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t to live under you or your Government and your negro allies! Having answered the points forced upon me by your letter of the 9th of September, I close this correspondence with you; and, notwithstanding your comments upon my appeal to God in the cause of humanity, I again humbly and reverently invoke his Almighty aid in defence of justice and right. Respectfully, your obedient servant, J. B. Hood, General. Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, Atlanta, Ga., September, 14th, 1864. General J. B. Hood, Commanding Army of Tennessee. General:--Yours of September 12th is received, and has been carefully perused. I agree with you that this discussion by two soldiers is out of place, and profitless; but you must admit that you began the controversy by characterizing an official act of mine in unfair and improper terms. I reiterate my former answer, and to the only new matter contained in your rejoinder add: We have no negro allies in this Army; not a single neg