Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-10
An Appeaa from Hon. b. III. HIH.-NoW IL your
TiInA

An Appeal from Hon. B. III. HIll.-Now Ia Your
Time.
More than half the men-oficers and .privates-on
Gen. Bragg's muster rolls, are absent from duty lney
are wearing the uniform and receiving the pay but are
spending their time railroads. at hotels at the houses
of unsuspectig kindness in the country, and taking
pleasure walks and rides with thoughtlees women.
This is the only reason why the battle of Chatanoo-
ga was lost. Everywhere l find Officers floating about
through the country If they had been at their posts
Gen. Bragg could have been before Nashville this day
"Tel the ladies to drive them to the army said the
faithful and noble Longstreet to me few days ago
They getnp false leaves Of absence" he added and
the people, especially the women at home, must drive
them back Not one,fourth of them have any excuse
but indsposon to do duty, and of all the army those
who are absent are least entitled to the kindness OF the
people and the notice OF the ladies'"
These are the pointed and truthful words OF great
General who is always at his post
These men can now redeem themselves This Is the
most favorable hour in the progress of this struggle to
bring the war to q close.
Let every man at once repair to the army. When
the muster rolls are calling, let every not actually
disabled answer, I" I'm here" II they will but do
this Grants army can be destroyed. He cannot live
in TIE interior Of Georgia. Don't criticize zen.
Bragg stay where he stays and be as earnest ID the
discharge of your duties and nc one will have cause 10
complain, but all abundant cause to rejoice.
Let the press, the people, the old men and the ladies'
ply the absenees ard make them feel what is. true-
that absence s per di8reputabe Let noshlnG out
absolute sickness No man can serve two mas
ters ard no man belonging to the army discharge
bis duty in any ether position. This was Gen Lo6g-
streets emphatic expression.
| do believe if all the absenee2 will at once return
to the army General Bragg viii be able to capture or
destroy Grants army, and when this s done the war
cannot last, for LncoIn's p0@er will be broken.
Bat if the absenees remain aWay-General Bragg
with only forty per cent OF his army present end sixty
per cent ab2entcaDnot prevent Grant from getting
permanent oothold in Georgia, and man can meas
uIe the sec fces that must accrue.
Gen. Lees army is weakened almost as much from
the same cause If be shall lose battle it will be only
because ciceEs ana privates raifoad passengers
hotel quests aDd ady gaants Instead OF being soiders
EStr7re MN now govern the United States 1hey
mean our snbiogation and ruin We must fight as long
IS th.sa men ere in poTer. When the people OF the
United States shall drive these men from power and re
puato teir extreme measures and cease to nVade ana
roll, u there will D. al honorable door open Tor discus
sion. But never b.tofe. Until that door shall be
opened by enemies let people count no disaster
as intoeraEe and regard every interest protected
only by vigorous prosecution OF tie Wf. Let every
mao OF the army be in camp and lei every man not OF
the army produce something TO sustain those IN
camp
To fight the extreme men and keep Cur ears open to
the reasonable and just OF the United States, is
| the only road to !,eace and honor.
| In Ii men tine have to be dscourag
Cd. If 4}raut shall .o0w Bragg into the interior and
| the aG52DtCeq Will return promptly 70 duty, we can
convert apparent disaster Into the greatest victory
! Of the war Ibe charm of the extreme men 10 the
United States will then be brokon, and tie door speak
! OF w;lisbe opened. B. II. Hull.
| Mac n, Nov 81, 1853.
! Upon this he Macon Telegraph makss the following
marks VI Oh exhibit fearful state OF things:
SENATOR HILLs CouMUN1cAT1oN.-We call The
earnest attention 81 people, old and young, and
women, to the statements of Senator Hill. they need
no coErobo alton, but to weeks ago learned, from
most reliable source, that out of 1903 0O0 the number
of r2nts enrolled in Gen. Brages army only forty
thousand we're present for duty. What can be expect
Sd 0 such st2te of affairs as this? Certainly nothing
less than have got. Thirty thousand effective mer
pitched against LUu1rld thousand! Ia it any won
dsr that Re hear bad Jews? Have we any right Il
listen for anything else? In the name of reason let th
fighting men gather to their commands. Let public
opinion come the aid Of the suffering heroes ia thC
Font, no fighting at these terrible oGds and fill u
| the ranks again.