The New York herald., 1863-07-23
The sousnsrnsrs Arming for Home Do

The Southerners Arming for Home De-
fence.
From the Richmond Enquirer, July III
ALABAMA.
public meeting OF the citizens OF Montgomery, Ala.
was held the Court House Monday night TO organize
tae whole fighting population Tor home defence
MOBILE
General Maury has issued address to the citizens OF
Mobile calling ON all able bd.ed men within the limits Of
The city and county organlxe into companies and re-
cu in defence against tho threatened attack by
| the army Of Grant.
Tho City Council of Columbia, c. on the 1lth unani
mousy passed resolution that the merchants and other
business men the city be requested TO close their
places Of business at two O'Clock IN the afternoon
OF each day order enable all residents Of the city
capable Of bearing 70 drill and prepare themselves
| for the defence of their homes and trosides
| CHARLESTON, 8. G.
The Mayor Of Charleston on tho l0th issued three pro-
l. Imprcssng ali the free male negroes mulattoes and
meizoas residing in that city, betwecn tho ages oC
eighteen sixty and all able bodied male slaves within
the same. finish the defences OF Morris Island.
Ordering all business suspended within the city from
that day until the safety Of the city Is assured.
.. That ali and children be removed from the
city, at the earnes. request Of General Beauregard.
GEORGIA.
tue people OF that city to DO prepared for invasion of
Rosecrans Yankees, who said to be preparing raid
route Tho state road WILL 1t is said be the principal OBJ
iect OF attack. sign has boon agreed upon and The
..meish' OF Atlanta and vicinity called upon moot
Marietta street at the lirst sound Of the cannon
Tho city Of Rome is to be fortified ut once. Ample
have been subscribed for the purpose and
perenced cngi Ger Is the spot ready direct the
work. The citizens Of Floyd connty called upon
furnish hands brow up tho defences The Montgomery
Adtcfise, urges the Importance OF terrifying all the rim
cpa towns in this section OF the contederacy without do
lay.
vIRGINIa. tE
The old city OF LynchbuTg ss bestrripg itself The
Mayor has issued the following Irccamations--
10 THE CITIZENS LyNcuM',a--You are respectfully
FRIDAY evening O'Clock n order that tho members
Of the different military or anzaons may have oppor
tunty Of attending ary the drills of their respective
comianes II must bc apparent to all that II is highly
I'M ortant that this n uid be done and
can raise reasonable cc,ion 70 it, II high Time that
should ac and act at once towards putting ourselves
IN readiness for any emergency.
The Richmond Loafrrs and the Con scrip.
eiOn.
rFrom the Richmond Enquirer, July 1871
The army heng aa on and the c"nscrpt guard recln
arain With roseate mugs" and fiery soap locks The
eeaent Is strnnge-wc might say foreign brt !, Ia
mixed aud native niquy covered with such clothes
to nj ke st unrecognizabe, composes small part
vi a. We observe Tho urcbin OF fifteen years agothcn
with bare legs awry phz and tatercd trowsers rushing
wildly with n gang OF com ades for a newly discovered
empty h gshud in the ding maics,i
ca- by the side o. those comrades leaning the
shoulders roecign look gentleman al dressed in
the III est linen ookng cool in the cooles OF grass sacks
perumed with gloss ev onguents, aud spa Killing with
elegant stads and diamonds OF incalculab!e value The
grcup, under any other crcunstanccs viewed without
consciousness the OF the viewer that the police
were looking At them. co@ould be absolutely stunning
me EtNiS o IuSf on the mOhlu ~ FORM WOniu Do
here the els that they would Indicate auencc.
The ease Of their manner and the sodty OF their
would say Envy me; cannot help IT, These the
gentlemen who occrpy the street IN the cool
hours # the morning and in tho refreshing shades Of the
evening. They multiply and disappear, by voltOn: at
| least unexpectedly They have associates OF less
| fin sht typc, that come and 90 knows when
where. The police dcsp'se these, because they know
them. having caught or two of them in vany, aud
whoever they easily in rascaty, they invariably
contemn They love TO watch the more wary game and
admire It's dcxcrty in eudng their clutches: but their
admirat' is animated with hope, prrsentiment that
tins game will yet be cnught. These two casses then
Iiosscssnn of tho Now Il Ia time that
ebody taking possession Of them. II may be
pity dslurb the OF this oaiar life blunt
the edge these Damascus sblades.n aud dim the rad
o these nasrfrg gems. hnt there need for
iancirs there Is cerauly necessity for faro banks
and Tor gambling clubs think society along
very well IN this day Of ccnir and privation without
them. THINK of regiment OF oalcrs But soft-don I
laugh az the idea. They would make admirable soldiers
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