The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-09-03

command of the Federal General upon our soil.
but there is need OF further re-enfOrcements,
as will be seen by the accompanying letter Of
Gen. Johnston. = . And it becomes my
duty to c4l forth every man in the State able 10
bear arms, as fast as they can be armed, to aid III
the defence OF our homes, our affairs, and the
graves Of our ancestors
"If the Confederate Government will not send
the large cavalry force tnow engaged in raiding
and repcliing raids to destroy the long lines OF
railroads over which Gen. Sherman brings his
supplies rom Nashville, and thus compel him 70
retreat with the loss OF most of his army, the peo
pie of Georgia, who have already been drawn
upon more heavily il proportion TO population
than those of any other State i'll the COntederacy,
must at all hazards, and at any sacrifice, rush to
the front.
"If Gen. Johnston's army is destroyed, the
Gulf States are thrown open to the enemy and we
are ruined"
There must, indeed, have BEEN deSper-
ate weakness, when Georgia, and the
Southern cause with it, were so neglected
that Lees army might be made equal to
the task of holding Grant to the Potomac
or the James! and the people Of the South
are intelligent enough to understand, and
to appreciate the fact, and they have lost
heart accordingly.
The following is from letter written
by one rebel to another, that accidentally
fell into the hands of one of my fellow
prisoners, and for the authenticity Of
which / vouch /:
every few persons are preparing to obey the
late call Of the Governor. His summons will meet
with no response here. The people are soul-sick,
and heartily tired of this hateful hopeless strife.
They would end it if they could but our would
be rulers will take good care that no opportunity
be given the people to vote against it. By lies,
by fraud and by chicanery this revolution was in
augurated I; by force, by tyranny and the suppress
sion of truth ii is sustained 1t nearly time that
it should end, and Of sheer deplefi0n 1t must end
Jet0re long. We have had enough of want and Of
woe, enough OF cruelty and carnage. enough Of
cripples and corpses There is an abundance OF
bereaved parents, weeping widows and orphaned
children in the land. II we can, let us not in
crease the number. The men who to aggrandiZe
themselves, or crafty their own political ambi-
ton, brought this cruel war upon peaceful and
prosperous country, will have to render fearful
account of their misdeeds to u wronged, robbed
and outraged people. Earth has no punishment
sufficiently to meet for their yillainy here, and
hell will hardly be hot enough to seattle them
hereafter"
There is certainly no small proper
ton of the Southern people despite the
lying declarations of their journals, as
we had good cause to learn,) that not
only favor the progress of our arms, but
that daily pray that this exterminating
war may soon be brought to finality by
our complete and perfect success. They
have had too much of despotism--not
enough of the triumph promised them.
Many intelligent Southern gentlemen
do indeed, express strong hopes Of their
ultimate independence, but such hopes
are not shared by the masses. Disap-
pointed from the first in not having been
acknowledged by foreign powers-more
bitterly disappointed in their expectation
that northern cowardice or dissention
would secure their ends-but single
chance remains, and that is the result OF
our next election for President. If
dISnocrat succeeds to Mr.. Lincoln, they
Profess to feel Ahre Of negotiations, and
sure of their Confederacy. They believe
a democrat will be elected. In Mr.. Lin
coins reelection they see only subjuga-
ton, annihilation, for the war must then
continue, and continuance is their failure
and ruin.
In military affairs it is an excellent rule
never to do what the enemy desires-is it
not equally true in politics? Certain it is
that the only remaining hope Of the
South lies in Mr.. Lincoln's defeat.
Now, 1 am not enough Of a politician
to know whether the election OF demo-
crat can result as favorably to the South
as it anticipates. The wish alone may
be parent to the belief. But, us Iassured
all who expressed that belief, that the
North, as a mass, are as united as the
South-that no democrat could be elected
on peace platform and that any presi-