The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-10-14
CLOTHING FOR THE ARMY.

The Savannah Republican publishes an ener-
getic appeal from an army correspondent dated
at Winchester tc tie people of the Confederate
Statesmen, women, and even spectators, who
being presumed to have no souls, are, OF course,
not to be considered as either men or women-to
exert themselves to the utmost extent of their
ability in procuring clothing for our army. What
ever can be done, he says must be done at once.
"Not one moment can be lost that will not be
marked as by the second hand Of watch, with
the pangs of sufferer. Already the hills and
valleys in these high ATTITUDES have teen visited
by frost, and the nights uncomfortably cool to
the man who sleeps on the ground. Come up,
then, men and women of the South, to this sacred
duty Let nothing stand between you aud the
performance of it. Neither pride nor pleasure,
nor personal ease and comfort should withhold
your hands from this holy work. The supply of
wool and leather we know is limited, but do what
you can and all you can, aud soon you can.
If you cannot send WOODEN socks send half wooden
or cotton socks and with under clothing, coats
and pants If blankets not to be had then
substitute comforts made Of csnaburgs stuffed with
cotton. Even the Spectator aud extortioner
might foregO their gains for a season and join in
this religious duty. If they neither cothe the
naked, nor feed the hungry, who are fighting for
their freedom, and for their homes and property,
what right have they to expec: anything but eter-
nal damnation, both from Goo aud man !?
'If the army of Nirg inia could march through
the South just it is-Ia2gcd, and almost bare
footed and hatless, many of them limping along,
and not quite well of their wounds or sickness, yet
cheerful and unwilling to abandon their places in
the ranks, their clothes riddled with bullets and
their banners covered with the smoke and dust of
| BATTLE and shot into tatters, many of them in
scrbed with Williamsburg Seven Pines
Gaines Mill, 'Garnetts Farm Front Royal,
MI II o1,r tbor falls
| If this army of veterans, thus shod and clad,
! with tattered uniforms aud banners, could march
| from Richmond to the Mississippi, it would pro
duce sensation that has no parallel in history
since Peter the Hermit led his swelling hosts
across Europe to the rescue Of the Holy Sepulchre
! This is true eloquence, coming from the heart
of man who not only sees what he describes, but
is himself participant. Let us trust that it may
| have its effect upon every Southern individual,
man woman, under whose eyes it shall fall
Every Southern man is proud Of that glorious
army, composed of those who are among the
bravcst and best Of every Southern State. 1t has
! fought army fought before. 1t has won
the admiration Of the whole civilized world. And
now in its hour Of need, will not its country
| and countrywomen come forward to its rescue?
| To the women especially We would appeal. They
| have manifested throughout this war, a courage
and devotion altogether without parallel. That
courage and that devotion is far from being cx-
haustcd They are ready to encounter still harder
trials for the sake of their country. We hope to
hear that this powerful appeal has set them all to
work. They do much themselves. They
can do still more by starting others to work
| We are 40 alarmsts; that Con
! gress has taken measures since the letter from
which the above extracts made written
But this is subject of such vast Importance that
| it must be taken into consideration by everybody
That arlny-:hut glorious army-must be clad and
must be shod. Upon it depends the glory alike
and salvation of our country. Posterity will
scarcely believe that this wonderful campaign
which has just ended, with it's terrible marches
and desperate battles, was made by men, one
fourth of whom were entirely barefootnd and one
half of whom were ragged as scarecrows. Yet
who ever heard of such valor, such constancy
such devotion, such entire absence of all com
plants. We cease to wonder at the number OF
stragglers when We hear how many among them
were shocless, with stone bruises on their feet
! Men ard women of the South, to the rescue
! to the rescue.-Richmond Dispatch.