The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-03-06
From the Louisville Journal, March 3d.
Proclamation-To the People Of Ten
nessee.
ExEcUTrvE DEPARTMENT,
Eohr,orv 10 1890

AAtAOAtNG y ~ |
February 10, 1862.
The fall of Fort Donelson, SO brayely and
so glorionsly defended, and accomplished
only by vastly superior numbers, opened the
approaches to your state, which is now to
become the grand theater, wherein q brave
people will show to the world, BY their hero
ism and suffering, that they are worthy to
be, what they have s~olemnly declared them.
selves to be 6resmen.
Tennesseeans, the soil Of your State is
polluted with the ~footstep Of the invader
Your brethren Of the advance guard have
faIlen-nobly yielding life in the endeavOr
to secure for you and your children the
priceless Inheritance Of freedom. The ty-
rant and the usurper marches his hosts upon
your homes. They come flushed with tenn
porary success and confident in their mum
bers, yet relying upon your tame submission,
The hour is full of trial and danger, yet il
is such, in the providence of God, as will
test oHr manhood and our spirit. Let us as
one man rally to meet the responsibilities
thus cast upon us to repel the invader and
maintain the assertion Of our independence
As Governor of YOUR State, and comman
dcr-ln,chiess Of its army, / call upon every
al hol;aJ rooo &c tLa g,oto ,y;thout raon ri
to age, to enlist in its service. | command
him who can obtain q weapon to march with
our armies. l ask him who can repair OF
forge an arm, to makei it ready at once for
the soldier. | call upon every citizen 10
open his purse and his stOrehouses OF provi-
sions to the brave defenders Of our soil. ]
bid the old and the young, wherever they may
be, to stand as pickets to our struggling
armies.
To our soldiers-the gallant volunteers
who are already enlisted in the defense of
our cause-l appeal. Your discipline, your
skill, and your courage constitute the hope,
the pride, and the reliance of your State
Amid the thickening perils that now envir-
on us, u~ndismayed and undaunted, to re-vol-
unteer, aud from the ashes of our reverses
the fire of faith in the liberty for which we
strive will be rekindled. You have done
well and nobly, but the work is not yet ac-
complished. The enemy still faunts his
banner in your face; his are feet upon your
native soil; the echo of his drum is heard in
your mountains and valleys; hideous desola-
ton will soon mark his felon track, unless
he is repealed. To you who are armed, and
have looked death in the face who have been
tried and are the "0ld Guard the State ap
pcals to uphold her standard. Encircle that
standard with your valor and your heroism,
and abide the fortunes of war so long as an
enemy of your State shall dare confront you.
The enemy relies upon your forfeiture to re-
enlist, and makes sure of easy victory in
your want Of endurance. D%isappoint him?
To those who have not enlisted for the
war, | appeal. Go, cheer your brethren ale
ready there. Your native land now calls
upon you you have only waited until you are
needed. The Confederate Government calls
upon me to raise thirty-two regiments. You
will be armed. Come then, it is for your
homes, your wives, your children, and Ten
nesseeans you are to fight. Who will, who
can remain idly at homer viii you stand
still and let others pour out their blood for
your safety? Patriotism and manhood would
alike cryout against you.
Lee not a day pass until you are enrolled.
Let the volunteer In the field re-enlist. Let
him who can, volunteer for the war. Let
those of whom imperative obligations de-
mand q shorter term of service muster as a
militia a
Tennesseeans! you have aname in history;
you have a traditional renown; shall these
be forfeited in the day of your country's tri-
all Shall the black banner Of sublugatiOn
wave IN triumph over your affairs and your
homes? Shall there breathe between you
and your God all earthly master before
whom your proud spirits shall quail, and
your knees be made to tremble? By the mem
CRY Of our glorious deadly the sacred
names of our wives and cbildren-by our
own faith and our own manhpod-nol For
bid it sons of Tennessee; forbid it men Of
the plains and Of the mountains. / invoke
you now to follow me; | am of the army of
Tennessee, determined upon the field to
stake the honor and the name Of that army
Of which you have made me commandments.
cnicf Its there that ! will meet with you,
whatever may threaten or lmperli the lame
of either. In view Of the exposed condlt on
of your capital and, by authority of a rcsa
luton adopted by the General Assembly, /.
have called the members Of the Legislature
together at this city.
1t was q duty l conceived l owed to you to
remove, whilst it could be done in perfect
safety, the archives of the State. This is
not a fit occasion 10 inquire how your CAPT
tai became so exposed. A,series of rever-
ses, not looked for, made the way to Nash
vile comparatively easy to the enemy Ten
porarl y, and until our MFWies have made 4
stand, the officers Of State viii be located II
Memphis.
Leaving the officers of State the immedi-