Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-10
TO THE sOLDIERs OF THE coNFEDERATE

After more than two years Of scarcely equaed In
fare in which your courage and oude Illustrated
country attracted only gratitude at home but admiration
abroad your continue gge 10 which our hna TIL
umph must be inevitable Unduy elaed With their recent sue
they naoe that temporary reVerses can your pt
shake determination and they gathering heavy
masses for general nvSsos in the hope tbAt by desPe
rate effort success may at length be reached.
You know we copntrymen what they mean by sue
malignant rage at nothing less than the eIer-
min alton yourselves and children They seek TO
Tcory that your shan be partoned among
whose sOcous oruee have stamped inamy their Cavern
Of ncsndasm whenever they reach homes and they
debaueh the inferior hitherto dOee and cOntenet BY pro-
vs passions the price OF treachery
Conscious OF tner inability to prevail by legitimate warfare not
daring 10 make peace lest they should DO hned nom ne sea
Of power the who rule In Warrington refuse even 10
confer the subject Of putting end 70 outrages which dis
grace listen to suggestion for conducting the war
according 70 the usages Of civilization.
Fellowcitzens alternative Is len you but victory or suhu
your country victory within your reach You need but
stretch forth hands to crap For this and all that ne
that the human heart should promptly repair to tne
post duty should stand by their comrades now In front Of the
foe and thus strengthen the OonederscY
The absent from their posts would
present In the ed suffice 10 create numerical equality between
our force and when with any approach
TO suh equality have failed 10 be ycorousr believe that
their country but that many have found difficult 70 resist the
temptation OF Vto their homes and the loved from whom
they have been so long separated Othss left
sTy attention to ther affairs returning
then have hunk from the consequences OF their violation Of
and desire Of change each queng the upbradngs his
persuadng himself that his Individual services could
have influence the general result
other although far less dgracefu than the
desire avoid danger to om the sacrifices required
by paotsm nevertheless geyous fauu and place the
beloved country and OF yhirg hold dear
imminent peril repeat that the who duty 70
called and have yet report
duy who Absonted Themselves from their posts
sufficient In number victory In the struggle now
depending
call you them countrymen, to hasten 10 your camps
In obedience the dictates Of honor and Of duty and summon
themselves without leave, who have
remained beyond period allowed by their urlough
repair without delay their respective commando and do here
BY declare that grant neral pardon and amnesty TO all Off
and within the Coneeacy absent without leave
who shall with the least possible delay return to their proper
posts OF duty, but will be received fer deserter
beyond twenty days after the hrst publication Of this ProcamA
on the State In which the sbsenee be the date Of The
pu eaOn This amnesty and pardon shall extend to al who
hve accused who have been convicted and are UNDER
going absence without leave desern excepting
only those who have been twice convicted Of deseron.
Finally cOnjue counryWomenihe wives, mothers, sis
and daughters Ct the 0onsderacy-to their apoWeIu
Influence aid of this CALL add GROWING sscr TO those
which their patriotism has freely and constantly offered
their counSs altar and to take that who services
In the field sh III sheltered hoe from the disgrace having
deserted their duty their families 10 their county, and 10 their
God.
~ Given under my hand and the Seal CT the Copfede-
SEAL rate States Richmond this LIST day Of August In the
year OF Lord thousand eight hundred and sixty
three JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President: