Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-15
40 rHE SOLDIERS OF THE CONPE pHJs A,E.s
STATES.

After than Of warfare seacely equYsd IN
in which your and foruds have Hrs.r l. yt
country ard attracted only gratitude q. home se tto
umph must inevitable. Un6uly with her nc ur-
cese, hey aague that tmporry que 70 pitt
shake aud they are nov gsti eg e.yy
r gener iLvGSio In hc vain hope by dee; b
rate ehtrs success may at length be reaeEss
Yyu too wel cOrnirynrn, What they BY
Their msgoatt aims at nothing e tho
ia ton 81 %Tr wye' %sd T5sy se y
ory that your shn be Partonsd among ihe vIecaes
aoclors ties have st mped nfsmy Va r veTn.
The design incte seryile ilsurecou hs
inc arm hey y,b your home, tcY
debsu tie Inferior h-ro oociis ara eoDtente pc
miIng ndus Of the vii passions rs the eaccy
osclous OF cir inability TO prevail by et mate wrfar
Il power who rule Wah gt5n refuse
oner on the subject 4 putting an end TO ousg VII ea els
according the ussses OF Gil lEation
Feowezens, alternative lef you bet victory, ia
your county. TIE victory is vi hin you re~eh
t: Tbs 20 ss% to bs ana 81" h ~ va. M
that move the human heart, should promptly repair
post Of duty should stand by their aces IN
thus strengthen armies the ConfsdsiAcy ~ 20
ensure success. Tie absent from their pots
present the field ee 70 create numerical squaty D. wee.
force and tht invaders my approach
70 uh ECU. lily hs We f. LED TO BE- vic oou believe at
bat lew Of those absent are scuatsd ~ anvil
heir country but th,t many dHcu eslst he
emptaon Of sys to t-sr homes tas Low
rty os their ala with tn intention rtsrng
ben have shrunk from the consequences their VI q
iay that others ssan hsye 'eftnir post rea saeI
nd desire Of change, each qunle The oibgs b.
by pesuading himself Rat his Individual services
nave no influence on The neral result
These and other (ahougn far LEES dsgscsu thu hs
desi avoid oSnger escap- nom tbe sacrifice, rqar
rioism) nevertheless, giey % lau and p he
ause OF cur b=lcvd country and OF eve ~ hl3 ar
m immin ut peril ITeps8t shat the who Guty
her have been called out aud hlY report
" who have sbsrned them their posi-
sufficient 10 number TO yotry ia the uggis
Impending
call you, then, countrymen 70 hasten your CAMPS
obedienc7 the dictates hon'r snd OF and
Eho leave or WI have
emaned absent be- ond the period allowed By th uorgh
epsir without dlsy their TesTe I've Commands dJsc
declare that grant neral pardon and amEests ~ ~ Off
and within the Coniederacy absent thoat e.V
who shall with he east possible delay return 10 their proyet
duty but viii be rtcriVed any
ey1nd twenty days atr the frat pa LEGATION Of his proesmS
ion Ia the Stse In which the Sbsenee b. n dat he
DuIca Ion. This amnesty and pardon shall extend Who
Eve been accused who have been convicted and unt
ihcss VII, h We been twice convicted Of deSefi.n
Finally c0nure country wives, Tiers
. and dsuchers &C the Conesrscyto their ALL
uence in aid Of this CALL 10 add crownDg scr
Eh their pat o,sm has RELY and ,n'y feled
hr county asT, audit take that who
the Id sh II be Sheltered e howe from tie sgrace Il wing
deserted tte duty to their families, TO he AZ aod Their
God.
l Given uRder my hand, aud Tire Seal II t, Corfets.
SEAL rate states, Richmond, this sL dag q Augu ia tie
-IysSr Of our LoFa Gne thousand eight huhdre aud KY
three. JEFFERSON DAVIS
By the President:
Up. BENJAMIN,
aus -tau2O 8 cretary Of s,sts
~ The pspers throughou. tHe onrederae ere fr
qlested u copy the above pocl nation the ra 1r
ADD twenty thsrest AM send ther bills The t5sif