Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-04-30


y is specially required. These articl
are too bulky for distant transport
!. ton, and in them the deficiency
+ the last harvest was most. felt. T.,
: your fields be devoted exclusively {
the production of corn, oats, beans
3 peas, potatoes aad other food for ma
: and beast. Let corn be sown broaC
: cast for fodder, in immediate prexiu
ity to railroads, rivers and canals
and let all your efforts be directed t
the prompt supply of these article
in the district where our arms ar
Operating. You will thus add grea.
ly TO their efficiency, and furnish tb'
means without which 1t is impracti
cable to make those prompt and ac
tive movements which have hithert,
stricken terror into our enemies
and secured Oar most brilliant ui
ompas
Having thus placed before you,
my country men, the reasons for the
Gail made on You for aid in supplying
the wants OF the coming yesr, | add
few words Of appeal in behalf of the
brave soldiers now confronting your
enemi' S. and to whom your Govern
ment is unable to furnish all the COM
forts they SO richly merit. The sup
ply of meat for the army is deficient.
This deficiency is only temporary,
for measures have been adopted
Which will, it is believed, soon enable
Us 70 restore the full ration. But
that ration is now reduced at times
to one half the usual quantities in
some Of our armies. 1t is known
that the supply of meat throughout
:he couh,ry is suffice ut for the sup.
port of all, bat the distances are SO
great, the condition OF the roads has
been SO bad during the five months
of winter weather through which We
have Just passed, and the attempts
OF grovelIiug spectators to iores,all
the market aud make money on, of
the LIE. b.ood of our defenders, have
so much influenced the Withdrawal
from sal. of the surplus in the bands
of the producers tha. the Govern
ment has been uuable to gather full
supplies The Secretary of War has
pre pared plau. which is appended
10 this address, by the aid of which, /
or some similar means to be adopted I
by yourselves. you can assist the Of
Iicers Of the Government in the pur.
chase of the bacon, the pork, and
The beef, known 10 exist in large
quantities in different parts of the I
country. Even if the surplus be less
ban is believed, is it not bitter and
1umlia'ing r. fiction that those who
'emain at home, secure from hard.
ship and protected from danger,
should be in the enjoy menl of aban.
lance, and that their slaves should
llso have full supply Of food, while
heir sons, brothers, husbands. and +
athers are stinted in the ralions on
which their health and efficiency de.
lend?
Entertaining no fear that you will
either mIscoDsirue the motives Of
his address, or fail to respond to the
,all of patriotism, have placed the
acts fully and frankly before you
Let us all unite 10 the performance
IF our duty, each in bis spherr; and,
With concerted, persistent, aud we'll |!
directed effort, there, seems little
reason to doubt that, under the bless
ngs of Him to whom We look for gui-
lance, and who has been to us our
shield and strength, We shall main
ain the sovereignty and indepen-
lence of these Confederate States,
md transmit to our posterity the
heritage bequeathed to Us by our
aihers.
(Signed) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Richmond. April 10, 'G3, 4