New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-08
He rs VERY MUCH D0WNCAsT
He BEGs HIS SOLDIERS NOT TO DESERT HIM
TIE RICHMOND PRESS ON TIE SITUATION.
LEES ARMY WEST OF THE RAPIDAN
Operations Of the Pirate Florida.

We have received files of Southern papers, in
GLIDING those Of Richmond OF the 9th inst. They
are filed with editorials Of a character similar to
those we printed few days since-goomy, sPiteful,
boastful, and Inundated
| The Richmond Examiner ia gloomy over the
prospects at Charleston, and says the fall OF that
place will be the mort Notifying and disastrous
event Of the war; and fatal blow to the cause OF
the Confederscy.
The Ricbmond papers state that Gen. Lee has
mssred bis troops, and is ready for another battle
The Examiner Gays that the soldiers in Gen.
Lees army are in excellent condition and spirits,
aud that an engagement is possible if not probable
on the line Of the Rspidan.
! It's believed in Richmond that Gen. Meade has
been reinforced from Gen. Grants army TO the ex-
tent OF 1900 men.
| The Richmond papers have no news from Charles
ton later than that received through Union sources
PROCLAMATION by JEFF. DAVIS.
| To tie SOLDIERS # the Confederate States.
| After more than two years Of warfare scarcely
equaled in the number magnitude, and fearful car
mage OF ito battles-a warfare in which your cour-
age and fortitude have illustrated your country
and attracted not ouly gratitude ut horne but admi-
ration abroad, your enemies continue struggle IN
which our final triumph must he inevitable. Un-
duly eated with their recent successes, they imagine
\ ,ha, Temporary reyerses eau quell your spirit or
shake your determination; and they are now gath
| euny heavy masses for general invasion, IN the
vain hope that by desperate effort success may at
/ length be- reached.
J iou know too we'll my countrymen, what d ey
mean by success Their malignant rage aims a,
nothing less thsn the determination OF yourselves,
your wives aud children. They seek to destroy
! what ,hey cannot plumber. They propose as the
spois Of victory that your homes shall be parl.ioned
among the wretches whose atrccious cruetles have
stamped infamy on their Government. They de-
sign to incile servile instruction aud light the fires
OF Incendiarsm whenever they reach your
homes aud they debauch the inferior race hitherto
doce and contented, by promising indulgence OF
the yiest passions as the price OF treaehery. Con
scious OF their inability to prevail by legitimate war
fare, not daring TO make peace lest they should lie
hurled from their seats Of power the men who now
rule IN Washington refuse even 10 confer on the sub
joc Of putting euG 10 outfages which disgrace our
age or to listen 10 q suggestion for conducting the
At according to the usages Of civilization.
! Fellow Citizens. no alternative In LETT you but
victory, subJugaiion. Slavery and the inter rum
Of yourselves, your families, aud your country The
victory IL within your reach, yOn need but stretch
forth your hands 10 grasp H. For this and all that
il necessary that those who are called 10 the field
/ by every motive that can move the human heart,
should promptly repair TO the post Of duty, should
stand by their comrades now IN front of the foe, and
thus strengthen the armies Of the Confederacy
/ to insure success. The men now absent from their
posts would, present IN the helj, suffice TO create
numerical equality between cur forces and that OF
/ the lOyndeTe-aud when with any approach to such
equality have we fuiled TO be victorious
! I believe that but few Of those absent are actu-
aied by unwillinguess 10 serve their country; but
that many have found il difficult 10 resist the tempt
alton Of a visit 10 their homes and the loved ones
| from whom they have been 80 long separated; that
others have LETT for temporary attention 10 their az
t.f- Ia tpa NJ rasu nd
shrunk from the consequences OF their violation Of
duty; that others again have left their posts from
mere restlessness and desire OF change, each quiet
INK the upbraidngs os hs conscience by persuAding
hiWref that his individual services could have no
influence on the general result.
These and other causes although far less disgrace
fu than the desire to avoid danger or TO escape from
tho sacrifices required by patriotism, are neverthe
less grevous faults and place the cause OF our be-
loved country. ana Of everything we hold dear, in
imminent peril. l repeat that the men who now
owe duty 10 their country. who have been called
out and have not yet reported for duty or who have
absentesl themselves from their posts are sufficient
in number 10 US victory in the struggle now
impending.
call on you, then, my countrymen, to hasten to
your camps, in obedience TO the dictates Of honor
and or duty, and summon those who have absented
themselves without leave, who have renamed ab-
sent beyond the period allowed by their furloughs.
to repair without delay 10 their respective COM
mands aud | do hereby declare that grant gem
eral pardon and amnesty TO all officers aud men
within the Confederacy now absent without leave
who SHALL with the least possible delay, return to
their proper posts OF duty, but no excuse will DO re-
ceiyed Tor any delay beyond twenty days after tue
fist publication of this proclamation IN the State IN
which the absentee msy be ut the date OF tie puoi-
cntou This amnesty and pardon shall exteId 10
all who have been accused OF who have been con-
yicted aud arc undergoing sentence Tor absence
without leave or desertion, excepting oniy those
who have been twice convicted OF deseTtiOn.
/ FINALLY coniure my countrywomen-the wives,
mothers sisters and daughters Of the Confederscy-
TO use lher ali powerful influence IN nd OF TINS call
TO add one Growing sacrifice To those which their
pntriotlsm has freely and constantly afforded on
| their country's altar and to take care that none
vino I'VE service IN the field shall DO sheltered at
home from the disgrace OF having deserted their
duty 10 their families, 10 their country, lnd 10 their
| God,
States, at Richmond h. lt day Of August the year OF
| Lord ono thousand eight hundred aud sx,y'tiTee.
- WV j. r BENJAMIN, Secretary Of State.
! The papers throughout tho Confederate States are
| requested to copy this proclamation at the earliest
moment. aud Tor twenty days thereafter and send
their bills To the Private Secretary Of the Presideot
| From The Richmond Enquirer, July &c.
! RETALIATION, OR sUBMIssiON-WHICHi
The enemy appears determined TO goad us into ali
tho most atrocious extremltes OF barbaric warfare
from which every human and chvnlrOus feeling OF
our nature reyolts. We have earnestly desired TO
carry this war-slDce war there was TO 6e-on
those regulated principles which civilized ana
Christian nations have adopted and established
Hitherto, IN the face Of grevous provocations anu
unmanly outrages the Confederate government has
steadily pursued this course but 1t seems that Will
no longer be allowed US. The Yankee Government
strong ~ ito present excess Of PRISONERS, and KNOW