The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-09
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5s New York, Sep,ember THE following
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LETTER OF GENERAL ROSECRANS.
j. . White Sulphur sprags,
West Yirginss, August rs. 1858.
GRsERAL: Full of solicitude for the fu-
tore of our country, leone, with my heart
in nv hand, 10 learn the condition, wishes,
and inientions Of the people OF the South
ern S,atesr-especially to ascertain the sen.
timenis Of that body Of grave, energetic,
self sacrificing men, who, alter sustaining
The Coafederacy for leur, years, laid down
their arms and swore allegiance IA the CO.
ssrDment ei the United States, whose trust
ed and beloved leader ynu have been. ~.
- see that Interpreting !" States rights"
TO cUnflict with national unity has produc.
c,l . violent reaction against them. which IS
drifting US towards consolidation and. also,
that SO great a ..country as ours even now
i is, sertainlv is to be, mus. have State 60
yetnments 70 attend to local details. or 60
farther and fare worse.
L. is plain 10 us al the West aud North
that the continuance OF semi-anarchy, such
as has existed for the last three years in ten
States OF our Union, largely increases the
danger Of Capitalization, swelis our nation
alexpendilures. dminishes our productions
and our revenue. inspires doubts uf our po-
litical aud financial stability, depreciates
the value Of our national bonds aud curren-
CIV, and places The crrdi, Of the richest be.
low that of the poorest nation in chrsten-
dom. 4...f ..,s.s.s
We knnw that our currency must be de-
.preciaied so long as our bonds are below
par; and that, therefore, tie vast business
aud commerce of our country must suffer
the terrible evil OF . iluctuating standard ol
. value. until we can remedy the evil cobdi-
-tlan Of things at the South. We also see
other mischief quite possible II not proba.
bic to arise such as IRON failure OF crops
local resurrection. and many other unfore-
seen contingencies, which may still mure
depreciste our creJi, and currency, provoke
d,scontent aud disorder AMONG our people,
aud bring Jemagogical agitation, reyolu.
ton, reputation. aud thousand unnamed
evils and silIanies upon Us. Weknew thai
the intereslsoi the people Of The South are
for law aud order, and that they must share
our fate Of good and III.
Ibelieve- eyery one, know. vim re-
fleets believss-that il the people Of the
Southern States could be AZ peace, and their
energy and good will heartily applied to
repair The wastes Of war. seorganize their
business, set the freedmen peseefully, pros.
pefously, and cpntentedly at work. invite
capital, enterprise. and labor from else
where 70 come freely amongst them, they
would rebuild their ruined fortunes, multi,
ply manifold the value OF their lands, es-
tsblish public confidence in our politics
stability, bring eur Government bonds tc
premium. our currency to gold standard
and assure for themselves and the whole
nation most happy and prosperous future
Seeing this. and how all Just interests con.
cur in the work, i ask the officers and sol.
die,s who fought for The Union---every
thinking man of the gres, West aud NORTH
asks why il cannot be done.
We ATE told BY those who have controlled
The Government fer the last four years, that
The. people OF the South will not doit; that
iIever done al all, IL must be done BY the
poor, simple. unedutated, isndless freed.
men and the few whites whu. against the
public upinion aud sentiment of the intelli-
gent white people. are willing 70 attempt
lead and make their living OF Of the ig.
norani. inexperienced colored people. most.
~ men who mus, he peedy adventures OF
without any Of these attributes on which re-
lance for coed guidance or government can
oe placed. We srettoid that this Kind ol
Government must oe continued at the South
until six or eight millions 81 intelligent,
energetic white people give into il, or move
cut Of the country.
Now, 1 think, the Union army thinks. and
the people of tie North aud West.l dare
say, believe, there must be, or there ough.