence In our
stability, bring our Government bonds
to a premium, our currency to q gold
standard, and assure for themselves aud
the whole nation a most happy and pros
porous future.
Signed W. $. ROSECRANs.