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The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], Letter from Hen. Wm. C. Rives. (search)
Letter from Hen. Wm. C. Rives. The following is a letter from Hon. Wm. C. Rives to Mr. F. B. Deane, of Lynchburg. It will be read with the deepest interest: My Dear Sir: I learn from you with great regret, that some of our fellow citizens are a good deal discouraged by recent events in our military operations, whHon. Wm. C. Rives to Mr. F. B. Deane, of Lynchburg. It will be read with the deepest interest: My Dear Sir: I learn from you with great regret, that some of our fellow citizens are a good deal discouraged by recent events in our military operations, while you yourself, I am glad to see, retain your accustomed erectness and buoyancy of spirit. Are we not, in some degree, the spoiled children of that marvelous good fortune, which, by the gracious providence of God, has, for the most part, attended us since the commencement of this gigantic conflict? And have not our very successsional disaster can check the onward progress of a great cause, blessed with the approving smiles of Heaven, and sustained by stout hearts with unceasing vigilance and unfaltering faith. I remain, truly and faithfully, your friend, W. C. Rives. Francis B. Deane, Esq., member of the House of Delegates of Va., Lynchburg.