Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-06
To THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE

After more than years warfare scarcely equAled in
the number magnitude and fearful Its battles
which and fouds have lusr your
country onf home Admi alton
unph be inevitable. UnIuy Glazed with their recent
cesses, hey Imagine that mporsry qusl yoI pht
shake determination, and they nov gathering heavy
fr yAsiJ in the vain hope tOat by deSIe
effort may at length be reached.
IUu we'll my countrymen, what they by
Their maguaLt aims at nothing LEES than the exter-
destroy what hey caunot plumber They propose the Spots
corY ihst your ht be parontd among the wetches
The design nCte seyie dsurreeou aud Zig the hes
inc nd A;m whenever hey can each your homes and they
.ebau hitherto docile cOntented
missing indulgence Of toe WHIST passions Is the Pe Of eachey
daring make peace lest hrS houd b. hurled from their seats
OF power the who rule IN Warrington refuse even 70
confer subject putting end outrages which dis
grace sg sen suggestion for conducting the
according the USAGE Of ci. iEaton.
no affirmative len you but victory or sufu,
Cation Svy and be utter ruiz Of yourselves yeur families and
eOeOt " The victory wi hin you reach need hut
stretch rh your hands to gra IL For THIS and al that ne
that III whs called TO che field by motive
post of duty should land by ne comrades now in front OF the
foe and thus strengthen the armies the oonfderacT
present 10 the Geld sue Numerical equality be
force and III OF the uyad Whea with
suth equ4 Ivy hR "a led be vic oou believe taAt
but few Of those aben are ieuAted by to serve
heir country but tn 1t difficult resist the
'smpta Of V. rr homes and the Low from whom
hey have been long separated that other nave e for mpo
ray attention their ala with tn intention OF returning
then have shrunk the consequences OF their olAon Of
t6a others have e htir post essness
nd desire change quneng the upbrongs his
enee peu,Jing himself hat Ids individual services
have no influence on The neral result.
These other (hOugh disgaceu THAI the
des avoid q from the sacrifices requir
oy ros rheless Hev faul and place the
Of blov country, and OF eve yh held dear
imnin Mt prl reps that the who duty
Their caled out and report
for duy who have Hbssnted them elves from their posts
Sufficient In number 10 Vcry In the Struggle
pending
cal you then, my counvmen to hasten 10 your camps
IN obedience the dictates honr and OF dut and summou
thte WhO have ente themselves with leave who hAv
emaned absent he period allowed BY he furougs
repair without delay their I've commands and do here
BY do 4te that neral pardon and amnesty 10 all Off
and within the uonfederacy, absent without leave
who shall with he east possible delay return 70 their proper
posts Of duty but viii be rtc-ived oeserer
beyond wenty days aft tbs first eaon OF this procAms
ton In the State In Whi n the bsen be h- dAt- OF N
ca ion. This amnesty and pardod shall extend - who
been accused have been convicted and under
ing for absence wtho oesert excepting
on those VIII We been twice convicted Of deserd.n
Finally conjure my n-he TIERS sis
auenee In aid ,h c, to browning Bscri
shih their olsm he's RELY and constantly fered
dr count va alt to take that who
the Id th be she tered hove from having
ted duty Their families to he ~ and their
1od
49, Given uRder my hand, and the Seal Il TIE ootfeds-
StAL Rchmurd this LIST Of the
49, year OF our Lord thousand eight hundre sky
three. JEFFERSON DAVIS
up. BENJAMIN
aus teu20 eretary Of State
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