The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-08
A General Pardon and Am
nesty offered.
GENERAL LEES ARMY REcUPERATlNG.
The Rappahannock the ChoseI
Ground Of the Coming Battle.
Rebel Policy with Regard TO thu
Destruction Of Cotton.
OPERATIONS ON TINE JAMES RIVER,
Co., Co.. -.
Jem. Davis Appeal.


ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE SOLDIERS or
THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
After than two yoars Of . warfare scarcely
equaed the number magnitude and fearful carnage
OF bates-a warfare In which your courage and forth
ude have illustrated country and attrased not only
gratitude home, but admiration abroad-your enemies
continue struggle in which anal triumph must be
inevitable. Unduy eated with their recent successes
they imagine TINT temporary rsvcrses quel your
spirit or shake your determination, and they
gathering heavy for general invasion, in the
vain hope that by . desperate effort success may at
length bc reached.
You know too well, my countrymsn, what they mean
by success Their malignant rage aims at nothing less
than the determination OF yourselves your wives and
children They seek to destroy what they cannot plum
der They propose the spoils OF victory that your
homes shall be parttioned among the wreches whose
atrocio cruetcs have stamped nfamy their govern
mont. They design TO incte seryne instruction and
light the fires OF ncendiarism whenever they reach
your homes and they debauch the race hitherto
docile and con'ented, BY promising indulgence Of the
ves passions the price OF treachery Conscious Of
their inability to prevail by lsgrnaete warfare, not
daring 20 make peace lest they should hurled from
their seats Of power, the who rule In Washing
ton refuse 70 confer the subject OF putting
end to outragcs which disgrace age listen
suggestion for conducting tho according TO the uaages
OF civilization.
Fellow citizens alternative Is lef. you but victory or
subjugation slavery and the ruin OF yourselves
your families and country Tho victory In within
your reach. You need but stretch forth your hands
grasp it, For this end all that is necessary that these
who called the field by every motive tina. move
the human heart should promptly repair to the post u
duty. should stand by their comrades front OF the
foe and thus strengthen confedoracy
ms to ensure The absent from their
posts would present in the field suffice TO
rical equality between force and that Of the aders
and when, with any approach such equality, have
failed be vctorouss believe that but few OF those
absent acuatsd BY unwilngness to their
try but that many have found difficult the
temptation OF visit TO their homes and the loved
from whom they been long separated that others
have lett temporary attention their AFFAIRS with the
intention OF returning and have shrunk from the
consequences Of their violation Of duty that others again
have left their posts from restcssDess and
change each quetng the upbrndngs OF his by
persuading himself that his individual services could
have no influence on the general result.
These and other (ahough far less disgracefu
than the desire avoid danger escape the
sacrifices required by patrotism) are, nevertheless
| grievous faults. and place the OF our be
loved country and Of everything hold dear In immi
nent peril. repeat shss the who now owe duty 10
their country who been called have yet
reported for duty who have absented themselves
their posts. sufficient number victory
| In the struggle now impending
call on you then, my countrymsn. 10 hasten your
camrs obedience the dictates OF honor and of duty
and summon those who hays stseoted themselves with
out leave, or who have remained absent beyond the
period allowed By their furoughs repair without de-
lay 70 their respective commands and DO hereby deare
mdt grant 0neydi pardon and omnesfg 10 alt officers
and mem within the confderaey, obsent without aw
who shall with the least possible delay return their
proper posts Of duty but vii be received for
any delay beyond twenty days after the nrst publication
OF this proclamation the State which the abscnee
may be at the date Of the publication 7hu amnesy
pardon shall eytend 10 all ho hare been dccused wto
hare bern convicted and undergoing for alsece
riiAoa Leave deeeroD. excepting ooly those who have
been twice convicted OF desertion.
Finally, conjure my country women--the wives, mo.
Tiers sisters and daughters OF copfedcrscy use
their ali-powerfu influence AID u this CALL
browning sacrifice to tbose which their patriotism has
freely and constantly offered their oountrys altar
10 take that who The Geld shall
be sheltered at home from the disgrace of having desert
ed their duty to their families. to thor country
their God.
Given under my hand and the ~ the Con federate
states. at Richmond this hrst day August In the year
q lord thousand eight hundred sixty three
JfTTEHsON DAVIS
BY the President .. p BES4ass Secretary o. state.