, 1862-02-08
THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
Last Hours Of the PROVISIONAL
~ Government.
A HOME ADDRESS TO GEORGIA.

-rs government.
4 HOME ADDRESS TO GEORGIA..
Circular or the Secretary Of the
.~' Treasury.
The following address is published in Geor-
gia papers Of a late date:- t
yFsllo1p Ci;ti=eas: In q few days the Provis-
ional Government Of the Confederate States
will live only in history. With it we shall de-
for your benefit, to those more directly select
cd by yourselves. The public record Of our
acts is familiar to you, aud requires no further
explanation at our hands. OF those matters |
which policy has required to be secret, it |
would be improper now to speak This ad-
dress, therefore, will have no personal refer
enee. We are we'll assured that there esists
no necessity for Us to arouse your patriotism,
nor to inspire your confidence. We rejoice
with you in the unanimity Of our State, in its |
resolution and its hopes. And we are proud |
with you that Georgia las been "illustrated,"
and We doubt not will be illustrated again by |
her sons in our holy struggle.
The first campaign is over; each party rests
In place, while the winters snow declares m |
ar,risticc from on high: The results in the field
arc familiar to you, aud we Will not recount
them. To some important facts We call your
attention:
First-Thc moderation Of our own Govern
ulcnt and the fanatical madness Of our enc
mics have dispersed all differences Of opinion
among our people, and united them forever
III the war Of Independence. In few border
States Il waning opposition Is giving way be-
fore the stern logic Of dally developing facts.
The worlds history does not give q parallel
instance Of q revolution based upon such
unanimity among the people.
Second enemy has exhibited Al energy,
perseverance and an amount Of resources
which We lad hardly expected, and 4 disregard
of constitution and laws which We can hardly
credit. The result Of both, however, is that
power, which is the characteristic element Of
dcspotism, and renders it Us formidable to
It's enemies as it is destructive to its subjects
Third-An immense army has been organ
! ized for our destruction, which Is being d1sci-
plined to the unthinking sto1idity Of regulars.
With the exclusive possession Of the sens, our
enemy is enabled to throw upon the shores Of
every State the nucleus Of an army. And the
threat is made, and doubtless the attempt will
| follow In early spring, to crush us with 4
giant's grasp By 4 Simultaneous movement
| along our entire borders.
Fourtl-With Whatever alacrity our people
| may rush to arms, and with whatever energy
Cur Government may use its resources, VIC
cannot expect to cope with our enemy either
| in numbers, equipments or munitions Of Wal.
| To provide against these odds we must look
10 oespsIasGge we eoulas' olnllncn1's' oa'n1s '11o
Fifth-The prospect Of foreign Interference
| is at least remote one, and should not be re-
lied On. II it comes, let it be only auxiliary
to our own preparations for freedom. To our
196 ana Ourselves a11he we snoulo iooh: .,,-
are unpalatable. But VIC are deceived in you
if you would have us conceal them in order to
deceive you. The only question for us and
1ol you =, q Iaaoa a1M 1uulsluaanS' = "Aa'
naHe " ~ W "iln ~ ~ alsme1.
fnst.As hauon he seoulo oe unltca a3
lorneafhg 10 one anotnel, 1roMnlng uPon az
1aclloas oppos1uon and censorloos cfltlelsms
ana giving a IIusuul ano Generous ethnoenee
10 Lnose seieeteo as our Aeaucfs III tne csllnI
| ana councii champer;
seeond-He G should eScAe every nerve ant
MAINTAIN our fnanc3al aud military health11l anu
5 ness, anu, py.raPfo aggressive acllon, maht
8 | 0nr enemies 1ee!, At Their OWL nres1des,' LII
= horrors OF . var brought On by themselves.
: me most lmporlanI Matter 19r you, NOW
: ever, Is your INDIVIDUAL duty what can yol
: do?
The foot Of tic oppres5or ls On the soil
Georgia. he comes with lust N us eye, poy
erty in his purse and hell in his heart Il
: comes robocr and murderer. how snal
l. You meet hims WIN Inc sword, At n
# threshholdl With death for him or yourself
: But more than tlls-te e2e7y aoon1dn hdre
J. torch, e1e7y child a fe61a7ad- the loeed hon.
IS e our yoafh Dc MADE ashes and ahe fields Of OF
heritage de n1ade desolate! Let blackness an
e ruin mark your departing steps, i depart 70
must, and let desert more terrible than s:
le hara welcome the Vandals. Let every city
It levelcd Dy the flame, and every village be los
C in ashes Let your faithful slaves share you
r fortune and your crust. Trust wife and Chi
d | dren to the sure protection Of God-pfcterrln
s, for these loved ones the charncl house as hon
II | rather than lpathBOmc ylssllaCe to . natl1