Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-07
R0SECRANS' LETTER TO LEE.

ROSECRANS' LETTER TO LEE.
1851 ) tlI lllE
REPLY OF THE LATTER,
AND OF OVER THIRTY PROM
INENT SOUTHERNERS.
The following is the Rosecrans-Lee cor
resp0ndence:
RosECRANs TO LEE.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA-)
August, 1868. (
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 of the South
ern States, and especially to ascertain the
sentiments of that brave, energetic and
selt-sacrificing class of men, who, after sus-'
tanning the Confederacy for four years, laid.
down their arms and swore allegiance to
she Government of the United States,
whose trusted and beloved leader you have
been. I see that interpreting State rights
to conflict with National unity has produc-
ed violent reaction against them, which
Is uriiIihg US toWaru uconsoiiuaIlon, anu also
IhaI 50 grIal country as OUTS, even now,
r,ents 10 10 ottenS 70 local deta;Is or %o fnr
thor and fore worse
1t is plain to us at the West and 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
ui .;aI eil;,,,nos =, d;r,,;ntshn, GU, .o
J,'o.;a,s a,.I, o,,. ,a,,,.,,na ;rsn;ro. dorsht.
os o,,u ,soi;.;ooi "a snono;oI stoh;I;+n Se
y, oSa the ,,.1,,a 1na y, a,,r Mat;nnaI u
=, IA ,S cnrranc1 onS riaces the craJit Of the
richest below that Of the poorest nation in
We know that our CURRENCY
rn,st ha Senrec;eted 90 ionG % our bonds
= 20 hoio., no. ond thae tbersfore tho nost
a,,s;s pa onu om"s, of 49, = onU saas
uusiHerS ,at anu .h ,orr;hIa av;i "a - Hos.;y
ef woI~o MIL ne CO.. -a,neti, thss
evil cond;t;on of things at the Sontb We
oiso see other m;schiet nn;ta noss;hle IF
nnt nrohohIe to oriSa. snch % tron, q f,;i-
ne - oroos Iocal insnrroot;on ord ,,,ann
still more Senreciate onr credit and cnr.
.onar nroHota d;soontant onJ d;sondar
10y, ".,J 49,; Io.",.;aoi
amouS Jul puup; anu rdt; uarmS t;sasUg ioai
,bn~SaUd nnpom.,G evils ond w;iia; n;a. Gn0 o,'
ns, We know that the interests of the
neople of the South are for law and order.
and thew must share our fate of good or
evil. ~
h,,,o,,, .,,ot ,,,ho o
4oo,e n'hoe hoY;os vaa' .t r. o, nf tho
Heots' oeieSeS S.S, snaS - Gne peoPlo VI 'ls
syoi S ood q. ;n5 HnS
". INCL SHe t sS anu sos t H., app;eu
h,,s;ness EnH Co. % " fradr,a aa.nii,s
ous J nnnta,,taa1r o,.,'.
piospoiuJ;f ,it a;taf auu t; 0umSe'oy q. hn En-, III
rhev wonId soon rehn;id thetr rnined for
t,,nss mnltinlv ,nen;fnld rha volra of tbe;r
iands eStahiisb nnhIic confidence In onr
,snii;;,eI stahiI;tp, hr;n% n'r Govorn,,ont
bbonds to nrSy,;nn, e,,r 80 n,,rrano,, -, ~
ooid standard and assnre for themseIyes
and the whole nation q most bannv and
nrosnerous fnture-
r See;ny this and how all mat interests
ooncnr IN the work och tbe off3cers ond
soidiers who tonabt for the JIn;on asL
every thinkinp man of the great West and
NorthWwbv If can NOT he done9 We ore
told by those who have controlled the Gov
ernment for the last four years that the
people of the South will not do it; that if
ever done at all, it must be done by the
poor, simple, uneducated. landless freed
men, and the few whites who, against the
public sentiment of the intelligent white
people, are willing to attempt to lead, and
make their living off of these ignorant, in
experienced colored people-mostly men
out any of those attributes on which reli-
ance tor good guidance or government can
be placed. We are told that this kind of
government must be continued at the South
until six or eight millions of intelligent,
energetic white people give into it or
move out of the country. 1H 3. as@sg
Now, think the Union army thinks, and
L. 4.1Io 80 h. +
say, believe there must be, or there ought
20 be, shorter, surer way to get good
government for all at the South. We know
that they who organized and sustained the
Confederacy for four years
against gigantic efforts, ought to be able
20 give peace, law, order and protection to
The whole people of the South. They have
he interest and the power to employ, pro-
,ect, educate and elevate the poor freed |
men and restore themselves and our coun-
;ry to all the blessings of which l have
lust spoken. afes,a afs e
Tho o,ost;or ,,,o ,,,ont ons,uorod ;s GA.
how yq;iiin% to do T. %, ' can,e 5own ~ |
snj ,,ha, tho noonia oo MI " tho South tb;nL W %
h;s ",,S -. - ,o,, H. ofsa ~ VI
niS;o. oU vi o'H sy,,oa .ha Sontoa auu
uu,oi 1 ~ % %IaoS; IL nrIa S .,rho sa. aso
innS3 !, tbint Of thssa ptbinSsp oan.o
~ osIo ,a"rs. T want to osL uo,, IN u,hose
,nr;,,, and ratr;n,;sna TO-. aSnross ~ ,,r
'ig "aiaoS snu aapSdanaa psstm nd hee aS nApeeo I
oad r,a, au uo,I na anuanien.In oonS,1ft USn
- 80 Se,, Ivhoa nnu ,b;nt nf II anT gle" n,bn;
~ 1o,, 20 ,,ii,in~ 70 Dc oho,r iti Iwant
,,r;ttan o1nrass;or 81 y;ou,s that CO. ha
!, ,iio.s,od ~ ao,',ranno % oS aot;o., n oo
,aet u,U ~ ~ nv, anS +ba M ontIni
ran' ;Ii M ;a;, HIu" yuu .nt Snu Sno sneieen
v,ii;nm ~ 9pi riadgo the ,aonia r. ,hn S,atS
y .bivaIrpns and ms ms anap;n,o,s de deno,;on n
" ou. GU nos nonIlious ueso'lou
y isssoiins poaoo 9nu pioepeiSy " ou.
,Yodae h;%b ahoy. th. ,"na' f ~ os.ry Ii sId'
Union army and the people of the |
North anu WesI ana 20 ask them
% consloer III anu 10 take tne ne,