Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-16


CEIoAeo. Nay ia special 70 the Tribnns.
dated Cairo, Nay Is. says: The sukioised circu
lar iron JET. Davis speaks for itself:
CArsroL G. :. A. RIcaxoxpl
April le, l562
Sra: Il can 10 longer be denied that the pros.
poets Of success Tor the Southern Confeaeracy
are gloomy and forbidding. o. every hand.
whether through lack Of skill or The open
teachery Of officers Of our army and navy Il mat
tiers not, We meet with defeat. With . contnu-
ance Of such results ere the month shall pass
away our boosted Coniederacy will exist only in
history. The past shows that we need larger
displays Of patriotism. military skin, personal
bravery, and hrm spirit of devotion 10 the just
cause IN which NE have enlisted. Unless these
requisites develop themselves % fitting extent
we fight IN vain. Unless We have more clear In
dications that the great heart Of the people i
with Us, our efforts will be futile The Govern
ment is impatient 20 retrieve the disasters that
have befalen us and that vet stare u In the face
on every hand unless the people rally TO lie
sistance
Mcclellan il already moving on the Potomac;
Halleck's operations in the Southwest are at ev-
ery step successful against Us; he Federal army
and navy are already menacing the metropolis OF
the Southwest, and the KEYS 10 our graneries
Florida is overrun by Northern invaders: while.
wherever we look, we gaze on an advancing
army
In this trying emergency, the Governmen, ap
peals TO the people-to the brave hearts and
sturdy wills Of the South. IL cries awake
your hands have been put TO the pillow; viii YOU
now look back and repent your past acti You
have struck out nobly for Independence. pledg-
ing your lives and fortunes 70 lis procurement
Will you submit quietly 70 invasiOn and the des-
olaton OF your homes, the destruction or con
hscation OF your property. and the abandonment
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vince the world thar the boosted chvalry Of the
South is more than traditionary myth
This appeal is made TO the country, not openly
for obvious reasons We make the appeal 10 the
people through the Governors Of the States com
posing the Confederacy and the officers in com
mand Of our armies To these mediums the cir
eular is sent with the urgent request that IL spir
it and intent, il not lis letter. be conveyed TO eve
~ citizen of our struggling republic.
First Of all we ask for material aid, money OF
such equivalent therefor IS sill enable Us 20
maintain army. Clothing and provisions viii
be acceptable as substitutes for money when the
latter cannot be obtained
Second, we want men. The ranks of cur army
ia the field are constantly being thinned by casu.
alties of battle. the sickness incident 20 camp life
and expiration OF enlstments We can not close
our ewes 10 the fact that their places are not
filled SO promptly they should be lie; US see
the devotion of tie country 10 our cause by their
willingness 20 fight its battles and il needed to
pour out their blood in its support.
Third. We need the encouragement Of the
people b, n more liberal display II patriotism
than has yet been made. The tame Submission
yielded 20 the invader wherever lie appears is in
striking contrast 10 the boast We have hitherto
heard OF the readiness that prevailed on every
hand to welcome the hrelngs with bOr6res.
composed of the dwellings and property of the
people IL our land Is To be oVerrun aud our
people subjugated, let US leave our conQuerors a
smouldering waste 10 reward them for their toll
and pains. Burn every hamlet. village and city.
Give the torch freely 70 your cotton and houses,
Let the product of your lives be laid waste. Fiy
yourselves before the invaders, where resistance
shall no longer avail; thus display of determine
ton in the cause la which We are all enlisted
that will give Us encouragement 70 continue the
struggle. Wherever the enemy achieve victory
let il be bottles one, so that their bands. row
led on By hope of punder may be disappointed
and discouraged and we shall be cheered by the
manifestations of devotion and patriotism.
Once more, we expect you 10 awake-shake
OIL the lethargy that hangs over y0n--strikc for
the freedom OF yourselves. your families. and
your homes-strike promptly and boldly, and our
Confederacy may yet be firmly established. This
is our last aud only recourse Those who re
ceive this circular will also be commissioned as
agents Of the Government TO advance the pur-
poses indicated. Full letters Of instruction viii
be forwarded them. JEFFERsoN DAVIS,
President T. =