The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-19
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The following clog uent appea TO our Plan.
| ters, from a gallant and patriotic soldier. came
to hand yesterday morning. Read it, Planters
of Georgia, and resolve that while others peril
| their lives, you will not be tardy To stake
your fortunes for your country .-. s- -.
CAsr LEE, TAsSRR's CREsK Coos RoAps,
Virginia, June g. 1851.
Hon. HOWELL CoBB-bedr Sir I have read
with deep interest the appeal made by your
self and Hon. I. K. X, Cobb, to the Plant
ers OF Georgia" in which You call upon theIn
TO subscribe portion OF their next crop In ad-
vance, and receive FOR the proceeds OF It's sale
bonds of the Confederate States, running ~
twenty years, and bearing eight per cent in
terest. As Agents OF the Confedarat to States,
you have made this call upon the Plan ters OF
our STATE 70 sustain the credit of the Govern
| rnent, and TO provide means for the defence OF
our soil, our liberty. our families and our reIi-
gion. l have also rad the Act Of Congress-
authorizing the Treasurer to borrow this
loan from the Plan of the country that
the Government may be provided with The
means of defending every thing we hold dear
| III lhe var which sn abolition Government il
waging against us
beg leave TO express my humble approval OF
this nighly 1udlcious Act of Congress, and to
com meud with all my heart your spreal 10 the
patriotic Planters of Georgia-solne Of whose
sons, as well as your own, are now in the
ranks or nay com pany, and ready 10 peril their
lives for the defence of the South I shall
never forget. sir. the promptness with which
| y0nr sons enlisted as priSates in the ranks to
-ri Nc ibcI nor the readiness with
which you prepared them for the war. l
| trust that the Planter will respond promptly
and Literally 10 your call for "a loan TO their
Go'ernment, and more especially because the
war Wig1d against ijs is-oue ot ablIition and
annihilation.
| Our enemies no longer Disguise or attempt
| 10 conceal the objects OF this hnrighteou. war
upon the South. They ayow their purnos.
| TO anl,ingate us and force us back into tho
Union. They propose first to conquer and
/ then TO plunder us
| Those no dis stant from, the sea Z of ,rar
ard are pursuing their accus toned ayocatlous
Ia peace ana safely, may not appreciate the
| stern necessity OF aiding by all the means in
| their power, to provide for the common de
fence OF our land and negroes our liberty and
| religion; but ihuse of us who are near thy
enemy and know the common danger would
unit" our foca with YC0rs, and call upon
every patriotic planter of Georgia 10 make
| their sons soldiers. and make their first crop
provide the sinews OF war. The Cotton rice
| wheat corn, sugaf and tobacco of the Son H.
| must be the substantial basis npon which our
| Government credit shall be sus ttined, and our
! defence made sure
The war is upon us. The enemy ia already
| upon the soil OF the South. They have taken
| armed possession of Maryland. and they hay.
| invaded Virginia. While l write there are
| thousands OF abolition troops il. Alexan.
dria. and thousands more upon James river
near Fortress Monroe. Ana still thou-ancs
more VIII come 10 profane with their uahal-
lowed feet the land which gave birth To Wash
| ington, Madison, Monroe and jefferson The
| ~ VI tn VIII soon nave spventy-HS tunusapH
armed men III the field with the ayoWad pur.
pose OF suhIugatng the South They hay.
| vast amount OF capital they have reg ular
| army and navy they have n supply of the
pest arms they have Il large volunteer force
| composed chiefly OF abolitionists Foreigners
paurers, laborers out of employment, ad ven
| turers, thieves. adulterers and murdarars
they have bIockaded sey eral of our saaports
tney are using every effort to DESTROY our
| commerce they are plundsring Southern
| lheh on their property, both upon land and
| sea they have impressed slaves and compall
eu theln 10 work upon their fortifc ttions
| they have taken cattle from plan ters and
| goods from merchants they have hung ana
| murdered our citizens aud at Alexandris
some OF these miscreanLs have ins n ted and
abused Southern women.
And now they threaten to take Norfolk
| Harpers Ferry AID Richmond. Their mill
| tHry Leaders propos" TO crush out tho South
/ sfD feDiilCn.' They call us ''rebals and tra,-
| tors, and they are ON the march TO paDish
us lhsy proclaim tnat Virginia il TO b.,
whipped back into the union, ard that IN.
otner seeded States, after becoming i'm DO yer-
ished by blockade, are to be subiugated by
force OF arms Then" they saw that 'iabo-
| litinn OF .lavery shall follow"
| what win the planters OF the South saw
! aud what will they do to aid the ,iov ernment
IL driving back the foe from mis- fell pur poses
| we are here AT this advanced post, where
We can hear the sound Of the enemy's morn.
ing ana evening gun. The Second lndepen
dent Battalion Of Georgia Volunteers were
| the first troops sent from the Confederate
| States INTO Virginia, 10 aid In her defence. .--
| We III a few miles OF Fortress houroe
We nave marched through rain AT night and
slept ON the ground in the rain until morning.
NJ NeWell Point, when the enemy was ex
p"cted 10 land, II detachment of our Battalion
RalIahLly Tepulsed All attack made upon tho
| battery at that point by the United States
| ship ''Star.' Young men OF Georgia red
| the iirsi gun and won the first victory in Vir-
| ginia. The City Light Guards, of Coiunbns,
| under Capt. T. II. Colqultt detached from
| our Battalion, achieved that victory. We are
willing, III need be, to sacrifice our lives Tor
the country. We NAV he soon allied 10 do IL
| II so, We shall be found Fighting the Zoe oti
| the border. We intend TO fight him if b.
shows his face to US. And while We are hero
lending our lives. who among our fellow
citIZ-nr at home Will refuse 10 lend mort ION
| of his crop for the defence of the South II
there be one, let us not hear his nam.-while
| we are hearing The eneny's guns
| but the President and Government Of the
Confederate States have come TO Virginia The
tommander-tn-F Chief, Jefferson Davis Is IN
richmond TO take command in person of our
| army, and to lead them against our North
erh foes. Congress will assembe In that
Guy. our Government and our army will be
| located In Virginia, and this State WIN De the
battle ground between the North and the
Hon!h; Here the battle will be- fought which
must decide the issue be Teen US The forces
| on hoth sides are rapidly increasing. The
gallant sons OF the Sou tn are gathering TO de-
| teGd her liberty, her institutions, her honor
/ and her very existence alton. Bot The
| tence Oar Government must have money
! 10 ciothe, feed and arm her soidiery. wise
! plan has been enautrd to obtain IL.
| We call upon our fellow citizens and friends
| 10 subscribe literally OF their next crop, tu
| gusts the credit Of our Government aud
| sHord The means for moving our army most
| promptly To victory.
II Cotton is King, let cotton come to The
| breach. II Georgia has the honor of having
| offered 10 the Government the largest amber
| OF volunteers of any oi the original seven
| States, aud of having the largest number nov
| IN the heid-leL the Empire State loan her
| crops as Well rs her sous 10 the Goyern.lent
| Let every Georgian do his duty Nothing
/ viii tend more to di-Courage our enemies
| than for the planters OF the South 10 ubscrib.
| without delay for the support OF those who
| VIII hght brayeiy 20 defend the soil and slaves
! the homes and religion of our native land -
| III ohe-halt OF The next crop be loaned prompt
| iy 10 ths Government, believe there will b.
| q glorious victory aud speedy peace achieved
! Let cotton Conquer peace.
Very respectfully, yours,
X. A. Ssira.
| PRINCE iokrsCHAkoYH. Gortscha.
| kon, late Governor of Poland, whose death
| was announced by the steamer Arabs AL
| Halifax, was born in lT9c, served againsr the
/ ETaq n in ti.,s ,FV