Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-14

Commonwealth taken sseps - sd those families Of H. sol
disr who may be In sd will power
70 provide fer and cherish hsm- TLey have utorzsd and
Greeted the purchase rp,essment unlimited supplies kr
their maintenance; appropriated mi Ion the r.sf
Of such within the Lies d the emf N.Y. azd half MILLION
a. hospital fund for the sick and ed An sseucy
Of the STATE dhtdtus the voluntary contributions Of p.oc
etrens Individually and collectively county ctv and State
organic atoms, the people with accord are determined 10
feed, clothe, sustain and cherish the army
On the other hand your ENEMIES appalled, by sgn
tude Of the task before them The boaIns which few
weeks srce they freely uttered been ssneed by your
snasim'u establishments for the and the stein and resouts
bearing Of the souh Dssen ions exist among hem Eager 10
the 'pos Of their corrupt and nnsn they
hate each other nearly much - they do rs.
The war longer popular The rich sowed4o buy a
exemption. and thus ALL buden and upon the poor
The sbong classes have already resoed against dr, To
escape s oeum enormous beauties have been offered
but all these e1pedienis failed, again havy
dram has been ordered The armies Of the enemy every dy
dinihishng and evident they cannot recr Them the
numbers with which they began the struggle large grow
Ing party for peace still larger party have discovered
the has far only served entail upon themselves des
poasm which tamplss down ever public private right
They feel and acknowledge that they Of
cha seer has made him odous the world Torn by party
personal % and conscious OF the Imp fcheme Of
conquest the ranks Of enemies already bnnDy TO-
One resslute effort, and the day Is ours.
Gsd Will strengthen your In The hour Of battle and give
blessings just Independence and peace Will be
conceded eneme and you, The defenders Of the Com
monveah homes to receive The welcome due
the brave and enjoy those topo which will
your years shall be prolonged.
Aud when your shall be longer startled BY the clash
OF resoundng anna" and happy prosperous ahd permanent
peace sh, saeceed returning nom the fields OF Jour fame
will be greeted With teas Of joy By the loved Of home-he
Of every ecss receive the smiles Of the fair and be-
theme Of gratitude and praise around every hearth
sone protected BY your valor.
Then every shall reose quiet who Jour cou age
has secured Not quiet deserted and desoaied
sacked cities and ed churehes-of villages In
and ruins but tbs quiet OF smiling FARMS when the bus
smoke shall curl sgsn above the ancestral welcome back
long exed reugeeo his home The quiet Of thriving villages
when the old bis erutch and the brave and
with his ARMIES sleeve shall tell Of bloody battles and
prVAon 10 smiling children around him. The Qae Of
prosperous cities whose whav shall whiten with opu'ent
whose shop, shall hum with busy industry and whose
spires point thai which far away Then frem
thousand happy hearts and happy homes shall arise thanks
gvrg praise the God Of bave Of grace while ta OF
gratitude will embsm and bedew the graves Of NE
whose blood has been shed nbaon 70 libey
A. D. DICKINSON,
Al MARSHALL, Senate Committee
ANDREW HUNTER,
b. H sHAoKLEFoRD.
Chairman,
Rw. HUNTER, Hama. comufr..
g 9. euMMfSes,
R.H. BAKER,
Adopted BY senate,
March Oh. 1854,
~ Examiner, ErquIrer Dispatch and Sentinel, copy.