The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-12
ADDRESS or THE PRESZDkNE.
ADJ'T INsP'R GENL'S OFFICE
RlcuAoxD, Va, Feb. 10, lol
q ENERAL ORDERS, No. iS.--TAa lbl,aWina
NJ address Of the President is publiahed loe- -
Information Of the Army.
By order.
[sisned,I COOPHn,
Adj't and lnspf 0sa1.

Soldiers Of the Asmies Of eAs Cb.1edsssas SxSsss.
In the long and bloody war In which yous coun-
try is engaged, you have achieved maay nohls M
umphs. You have won slortcss viciosiss over
borne privatious and toll TO which yOu waSo m
used. You have readily submitted 10 reelrains1p
upon your individual will, that the citissn u1aAe
Toall these you have lately added another uiuHsh.
the no6lest Of human conquests-a victory oves
yourselves.
As the time drew near when you who Ara En-
tered the service might well have been expected %
claim relief from your arduoas labon and reaeosa-
tion to the endearments of home, you have heeded
only the call Of your suffering country. Again yea
come to tender your service Tor the public defence
IA free offering which only such patyiotism -
yours could make-a triumph worthy Of you and
Of the cause to which you are devoted.
would In vain attempt adequately to express
the emotions with which received the testimo-
mails Of confidence and regard which you have rs-
Gently addressed to me To some Of those nvut
received, separate Acknowledgements were returns
ed. But II IL now apparent that like generous
enthusiasm pervades the whole army, and that tha
only exception to such magnanimous teader win
be OF those who, having originally entered for The
war, cannot displ'y anew their xeal In the puhlle
service 1t Is, therefore, deemed appropriate. and
1t IL hoped, will be equally acceptable, 10 make Q
general acknowledgment, instead Of successive
special responses Would that II weSe possible %
render my thanks TO you In person, aud IN tha
name of our common country, as well ~ In nv
own, while pressing the hand ef each war wosm
veteran to recognize his title TO our love, gratitude,
and admiration.
Soldiers! ny your will (for you and the peorls
are but oRe) | have been placed in q pesillou
which debars me from sharing your dangers, your
sufierines, and your privatiOns In the neld. With
pride and affection my heart mas accompanied you
in every march with socitudc Il has sought d,
miaister to your every want with eIhutatiOn it
has marked your every heroic achetement Yet,
never in the tOisomc march, nor III the weary
wa's h, nor in the desperate assault, hsxs yQu rem
display Of the highest qualities Of devotion and
self sacrice which can adorn the character of tina
warrior patriot.
Already the pulse Of the who.s people beats IN
unison with yours. Already they comDars yOur
spontaneous and unanimous offer of your lives, f0e
the defence If your country, with the haltlmg and
reluctant service Of the mercenaries who are puv-
chased BY the enemy at the price Of higher bcan-
ties thar have hitherto been kn0wn In war. Ant
mated by this contrast, they exhibit cheerful con-
fdence and IaOYe res0lute bearing. Even tho
murmuTs of the weak aud timid, who shrink from
The, .hs sfials which make s,range! aud drner your
spectacle which you present. Your brave battle
cry will ring loud and clear through the land of the
enemy, az well a. cur own; will silence the vain
their pensioned pecss and will do justice TO tho
calumny by which they seek to persuade y deiuded
people that you are ready 10 purchase dtsh0norabiS
SAFETY by degrading submission.
Soldiers! The coming spring campaign will open
under auspices well calculated 10 sustain your
hopes. Your resolution needed nothing TO foStify
IL. With ranks replenished under the influence oe
your example and by the aid yeuT representatives
who give earnest OF their puspOse 10 add, by egis
latiOn, largely to your strength, you may welcome
the invader with a confidence iustihed by the
memory of past victories. On the other hand,
debt, taxation, repetition OF heavy drafts, dissen
stons, Oceasi0ned by the strife for power, BY tbs
pursuit Of the spOils Of Office, by the tss foS the
plunder OF the public treasury and above oil, the
consciousness Of bad cause, must tell with leas-
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enemy. His campaign In 1856 3,must from ihe sxhaus-
ti0n OF his resources b0tin and money, be ar
less formidable than these Of the Last two years,
when untInpaiyeu means were used VII bOundleo0
prOdigaiity, and with results which are suggested
by the mention Of the giosiOus hnusea OF 6hti0h
and PeFrysyille, and MunSeesboT0' and Chieka-
mauaa, and the Chtckahsminy, and Masassas, and
Fredericksburg, and Chanceilouvilie.
Soldiers! Assured success awaits us In our holy
struggle for liberty and Independence, and fos tha
preservation Ut all that renders life desisablc 70
honorable men. When hatsuccsss shalt be reached
10 you your countsys hope and pride, under Divine
Providence, will Il be due. The fruits OF thai soc
cess will not b. fesped by you alone bus year
children, and your chidssn's children in long ren-
eSatt ns 10 come, will enjoy blessings derived from
you that will preserve your memory ever uvssg IN
their hearts.
Citizen defenders Of the homes, the libesies, asA
the altass Of the COnfederaey That the God whona
we all bumbiv worship mny shield you with Ms
Fatberby care, and preserve you fs safe segusn tO
the peaceful enj0ymcnt Of your friends and the ~
s0ciatloh Of those you most love, n the earnest
prayer Of your Commandss-in Chief.
Richmond, Feb. 9Th, 1854. sio-iw