The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-08-27

The drsa 0oetAo{e. Ia ybur pNsh D tho
papalss fd(lAry That there Il spy. pssu-.
sal sass9saia bstwssn 200 ssd the !
ENR~sfuneaE This unnssafHf Ida st1fst
bs bsaished ffons your minds Before
you csn ,ses clearly dat the :opiy posi-
sbls outlet for yoaj jsts tread ths strssrh
and psrro~ pstk 5f hooot tSSd &sH-1
To . people in; yonrs situssioS, -spposis;
tion and boskiiity 10 the Gdvssnspsot s.
sheer madness, You have no Govern
rnsnt recognized beyond your own bor>
ders, sad you eati Bever have novern.
ment Of your choice. unlsss We sucexsd
10 tho prsssst great struggle for nation.
al existence.
When. therefore. I pre.en. myself
before you ss @ officer Of. the Govern.
neut, and ash yosr aid and co opsrs-
tion in coflecsing supplies tor the sup
port OF It's Nmisa ] simply ask you 10
help Yourselves ia doing that which
must be done,if ron would ever estsb.
lish any government at ALL.
What, thep,is the plain imperative
du,y Of The planters and Nfarmers in Sb;s,
crisis OF their ceuntryf Natiing iiioss,
and certainly nothing less, than 10 pro.
vide food and clothing ser the armies in
the feld. The power to achieve your,
Independence staud between YOU and
the enemy, in the oIganizsd bodies Of
our noble soldiery, but you alone can
keep that power alive aud preserve its
organisation: win you do iti Ls.
me tell you how, -
For nations IN distress, there ire Ser.
| tain grand and comforting truths, which
shine like fixed stars when the darkness
cover. the earth. Among these. we
should remember THAT q sentiment O,
principle Of action. which finds uniyer.
sal acceptance in tho hearth and liyes Of
people, Is . cenquering sentiment of
principle which will triumph over all
opposition and glorify the history of
that people. In other words, the
united action Of - whole nation, ifkbell.
cd and driven on BY n sentiment learor
to its heart than life itself, creates a
power Of irrisisiible sway and fixed des.
Tiny, s -
II then, eur people are resolved and
uui,sd heart and soul ~ ono snaa. 10 be
free, no power On earth, can prevent Il.
Remember that the military occupation
Of country and the subjuga alton Of iu
people are totally different thinps. To
an enemy with unlimited resources the
fosmer is possible, but il IL mere raid.
ing posse.sion. and giyee ooiy fsilock
hold in the soil, They can never dis
mount and occupy against tho deter>
mined opposition Of united people,
So long, then, as you can keep an or.
ganized army in the field anbjues,iorf In
the fsnatical dream of Yankee robber.
Now let US apply this power Of associa>
ted action to the homely but vital aues-
iioa Of food. With regard 70 bread
stuffs, there is no apprehension, si.ee
the product Of the prssent season will
furnish an ample supply for all tho
wants Of the Government and the poo
tpis.
Meat is the only question Of doubt
and danger. I can speak adsisedly on
the subject, and tell you in all frnuk.
meas and seriousness, there is ground for
great apprehension. Official reticence
on ihis subject would be suicidal, and |
will not disguise from you the TACT that
In consequence of Che recent contraction
Of our territory, If we rely .Ione on tho
ordinary sources ofsupply in the hands
OF farmers and planters, we shan fail to
meet the wants efthe Government. L.
these, then, remedy for this threatened
and fatal evilf ] say there is and it
only requirea tho united action Of the
people to prove Il. The deficiencv can
and must be supplied BY what NAV be
termed an artificial culture and psoduc.
ton.
In the State Of Alabama there are
not less than one hundred. -ihousand
pisnters and farmers, who could ptst I'D
and fat:en by ne1t fall or winter, fof
army use, Al least IN average Of one
beef aud one hog beyond their supply
tor domestic consamption. TEis would
give ono hundred thousand beevs, and
one hundroi thousand ,hogs, which
would otherwise net be prepared for
market. Again, there are in the bands
of the Weather class of plantera aud
farmers in the: State probably not less
than one hundfed thousand gork oxen
thst could b spared ,frosnp agricuhnssl
iabor--ail 1of.whjch should b fattepsd,
ses,besf aud held subjsct 10 tho vents
OF the 0osesamsntst. ., ,..,.... ,.... d" ,
Z, In this Wsy . sapply Of SOC, 600 head
,ef oAttis and hsgs could literally be Gre
atsd euk .0f .sn. .,sx xisttpa, stock. vi.ieh
Honid othG~fss bs4ssafh hbls fos usss. j
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