The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-08-26
TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE C0NFEDE.
RATE STATES,

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A FER more than two years Of warfare scarce
y equalled in the number, magnitude, and fear
ful carnage Of its battles warfare in which your
courage and forude have illustrated your country,
and attracted not only gratitude at home, but adrni-
Ton abroad your enemies continue a struggle in
which our final triumph must be inevitable Unduly
eated with their successes they imagine that
Temporary reverses guel your spirit shake your
determination, and they are now gathering kavy mas.
ses for general Invasion, in the vain hope that by
desperate effort su cess may at length be reached
You know too well, my coun,rymen, what they
mean by success. Their malignant rage aims at no
thing less than the exterminaop Of yourselves our
wives, and children. They seek 10 destroy what they
cannot plumber. They propose as the spos Of yicto-
Try, that your homes shall be partitioned among the
wrechss whose atrocious cruelies have stamped in
fanny their Government. Their design is to inci.e
seryie instruction and light The fires Of incendarism
wherever they can reach your homes, and they de-
baueh the inferior race hitherto doce and content
ed by promising indulgence Of the viest passions, as
The price Of eachery. Conscious Of their inability 10
prevail by legitimate warfare mol daring tomake peace
lest they shodd be hurled from their seats OF power,
Eihs men who now rule in Washington refuse even TO
COPPER the subject Of putting end to ontrages
which dgnce Our age, or 10 listen TO suggestion for
tzatioh.
PelIew citizens NJ alternative is left you but vcto.
y, subjugaion, slavery andthe utter ruin Of YOUR
selves. your families and yonr country, The victory
is within your reach. You need plt stretch forth your
hands TO grasp IT, For this end, all that is Necessary
is that those who are called othe field by every mo-
tive that can move the human heart, should prompts
" repair to The post of duty, should stand BY their
comrades now in front Of the oe and thus SO strength
en- The armies Of the Conederacy as 10 insure success
The men now absent from their posts would If pre-
sent in the field, suffice tocreae numerical equality
between our forces and that Of The invaders-and
when, with any approach to such equality, have we
failed 10 be victorious ! believe that bnt Few Of
those absent are ac,uakd by unwllIingness to serve
their country; but thai many have found difficult
TO resist heremp,aiion Of visit to their homes ana
the lased ones fpom whom they had heen so long Sc
panied that others have left for temporary attention
10 their affairs with the intention Of relurRing and
rhen have shrunk from the consequences Of their vlo
aion Of duty; that others, again. have left their posts
from mere resessness and desire Of change, each our
etins The upbraiings Of his conscience by persuadng
himself that his individual services could have no in.
huence on The general result.
These and other causes (sl,bough far less disgrace
fol than the desire 10 avoid danger or TO escape from
ihe sacrifices required BY patrotsm) are nevertheless
grisvous faults and place the cause Of ouI beloved
country aud Of everything we hold dear, in imminent
peril. / repeat, that the men who now owe duty 10
Their country who have been called out AMI have mol
yet reported for duty, or who hsye absented Them
selves from their posts sufficient in Number 10 sc.
! cure Us victory IN the struggle no. pesdng.
call On you, then. my counrymen, to hasten 10
your camps IN sbedience 10 the dictates Of honor
duty. and summon those who have absenied them.
selves wi,hou, leave or who have remainsd absent
beyond the period allowed by lherfurlouehs, 10
pair without delay 10 their respective commands and
do hereby declare that gran, general pardon and
amnesty TO all oGiee,s and within the Confede.
raey, now sbsent without leave, who shall, with the
least possible delay return 10 their proper posts Of
duty: but no excuse will be received Tor any delay
beyond twenty DAYS aiist the FIST publication OF this
procisraiicn 10 the State 10 which The absentee may
be al abe dale Of the publication. This amnesty and
pardon shall extend 10 all who have been scceed,
who have heen conyieed and are undergoing sen
isnee for absence whoufleave o. deserlicn, except
ing only those who have been twice convicted Of de-
seFiion.
Finally, | eonjass my countrywomen--ihs wives
mo,hets sisters and daughters 81 The Coriederacy-
10 use their sLpoweriul lnucace 10 aid Of this call
10 add one cfownng sacrifice 70 those which their pa
irioiism has 50 rees and constantly Offered on thei
eounirys alat. and TO take care that none who eTs
service in he field shall be sheltered o. home rom ih'
disgrace Of having deserted their duty 70 their ami
lies, 70 their country. and 10 their God.
Given under my hand, and The Sesl Of Nh
y Confederate States. at Richmond, this 10
al, % August. in The year Of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and sIiy-ihree.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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