Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-14
PRESIDENT DAVBr, ADDREss no
THIS AEHHK.

PRESIDENT DAVEr, ADDRESS no
THE AAMYs
Ths address which appears below, says til,
Richmond SsEtiael, Is q thrilling tribute to oui
soldiers from their constitutional commander
in-chief. It glowS with gratitude and sdmiTa
ton, and is eloquent with sympathy and eu
ocursgemsnt 1t is NJ. common glory to hsvt
won such trsusceRdent praise as the Preslden
60 fselinglY bsstows on our glorious WEr-wsrr
heroes Aud lhs whole country, with one voic,
and with sffsCtiOna!e pride, p'OnOuucss It only
thor just due!
ADJT AND LEsP'R GEx;s OFFICE, I
Richmond, Va, Feb. ls 1854. )
General Orders No ls.
TIE following address Of the President ID
published for the information of the army.
By order:
s. COOPER.
Adiatsnt snd Inspector General.
Soldiers Of the Armies Of The Confederate States ol
America:
In the long and bloody war in which your
country Is engaged, you have achieved many
noble iruDphs. You have won glorious vic
tories oyer vastly more numerous hosts. You
have eAeeTfully borne pFivations and tolls to
which you were unused. You have readily
submitted to restraint upon your individual
will tEst the citizens might better serform his
duty to the State IS s soldier. To eli these you
bavo Lately added another ;riUmph--the noblest
CT human conques's-s victory over your
selves.
As the time drew near when you who frst
entered the servies might well have been expec
ted to claim relief from your sr1uous lsbors and
restoration TO tho endsaTmsnts OF homs, You
have heeded Only the cali Of your suffering
country. Again you come to tender your seEvi-
ees for tho public defsnse-a fee Of ring which
only such patriotism as yours could mako-a
triumph worthy of y0I sad Of the cause 70
which you arc devoted.
Iwoai in vain attempt adequately 20 express
The emotions with which received the testime-
Hals of eOsfdoacs and regard which you have
recently addressed to me. To some Of those
first received, separate Acknowledgements wsre
retained. But il is now apparent that ike
generous entEusiasm peTysdss the whole army
and that th5 only exception to such nagasni-
u1eus tsnder will be of those who, having orig
iasliy entered for the war, caunot display anaw
their zeal N the public geIvies. Il is, therefore
deemed appropriate, and, j; is hoped, will bs
eqdsly acceptable, TO make general aeknowl-
edgmsnt, instead Of successive specisl TespoB.
Sss RCuid that il we're possible TO render my
thanks to you il person, and in the nsane Of OUT
common country, as well as my own, while
pressing the hand Of each wRI-VForn veteran, 20
Feeognzs his title to our love, gratitude aud ad-
nirad9n.
Soldiers! By your viii (for you and the pso.
PIE are bat ons) I have b5en piseed il a position
which ds5sTs ms from shsTiag your dsngsrs
your sufsringg and your privRtions in the field
With pride and affection my heart has accom-
panied you in every march; with solieiiude il
rrhf IN -,
sXultati0n il bss marked yO1r every heroic
achievement. Yet, never in the toilsonls march.
nor Ia she Wssry WRtch, uer in tho desperate as.
g6ult, have you rendered service SO decisive in
results AS in thiS last display Of the highest |
qualities Of devotion and sslt-saefifcs which |
csu Sdora the character Of ths warrior patriot |
Alres " tho pulse Of the whole nsoDls beats in |
unison with yours. Already ihsy compare your
spontaneous an unanimous Offer Of ycur lives /
ioT the defense OF your c0uatry Wiih the hzlling
snd reluctant mercsnAIies Uh0 zTs purchased !
BY t6o eae.ay At the pucs of higher bouasies !
than have hitherto been known IN war Ami |
mated By this contrast, they exhibit cheerful |
couEdeEce and more Tssoiate bearing Ever
shs iauTmuTs Of the weak and timid, who shrink i
from She ,Ti3.s which make stronger and irmer /
vonT ECbls natures, are gbHmed into slcnco by |
the spectacle which you present Yo1E ba9le /
cry viii ring load aud clear through Ehe land Of /
the enemy, IS vol IS our own will silsacs the
vain glorious bosstilgs Of their corrupt parts Sis
and tbeiT pensi7nad press, and will do justice g.
the caiumny by which th " seek 10 persuade d 4
6eu3sd people that yOR sEa ready 20 purchase /
safety b. d grazing submission.
S5ldiers TIE coming spr.rg ca upsign viii /
open under auspices well eAlcuisted to sustain /
your hopes. Your resolution needed notaiug to /
ioriity it. With ranks replenishsd under the |
influence OF your example, and by the aid OF /
your representatives, who give esrHess Of their |
purpose to sdj, by legislation, largely 70 your
strength, yoH may welcome the invader with a |
confidence Justified Oy the m5mory Of past vic |
sdTies. On tho other hand, debt, taxation, 1epe
Etion Of hesvy drafts, diisensions, OeeAsiolsi |
by tie strife for power, by the pursuit OF the /
spois of Office, by the thirst for tae plunder OF
ths public treasury, and, above all the concious-
ness Of bad cause, must tell with fearful force |
upsn tho over-sIRined energies of the enemy !
His campaign IN 1854 must, from the exhaus- |
lion Of his resources both in men and money, be |
far less formidable than those Of the last two /
years, when unimpaiTsd mesns were used with /
bouudless prOdigalisality, and with Gbe results |
which are suggested by the mention of the glo- /
'iOus names Of Shiloh and Perryville, and Mur- |
frossbOro' and Chic1msuga, and the Chicks /
hOminyr and Manassas, and Fredericksburg and /
ChRncellofsville
D'sotoAe' Aoouiud bAcCeeS SWhtba uS III uui /
holy Struggle Tor liberty and independence, and |
for she preservation of all that renders life desir
sbl8 10 honorable mea WheT thaS success |
shall bo reached, to you, your couatSy's hope
and pride, under Divine Providence, viii il be !
due. The fruits Of that SUCCESS viii not be
Tespsd By ycu alone, bat your childrsns chill
dren 10 long generations to come, viii e2j2Y
blessings derived from you that Will preserve
your memory ver-livipg in their hearts
CitiEsH-defsaders Of the homes, the lbsTties
and lhe affairs Of ths Cenfederacy! That the
God wbom We al humbiy worship may shield
ycU with. HIS Fslhoriy care, and preserve you for
safe return to the pescefal enioymsnt OF yCur
friends and ths association Of those you most
love, is the earnest prayer Of your Commander
in-ehief JEFFERSON DAVIS.
RICHMOND, February s, 1864
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