The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-15


rsssivs that crown Of glory which 10 the re-
ward Of him who is faithful 10 the end
The 0Ysas Wsik - b DsAe.
TIE Southern people have . great work
before them, q work in which every man,
woman and child can eooperate-the
achievement Of their Independence. In order
70 accomplish that result the country must
be divided into two classes-without respect
to aae. sex, or cordition-the class who tight,
and the class who assist by their labor and
,elf-denial those who are Offering their lives
for the cause. To prevent the grand desider-
alum of our independence, result which will
Deprive the Yankees Of what 10 dearer to
them than lite itself, the profits derived from
the products OF Southern industry, they have
determined 10 put forth all their energies and
resources TO subjugate u, and to perpetuate
the tributary relations OF the South to the
North which have existed since the foundation
Of the old Government.
: Te meet and to defeat the Yankees in what
dsarer TO - than life itself, eur Liberty and In
dependence is the great work which the
Southern people have to do. But to accom-
plish this grand contamination, we must show
At least - much energy and sslf-dsnial % our
enemies in sndssvoring to reduce NJ TO sub
jugatio1- We must give ourselves to the great
work, heart and hand and soul. We must re-
hnsuish everything in our daily life, and our
daily habits, and our daily occupations, which
viii rstard the grand object We have in view,
and give ourselves up with entire and un-
rsssrvsd devotion to those objects and
those occupations which will contribute to
the main end Of the Revolution. All IN
necessary pursuits, all idle exsravagan
ces, all luxurious indulgences, al folliss
and vsnitiss, all untimsly and. festive enter
taiAnsnts and ealebrations-all, all, must
be discarded and abandoned. The horde Of
spssalators and extortionsrs must be reduced
In number and restricted In their operations
BY . combination Of Government measures
and public epinion and policy. We muet not
buy single article Of any hind we can do
without The ladies, who have been our sx-
snPlars In patriotism, who have given their
sons, brsthsn, and husbands to the battle,
should make the smaller sacrifices to the
cause Of everything that ministers to display
and luxurious living. They should exc out
their wsrlrobss, deny themselves the fashions,
and thus give 10 indubitabls proof of their
devotion 70 the cause Of their country. They
horla refuse to encourage the spectators who
are smuggling costly goods into the country to
deprive il Of the means which should support
the salss. fer the purpose Of swelling their
own individual gains. Except for the army,
there Il clothing enough in most families to
last year without further purchases. II the
amount which il spent in nnsry and folly, in
fashion and vanity, in twslvs-nonth, could
be given 10 the cause, it would immensely
strengthen the Easws Of war, and perhaps Of
itssh aessnptish the dslivsrsnes of the soun-
Try.
Let indsstry and economy, then, bs the
universal wstshword throughout the South.
Let those who do not fight deny them.
selves for the cause and work for the
cause Let 10 universally resolve not to
buy anything Nor make anything whieh ID
not indispensable for. the uss of the army or
tos those engaged in clothing and feeding il.
Ist theae who are net engaged 10 fighting L.
boz to slsths And feed those who are Let
the women. Of the South bring ont the old
spinning. wheels and the old looms, and set
them 10 work. They were used in former
days BY the grand old matrons of the 6rss War
Of Independence, md they will not dsrogats
rem The dignity Of those who are engaged in
NE second. Let every farmhouse make
enough clothes and knit enough socks to sup
ply q least corporate guard Let our men
Of practical sense and genius apply them
sslvss 10 the production Of ssltpstrs, ammu.
niton, weapons, and to the improvement and
Multiplication Of the means Of defence.
Agaip, We ny, lss the whole nation be Aivi-
As1 into the army, and into those whs feed
and elcthe The army and furnish 1t with
weapons and ammunition. In this way, ~.
erybody will help the common cause. 1t can.
- b sxpsstsd that oil should fight, bat the
,sess that those who do not fight can do, II to
provide for and make efficient those who are
. - asnA The man who thinks Of himself at
this tine II . pablis enemy. The man who u
naAg ths present troubles 70 all his purse d.
serves ~ nush 70 bs pat undsr arrest q any
eas now II prison. The men and women who
win Asithss 6sht nor deny themselves, are
traitors 70 thsds country. Maintained in .
spirit u patriotic labor and gs.srous self-sas-
yi1ss. ~ Southern cause must triumph
1has, aaA thss only, 60 W gain our indie
pealanss, ear freedom from Yankee domino
fion, sss hths to manage or Affairs II our
eva Nay, M I'll the nunbsrlsss bisssings
whksA 1olIew II IT, tssia- Yor these great ben
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