Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-08-27
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
TO the Soldiers Of the Confederate
States.


States.
After more than two years OF a warfare scare ely
eoua led in the number, magnitude, ard fearful
caroace oil H., battles a warfare in which your
courage ana for .!ude have illustrated your coun-
try anI attracted not only gratltute at home, but
admiration abroad your enemies o0tinae stru9-
gle ia which final triumph. must be Inevitable.
Indalv elated with their recent successes, they
i,oat,le thst temporary reVeTses cau dull your
spirits or shake your determination, and they are
now gathering heavy !nus,es for a general inga-
sion IN Jae vain hope that, BY desperate effort,
success may Al length be reached.
You know TOO well, my co,ntfymen, what they
mean bv success. Their malignant rage inns at
nothing less than the determination of yourselves,
vour wlves, and children. They seek to destroy
what they cannot plunder. They propose as the
spoiIs of victory that your homes shall be divided
auoag the wretches whose abrocous eruelties have
stasnped lnfamy on their Government They de-
sig to icite servile insurreeon and light the fires
of incendiarism wherever they can reach your
hones and they debauch the inferior race, hitherto
docil aud contented, by promising Indulgence of
the yest passions, the price of treachery. Con-
scious Of their inability to prevail Dy Legitimate war
fare not daring make peace lest they shoald be
hurled from theIr seats or power the men who now
rule III Washington refuse even to confer on the
suniect OF putting eDd to outrages which dis
prrce our age OF TO listen TO a suggestion for
duoung the war according to tie usages Of civil-
ZatlOn.
Fellow citizens no alternative is left you but vie
tory or subiugaton, slavery and the utter ruin CT
yourselves, your families and your country. The
victory is within your reach Yon need but stretch
forth your hands 10 grasp It. For TINS END all that
is necessary Is, that those who are called to the
field by every motive that move the human
heat, should promptly repair t. the post OF duty,
should stand by their comrades now IN front OF the
tua and thus SO strengthen the armies OF the Con
o3raey as to ensure success. IRe men now ao-
sent from their posts would if present N the field
suffice to create numerical equality BETWEEN our
force and that OF the lnsaders--ahd When, WIN
any approach TO such equality, have we failed TO
be vctorous? believe that but few OF those ao-
seat are actuated by unwi.ngness to serve fheif
country but that many have found It dlfncult TO
resist the temptation OF visit to their homes aDd
the loved ones from whom they have been SO long
separated that others have left for temporary at
tsnlion to their affairs with tho Intention OF re.
turning, and then have shru unk from che consequen
of their violation OF duty that others again.
from mere res1lessness aud desire of change, each
quieng the upbra;ding Of his conscience, ey per
suadiug himself that his individual services could
have no influences on the general result. :,
These and other causes (although tar less dis-
graceful than the desire to avoid danger or TO es
cape from the sacrifices required by patriotiom)
are nevertheless, grevious faults, and place the
cause of our beloved country, ard everything we
hold dear in Imminent peril repeat that the men
who now owe duty to their country, who nave
been called ont aud have not yet reported for duty,
or who have abssnted themselves from their posts,
are sufficient IN humber TO secure victory in the
struggle now impending.
l call on you, then, my countrymen to hasten to
your camps, In obedience to the dictates OF honor
n and OF duty. and Summon those who have remain
II eli absent beyond the period allowed by their fur
loughs, repair without delay to their respective
n commands AMI do hereby declare that graat q
general pardon ard amnesty TO all officers and n1en
within the Copfslefacy, now absent without leave
who shall with theleast possible delay, return t6
8 their proper posts of duty but no excuse will be
received for any delay beyond twenty days ate,
n in which .he absentee may be at the date of the
publication. This amnesty and pardon shall ez
tend to all who have been accused, or who have
bean convicted and are undergoing sentence for ab
sence without leave or desertion. excepting only
those who have been twice convicted OF desertlon
Finally, conjure my country women, the wives
mothers, sisters and daughters of the Confederacy
TO their all'powerful influences in aid OF thls
CALL to add one browning sacrifice to those whlcE
their patrotsIa has SO freely and constantly offeree
on their countrys altar and to take care that none
who owe service ia the field shall be sheltered e.
home from ths disgrace of having deserted then
duty to their families, to their country, and ts
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