Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-18
PEOPLE OF EoRaTA.

The laa ssrious disartsrs 70 err arms At yleksbug
sd PERI Hudson, together via General Braggs re.
treat with ais army to eur very borders willis ihsy srs
no cause Of despair cf ultimate sase-ss, If We are true
t. ourselves, and place eur trust in God, adaonish Us
that Il We would prsteet ear homes hsn thu ravsges q
sac snsmy, e. is time for every Georgia. able TO bear
arms, 70 uaiia himself, Withszt delay, vita a military
Organisation, an. hold himself In readiness At a no.
msnts warning, t. strike fer His hems and The graves
q his a~nee-tor, with an uaaltsrabls -dstsrnlnGion 10
ale free raihss than 1--we tie Hlava Of dsspotie power.
Teas Of hssssndH Of eur fslloW uiHzens have ToIun-
tsered for tie VA, and those Of han who have net
been Lsin Or disabled, are sill rsking everything Tor
sur suseess IN distant fields upoH tAs bsrdsu 81 The
Confedsracy. On account Of the near approach 81 the
enemy to the Interior, the call Il new upon those At
home, who have made comparatively Hrtls sacrifice, 10
volunteer 20 defend their OWE habiiaiious aud property,
and the hsmes sad families or their ~nslgbbors who are
ia the army. against the thrssisnsd attacks Or the
sasHy.
% there q Georgian, abs 10 bear arms. So lost not
oRly to patriotism bui 70 all the Aoblsr Impulses Of our
nature, that be viii In this emergency refuse 20 taxa up
EraI for The ssfsass OF his hons sad his fsaHy when
the enemy Genes to hI very ssog 70 destroy The enc
and Insult aud cruelty nlurs tAs stAsrl If there be 8
Georgian possessed Of 20 Little ooursge or m~aRIaess, let
bis fellow citizens aark and rsusnber him. Il lie
hides himself bshin5 soas legal exemption as a mere
pretsxt to avoid dHty, let him BE- exposed is the esnsnrs
be dsse.vss OF If In his anxiety to make Money and
bacoms rich, he turns q Naf ear to the PronPings-of
patriotiEa, and wssId saerlass his lbsrtiaE to Bis
arsrico, lat him DO exposed with indignant se0rn to
pEbIis ssatsmPt. The tas has osms fer plain tax
and preHPt astioa- Al that is daar = n people En-.
earth il at sake. The best sssrts Of every patriot are
required to save err eauss frsa ruin Hzd our ehldrsA
frsa bondars. We are ssteEmiHsd to be a frss people.
east what IL nay and we should permit 40 man to re-
naiu aaong NJ AID erjsy the PrOtsslsH q the Govern
msut who refuses to do his part to sssas our iuds-
~psadezes.
If 81 our people a. homs wiz ergsuizs fer home Do
fsass. and the Secrstary Of War win Issue and enforce
such srdsrss as will compel the tbsusnnds q Psrsens in
/ Coafeaorats ssrvlss who, Oh EeegEnt Of the wealth CT
/ parspt- or political faHusncs, or other Ike esasss, ara
new keeping cut Of the reach Of dazgur, a. passport
| areuta lmprssszsnt agents. useless s~ubsitsraH eeHaastsd
l with tie difsrsnt dspartzeats, i~nsludiug ether ~faysritas
o. thosssin position, ~EtrAgglsrs' eta many Of whom are
suspected Of riding ever the country at public sxPsnse,
engaged sn private speeulatious, suroliug sacsu in
counties where the sneers exempt are almost as MT
nsrous as the eoussriE pts now In the counties subject to
snroInszt, and the hsst Of officers in unifsrn, and
others. whs arc daily seen In every city, town ana VII
Iavs. and uson every railroad traia, ana in eysTy hetel
in the Confsdsrsey-to return Immediately to tksir re-
v~psstive commands in the field we should seoa h Sc
armies strong enough to roll back the dark eoad Of war
which haars ever us, and drive ths invaders frsn our
sell.
By reference to tbs gsuarsrsrdsr herewith published.
it will be seen that draH viii be had en- Tuesday, the
Ala dsy Of August next, ia ssea county II tAis State
which nsrsots or refuses to furnish the quota o. men
required Of It,
Though some few Of the counties have exhibited too
little interest 1 cannot believe that a single one will have
It's character stained by the aeeessiy fro q draft 10 &C.
fsBd their own homea
To those counties which have aobly and promptly
responded, and especially 70 thsss which hsvs taHdered
much ulors than their qaots, IretErn my sincere thanks.
While the militia sasers sf this State have gsasr.
ally responded promptly and vii iHgly, I rsgrst to learn
that sons Of them. in contradiction Of all the Profss.
sions they have made, having remained At hsus for
home defsase, now rsfuss to volunteer. Ts al sses, /
hereby give notice thst II they fail to come cut them.
selves as volunteers with the organizations aow called
for, and ts enter the service IS invited IN my ProeIa-
nation. eaIngtor 5000 trsops. by the fourth Of Argus.
next the prstssaon Of tie State agslHst eonseriptisn
VIII be Withdrawn from them, and they viii be tzrusd
ever 70 the enrolling oHcsr5 under the c nscript EsL T.
however. any mIIHs omcsr. waaa apprssehed By the
e~onscrigt 0mssr. wiDmaks AZ affidavit that he has net
heard Of or sssn this proclamation, er hal notice Of e,
he shall have Ave dsys ffon that date within which 10
Join one OF the companies BOW called fer, as a volunteer.
This ruIs does net embrace any enc connected wish
tie staff Of the commander iuehief, as they are expect
cd to bold themselves In readiness at all tines ts sbey
his orders, and are not expected to5oia thsIe eomPaaisz
An justices Of te peace and eoastablss, are ,sbe s1bisct
20 she ssas rule as militia oGosrs, a. their Offices are net
row 80 important that they cannot be spared to do
local sn5 temporary service in tAe defense Of tao state.
Ia protecting State officers against osnssriPioH, 1
have actsd upon what I consider aB important principle.
II any or them Row refuse to aid in tbs defense Of their
homes, It VII be proper that the state withdraw this
pre- scdoa from such ia failure.
LetRo one dispsir Of uitlasts sucosIA We should
not expect to be vielorsus uFsn every hsld. The
splsadii sshievsasnts o. our arms in the past, have
made us an historic people, and Eavs CLEARLY fsreshad.
owed the final triumph q ear arms, aud tie future
cory and grandeur of the Coafe5sraey. sush a people,
i-rAsbiHug such q country, aad having such mother
wives sisters and daughters, need only be true to thsm-
selves, and hunbiy trust in AlHishty power to be In
vincible.
Given ua5or ny hand and sea- Of sAs executive de-
partneut this JAY 18th, 1903
JOSEPH E. BROWN.