Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-02-13

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battle in your defence. Homes that fur
nish such great attractions as to allure
Southern soldiers from the field of battle,
and from the paths of honor and of duty,
must surely be worth fighting for.-We
are trained to the service; we have expe-
rienced and overcome our worst enemies
the contagious diseases Of camp; we are
expert in all the drills aud evolutions Of
the army, and whatever advantage is to be
derived from experience We are possessed
Of It is no vain boasting to say, that one
trained battalion is worth two Of raw re-
cruits of equal courage. "The
ranks of the enemy are filed with men aodo
are enlisted for the rar. If they can find
half million of men to enlist for the war,
to oppress and subjugate US, is it au un.
reasonable appeal to be made to US to enlist
for the war, to defend ourselves? Were We
to enlist for life, we should only do what
patriots have ever done-stake our all up
on the issue for liberty. And this we must
do to secure our independence, or deserve
lit"
The Virgiuian appeals as follows to the
Revolutionary, heroic and free blood of the
twelve months men of his State:
"It was the fortune of the writer, 10 his
boyhood days, to know and converse with
an old Revolutionary patriot, who fought
for liberty on the bloody plains Of Mon
mouth, Trenton, Guilford and Kings Noun
tain. It was from him he learned how our
Virginia sires deserved and secured the
liberties, which an unprincipled mob are
now striving 70 wrest from US. Without
tents, without shoes, often without food,
and oftener in rags, which only half Gov
cred their brawny limbs, these patriots,
With maugled and bleeding feet aud barred
heads, led the van of our armies on every
field, and secured for Virginia the name
of Mother of States, Statesmen and War.
riors They left their homes and children
in the care of faithful wives, who bade them
go with willing hearts, and often for years
heard no tidipgs from friends or home
No sordid calculations Of gain entered into
their estimate of Liberty. No question as
to who should command or what pay would
be received troubled their patriot souls
No intrigues for Office, or efforts to shun
labor and toll, no grumbling for furloughs,
no lettering around home to evade the SER
vice, were known in those days. No one,
because he had been lawyer, or merchant,
or gentleman, thought that he could only
exhibit his patriotism by being Commissa.
ry, Captain or Quartermaster. No man be-
cause he had the appellation Of "Doctor,'
considered it his peculiar prerogatice to be
placed in an easy birth, where he might
butcher and slay more patriots than tho
enemy. But the highest ambition of all
was, to endeavor to deserve reward, aud not
to secure it by arti6ce. Those we're the
days which tried mems souls, and, thauk
God, but few in Old Virginia were found
wanting. No dwelling dyspeptics, no hob
bling rheumatics, no skinned shin or crook
ed arm cripples, no deaf and blind Sam
sons, were born at that period IN day or
an hour L! But men with spectacles,
crutches and wooden legs were seen to
shoulder their arms at Virginia's call, and
rush to battle. No clustering braggart re-
maiued at home because he had no Enfield,
Maynard, or Sharpe's riae-but with old
fint-lock gun, powder.horn, and few
homemade shot, they rushed to meet the
foe, where danger was greatest. And when
the conflict was over, and victory won, they
returned to their homes without cent of
money or suit of clothes, and received
their highest reward in the approviugs of
their conscience, the blessings of God, and
the congratulations and gratitude of neigh
bors and friends. But some remained at
home-what was their history7 Let the
old warrior tell. They were booted at by
the women and boys, they were elected
from society, they were denied all Offices Of
honor, profit or trust, they lived despised
and died unregretted! And in many in
stances, to this day, their children and
children's children have to bear the sin and
and reproach Of the cowardice of their faith
ers." "Those who have done the
most, are the most ready to re-enlist-
while of the few who refuse, scarcely one
has seen the enemy, or heard the rattle
of his musketry. But these brave men
feel that it is unjust to do all the work, and
reap no more advantages than those who
remain at home, fearing to face the foe, or
lose chance of turning penny or ma.
king dime. But let me assure you brave
volunteers, that you have already secured
what such men can never reap-the love,
gratitude and confidence of your country.
While every true daughter of Virginia who
has husband, brother or son, who can
and will not serve his country in this hour
of need, must truly despise him in her
heart-for she would sooner be the uidow
of brave volunteer, than the wife Of such
a craveDly spirit" X "To the pa
triot, poor man, would say word in con-
clusion. Thousands in this State, and
many thousands more from other States,
have boldly gone forth to meet the enemy,
leaving their families in as helpless condi-
ton as yours, many thousand miles away.
1t will, I am sure, be only necessary to in
form you, that the sacrifices you will make
by enlisting at once, will not be compara-
bic to the losses you will sustain by delay.
The Northern Vandals, goaded to madness
by disappointment aud defeat, and driven
to desperation by the accumulation of a
debt, the like of which the world has never
seen, have determined in the next few weeks