The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-02-26
From the Richmond Enquirer, Jan. 3Oth.
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA.

The following COMMUNICATION. although
addressed to Georgians is pertinent 10 the
citizens of all the Confederate States. We
therefore transfer it to our columns:
Fellow CITIZENS: In few day. the Pro-
visional Government of the Confederate
States will live only in history. With il.
we shall deliver up tile trust we have en-
deayored to use for your benefit, To those
more directly selected by yourselves. The
public record Of our acts is familiar to you,
and requires no further explanation at our
hands. OF those matters, which policy has
required TO be secret, il would be improper
now to speak. This address, therefore, will
have no personal reference.
We are well assured that there exists no
necessity for Us to arouse your patriotism.
nor to inspire your confidence. We rejoice
with you in The unanimity OF our State--ln
its resolutions and its hopes. And we are
proud with you that Georgia has been I" IL
Illustrated" and We doubt not will be Illus
tratei again BIZ her sons in our holy strug-
gle. Tie first campaign Is oyer-each par
6 rests in place-aEile the winters snnw
declares an armisee from % high. Tie
results In the field are familiar 10 ypa, AMI
~ viii nnt recount them. III some inpOr-
tant facts ae call y,lr attention.
First, TIE mllerltiDa oi or own govern
ment anl tie tana'isal nsdars, Of our enc
MES have dispersed al difference. Of opinion
Among our people. and unifed them forever
IN the war ol Independence. IL few bur-
dr. sia'es a waning opposition Is giving
was before The Stern logic Of daily Develop
lng facts. The worlds history does nui gre
parallel instance III ! revolution Da.ed uP-
Oh such unAnimlty 5m1pg tie people.
Second. OR enemy las exhibited IN cner-
-, perseverance, AMI ~ amount II resnurc-
Is which We bad hardly expected, and lis
regard Of Constitution and Laws Winch Ne
can hardly credit. TIE result Of bots.
however, IS tiiat power, which is the chirae-
teristic element Of despntism, aud renders
il as iofmid iDle to is enemies % il Is de-
siructi,- tp iis subjects.
Third. An immense army has been organ-
izeh tor our destruction, which i being DIS
eiplined to the unlhinking slolidity of reg
ulars. With the exclusive possession Of the
seas--Dur enemy is enabled 10 throw upon
tie shores OF every State, the nucleus Of an
army. And the threat is made, and doubt
less the attempt will follow 10 early spring,
70 crush Us with giants grasp By 81
multaneous movement along our entire bor-
ders.
Fourth. With whatever alacrity our peo-
pie may rush to arms, and whatever energy
our Government may use its resources. We
& cannot expect TO cope with our enemy either
in numbers, equipment or munitions Of war.
To provide against these odds, we must
look to desperate courage, unflinching dar-
ing, and universal self-sacriiice.
Fifth. The prospect Of Foreign interior.
ance is, AZ least, remote one, and should
not be relied on. II il comes, let il be on
lly auxiliary 70 our own preparations for
freedom To our Ged and ourselves we
should look.
These are stern facts, perhaps some Of
them are unpaIatable. But we are deceived
in you if you would have Us 10 conceal them
in order TO deceive you. The only ques-
ton for Us and for you, is: As a nation and
individually, what have We to doi We an
swer:
First, as . nation we should be united,