The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-09-18

Correspondence between Gems. Rose
Grams and Lee.
NEW York, Sept. 4.
The following is the Lee Rosecrans cor
resp0ndence
ROSECRANs TO LEE.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Aug. 26, '6S.
GENERAL.-Full of solicitude for the fu-
ture of our country, come with my heart
in my hand to learn the condition, wishes
and intentions of the people ofthe South
sentiments of those brave, energetic and
self sacrificing men, who, after sustaining
the Confcderacy for four years, laid down
their arms and swore allegiance to the Gov
eminent of the United States, whose trust
ed and beloved leader you have been.
see that the attempt of States rights to
conflict with national unity has produced a
violent reaction againt them, which is drift
ing US toward consolidation, and also that
so great country % ours even now is, and
certainly is to be, must have State Govern
ments to attend to local details, or 60 far
Their and fare worse. 1t is plain to US at
the West and North that the continuance
VI SuAASuyS cuCu ~ udS CAlSItO lOI Tue laSt
three years in ten States of our Union,
largely increases the danger of centraliza-
ton, swells our national expenses, dimin-
ishes our productions and our revenue, in>
spires doubts of our political and financial
stability, depreciates the value Of our ma
tional bonds and currency, and places the
credit Of the richest below that Of the DOOR
est nation in christendom. We know that
our currency must be deprecated SO long as
our bonds are below par, and that therefore
the vast business and commerce of our
country must suffer the terrible evil of
huctuating standard of value until We can
remedy the evil condition of things at the
South. We also see other mischief quite
possible, if not probable, to arise, such as
failure of crops, a local insurrection, and
many other unforeseen contingencies, which
may still more depreciate our credit and
currency, provoke discomfort and disorder
among our people and bring periodical agi>
tation, revolutions, reputation and a thou
sand unarmed villainies. We hnow that
the interests of the people South are for
law and order, and they must share our
fate of good and i'll. l believe every one
know who reflects believes that if the peo-
pie Of the Southern States co aid be at
peace, and their energy and good will
heartily applied to repair the wastes Of
war, recognise their business. set the freed
men peacefully, prosperously and contents
eddy at work. invite capital, enterprise and
labor from elsewhere to come freely among
them, they would soon rebuild the ruined
fortunes, multiply many fold the value of
their lands, esta blish public confidence In
our political stability, bring our Govern
ment bonds to q premium, our currency to
. gold standard, and ensure for themselves
and the whole nation . most happy and
prosperous future. Seeing this and bow
oil just interests concur 10 tho work, ask
the officers and soldiers who fous ht for the
Uuion-ask every thinking nan of the
great West and North-why it cannot be
done. We are told by those who have
controlled the Government for tbs last four
years that the people Of the South will not
do Il thst If ever done at all it must be
demo By the poor, simple, uneducstsd, land