Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-11
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA


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| ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
From an address to the people Of Louisiana. recently
issued By Gov. Moore, copy the following extracts
coxTEDraATE NOTE, rHE CURRENCY eorSTRT.
Upon this srbjact we quote the words of the Cover
nor:
Manifold are the inducements presented by toe enc
nv TO begin trade with him. - temptations 20 YOU 10
thus violate YOUR sacred duty citizens VI the COu-
ederale States, he oilers high prices Tor your products
which he promises 10 pay m gold aud silver. WITH
equal assdmly he i engaged ~ efforts 10 depreclalc
the currency Of your county. lie forgets that every
Confederate bond certificate and record OF sum
that has been contributed by generous and conhdlng
citizens to the independence Of their county,
that every Contederae- is the evidence That thus
much of the wealth Of the peOpe has been loaned 10
the Government help m the strugge-tha all the
resources of republic Of ten millions of people, oc-
cupying territory of unSurpassed prodUcveness
pledged Tor their redemptlOn-that they constitute
a currency that measures the value Of all your pro-
perry and that custom and loyalty recognize, them IS
| a legal tender They received aud PAD snch
by all patriots lie vino refuses 10 receive them m the
payment Of debt, or IN exchange for what he offers
for sale, does direct uTy 10 our sacred cause, fans
the latent sparks Of treason, aud gives indirect ard
comfort To the ruthless enemy who lnyadcs our sol,
| rayages coasts, insults our mOthers, wives and
daughters, and yranulcs over our conquered clnCs.
|
would at paralyze our Government, and put the
Contsdcracy in imminent peril Such reIti,a, afford.
presumption of diso,aty aud the plea Of ignorance
| bui a II Eht paiatlon Of the grave offence.
| CONTINUED RESISTANCE orr PARAMocsr DrTY.
Ii is nOt proper, for obvious reasons, iD
detail the measures have taken and the piaus devised
for the defence of our homes. The loss OF New r.
leans and the opening of tie Mississippi, which vii
follow have greatly increased our danger and de-
| prlVed IL of many resources or defence. Wan les
| hJK IN ID dO before.
we have, and all that our skul mechanics D!IEg,
will be needed. Every able bodied citizen mu,t hoid
himself ia readiness for immediate active ScrvIce.-
Brave, ygiidut energetic officers are authorized 10
raise bands Of partisan rangers. Let every possible
assistance be rendered them in forming, armus cqup-
ping aud mounting their companies aud IN giving them
| support and information whch ~ service. Let every
| citizen be an armed sentinel 70 gIge warning Of BnJ
app-oac CHI o! the m,Ocui foe. Let al banks
swarm with armed patriots 10 teach tie hated invader
that the rifle viii be hi, only welcome ~ has esrluds
of plandcr aud destruction. Wherever he earss TO
raise the hated emblem OF tyranny, tear 1t down aud
rend it IN taticrs
RULES THAT WILL NOT re RELAXED.
! am not introducing any new regulations for the
conduct of our cilzcus, bat only placing before
them those that every nation at war recognizes ~ me-
ces,ary and proper TO be enforced. II IS needless,
therefore, TO say that they will not be Re aXtd On
the contrary, an tut awaiting theasstlnce and pre-
seucc OF the General appoI ted 20 TIE Department 10
uaugurac the most ecctUa method for their enforce
mcnt 1t IS wei! 10 repeat them:
Trading with the enemy prohibited under al. cir
| cum>iJuces.
Travelling TO and from New Orleans, and other places
occupied by The ensiay, Is iorb.tIgn. All passengers
viii be arrested.
Citizens gong to those places, and returning with
| the enemy, suaI pa,Spor, viii be arrested.
| CJnscupts or utiEEen, having IN possession such
passport. and seeking To shun dug under the prelexi
! of parole shall be treated Is public enemies, No
such papers wt be held suf;cent excuse TO- nac'ioH
/ b. any citizen.
| The utmost vigilance must be used by officer aud
citizens the detection Of spies and s3asied niyfmers
and their apprehension promptly elected.
Toro, must >uicr fate that e'6i! 5e;rsycr Of las
| country deserves
Confederate notes shall be received and used tie
! currency of the country.
| River steamboats, must IN H"oa'e, he permitted 10
be captured. Burn them when they c1nrOt De sa'cd.
| Provisions may be conveyed to New Orleans, ony
! in charge of officers, and under the precautionary
gulatous governing communication between beiIise-
rents.
orr STRUGGLE AND ITS REsULT.
| The lu,, OF New Orleans, butter humIlIson as il
20 LouI,lniduS, ha, not created dependency, nor
| shaken our abiding faith ~ success. Not TO the
eye OF the enthusiastic patriot alone who might b. tx
pucted to color events wh hi, hopes, but Ia the
imprisoned gaze OF the statesman that success vas
certain from the beginning. II Is only the unLd. the
unreleclIng, aud the property owner WhO thinks
OF hi, possessions, than his country that viii succum5
to the depressing influence, OF disaster The great
heart OF the people has swelled with intense
pirations for thr'cause the more II seemed 10 oter.
Their confidence i, well founded. The possession by
| the enemy OF our scaboard and main waier.cour.e=
ought to have been ore,een by u. lis overwhelming
naval force necessarily accomplished the rcsiils
attained by the British with the force Ia tteIr
war Of ,uluSaon. The final result viii be- the
Let Us turn uuhceding ears 10 the Of foreign
intervention. To believe /, TO rely on them We must
rely only ourselves. Our recognition nation,
Of those certntics Of the fuur. which nothing
but our own uniaIthiunc,s can prevent. We must nOt
took around for friends for help When the enemy Is
straight before d.. Help ourselves Il IS the great
srunent of national Of individual success.
Inos y. MooEE.
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