The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-11
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF The C1RfED.
ERATE STATES.

Ii ccm 1ii.ncs with tbe req1s.t ct Congress
contained ia rssoiu aons passed en- the fourth Gay
of the current nonth, iAvoks your attention to
tse prsssn: condition Ena tu.cse PFC cts Ut
couairy, ard 10 tho dulles wbisn paiIiotisu in
pose, CD us s1 Caring this great Struggle fcr our
ro.aaS End our liberties.
Thsas resolutions .s. In The toliowirg lssgcsse' ;
J.INr kLsoLDTIoS RKLAr1ss To THs PSoDUC
1iON CT FRQVIsiOss.
Whrsac. iEong irprssgi1n Lrc.Aas though
tha oo3HI- hist Ice VIZ row ceing wa-sd sg s,rs:
thA re.,,e - tba CYnfssrsss Siastsw.y terioinsis
rrirg .Es I,rossUt ,ar; aid ~a=-s:a thiz iupses
ssoa ID sadn8 uary pa'1.oiic oiiizens % ar2Ggs
largely In the Production II ccttca aud to1xSoo,
VIII icl they Womb Mt siaer~.ss 10. ard wh.Tats
Iii tie cpi1iB Cf s:ousross l. Is o. tae r.Nloat M
portsaa. rot only viii view to the Frcpsr ssls.
sie:.rcs oEour Lies ba. tcf tbs ugares, .-i vel
i&fs ol sai su9 recrl-, thst The agricultural labor
OF sbs country shodld bs eupi cy.d chiefly Ia the
production Of suppiy Of sooa 80 meet :yery cca.
tingeney: Tasrsfcre.
Rssoped b. III. Coas,es, Of tie C,.jsacrats States
Of lm'rica, :ias ii is .ho ds.iScta:e jidsSsat Of
Oong"ss. ,L.. tAe psap,A % ,hsss ststea ~hii.
aopirg for psacc, shcci1 !ook lo prolos u! war
the o2:y csnoL: IL proff,rsd b. tie euemy short
of su5 uE ti3ni tha. ogsrr Preparation necessarily
10 encounter gs4 w4f sbouI1 be fs-sisiea III, sud
.ha tie simplest supply OF proviaiona fer a-a.iss
.sa pa % III :a:d lie ths st osjsc. Of all sgriesi
the peo.ls idatssd Of p!sn,tIg cotso1 aud to-
bsseo sAi tlr. c. .siZ ,gricai:nrs, iE:or sasi.iy
rc the production of suea crops Will insu.e a.
saficIinty Of faoa FOR al csasxs sad ftr evoiy
crasrs tac7, thersoy. with true strioti4a sabor
dntsirg Ii, hepa ef gala 20 the certain good Of ,hs
oouu -
snc 2 That sfe President is hsreby :; q 10 ted
to Issue on to tie people O: these :ssies
lrg.as us,cn sbem the reeessty o. guarding against
the great pcsis OF t. ahert c:oi, ef Eros.isns and
setting 10 th aueh reasons therefor a. lis pig men.
may dictxle
Fully cSncu,sing In the vewa thus expressed by
%ae Ufpgress, Iconadentiy appesi TO your love of
county sor ali In carrying in.o effect the sscoa-
nsIdstion. o: your Senators aad Representatives
:, We have reached tn. cess Of the seccni eAr OF
sas w:F. ~ aud may pSnt vii. ,ss pridp TO the hl:.
We have met and svsrthrown tho mos. Formidable
oomeinatoa of naval and mi liary armamenss that
the last OF conquest eve: gathered togs.tee 1os
me suolagssion OF . free psop's. We b,ssn
this struggle without e. single gan fdost,
while the rcsaurees of QUE enemy cn.bea tn m 10
gsast .sts which according to their of six Ifst,
pa5hsh. u august last, ccnsis.sd o! <x7 vesseis
msAlunns $40 oW tees and caryips s66 guns -
Yes We hsvo captured, .uas, OF dss'rcy.d nnm.
bst Of these vs.ss's, incluipg two large frisst.s
and one steam flSop-of war while four OF tneir
captured steam eunboats are ncw 10 ar posses
sloa, aaasng 70 tbs rsrgsh Of cus little navy.
which IL rscidy g.!a'ag Ia zumbs.s ana eli
cssacy. To opposs Invading forces eompo,ed OF
lsviss which have already exceeded ,h.rtssa hun.
dfed tnousand men, we had no resources but the
ucpnQusfAWS VAIN u pooPle oetsrmtned 10 be
ffss; and 20 were 70 dsstisass Of military suppas
that tens OF thousar d. OF our ciux sas were fe3I
antly refused admission Into ths ssrvos frum cur
Inability to provi.s them with AIMS. whas Tor
many months somsof our important aropsho.ds
owsd their sssssy chiefly 70 . careful csrssalnsn,
Of The last that We we're without supply Of pow.
der for oar eaunon. Youf devotion scd pstri0s.sm
have tsiumphsd ever I'll thass obssaoes end ssllsd
Into sxistsces tlp m7ciilons Of war, the ea0thing
and the suhhstAuss which have enabled oar col.
dlefs 70 illustrate their valeS On numsrous bst1D
0sls and 70 inAi5t eeaGhlng datssts on successive
srmisy. sasA Of whlah n asre6ant Toe londly
tmasinsd - b. inviaolhje.
3ho eoaftAsb between o1e paDt and present con
lilloa u wstl ssIealalsd 70 inspirs iu seiAdsnes
y Ae 9lnmDb of eas ogaA ~ % DeuVleuG ~
t5ed q - Ww heyo - tegees beep . nD0eren1
= Wee eQaaeseA 81 - tbaesoohlV A.naDane1,