Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-14
To THE SOLDIERS OF THE CoNErDER, rE
STATES

After than years warfare SCARCELY eousIed in
far in which M eas sSa saI@ csrnaEe It's bat;ss
AId stsc ed not onlb gratitude aL HON but sdmi alton
anph must be inevitable In uy esssd wtS tier ssn
,r Iss-e bat tmporsry revesse qus yor prt
rate effort suce Sc may at length be r,achs. y of'
You knoE 100 well, my courryu,en what thew ua., h s
O le mSgaLt rage aims at nothing hsn the eIter.
% ~ yJurssses cur wives and cbil Tn. They seek 70
aoy whal ihy cannot plumber They plopose the sls al
etory that your mes sh-n be psrIoned among ,hs
neos Tb uae ss nsSe Tped niemy r yern-
Of lncend arsn Whenever hey your homes ma Ssv
deoau the inferior hitherto apd cen.enlea Nv po
missing indulgence OF Ge yl-s passions, the eacbery
conscious OF ter Inability 10 prevail By wfsr nst
daring axe lest tS should from ;hrir ssss
Of poWer me zen Wao now rule IN Wahston rtfsse 10
onef on The subject ri putting sn end to Ousgs Which
n or q Sen TO for conducting tie
Feowc Iens no at rnaive ef but vs;ory suN1-
gauon slavery and be utter ruo Of ourselves
county Toe victory Is within you roa,h Yu ne ,rt
stretch forth your hands to grsp For this al at Is me-
that the human heart should Pyonpy reUsr
post tduy should stsnd by the AIDES ou. OF tue
io- aLd thus 81 strengthen the armies the GoHdsscy 80 10
snsuie SUCCESS T. abs ut from tier po,ts would
present. In te neld Suffice to create numerical quality
aoh squsiy Ia We f. led 20 be vic OIiOu believe
but few Of these ab,en are "ctusted uavngnss teTve
empaion OF Visi 10 t homes aud tn so whcm
re. nave seen SO long Ma; other sgsef fort mpo
then have SHRINK ron the consequences their ton c
auy that others again have fttr pest l-ses
nd desire OF cbsnge each qunleBg G upbr Gipgs ha
ence, by petusdng himself Lst bis Individual .r,le
have no influence IN the essl sesult
These and other (h0ugh lar less dgacea hs hs
es 70 avoid CANCER u escsp rom The sacrifice rq1r
" partofisn nevertheless lev o. ald n e he
of cur bovd our;Ty and eve hi W. b. Id ar
m immin nj perl Tep.,t hat the who u ose 4Cy 20
her ~, have been called and hiy. r,pr
for duy, who have Gbsened them fros thrr pos
sufficient Ia Number to vctyy the rGge now
depending
cal you, hen, my country men, hasten 10 YOU camps
Obedience u the dictates hon and OF out
emaned absent beyond he period b. t fuorghs 70
repair without delay n their i've and do here
by declare hat rant neral pa!don and Annes n
aid men within the Oonsteacy absent opt leave
who shall with he east possible delay their proJ Of
posts Of duty, but Will he any teerter
beyond twenty days aft the first Publication procAna
uon In the State In which the bsenee my be & h dat.
been accused who have been convict
going seEtence for absence ho.t cesen spng
ony those VIII hfve been twice convicted ~ de1eri,n
Finally conjure my ccuntrywu n-he wiYef thes SIC
tea and dsugners d the Con!edersto their poss iu
Influence In aid Of m CALL add GROWING secr
vii their psf iom hrs RELY and conatAny 6 ed
hfir counys slts, AID take that srfyc,
deserted tter duty to their families TO their ~
God.
(l Given ukder my hand, and the Sell tie Cons5s-
SEAL Srate setes, Richmond this let dsy q Aust
~ year OF our Lori one thousand eight hundre and sxy
three. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President:
Up. BESJANIs,
auS-tau2O crsiary OF Stats.
E- The papers throughout the confederate
quesed to copy the above proc nation at he es5s mo,ot
aud Tor twenty dys thereafter and send th bills 10 the Phi
Secretary OF the Presid mt