Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-01-28

HELD. We should do away with the cry
/ ing shame of having so many hale young
men in what the soldiers contemptuous;y
call the '.safety departments and ssbo,nb
proofs" We mnst organize the men
whose age and physical decay unfit them
/ for the long march, into reserve force
| for local duty and defence.
We must hold all the means of the coun
| try, whether of money Or produce, at the
service and call OF the Government. In
the supreme struggle in. which we are
now about to engage no man should think
| OF making calculation, or count even his
workshop, and on the farm. and in all our
habitations, there must be the same uni
verssl spirit OF supreme devotion to the
cause. Every person in the oonfederacy
each in his place and with all his ability,
muat take part in the great contest whose
shock will soon be joined. Let gray hair
+, ed age speak the word Of encouragement
and bid the young men be worthy OF their
cause, and show themselves heroes. Let
| the matron say to husband and to son,
that she loves them as they love their coun
fry. Let the maiden buckle the knapsack
and the sword upon her lover, and tell OF
what deeds Of courage she expects to hear.
Let idleness and infrmity lay by ali self
indulgence, and size the spade and the
hoe Let nimbe fingers ply the cum
ming needle, and drive the busy shuttle
and the humming wheel. There is part
for every one to do; and our country cries
every one to his post
But what are we doing? Alas, the pre-
cious moments which have run by, while
Congress made speeches and mem bers Of
the Legislature trebbled their pay and
took long holiday. And there is much
now that is painful to hear Although
the time is at hand when every one whe
can shoulder gun must take part in the
near Or distant battle, we see some persons
iuten5 only on finding fault with all that
Government does, or leaves undone; 9TH
ers worrying because they are allowed on
ly five prices for their stuff, taken to clofhe
or feed the army; others, fearing that
Congress will tax them too high, or will
do something that will treat as less sacred
than gold Or silver that currency which
I they have raked together by armsful, and
at tenth Of its faces others putting on a
. look ofini iured innocence, because, having
bought substitute who rar away the
first night, they are now required to help
defend their property and country.
! But over, and above, and superior to all
! this, there is fact which is full of hope
and encouragement. There is genera!
conviction among the people that the
times require Us to put forth our united
and best efforts This it is that will sanc-
tion and sustain brave measures on the
part Of the Government. This it is that
will silence all complaining and make
each man bend to his task, if only the bur
ders be equally distributed. Then let
Congress go forward Let our leaders
lead off The tine is short in which to
array us for the fght--let no more be
lost e&sl~s ~
i And let us entreat our fellow citizens to
! indulge to the full spirit of generous pa
triotism and selfsacrifce. II we do, and
if we sustain our government and do our
duty as we ought,we are sure Of trium mph
that shall make our people the praise OF
the earth and the pride of history. But,
as was said in the Revolution, ''if we fail
to hang together, We shall hang separate
ly." And it our cause should go down
Z through seltlshness, what would avail tn at
!, "money" and that property the love OF
which would have destroyed us Dis
hon bred, confscated, lost In the general
wreck What noble example our glori
Gus army sets the whole country Brave
patient, cheerful, confident, LET us all ilni-
tate the soldiers. s'.s5S aseE 81
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