Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-12

pu pllsneo lon the Information - .hs army.
BY order.
(Sisr-', 8. COOPER,
Al. .ri lnsn'r DEAL.
!Ss'drrs ct ne -i'mies q tie .~Coni14srete
,S!0!s.:
In TIC Jon: an bloody. war in which ycur
country IS engaged. You have achieved nary
noble triampbs. lpm have Won g, Z on vic
torie5 owes raatly more Numerous boss. Yru
have ct:'frini:T ,,nrnc rr,va':,rs Is! all "a
WHICH Ycn were unused. Y5r havc :eat;7
submitted u restraints rp,2 your ;pd;viaurl
wul, tia! tie citizen nigh; bc;:tr perform bis
dcty to the Sac ~ e soldier. u all thee
You hare lately w;dad arothe- tTi0inIh, ,te
nC3!cs. 81 hr:LGI solTct7ti--e ~y!,tvrf uYnr
yourselves. /.
As tie t;ma drew hear ~hen you who ijJ.t
entered tie service mi.h: well have be-" c!>
per:e1 IL clam relief ir IL your a:d."u- ~.
huiS ard restoration 70 the trdearnc..- oi
heme, Tnu Ihsvc needed ou!v TIC ell Of your
sci. ,rlny ccGatry. .tca'a voG cone y tcHafr
you- ~scrsie" ir" Tie rui liz !aicn"a-n FREQ q
FERN. w!,;::. oaiy ,uca pa:sips-m So T"mrs.
could Inlke-a triumph WORTHY i Nou ard Oh
tt" cause to which you are dn"c:ti.
would il van stSgnr; IL pe"icy - c.
| press sLiu emptious with wp:aa L 1905 vet ino
testimonials Of cJn!i!sn2a anc c"saSt "ht"h
| vcu have ~rcceG:i; addressed 20 iGc. Ia spnc
IF those first received, rNpafn'c- n.knowltGs'
mcnts -rc-c returned. Ba! 1t IL ncw apparent
| that a Ike generous cathusia>m per7adea the
wh0lo army, and thG: the 0niy exception tc
such u.asgeu;hrcus tender Will b: Of those
who, having originally cH:crrd ios tie Wsr,
cannot displae anew t.rir gal II tho pubic
service. 1t is. therefore. deemed appro, rate,
And, il is hoped, Will he equally acceptable, e,
make n general lucknow "a i;men- instead oi
successive special Responses. Would that 1t
were prssiblt 70 ,eEdsr my thanks to you !:
nerson, AMI ia ;hc name og cur oonipCn cor|-
try, d. wei! ~ in my own, while pfc:olnS tic
hand Of each war-worn veteran, 10 recognI2o
| his ,itlc t. cur love, gratitude and admifn>
ton.
Soldiers, b. your will for you ard the
| neCrlc ara hut che | have Icen placed IL u
| position which dehar.'m mo ". N t!u.ri0G yonr
IangerE, your saa&finga and YOU! pTiT"t.ons
IN III, fed. WIKI pride anI s~ffection my
heart he's accompanied You in every march:
| with Rulicitudo 'is has sought to minister to
your every wart; with exu!tation 1t be-
marked Your every heroic achievement. Yet,
never in the tolls, na march, nor III the wesfy
wa:cb, nor in tlr: desperate assault, have yon
rendered q s~crcicc 50 decisive in results as III
this last display cf tic highest qualities OF
devotion and se!t.sctTiIiee which Can sdGrn
the character OF the warrior patriot.
Already the pulsc Of the whole people beats
in unison with yours. Already they compare
your spontaneous AIT! unanim Us Ctar OF your
lives, for the deterce Of your country. *lla
the hating and reluctant service OF the mcr-
~csnaries who are purchased by tho enemy At
the price Of higher bcunt!cs than Dare hith-
erto been known in wa:. Animated BY this
contrast, they exhibit cheerful confidence and
more ~resolut. hcariag. E;cn :Gc nurmurf3f
the weak ana umid. who shrink from the
trials which make stronger and Vme your
noble natures, are strained into silence BY the
spectacle which You present. l"ur brave
batrle. cry will ring; loud and clear through
the lard Of the enemy, as well as GU: own:
sill silence the vail glorious boastIngs e.
their corrupt pGrtizl ts aIi i"cir pansiGned
press: and will do justice 10 lhd caiumny ty
which they seek to persuade 3 de!utsd p:oE!"
that you are ready ~ purchase disaoa"ra!!e
salty Ia degrading suhulis-;'n.
Srl1iers. Iho CGml!LS Spring campaign "!ii
open under a~r-?:cas vol calculated 10 ,usia!n
YOUR hopes. Your resolution needed noting
To fortiy it. Witil Ta1k5 7eplcnisEsd unia"
| LDE l.uutDCS Va wa fAhhi - stN ~
Of ynur representatives. who give earnest o.
their purpose 10 adj, by icsislatiJu, larg'ly 70
YOUR stroueti, vou mag wclcome tue iEr:.!ar
| with q co,. fi9ac- iue,;ird by the men'ury .;
past Victories. o. the either hand. drb: s"x-
a,i6s:. repetition 1f heavy drafts, & -sc..si"rs.
occasioncd ~ the strife tor weT, hy tie lur-
suit Of the spoils % Office, by the thirst i'-
the piunder of sac lub.n treasury and. Hh"ve
all. the confcicu, rcss e u bad caus'. lh"st
| tell with fearful force u!nn the over %srra'"cG
| energies OF the enrmr;. IL; camTai.n:a ls5i
4 mast. from The exhaustion o. rs rr-"lr1c-
byh in men AID nscney, be- far loss fDrln'tan'e
than those Of the !n~t t&u ycar", jra$m nn'm
| paired means we're nsei with boErdIc.. ~ d.
| ,aiity, ard with re"ri;s uhi'i are frgg"stef
~ TIC %:ncnti"n e tic 9. Ci"C5 names ~
S4ilot Ed ptrry>fiic, AL .i.rrcssb Yard
! ~Chickamnuga, and tie Cl;"E ,~l"miuv, nrd
| Manassas, ard Fredericksburg end Caaaccl-
~lorsville.
Soldiers. Assured sGcersa awr;-s II; il rur
| holy -~t.uegl: Tor Gher;y 90 ii!rpe-d"":c,
and fDr rhG prcSeT:at:"n -. all ta"S renders
life desirable 10 honorable n!.n. When tLaG
success shall b, reached, Il yr". your cuun-
try's Lore and pride, u.trc Divine Prc7;-
dence, will il be due. The traits Of thar sue
cess will not he .CGrel y ecu alone, tnt
y:ur children aud y""r ch'lqrcn'f chid:cH II
long genera'IGn iii - conc, sill orjny Blessings
derived from ven tllai will preserve your
mcmory ever li7ing in their ncarts.
Ci;izen-defeniers OF the homes, the liher-
\ ties and the al.ar5 Of the Conf ederGcy! Tkatth
G. d whom We all humbly worship may shield
you with his Fciherly care, and preserve you
tor safe return II the peacainl eninymcncof
your friends aud the ASSOCIATION of those you
most love, i, the carnes: prayer Of your Com
mandcr-in-Chief. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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