The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-10-08

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'Pector General, with the approval of
the Governor, may see it 10 exempt
from ti,aa to time, from mili,arytervice.
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The Attorney General and Recon
= struction.
Some p6rsops in Alabama bayino
FPu'ied> the marie. of Mr.t " stts, the
Governor elect, with the infamy and
stupidity Of reconsirnc,ion," that re.
spected:genrleman has thus defined his
position "a measure which appears su.
Perhpods tolliose who know Mr.. Waits:
toNSRphKArs STATES OLE AMERIcA, J !
: EDErARTMENT OF Jusr1cE, q,
y Richmond, Sept. l2, 1868. !
Hon- Ira r.. Foster, @. M. Gea.- Of
g. Georgia, Atianta, Co:
rT>tDear. Sir have to-day receiyea.
your letter Of the st,ihssnt, forwarded,
10 me from Montgomery, Ala, and,
hasien }ts reply, You say That nv;
name, sihse the Alabama election, has
been freely used by many ia connections
Yitfi y reeonstraofion, meaning thereby
that some people iu1 Georgia ,aappose
That am in favor of q reunion with the
YANKEE Gorernment Of Tl,s North. i
am: surprised ard mortified that any,
body in The Soyilr' should so. interpret
the SAIsbams election: IL isose who
claim my, election as indicating any
snch feeling IN Alabama had read ny
letter Of 2lst Of March 10 Cen. Lawler.
and my shoit Address to. the people .of
Alabama, dated sOh Juae last, they
would never have entertained any such
,fake notioH.; e..
ii is duo 10 tbegallsht people Of my
Slate 10 call attention 10 the resclntions
Of the recent called session Of the Eepis.
lstnre, passed unanimously. pledging
ali the men and resources Of. the State
10 prosecute fhe war until, the ;ndepena.
euce the Confederate States is fully
estabEsBed. -:
sFor myself. 7 will hot 70, feitImv. self
respect.hs atgaing he question of" re,
,eonsuactioh. !" -.
He wl,o is nov deliberately or other.
wise: IN favor Of "aeconsiInction with
lie States under Lineoln's .daminion i,
a traitor in his heart 10 !he State Of
Jhis residence, and TO. tile Confederate
States, anddesertes.a hqftors do6hi:-
If had ahe power would build M "a
'rdH Of fire between Yahkeedom and
the Confederate States, there is burn,
Tor ages: as a monument Of the folly,
wickedness and vandalism Of the puri-
taBic race! No, sir rather tban reu>
mite with such a people, ! would see the
Confederate States desolated with fire
aud sword. -. ~. =.
When the men ofr,he South shall 30.
come such base towards as to wish for
sncb reunion, lei US call on The women
Of the South to march to the battle
held, and, in the name of the God Of
justice bid tbem Fgkt, under the banner
Of Southern liberty! The call would
not. DO madein warn. Let the pa,rio,
sires, whose children have barred their
hreasts to'sthe Yankee bullets, and welS
coined glorious dearhr in this, struggle
fer self GOV erhrnenfS rebuke the foul
spirit which even whispers "reeonstruo-
tion y Let the noble mothers. whose
sons have made sacred with their, blood
Sc many fields consecrated to Freedom,
rebuke ihe fell heresy Let our blood.
stained, banners, now. hnfurled "to the
battle and the breezs," rebuke the eo,o
ordiee and capidity which, supge.t
!. " yeeoas:rastfon:" The spirits OF our
heroic dead-the martyrs to our sacred
cause ---rebuke, a 1ho6ssnd times reb,,ke,
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p. We have little cause for dependency,
none for iespairt2 Let us, nesye our.
SELVES af.esh for The con,eai and let as
not forget that ~, ~. z!
- HFresdoia's bsttIe once beeup. -
Bequeethed from bieedjax, sire "a son,
lheughF fs..s, : e. - d sxer wsdfs'&Ir l.
:. II we aie .trae,to onfsesses; true to
u,s msniories of The past true 10 our
homes, aad 6residesa and Ras TO our
-Ged, We scannot, We siil Eoi be. copqner.
ed 10, say. AID sregS. event lst ne
.prAfsy dAsay te allie of sia ssdiy diane,
s. Your obedi dient seswast, : ~ S
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