New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-19
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graves Of their fathers md their children 10 North
ern invaders. This never be as long as a man
can be found Or an arm shall be left to s1f1Ee
blow. Overwhelming numbers may sometimes
force to retreat circumstances may OCCASION
ally us to fall back, but as certain as God
regns in Heaven we will return again and again,
until the last shall have persisted or we snail
have reclaimed our homes. ~ ..~E On s-| 81
i have said. and repeat it. that our enemies
can, at any moment, leave the field in safety and
retire to their homes; whereas we can never lay
down Our arms without dishoaor, while an enemy
shall pelute Our soil with his unhaliowed tread.
Honor and patriotism alike forbid it. The memo.
res OF the past and the hopes of the future equally
forbid it. The question for Missouri to determine
is now resolved into this single proposition-shal
she be the Empire State of the glorious Southern
Confederacy, the bright star and peer of Virginia
in the southern constellation, shall she iguom-
iously submit to the Abolition yoke of Northern
tanatcism, conquered, humbled and disgraced,
forced to remain under a Government made tyran-
nical by fanatiesrn, disgraced by its rulers, and
Contemplate in the eyes Of the world?
Are there any SO blind among them as not to see
that the predominant feeling in the State IS with
the South! Do they not know that an overwheln-
ing majority of the people will never submit to
the rule Of an Abolition despotism? Are they not
aware that the usnrpations Of their defnnet con-
vention are almost universally condemned by the
people! If all these things are not well known to
them, why did the convention, at its recent sitting,
rescnd their ordinance of former session. sub
hitting their highhanded usurpatiGns to vote of
people lor ral1lcatlOn! lney KNOW, anu every
body knows, that the people would have put then
seal Of condemnation, in thunder tones, upon all
| their unhoiy Deeds, had the opportunity been
afforded them. ... 2.
But it is useless now to argue the interest or
policy OF the State; our enemies have chosen TO
submit both of them to the arbltrament OF the
sword, and by the sword they must be settled.
There is no reason why we should shrink from the
contest The Missouri State Guard, almost singie-
handed have fought the armies of all the Western
States for more than six months with unparalleled
| success. Their victories at Cole Camp, at Garth
age, Oak Hill, Fort Scott, Lexington Fredercks
burg and Belmont, cannot fail to inspire the coun-
try with renewed zeal, energy.and courage. These
noble and heroic deeds have passed into history,
and will form the brightest page of the crisis
through which our country is passing. -
| My brave soldiers now III the field! The six
months for which you were called is now expiring,
and many may desire to return to their homes. 1t
is natural you should desire to do SO, but let me
| beg you not now to turn back from the work you
| have so nobiy begun; do not now faif When the
| eyes of the whole country are upon you; do not
lose your glorious reputation for want OF little
more patience; do not let the princey heritage OF
| Missouri be- lost to you and your children when a
| few more weeks or days of perseverance may win
| it for you. Let me therefore entreat you to er1-
brace the opportunity which is now offered you to
| volunteer in the service of that great young gov
ernment-the Southern .Confederacy-one of the
brilliant stars of which is orr own loved Missouri,
| and fight under that bright flag which has yet
| known no defeat. '.'..
| That the bond Of Union between Missouri and
her Southern sisters may be more perfect, and that
| encouragement be given our men, and that system
| and unity of purpose exist which ensures success
| it has been determined that the present members
Of the Missouri State Guard shall have the liberty
l to reorganze under the laws of the Southern Con
| tederacy-that cur Southern brother may have
the privilege of supplying our wants and paying
| our troops while we fight our battles which are
also theirs. Do not let the frosts of winter deter
You from embracing the opportunity. Do not fai
N ra m NAT W n
| Valley Forge-let their bright example encourage
you-the cause is the same-'ts liberty ant
equality for which we fight.
Not so with the enemy. We seek not his sub
jugation his country his home. He can qui
the field, retire to his home, and thereby gVt
peace and happiness to q bleeding and suffering
country. He can, by these means, at once clos,
the 1nreenting crusade which he is now wagins
against us. ag.s 0.-.. -s
You have no homes to which you can safely e
: the Hessian and the Jayhawker go wherever th
| army is not and you will but put on the shackle
of serfdom whenever you lay down your arms
even though it be but temporarily. I know you
patriotism-you have proved it. I know you
bravery-the world has seen it. I know you
endurance-the cheerfulness with which you hav
| borne your hardships have demonstrated it-then
| pray you, maintain your reputation but litt
while longer, and Missouri will be regenerated ant
| redeemed.
To my fellow citizens who have not yet joine'
the army have now a word to say. Can yOl
, longer deayf Can there yet be one lingering ra
of hope in the hearts, that the ONCE glorious Unol
| can ever be reconstructed or reunited? Can yot
expect to remain as quiet spectators, tling you
fields and attending to your private speculations
while fifty thousand of your brave brothers are OF
the " war,path?" Do you not know that absence
from the field but prolongs the war, and that yot
are at all times liable TO depredatons from eilhe
party? Come out, then, like men. Remember
that % he who is not for US is against US !" YoI
know as well as that the people of Missouri are
Southern people = that their sympathies, the
hopes and their interests are with the South
Then 1 call upon you, in the name of our noble
State, now struggling for independence, TO come
out and help your brothers who are in the field
You cannot ask or expect them to do all the fight
ing, to endure all the hardships, and divide witt
you their glory and successes. You should no
expect to enjoy the reward unless you participate
in their struggles and privations for victory ant
independence. C. F. JACKSON.
New Madrid No, December l3, 1861.