Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1868-10-09
The Restoration OF the Southern States
Letter from General R0secFans.

Letter from General RosecFans.
Among the responses'to invitations to at
tend the Democratic mass meeting in Indi-
annapolis, last week, was the following from
General Rosecrans:
GENERAL RosEcRANs' LETTER.
ST.. MARTINS, Brown Co., Ohio,
September 21st, 1868.
Gen. John Love, Indianapolis, Ind:
GnNERAL-Indispensable duties prevent
me from attending the gathering of officers
and soldiers at Indianapolis, to which your
letter invites me, on the 23rd inst. But
beyond the great qualification I should expe-
rience in meeting so many Of my old COM
panions in arms, and ningl;ng our memories
Of the past with resolutions of future efforts
and sacrifices for the honor of the land and
flag we love, my presence there would ac-
complish little more than simple statement
of my views on the chief issues which now
agitate the country. believe our free in
situations and highest material interests arc
in grave peril. shall, therefore, perform
solemn and responsible duty to my fellow
soldiers and countrymen, who love this ma
ton more than party; by stating what
think the most vital issues before the public
in the approaching Presidential election
Above all other neutrality-suspicious.,
taxation. bonds, 'greenbacks," or anything
else-stands that Of restoring the people Of
the Southern States to hopeful, cheerful self
government Restore them this, and as
certainly as day follows the sun our political
stability will be assured; our financial pros
perity will speedily follow: the value Of
property in the South wilt increase; our
public securities will 90 to a premium our
greenbaeks will become par; coin and cur
rency accounts, with all their evils and
complications, will disappear from the books
Of our business men. Believing, with all
my soul, that the preservation of our Gov
eminent from despotic changes, and all
these inestimsble blessings depend upon the
restoration of the Southern people to whole
some, cheerful sclf-Government. I am
equally certain that it can, be done, and dare
pledge my honor and life for them that they
will give and observe all proper guarantee
to 'renounce secession, slavery, and their de-
pendent issues to protect, educate and ele-
vate the freedmen to the exercise Of all the
franchise they enjoy in Ohio, Indiana or Il
hnois and faithfully to perform all the du-
ties incumbent on them as good citizens I'M
der the Constitution and laws Of the United
States. And what more could be asked Of
them, Or what greater results could patriot
ism desire for the country than depend upor
this issue. Not even the prosecution Of the
war challenged a more thorough renuncia.
ton Of party preferences and personal dis
likes on the altar Of our country than does
the attainment. of this great good The des-
olate and ruined South, the oppressed tax
payers of the West and North, generosity,
mercy, love Of country, apprehensi9ns Of
evil to come, every motive that ought tc
move the hearts of true and noble men, APP
peal to US to say by our votes we will stop
that hopeless folly of attempting to govern
the Southern States by what we call loyal
blacks, and give the people under just guar
antecs the right, peacefully and legally, to
proceed to reorganize their own Government
within the Union. With such convictions, ]
hold the man who would not express the act
upon them traitor to himself and his com
try, and despise the partisan who would find
fault with any reasonable steps he might
take to bring about so greet a good to the
nation. Commencing my convictions, and
the reasons for them, to tn judgment of my
fellow soldiers and countrymen, remain,
very truly yours,
w. s. ROSECRANS.
SArURDAY-CoLLEcrING DAY-The local
Of the Lynchburg Republican has an eye to
business and is no doubt close observer
He says: Saturday is the most searching
and trying day of all the seven. Everybody
duns everybody else of a Saturday; and the
infection is indescribably dreadful On ev-
cry other day of the week, people come to
see you on various missions Of pleasure and
friendship to tell you the news, to discuss
the last scandal, to invite you to drink or
play billiards. But on saturday, every
body's business is money; and your own
brother who enters your door, has no other
purpose than to collect something from you.
It is magnificent arrangement Of Provi-
dence that Sunday-that holy and blessed
cay Of rest and peace-follows Immediately
after saturday-that most unhalowed and
unblessed day of duns and troubles. Two
such days, coming in quick succession, were
more than weak humanity could bear. Many
thanks to kind Heaven, which tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb, and sends but one
Saturday in the course of seven days."
Fun FOR THE PARLoR. Richmond