, 1865-03-28

generous foe. Those State Rights" which
We have been thought TO prize 80 dearly d
The greatest buiwork Of constitutional nber-
II, and which from the earliest PERIOD OF our
history VIC have 50 jealously guarded. would
be annihilated. The Confederate States
would be held as conquered provinces by The
despotic government Ut Washington. They
would beHkcpt In suhtugation BIZ the stern
hand Of military power, Us Henet,a and Loln~
hardy hare been held By .Austria-as Poland
is held by the Russian Car. Not only would
We BE- deprived Of every political franchise
dear TO fteeaonl, but socially ne would be de-
graded to the level Of slaves, II, indeed, the
Refinement or malice In our enemies did NOT
induce them to elevate the negro slave above
his former master. Not only would the prcp-
er1y and estatesS Of ynnQuished t'rebels'' &c
confiscated, but they would be divided and
distributed amoiE our African boudsmen.
pESPAIE1SG APPEAL TO SOUTHERN MANHOOD,
:, But why pursue the hideous picture furthers
Southern manhood 1evolts at the bare idea ot
unmoreds Can property-can life itselC-be
so dear TO you IS 10 allow you to weigh them
Tor one mouent against dtgradation 80 abiect
-ngafnst misery so profound2 We do not
and cannot believe It. II the proud memo
1ies and traditions Of our first great revolution
do not nerve you to eternal resistance to such
contamination the example OF our
they bequeathed Us during seven lons years Of.
suffering greater than ne have end1red-let
not the precious blood that has been alresdy
shed, by our biayest and best In the present
struggle, cry out to Us from our ret reekinE
sol IN vain! Frnit'essiy, indeed. have these
apd died, ifws taiter now In the path which
they hare illu,nlned before US.
In The revolution Of ''T6'' our armies and
cur people suffered far more than wa have
done. Our cities then were almoss all In the
hands Of the British, and -we-were entirely
cut of from ell supplies from abroad, while
our faciit1cs for producing them were In
finitely less than they now are. Greene tells
rs that the battle Of Eutaw was won BY men
who had scarcely shoes to their feet. or shirts
10 their backs. They protected their shoal-
ders rom being CALLED BY the bands Of their
:cross.be1ts by bunches Of moss and tafts Of
By both armies that they were compelled TO
eubsis. on green peaches as their OILY dict,
There was scarcely any salt for fifteen months.
and when obtalned 1t had to be used spar.
ingty, mixed with hickory ashes. We need
but allude TO the terrible WIN Ter which Wash
lDgton passed at Valley Forge, with an army
unpaid, half starved and halt naked, aud sh1e.
less, to convince us that much as our braye
soldiers are now enduring, their forefathers,
Tor like cause, endul ed 1Ar more.
Washington did not. then despair. Lee
does ret now despair Of the final triumph Of
4 righteous cause. Why should ne BE- doubt
tni, much less despondeEt, Of our ultimate
success? 49,.
AHsESIEEs From TIE REBEL ARMIES.
But If We look to the amonnt and character
Of our population, we sec especial reasons
nay, to be assured Of our ultimate sncccss.
No people Of our number-cnn be subjugated,
unless, false and recseant to themselves, their
courage, faith and fortitude fail them. We
have upon our rolA very large army Of ret
eran soldiers. + is true:-and it Is sad truth
to confess-that the number present for duty
is terribly disproportioned to the entire az
gTcgate. This is too notorious for conceal
me Mt, and VIC have no desire to conceatan
thing. We wish to speak frankly and trdtti-
fully to you Of the actual condition Of things.
The number Of absentees from Yonr armies
has been q fruitful cause Of disaster. On
many hard fought field the tide Of success
yor, bad all been present whom duty required
to participate In The strife. We wil not stnp
to inquire into the causes Of an evil which We
have 20 much reas on to dsplo1e. The remedy
is plainly in the hands of Congress, and it is
our province tt apply it. But 1t ia partly,
also, IN your, and we appeal to you to use #.
st 0Sa al s1aons agon and ID
military duty, whether Temporary OF pcrma-
nent, no matter how plausible the p1etext OF
the reason.
EKCLKERS NOT TO DE TOLERATED.,
No duty in this crisis Of our adairs cau be
more imperative than to fight for ones coun-
t1y, family and ,hoine. Let no skuiker, de-
serter, or absentee without lcaEe from tue
the reproachlnl glance Of our women, be-
tween whose honor and the brutal foe our
noble army stands rs flaming sword, drive !
him back to the field. With proper officers,
strict discipline and an elevated tone Of pub
lie opinion throughout the country, deser-
tion and absenteeism In the army can be ar
rested, and all men liable to, military duty
put into and kept in the ranks Of our army.
II this be effect*d d We can maintain ID the
1eld o force sufficient to defy sublugation.
But 1t is the character Of our population,
especially, that we find those elements OF
strength which impress Us with. the convlc-
ion that We never can be conquered. Our
acteristics. Better soldiers than those In our
army history, has never shown They have
endured extreme ha1dships and suffered
with for11tude, and fought against
constant odds, with . ,gallantry that
has earned the gratitude Of the country snd
in addition to their military attributes, our
people. are re-eminentiy OF o proud aud
banghty spirit, and deeply imbned With the
spl1lt Of constitutional freedom. It belongs
to their race and lineage and as Burke long
ago remarked, their relation to the sesvIe
race in contact with them has intensified the
feeling and invested this love Of liberty With
pose that people With such military, pol.tf-
cal and social characteristics will ever Volun-
tarily submit to be rnlcd by any government
Than one of their own choice, IL too insulting
10 their Pride to be entertained tor noment.
And todo1bt their capacity to achieve indie
and maintain themselves as sep
d 10 clore our eyes to all the teachings Of
Ignore the proof which our fure-
athe1s, have stamped upon Its paggcs-1o be-
Lleye that human nature has changed, OF that
Te arc d degenerate rnce, unworthy descend
ants Of our revolutionary sires.
=. TIE BURDENS OF TAxAT1ov.
To provide means for carrying on the Wat,
Congress has been compelled to impose upon
he country heavy burden Of TAXATION. But,
heavy as 1t ia, it Is not too heavy for the conn.
try to bear, and not heavier than our wants
paintain The mighty contest in which we arc
.ncnged without vast expenditures Of money.
Money! can only be raised by loans or taxa
fou. Our condition does not enable US to
.ffect the former. We must OF Necessity,
resort to the latter: We appeal to
gou witI1conf1dence to submit cheertully to
lhc burdens which the defense Of our country,
four homes and your liberties, render neces-
sary. To contribute according to his means
% that defense is IS much an r., oongsuon 1I upon
the citizen as 1t IL to peril his lie upon the
battlefield. " !
Let us ihen, fellow countrymen. tread In
'hc p1ain path Of duty. No nation that has
trod It faithfully and fearleas1y oIer, in the
worlds history, has stumbled and fallen.
"Nauons, says Burke. "neyer are m9r.
guilty Of tie folly and crime Of selfdestruc-