Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-23
AN OLD FARMERs sENrIaENrs

10 h6 Bdstr % ts Hhg:
l desire a little spses 10 your paper, 10 order to call
tAs attention of the President and Confederate Congress
to the importance Of so increasing our army as to be
ready by the frs: Of January, 1868, unless the Lincoln
Government Absndons the plan of freeing our slaves, IS
proposed by Lncolns proclAmition,) TO fght under
the black alg. | AN no prs Of q general or legislator,
nor Vas ! 4 rampant s,csssionist, bat on the other hand,
ow .ng TO my grsA. anxiety to Gdjas. and settle all diff
eulties on fair and honorable terms, / vas reproacbed
aad called q subm 5 ionis, but when ali hop, of adjust.
msnt failed, / took the position that death before sub.
mission is prufsr.bl,. And l verify believe that if the
blatant secss,l,nisis bad have taken the lead in the
dZh. as they I'D in bs!itiUg the then Union men, (ihere
are bu, fs1 If any now 4 peace would have been con-
qusred ard our liberties establishes, 10 perpetual separA.
ton from the YArkeCs, before this lime. Bat since many
Of them hAvs lodged aud will Dodge to the end Of the
var, I call upon cur patriotic President and Congress
AID tia whole people Of the Confederate States, 10 cor
sidsr whether as bad not be:Isr mAks arrangements 70
ssSt under the bs;k arg, and in order to do so with
success, | recommend that Congress eKtsnd the conscrip:
Law 90 a. to authorize the PrSiisnt TO call into service,
Il recss5I.y, after all under forty five have been mtB
tered 10, thosA that may b. between fog.y.6Vs and fly
yers old, together wish all that have furnished tubsi.
tE.az. Whsn it bsoomss necessary to call old men thA.
are COW e1sGyl by Law, there Is no good reason why
the Yong men OF mems siIl bs loved to shelter
themselves from danger by mean, OF f~sIList;rg soma
worthless N N Who feels No inter ssi in our government,
Wills the men Of snsl fortunes aud the pa!rio;
hsross 1ho are vSll:aJ, fyht 10 psrIon for
their property aud htsrtieI. Let all b chilled into
be war, II necessary, and We will have less speculation,
and whip the Yankees much sooner, and our armies VI
be better provided for; bu! | would not stop at af.y, bu.
KiVs the President power to call all able bodied men US
der siIty Ave, II il should ever be necessary, ard lst tbs
uon.comba,anls, Nnd nvalids, and eoSArds (Who viii
d,dyeh and the boys, And nsgros, aud p~Itrioto lAiies,
raise supplies 10. and feed aud clotlc ;hs army. IdolS.
whether it will De neetEAry TO call men over Sly years
b.. We ought 70 hIvs Al in nsaSs fo-es in the field
when We rli'e %, black dIg; a9d o.: OF abundant eau
.on. I ressoz sal thT tbs P.JadSlt 10, invested With
power @ cali al gldss sixty Are ysarL II .h,r5 sse Any
n the UJlisisra,e 5 ltes who az 80 b3se that they
uyuld rather sub aiy 70 the Y4akes5 ihla DIS, tb,y Do
ss-vs 20. 10 live al- ~ Sslli De 50 arranged, and
tie Ga Fs,a s7e, they oush; @ d. the 6 ;hdIg any
t97; tor Il ,4sy &c. ki1si, tlry vi! 40; b. d5giYslo
many Of tlsir dtJA / k-oT ! an rse1nn saii9g cT-
.sus msi ar,i. 5u s,clyis to "ayi;Gogs w..h teeth"
aud verify 5,i,se :, 49, leo fsEsr mSl under the
oack d,E h;n ~ vii othsystss ana To- s4s viii %
Drought {, close musl aooae:. b. again say, don't
rAls .ba, L = ul'i y31 nave a lsrs' fIrco IN ,he b ID
{ never WI i, - ea.er u?olsgsn = bo.l slsp wish the
fIrcs nos 70 to ia, o., in ny op.alo1. s-y nau5ar
ga than Al thli Is 6ty snd under aud Gaen We cugtt
., SCH. c~l:i5u,ly, and generally on tie defensive; bat,
Sbsn h1oi,oll oPPor;auiy ofyrs, boldly da'h iatO The
oaeny's country Gai slIy every MAJ We dad uadsr arms.
Oar cause IA douoly at, and We must sueossiit We win
only core uo t. the tight determined to or Ter or die.
I an 4 praying mI1. and / tras; in God for much, bat
he nsve- dii nor never will help any people that will rot
help thsnlolyes. Therefore, l .sOmuend to all our
from the President down 10 The peasant, to pray
and fgh, aud Ugh, AID pray and, r~omoai6er, Il you
Ii, IN he sIuyI, you viii be transferred to Heaven.
A PRACTICAL 0LD FARNIR or VIRGINIA.