Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-11
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Afer more sn two years OF warfare scarcely equaed In
The number snude and fearful osnAse It's battles var
and fortude have ustr your
country AID traced not only gratitude ri home ous
abr ad y.pr enemies continue S ,S ,scsnt ne
they nsgiae that temporary reYsrsss can qne your
shake determination, aud they now gathering heavy
masses Ter gene- nvsso5 In vain hope tat by despe-
rate effort success may at length be reached,
malignant rage nothing less than the exer-
mia ton Of yourselves, wye and children they seek 70
destroy what they cannot plumber They propose as the spons
victory that your homes shall be parned among the weches
whose aoeious cruee have stamped nismy on htr vsrn
ment The design to ncie serve asurecon and hg ne nFs
Of nc.nd am whenever they reseh your homes and hey
dbauh he hitherto doc ard contened by pro-
ng Indulgence Of the yss passions IS The price OF
Conscious Of cir inability TO prevail by legitimate warfare, NOT
power who rule Warrington refuse even TO
confer the subject Of putting end to outrages which dis
according q the usages Of civilization.
FeIow-czens Alternative LEFT you but victory or suNju
CATION slavery and The utter run Of yourselves your families and
Jour county The victory within your reach You need but
stretch forth y9qs hands to H. or sn ana a. lA
that the human heart should promptly repair 70 TIE
Zoe and thus 50 strengthen the oonfedracY
The absent from their posts would
present the field suffice numerical equality between
our force and that Of the with any approach
equality is led to be yetOrou believe that
their country but that many have ioun it dcat to resist The
temptation OF vtto their homes and ts loved ones from whom
they long separated that others have e for tempo
Alteration to their s with the inhon OF returning and
du that others again have left their post from mere reesneS
and desire OF change each umeing the rpbrAdngs Of his coz
science BY pesuadDg himself that his Individual services could
have influence n the general result
These ahough far ess disgraceu than the
desise avoid danger escape O the sacrifices requrd
by parosm9 se nevertheless gevJhs faur and place The
beloved country, and OF everything held DEAR
In imminent peril Ireps, that the who duty TO
their ~ have called and have not yet report
duy who absented the.elves from their pos
sufficient In number victory In the struggle
depending
call you, then, countymen, 10 hasten
obedience the dictates d honor and Of duty and summon
those who have a6sentel themselves without leave who have
remained absent beyond the period allowed by % urlough to
repair without delay 70 their respective Commands and do here
by declare that neral pardon and amnesty 60 all off,
and Within the Oonteaeracy now absent without leav
who shall with The least possible delay return to their proper
posts Of duy but wp be received deserter
beyond twenty days after the hSt publication Of this procsms
ton IN the State in which the absentee may be It the date Of the
caion. This amnesty and pardon shall extend to all who
have been accused been convicted and under
going absence deseron, excepting
only those who have been twice convicted OF deseron-
Finally conure my country womenhe wives mothers, sis
and daughters CT the Coniederacyto their aPoweIfu
influence IN aid Of this add browning those
with their paotm has RELY and constantly offered
their count altar aud to take Rat who services
In the I'd h II be sheltered At hone from the disgrace having
deserted cir duty their families TO fer ~ and to their
God
(l Given under my hand and the Seal confede-
SEAL States Richmond this Est day Of AuguE the
49, year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and sixty
three. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
By the President:
J. p BENJAMIN,
SUBSTANCE 8 eTeta ~ OF State.
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