, 1875-06-12

W. NV iHFf6 funE w &Hf I1UkSbDIH1F W.T. COitl
VIE "f te M..',Ip,i il on men within .ba neil 's'y
nns cu laistns, a1e sst.efiy I,sele.. of romtsfnx
tin rntv.'. guerrilla warisro might ID catried d,
n H. certain I,,s'.n, u ol,r country TOR tie net.ln
tllrastro,. :, or own su'e than Il could otsbly hc
10 te ~ yae !, woa s1src'ss lle Of n9 ln''asnce
e eoaa.ry snas sra o.4 S1' orn ~. ss % SIR 1 ow
'rnpr wni1i chiefly feel III cvi!. md ws,rd atorl ii
has heen. aIti never II te caTrc, On, y aud
tssxsen Peoples of co'n'aou origin. lxnsusge, nid
o'E seaboara and our porta bcirg III lhe enemys
hands, We GanE"s rely Hfon supplies Of krHn and
u producing thcm II oine, array msal. srs 'laiy
slecrrtaing. Tho loss of Selma aud Columbus. wAtrs
ne,. valuable machncry for thu con:' tct!"n 4 ord
our currency Is nearly worthless and wi! hecnrno
nlsrrlf 40 Will further military disasters, ad there Ii
INV asssss VI tho United States ,ayo ses.lsret. shn
! rssonst1uctpu Of ths Taion anu Il useonra ynur
duty n aecFc !" n" people, NJ fat N practicable, life.
Tns proportions tIsne1 by .ta opro,nz Generals
aru more fasufahs IN tAe.c sreat ubjerts hIn could
urnn yoi. wilt. ,rs.e thorongl, knowledge Of tic
eus u our ls.ls' nl of our .assns sn.l rr4one*..
them. advi.e their secelatre; ni,i that having no.
promptly irruc, ao,, yon sta learn Tue secct-
thcreo! ny tho au.hor't,ts the Cncsl ntars
setting fnr clearly Tho condition NJ t'c country ynnr
Inability to resist tho enemy ose.whe!nus i,uIncrs
ora 1 9hs ,e 3 y Sns
md the which, in your Judgment. render thpis
aecsrtance ty tIis HtaicA aud th" pealc wse ant
ttllgnt. iuu tahn0 under Tho Constitution, dir
roTe the Cuhfafcracy. an remit the SsscA composing
| it - th. Government Of the Cn!tetl Atates.
1e1]i. vssa Is IT,. to H. a,ai So1ii, % esriaa M nt
tsoa fnlaw aud State after Hatc, u!ssr lc lo.ttle
tc.~"I tic emergency. ,he dire ntccsxlt.tt n,, nils
iritIs's sf thu cnlEy, tho vast fn.6te4ts at STAKE
c'lr.l,uthu They arc a, outside VI 1t. o,,l, in tnu
l!.:lntlon of tho Confederacy an. the wreck Ut all
their foI~' Ae states H,ld thc Ioie Nil turn IL yn
r,wer. conatlc yo,. more than any other living
man, the guardian Of their hnnpr ami itr ihtc.c4s,
aud VIII expect son MT ~ hta,l upon couAtisutlual
l,it4tioi,s Int Ii 1Hsuse aud exercise all powers
which to you HAY heIn Acct ttAry &n rruct to rhteld
Ill" eoupsry all that may liz practicable Of hous o.
II titun were allowed for the Observance ns coustl,u-
to,a torns, wnuld a'srl.e te submission these
rrulHsltiuus 70 thc l1ec'ise u te aeycrs Statcs M
The e,1d that, thru9, tlr usual legislative and conycu-
tonaI nction tbs Will Of tle tacue 1f the States
sEectlvriy 1nHlt III kuown. uut tn tho present
Iltfou III tic country. sHr delay ~ this e.itse wu
Invoke wn'Id be tic death'b!o~ To al ho1s' founded
The lati,cation Of the country ,'houI te speedy
practicable. to c eEl that The authorities ii tLs
sats& na, +uter u,sau tie cstatxAuu ut aud .uats-
scnahcn uf Law Ad ortler frAotiattuA for thls ur.
i*tH4 call ilaFH appropriately ttnW Nt1UH the Hfer
wllclinflg lssaitr VI den. Lee than at futare tnc
rfr wreck "f unF hopes rrrnltA Immediately fssn H.
onnis a rrfetsnc" 10 tha "details, Shth n.ssSt III
prusiiri loF ny tllr co,ltrhdiua agt,ea ~ this
nesn for future consideration. 'rfy rrSl@t fully,
In. MAILpHr, Secretary Saty,
| WINS OF MISUNDERSTANDING n&y1s.
CH.A4,1IE. n. e.. April "a, l~ii-3r the fFtxid+ht
-slH: Ihv qlta.iouA submitted by you to Inv nrlA-
i. Wl;sr lie Convention agfeed aion On the tst..
!nst., by and c~tcn t3e Johnston. commanding tho
nauna tl.c ioree~ ii he uu,,ea stases IL Sor;a cal.
p!.Aa should le f4'liea by you?
T!r teriuA Of That C1uftlun ArU substantially Rs
hat tic srrnte4 Of she Confederate slacs shall Ls
linls.,tsed, std thcir nr,na surrendered. .,
Tint tue several State uoyer1,nrats shall hc rcsoy.
! nt1ed by thr l1ecut,u Of tho Un!tea s.at4s ura,l
r. # hha IT, s.
where tAerr conflicting Siate Governments, tr
r rtlou TO be referred to tic decision If tic surleuc
Thai MI political rights md franch apd aii rta
o cFsun and 1rurrt: shall bS respected aud guar
| aa.rs,l.
THAI general smnrsy be granted, anil 10 clttzp,,
lie nutcstl ~ res1oa or lrnlcsty fur any acs .io4
iuala rf tho Confederate hsaten IN the prosecution u
Tase,, as whole. thc convention arnpt,a to this
that .,e State. Ut The CasAI~ssey sla re-cHsss tho
old Unio. uIo, lie saur footing ou which they huoI
tefsrS secedtng FROM IT, ...- .
TLtscc states having In their feserai Conventions.
poleuuly asser1l th1r surertGnty ln.1 right OF SELF
government. and having t,tal:l,h"G t"r tnrinserert
aud maintained through four yea,s ct be'xy ~ur,
GoveE.nlcut Of their uwn ehoa<tuI 40 loyal tt.Gen
ran consent 10 It's abandonment 4ul destruction
long tlese 5eusins rcasoabe loie Of successful
TLc ,,,lest,on therefore, whether tic terms Of thc
military convention ahau!l 10 acreitel Will depend
further 10 prosecute tls War with reasonable
lnt u sucefs., al ths question will ls nasWereu Ly
atrsf view ot VT 'Alas.Asy s.sA4sios. ......,
Tie Army Mf S"rlfru SirGlha. for fur cars the
rsii, an oa*t Of the {unt..esusy Under thv test Ut
the tleneral-ischrf. whcsu tia's wu 4ass been NJ
cnsnitd 10 asso1iate WITH victory alter having been
..tfeasl, a,sl reiuceh to ss,naut y struggling
a. .ir.srtion. ftas cAtlla'ol 10 ls s'srny Al whu
nwsy tAcr araa. aal di4ba,,del lesoud auy huie If
ryorSanikatiosI.
ntr only "'h*s army ess Of thu Miss!s.iri .ha Army
VI ,nfAutry aud artillery. Anl das Mcstug Away by
lsssrtlon. 1tisrnnrsned T.! vus u tbs t*t ar4nlu.
eauaI hat Ky .o Army y Srhs,u vlrsl.lit t VIZ
1t ploul. retreat successfully. Ind otter itsrf q
nucleus lor reorganization, 1t cInnot TO recruited.
as .sasssed a s IT, i farse 1T T. T u tbs tbs Aissi.st
scattered thtauh ult in Statea We hasa tla~ about
ssassa ,. ssps.s ls;s rs,, ,hs r asy
ntuuts ra. hasa i4tttd to oscFtuine the ohstAcla u
ths removal ct tt9ols iram ihs "tst TO thy
@ Tor W aesssis,, u s.:ens.h frssn t!sA. a1astsr
, II a returning trnsc If tty aila patriotisa,
s.essnt nau.Iers furu rr-sc;sala arm!, lavo
not tAe tueans Of a1uR thsnl. Gar supply Of aFnla
II very nearly txlauNcut oHF WeAuk " hAnH1aetnr-
luz substantially ut ad, and the blutkatie uf our
torts prevents thsls Introduction from abad, e1eeit
~ .u,l quantities. aud a tet's poiut4 IN xtsy q
t..esu fatss oar two uerFas highest n eota'nsu1 u
lilo ne have expressed lit decided ttr.s i1hili.,
ivuser 10 contiuuu the struggle Observation has s
i,yA ING that the slas.s ii Virginia aud Nagt4 Care
liaa art aa4ly !st tn ot.s sauss. Thu l'eas of I'll:
latter ara utterly WARY Of the .war. br,skrst. x
.lspa!rtny In sEr aud eagcr 10 acseit terms fAs lrs
literal ttl4t thu cnhytu ptuI0sca. III lit atselsts
II geueral arrangement. tlry vii certainly luakt
tortns TOR Themselves Abandoned by a.sles, sle
1soptu Ut rrKusa Will fulow tGeiF uxa,nIs aud vii
fttnyossls 10 arrest thu psuce.s VI aia1aseer.siot
| thus tTAuH. ..--.
Tis melancholy array of ta:ta 'e,res open bul on,
. | cnutnspll. NH unheaattbKly of thu uliuion TIM
iAr convention uuxht tu la ratified.
Az tu tbs proper laoae ut rah saton, Kreaer t!oat
nlay be yeasui4ty rl.tsrtard Thu GonteatEatt tut
.r1eat " hut lie agen of tlo ssxts an y" isa 'Ati
EXECUTIVE yuti ra1ut, accuslts tu our X1feFuHrial
ihrory, hint thu statcs to GossraneI& wAtf ti!fy
llasc ut adopted for themselves. Nor ca you r.hs
tuY, without their entIsen llsAnss lha t"seri1inrnt
Witch they hayu r&taLllAhRsl. HUI thtFu sre ctse'I
ktxurry u desperate ta user!dn all ttt.tutot&
tlsurtrs uns such tlutu which ste rrt~saIK uiol
In tuw 1e tluyesnnrnt Ut III" Confederate AtAtts =
u longer is,tcR. fur suoJ. li!saatsl y war in all
III rcsirrra 10 sutl! ,Invrrs ths2 tsn no lna9et