Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-04
TOTHE sOIDIERs oE1HB CONFEDERATE

Atsr than yesis Of warfare scarcely equaAed In
hs naaS nagude nd :earra ernese i's bates war.
fars which courage and fOude have lustrst your
eOanty Sod ell act cab gsuude al home eut ad alton
y?Ir sasn.s esDsnas ca SSs ~ When or hs VI
ses, hey aSg that p0rary revefses can queh yor PlrN
shsk ycu dstslaaans and hsy saherius heavy
masses fr I1ysl "a he vain hope tat by Adss9e-
rata effort success may at Length be reached:
caa Ts rae aims ~ nothing than the eIer
nlp ton OF 3Tos wve and el ter Ihey seek 70
victory that ycur 4n be psroned among The Sreehss
whose ae.sus sus have =, nped inamy on lht. ssrh
Tbs sSEn g. ree seTye iDsarscaon aad s ne are
Of md whenever hS can reach your homes sno they
ssoaa az of the VI pSS,ops as the lie Of .leSsser
Conscious Of cir inability 10 prevail by legitimate warfare, not
OF power the VITO rule Washington refuse
subject q Putg an end TO utrsgss which dis
grace or T. listen TO su oi on Tor conducting the war
according n usaSes Of ei.i sanOn.
PsoW-e alternative lsf. you but victory, Euja
your Tue vi-'Ory wi hin you reach nc hat
seteh fora your hAEd 10 grtpL For This and al that Is
n AZ m se uhs called the Id By every
TIA. can move tn human heart, scoud promptly repair =
fo and thus Sengagn the Srml,s ths ConfsderscY 70
Tie absent from their posts
present Ia the aei sus to create numerical EQUALITY bew
force and hit Of invad and xhei With any Spproq.h
10 su,h y haze "a lei 20 be vic oTouG believe
bl, Of are tuaed by VI vii ngness to serve
Their country but m any ave foun diGScuIi "a ,es be
temptation O y 70 r homes and the Low from Whcm
hey long sep4,a that ether, cave left fort po
eoo % their ia ~ with hs Intention returning suI
hen have Skunk ron tho consequences their vo ton Ct
duty that hers 9gar have t n II pest lessness
desire OF change, qune the dngs his
enee psl,uLcrg Individual ssrNices
have lnhlrnca q h. general result
these AID other hOugh lar less dsgrsceiul thai the
dssi avoid dsngs nom the sacrifices Ttqar
ros are, n.veuheleis lew fau and place The
Of blav d unry, and OF eve M hold dear
IN min ri Itep7st that the who
Their hav been cse and have report
for do who absn ed them elves fro their posts
s5een 10 numbe TO vetry In the srugGe
l. pending
cal yOu then, my oounuen, 70 hasten to youo cAmPS
In obedience the tctats hon end Of dut-, aud
thOte EhO have themselves with leave, who have
remained absent be- Ond he Ped allowed By the furot
repsr without delay n IL live Commands and d. here
by de- lac hat neral don and Aunest, TO Ill OH
who shs with no cas- possible delay Tecrn 70 their proper
sts o. dnIy hut WI be received deserer
beyond Weoty days aft III ant plseatoa OF this proclAS
ton Ia the State In which tae gbense be q the date 81 -
rea ion. This sunesty Ard pSrto1 shall tN',n4 who
We been tccuse who have convict AID under
seat, for absence oeser excepting
hIse VII hzVe been twice cinytstej ~ dsser,!.n
Finally, eODiure NY cCultryW he wives Tiers SIS
srd dAug 4 he Con tdcra7yto their alrOwe fU
Guanee in aid " HI IL aid GROWING stcr 70 tsoe
iii their pAhlosm hes RELY AID andy teed
n, r cOlut ys s, 10 take hat who
Ia the d n te shet tered hoe rom ed ssrace 9Th wing
desc tel duty Their families, . ther ~ their
GOd
49, GyeO uEder my hand, ard the Seal & te Copfede.
SAL rate bate, RChmrLd, this LIST dSy ~ Augu,ti the
- yosJ % 20. Lord II. usaad eight hupdre and NY
t1res. JaFFERSoN DAVIS.
By the Prsslaert.