The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-09-18
The Conference Between Gen Rosecrans
and the Confederates
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w VA.2
Ann t 1000

and the Confederates.
WHITE sULPHuK SPRINGS. W. Val
Aug. 2G h, 1868. {
Il GESERAL: Full Of soIicWude for the IN
tore OF our county, / come with nv hear
~ my handto learn the contiou, wishes
a"d Intentions OF The people OF The South
ero States, especially to ascertain tho sen
timeDt OF those trsve, energ ge,;c, aud self
sacrflcing men who after sustaining IN,
Coniederacy for four yea's, inld down the
arms and swcre allegiance to the Govern
ment Of the United S,s,ts, whose trustee
aud beloved leader you have been.
lsee that interpreting States rights ic
conflict with national unity has pr duced q
violent reaction sgsinst them which il drii,.
ing us towards nsolidslion, and, also, 90
great a country as ours even now certainly
is to be mnsl have Sls,e governments TO al.
tend 10 local detsIs. or, 60 ior'h and fare
worse. il Is plain to US at The North tba,
me coriihuance OF ecmisnarcby, such ss
hns existed Tor the .aet three wears in ten
States of The Union. largely Incfeases The
danger 0: centralizstion, swel,s our na,ionsl
expenditures, dminishe our production and
ourfevenne, IN. pres doubts Of cur poll icsl
and lima Dcisl stability. deprtr ales The value
of cur national boods aud currency. and
places the credit Of ,be richest below ,ha,
OF The pooresi nation 10 Christie nJom
We know That our currency mn., he ds.
prece;ed 50 long es our bonds are below psr
and lh :, there fore, The 5usin ess aud CON
merce oi our country must suffer the terri.
bic evil o. a fluc,uatirg stsndsrd Of value
un'il we can remedy the evi. condition Of
things a, The South We also see other
mischief quite possible. it not probable, TO
arise, such as from the failure OF the crops,
a local 'usurre reciIon, hDd many other unfore.
seen contingenc les which may still more de.
preciate our credit. Our currency provokes
disconiept and dis order amour O our pe ple
and may bring demagogica agitation, revo.
luton. reputation, and . lhousau nd unnamed
evils and viIlsnies. on US.
We know that the interests of the peo.
pie Of the South are for law and order. and
they must share our fate Of good and i'll ~
believe every one know, who reflects,
be lieves that II the people Of the Southern
States could be at peace, and their energy
and good will b. sr'iy applied to. repair the
!" ss'e OF war. reorgaDizs their business. set
he freedmen pesceaby, prosperously, and
,ontentedIy at work, ana invite capital, en-.
erprise, and labor from elsew here TO comel
reely smong them, they would soon rebuild ,
heir ruined fortunes, multiply, many fold,
be value oi their lands establish public con.
idence in our stability. bring our Govern.
neDt bonds 10 premium, our currency 10 a s
,oId standard, and assure for themselves 0
nd the whole nation most happy and pros. .
erous future. Seeing this, and how sIlli
Ist Interests concur in the work, | ask the u
fficers and soldiers who tough, tor The Un.lv
'n-Mk every thinking man OF The great, a
Vest and Norlh-why il cannot be done !
We ATE told by those y no have controlled !.
,e Government for The last iour years. IN a, =
10 people VI the South will not do II; ths,I,,
ever done at all, u mus, be done by the II.
,or. simple, uDe ducs,ed, lsndless ireecfne n II
ID The few whites who, sgsinst the public i
Union AID sentiment Of the inleiIise n, =,
hile people, srs wiling TO n,tsmp, 70. esJ n
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