The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-04-23

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SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY MORNING. APR a. tsGa

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dtsoomksute and compel sthe;f .Satsiesl
and defeated forces 70 the aban,lopn,en,
Of expeditions on which ~aslbased their
chief hopes Of ,spccess iu ,cfee,ing our
,subj jdgatiou. -, ., 4. ''s4.A "a. =. -
(. We, must not forget, however, it a,
the waf is:nos yet ended. and that we
areN still confronted by powerful armies
AID thyeafened by nnsserons isets, aud
1ist -ths gvyerntpent wi,ich controls
these fleets and aruiies is:driven TO- the
most desperate effortssto eject the -ur,-
holy purposes in which It ifas thus far
been defeated. II will. use It's u,mos.
.energy,to avert the impending doom,
so fully stnerited by the a,rocfties a mas
committed, the savage barbarities which
It hm encouraged, and. The crowning
sinfsfny of its attempt 10 excite .a.servile
population to The massacre of our wives,
our daughters, aad eur helrleas chiIdxen.
: With such contest befyre +as there il
but one danger which the Goveinmenr
OF your choice regards with apprehen>
sion, and to avert this ,t.anger 4 appeals
TO the nover failing patriotism and spiril
Of seiesacrifice wliich you have exhib,
ited since che beginning Of the war
The very ufifavoiabe, seas n, the pr :
tracted droughts of last year reduced
the harvest on which we depended far
beIows,a average yield. nnd the defiS
ctenev was unfortunately siiil ,mote
marked In the Northern portieh Of the
Confederacy, where supplies were spec
-ially needed for shc asnty. II, through
a confidence in early peace which may
prove delusiVe, our fields should. be now
devoted to the production of cotton and
tobacco, irstead of grain and live stock,
and other,arlicles necessary for the sal ,.
si-teDce Of the people and Tue arihSkthe
consequence ihay- prove sefious II mot
dicastrOus, especially should the present
season prove as unfavo,able as-tlie lsst
Y our country. therefore, sppenis 10 You
20 lay aside all thought Of: gain, ana TO
devote you rselves to- o-securing your lib-
erties, without which those gains would
be Salueless. .- . ''.r. go
Il is true .that-,he wheat harvest in
tie more southern Stales. which viii be
gathered next month promises an abnn.
l.nt Weld 4; but even if this promise. be.
fulfilled, the difficulty Of trahSpoftatiop;
enhanced rs il has been by sn unusually
rainy winter, will cause enhafrassmenfs
in military. operations and. suffering
among the people should the crops in
the middle aud northern portions OF The
Confederacy proYe deficient. Bat no
need be, felt IN iegardzto u
mere snpply oflread for man.- II is for
the large amount of corn and forage
required for. .ihe rnising Of five stock,
and fyr the ,snppS Of tie animals used
in military opei aiions thai. your aid is
specially required. .yhexo. articles are
too. bulky for distant Transportation, and
in tleiri Tie deficiency in the last .har,
vest was most felt. Let Your fields be
devoted exclusively 10 The production Of
cctn, oass, beans, peas, potatoes apd
9th er food for man, and beast. Lei
corn be sown broadcast FOR -fadder, :.
immediate proximity !yrailfoads. rivers
and canals, and let all your efforts be
directed to the prompt supply of ihese
articles In the districts where our ar
mics are operating. You viii thus add
Sfeatly 10 their efficiency, and; furnish
the means without which il is finprac-
tiesble to nuke those prompt aud active
Which have hitherto stricker
terror into our enemies. and secured our
most brilliant tfiumpts. >1s s.saa- q. Z.
Having thus placed before you, my
eouptryinen, the reasons for the call
made ON YOU for MD in supplying the
.waptsof the eoning year, add few
words Of appeal 10 behalf Of the BRAY G
soldiers now, ,eqnfrvntihg your enemies,
a,ni to whom Sour g oyernnent is ana.
Bile 10 furnish all The comforts they so
richly merit. Tho supply of meat for
the army is deficient. This deficienev
hss only, temporary, for measnres have
been,adopted which will, Il is believed.
soon enable ~ to restore the full ration.
But tIat tati5n Is now reduced nj times
TO one.iiaif the usasl quandiies in some
Of our a.pies IL Is kuoWn ihat. the
supply Of meat tl,rooghoutsthe county
is sufficient for The sopport q. all, Sbai
the dist aness are so grea,, Tire conditioa
OF the. lords has been so bad d0ripg the
i've months of winter Weather I r,5agh
which we. have just passed, and the
att@ppts OF groyeFling @specrAatoFss "a
farestail the market and make NJ. ohey