, 1865-01-22
A WALL FROM THE SOUTH
EsEkN HEART.
Tic l1otbcd Of Treason Terribly De.
mOra1iZeds
(From the Charleston Mercury, Jan:-12.1

(From the Charleston Mercury, Jan:1al
The condition Of this military department,
as embraced within the limits OF Georgia aud
South Carolina, is anything but satisfactory
pac,tS to understand their bearing. We pre-.
sumo there is NO one In this department to
whum the condition Of our present mill
tary organizations is lu satisfactory than
10 The General commanding. Probably there Is
no one 60. thoroughly aware OF the aanentabe
sections Of this command. Yet 1t would
scarcely be tatr to hold him responsible for
this condition Of things. His department
hos been newly turned into his hands, and
many Of the troops are new to him and TO this
department. They came to him under the
q herd of stragglers and outlaws. What has
bctn done TO eradicste Ibis fatal evil We shall
not stop to inquire. The time has been short
to do much. mud tue forces have been much
scattered. But the very last moments are
arriving, when all must bs done that Il to be
dune, WHEN all must be done that eau be
done. The enemy does not intend TO whit
upon our leisure. And there Ia much to do.
Before bringing ourselves TO face the
enemy, It Is absolutely ess initial that those fn
command bring themselves to face the vital
eyilsexistcnt Within our own lines. The path
we now are travelling is straight to dsstruc-
ton. The crisis Of the confedesacy has ar.
zircd In fatal earnest. Thcresu1t Of tho next
six months viii bring tho confcdoeacy TO the
ground, or will reinstatc power. Without
refnIm We arc doomed. There Il more tnan
one department Of government in which Re.
fosm Is important. But reform IN our armies
Is essentials vital. Without It tho deatn
kncll Of the Conftderacy IL already tollca:
With the proper reforms made, he Is co"asu
who carries his heart In his boots. There ate
men Ii the iand-thrre Ia fight Ii the lana
II Is the lmbecile that Il sick At hearElt -
the coward whose stomach ID Weak Lnsso
Is nothing before us that cannot % osos
come; but to do It, thcre mtss nc ns!se' s!
Men IN command mtist not be afraid 10 oia.
they must not bo afraid 10 kill. Oaicets muss ..s
| be ktilcd-not moro psivhtos. Rciorm mu,ss ". /.
| begin at the top, not at The bottom 9i .as
service. To reach tho rrivatc, captains n.n.tt
10 shot. Wo want no chiia's plaJ-~"e WALL
wfat IL . mans llfe 10 Tho inssitutions 1s,d i!
tho liDcsty Of tho country. Nothing. -. -.
old things rass awhY-let ~ hnvo now n.ai.i coh,i
ditlo6 Of things. W. scdnt no n7ot ~. Ousr o,r
}ooifr.y |. To want one ntotn Of bra'n9. onc ,s:
ism-wc want no t1,ornalds with hea1e, .. ..
monkeys and t>s1.y attachments nt' tho attnsss
| rxtrtnllttcs-wo want Mcn, r1at mon, oafhos'
| men~-HoFsh 0sFoltnA, Geor0Id and 1ot:N oa,vS,
aina arr n no Mood for fr;T:V. Tlpy h"ys Nv ~
enough Of u,1s sori of thing. Th6y dent t,,... ~
I tend to hhSu much mo59.' South Cas 31"ss ~
unA't Intend to le conquered. sho lntenuas -, :,
tight. 6hu don't intend 10 b. has!ila'Fen a., "
turned over. 10 thu enemy. Whom sue u a.. hnn'
l.an with, there will bc reckoning tcek~u ncr
lnx where thero will be no rospccsort o. ~
tn. Wc want Implicit order and earn CAM so,t ~
ast. South Carolina is q commonly ca1sp -