Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-12
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After mora than two years Of warfare scarcely equaed In
the number magnitude and fearful carnage Off battles var
fare In which your courage and forude have Illustrated your
country and attracted only gratitude home bat
abroad, enemies continue struggle IN when our nn
oesse they inaoe that temporary eversts can que
shake your determination and they now gathering heavy
masses for general iaVasop In the VAN nope Ia' W
rate effort success may at length be reached. - -, .
You know too welt my cOuntynen Thss nsy mean Oy
mia alton OF yourselves wives ADD children Trey seA :.
destroy what they cannot pGnssr Ihsy propose Is M s
whose arocicus cuee have stamped inamy on tr
menL The design nce serve asureeuon and hg the rs
Of ncsndarsm whenever hey reach homes and they
debAuh inferior hitherto doeie and eontened by pro
missing Indulgence the vst passions as the price OF
Conscious Of inability prevail by legitimate warfare not
daring to peace lest they houd b. hurled from their es
OF power the who rule In Washington refuse even 70
confer subject Ct putting end 20 ouirsges which ds
grace age listen 20 suggestion ipr conducting s war
according 70 the usages Of civilization.
FeoWeitizens alternative Is left you but victory or ueju,
CATION slavery and the rule OF families and
county The victory within your reach You nesa pn'
stretch forth your hands gs,p IT, For tbs and al that me-
cessary Whe called the h:d by every mouye
that can the human heart should promptly repair TO We
post Of duty should BY their comrades In front OF the
foe, and thus strengthen the armies o. ne oonsdaeY az 70
Toe nov absent from Their pSs ESa.a
present the Geld suee TO create numerical equality between
force and that of the when WIN any
70 tuoh equality have We failed 10 De veoou oas
but few Of these absent adjusted by 70 serve
their country but that many nave iou9a II nnS 70 es we
temptation OF aVtto their homes and the love ones rom Who
they have been so long separated that others nave e
then I've shrunk from the consequences OIL the oon Oh
duty hat others again have len their poet rm mere res essnes
change, each qunleGn{
science b. perauadng hsehat mis- individual services could
have M influence ON the srnefal result
(hough far less dsgracefa than The
desire DANGER TO escape from the sacrifices
by parOt are, nevertheless gevous faults aud p e The
Of beloved country and Of ege yhHg We h dear
In mmn peril Irepest that the men who now owe duty TO
country been called and have not yet report
duty who absented Themselves from their posts
sufficient In number TO Us yetry In the struggle no"
impending
CAL on you them my counymen 70 hasten to your camps
In obedience the dictates honor and OF duty, and summon
Who absene themselves without leave or who have
remained beyond the period allowed by e' urough 70
repair without delay respective commands and do here
GERS and men within oone5escy absent without leave
shall possible delay return 10 their proper
poets duty viii be received for any deserte
beyond twenty days after the ht publication Of this procanA
in which the absentee be ~ The dats OF ms
publication. THIS amnesty ald pardon shall extend - 81 VINO
have bee accused been convicted and are UNDER
going absence whoSt leave or teseon excepting
only those who been twice convicted Of deSeron
Finally cOnjure cOu7ywOmenthe wives, others, SIS
daughters cf the Conderscyto use their aEoSeru
influence aid his CALI aid GROWING sac &c 10 so5e
Whih their patriotism has RELY and constantly thered on
their couny altar take that who owe service
deserted tte duty their families to te!r cOun and to their
God.
t Given uRler my hand and che Seal Of the Copfede-
SEAL rate states Richmond this ls day Of Augu In the
year Lord thousand eighth hundred and sixty
three. JEffEhsVN DAVIS.
BY the President
Up. BESJANS,
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