Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-18

tors with which received the tetimor of coDferc
some Of those rs received, sepayate aosno.e
were returned But it Is now apparent that like
only exception to sueh mssnsnmous tender will he
wAo having originally entered war, dspay
their zeal il the public service. Ii s therefore
deemed appropriate and it is hoped, will be equally
oeptable to make general acknowledgement, instead
TO render my thanks you person. and In the name
our common country well as In while pressing
Soldiers By your will or you and the people but
one) have been placed in position which debars
prlvs,ions in the ssd With prids and ssoson ny heart
sought minister to your every want with ex1tson
it has marked your heroic achievement. Yet
in the toisome ma1ch in the watch, in the
desperate assault have rendered service decisive
in results in this last display of the highest qualities of
devotion and sefsacrfce which adorn the character
OF the warrior patriot.
Already the PuEe Of the whole people beats in
with sonrs Already they compare your spontaneous and
unanimous offer of lives for hs deferce OF
Try with the hapg and reluctant service of the
who purchased by the enemy at the price of
boGDties than have hitherto been known in war Animated
by this contrast they exhibit cheerful and
reEc!2te bearing. Even the of the weak and
i'd the stronger and
spectacle which you pre- battle or, will
ring loud and clear through the land of the enemy well
corrupt psrssns and their pensoned press and will do
Justice to The 9auny by which they seek to de-
uded people that you are ready to purchase dshonorabe
Soldiers the coming spring campaign will open under
solution needed nothing to fortify it. With ranks repen
shed under the influence of example, and by the aid
of your representatives who give of their pur
pose to add, by legislation. largely to strength
may welcome tbs invader with confidence justified
by the memory of past victories. On the other hand debit
taxation repetition of heavy drafts disensons occasion
ed by the strife for power, BY the pursuit of the spo of
Office by the thirst for the punder of the public treasury
and above all the consciousness Of bad must tell
with fearful foxce upon the strained energies of the
enemy His campaign in 1894 must from the exhaustion
of his both n and money! be far less for
mdable than thos of the last two years. when unmpa ed
used with bouadIess prodigahty and with
suits which suggested by the glorious of Shiloh
and Perrysvie, ans Mu eesboro' and Chckamauga and
the Chckahomny, and Manassas and fredericksburg
Chanse orsville. !
Soldiers Assured awaits in our holy stug-
gle liberty and independence and for the pressr vatioa
ali that renders life desirable to honorable When
that shall be reached to you hope
and pride, under Divine Providence will it be due. The
fruits of that will not be reaped by you aone but
your children and your chdrens children in long genera
iona come, will enjoy blessings derived from you that
will preserve your memory everything in their hearts
Citizen defenders of the homes the liberties and the al
of the Conederacy That the God whom we ell hum
1Iy worship may shield you with his Fathery care and
you the peaceful enjoyment OF
friends and the association of those most love.
IS the earnest prayer of your Commsnderi Chief,
JEFFERSON DAVIS
p;oe.na Eah