The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-11

bls their .sst Of guvOosto to penetrnte Iato On,
country SAD dsvassats our homss. y fast psosias
sway fst: oar s'rcnsbe!ds on the Mississippi
still DID dshascs to the foe snd months Of c.stiy
preparations for theiz reduction have tys spent
| II vain Disaster ha1 been the result Of their
ssery s,st to tura or to storm v.ek burg rnd Port
dudscn ~ well OF every att sok batteries
on ths Rsd river the fallahatc ard o.h sr nayi.
| Gatle streams. within . few weeks toe falling
waters and the insreasing heats Of sumner viii
~ompleA their Glscord .ure, aud compel s.eir bas
"A ard defeated forces to the abandc snt Of ex
pcatti,ps on which WAS bss,d ,aeir ehlsf hsre OF
ausssss 10 IF Htipg our suij Ig stioa.
we must not forget. however. tia: the wa. IL
not ~. ended. AMI ta. We stirl co-f oas. b
pows:fal arne and threatened By uunsr.us
'ess; and thai the Government wkica coatro,s
s1s.' - saG sra les ia Grivsn 10 ths r1nst dss
pssais .nns. to elect the cnholy pa pesos in
is u m ;ss eaersy 30 avert tas impending tocm
tally metitsd by the atrocities is 80 committed,
sae savage bEbsri.i.a viii 1t has encour, 6 ID.
ssevAs population 70 the massacre Of cur wives,
QUE dAu1htsrs, snd enc helpless eai dfsh.
WIFE such snntess be oss "a thsre Ia b1: ons
snd to o. T
appeals to the never faiisg patriotism sai spirit
OF sslf sscrfc, which bsve exhibited since the
beginning OF shs VA. the very rn1vorssie sss,
son tbs prot,aS.ed droush.s OF last year. rsdasd d
tae hs-vesss ON which We oepsndsd far below al
average yieid. aud fhs deficiency was uc tpr.u .s'.
y SD more m sfkadis lns aofsLsra portion Of tbs
sor tas arnv =. tereusa 6 cr-dassc C, "a sn-iy
kesce. Hh'c, rlsv prsyo ss.Gsivs Ee Is shcad
oe uo1 oevo.si TO tao prsGue 1 IN OF es.stI4 AL
:o5 secc i2ssesd gTs.n cat nv stock, sLd othag
articles Eec$ ss4ry fcre eU 1SSteaoc o. tie sops
ana TIC efmy tee 1o-ss2ususss my eravs se:.uas
II nc: c;s ..tross egpesiAl toa.si the p:ss,s ga.
srE ".oys aS uaf.v0Ea aoie 81 sce iss:- our eoul-
Try te.eforS afpais to ycu 30 lsy s5cs al thought
OF ssio e'sd TO osyo5s Yozrso.Sss 80 ssS1ri FCur
hoer.es witacus which .hos. gains wou.G 40 vat
Ssse:s. !; IL .fue taat tie svaeat harySss n .us
more eoUtasr1 States vA:sh Tl.. no gather eG !.s.:
mcc.a promises o. sYindsis sia.t; bat even tais
proGiss be iain.lsd tue diaaauty O. trs.: portsoa,
.tha,csd 80 t: LAS been by a. Iausa Sly Ess =
whit. Vii! cs1s. sfaossrssst,sns Ia q l.ssry OF
cEs:-oas aat s2ts srii3 among tha rerA', sbouG
lae efGps In tie Gi3ie aSdEostsera p1ciogs af lie
Uocfs isrxcy prove asdsieot 3is Ao uos as.ae d
nasd be fel5 in segard !, Ilsrs supply Of bread
for ;ilal. Il il s0r ~, l3Tse AmJuns Of core ana
fNa-e re9uii%i Tor .Gs railing ct iive s.aos, cna
for tUpo of the animals lssa IA military cp3.
rA ioai ta2t yoa- aid is epseiai!s required T;;ra,
and In ham tae ds i,ncy In the last harvest yvss
must fsis. Ls. Ccuc GsioS . devoted eAc.us yaly
70 tee p od.cIol Ct corn. os.s, bsaas. posa pota.
toes and other food fo2 lSE aud beass Lat .o.a
hs sewn 5rosd cas. fo- fodds-, IA imm dia prox-
unity 10 Isiizasts rivers AIi csn.Ig aad Ee: eli
your efforts te e.ro1ttd to ms prompt sIppiy OK
sh-se arsa!es "a sne o's,fi1ss 1IherS oar srS
ops aMEg You Sii ihus ss1d % stiJ effi-
cien7y. s1d faraisa .se masns vi aoi. waca it
lie IN lr.c icSb.e TO naas tdoas pr1i1yt al! sctve
IaovsieG 10 waea have ther;o s.:icsen .erT,- intj
our enemies, AID Ssoossd Cur IN st briiiIAut
trl0mph5.
HAv.ng thus PLACED before you, ny soun.ry nen,
lie &c easoi.s Ior tie call made you ior aid sup
p'yiSg tae van.s of the coming year. xdi & few
words OF appsai ID behalf Of tbs brave sc!1!ers
now confronting you. enemies, aud "a whom YOU:
1Iverlm sut IL unaois 70 furnish = tbs c. III o,is
thsy 50 richly m,tit Ths supply If msa. sor tas
amy Ia d fl iient bis deficiency only ts9psrary,
or msssures Asvs been aaoptsi H.Ich vii Il u
os'ie sed Soon enable us 20 the full rAt;on
But taSt ra!lon 10 now reduced 1t tulss haif
TIE usua. qas1'ly ii Sims Of on. aruits Il:
known thas she supply OF 1aelt shzGug1o 1oa: tho
c.ulry IL suf Msrt for tho support OF a.i bus .hs
dis sAees are 80 g-e&t A0e coui,.Ior OF the rcaas
has been 50 bsd du lag tins fivs znon.ns 9; wirtas
weather through which We nave j1st r.ssed, sEd tno
st.npss Of g-ose Ing scsoua.3fg TO for ssssii the
loarset and Baks raoDsy cut Vi tha ne blood Of
our defenders. have so much irhaslced TIA via
dtaw k, IOo' ssG ot the Scpls Ia ms ..os o: !aa
procussrs ;h.stee 9svsrnmcns has pee u1sble to
gather faI ssppilts The Seore ery & Waf hxs
, epsred plan. which Il 6pp snaat 20 ths dsess,
W .te sid OF which Or Eo---s sLni.ne Eleans 10 be
sdoa;sd By yours'lvos, you can a5ss: TIE Offers
o. .ns ucvetG,eIt il :As pafoh .se of tie b. io
pork and tho beef know 10 st isrsc IAN ttiss
Ia off sfsnt parts Of the country 4vea # tos
piui bs Less thsn IL believed Ia Is no. tier a.d
ac01iiias as, ra seton taas ;hoss ak, rs.nain ::
home, seEurs iron hardship hed pso.sst.d fem
aAIs<r, should &c In the epioyueEt Of sbnndE-cS,
aad thst tbsr slaves also sho,iii have lull sgpoy
OF tooa, while their socg bro,hs,s. husbands and
fathers are ss;atea III this ra.iors on wa.ch thei,
health Eua etfi siency dspeai.
E4t,rt.i ling Tesr that you viii either msco T.
strus the motives oi thls sdrssx fail to respond
to the call CT patriotism. kays placed the fsc:s
fully and frankly besora you. Lit III eli Unite Ia
the performance OF cu- duty, each in hiz sphere:
and ,si.h concerted. persistent, and we'll airtc ed
sff,rt there seems little to nat that uuce.
the blosssLg OF Him v b )m look fcr guidance
and who ala oe asss, id aud Ia 9Th
we fhsli maintain tie eovsseiynty end irdspsu.
deacs OF .Le.s Confederate Elass snd trx. emit t.
post.Yity tao heritage bsqassshsd ~ Us By Gu:
fatheSA
[s,sued1 JEFFERSON DAV{S.
EXxCUTIvE OFFICE
Risarsond april 10, 1883