The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-10-07
i Stirring appeal.
(Sunny South.)


Never was there more stirring ap-
peal for men to defend their homes
and their fresides than the proclama-
tion issued by Governor Brown in
November, 1864. time in Georgia
when the "dcspot heel was on her
shore"
The proclamation was as follows,
and it will be read, | know, with great
interest in this day:
State of Georgia, Executive De-
partmcnt, Milledgevillc, November ~, /,
lsGl.-The whole people understand
how imminent is the Danger that
threatens the State. Our cities are
being burned, our fields laid waste,
and our wives and children merciless-
ly driven from their homes by pow
crful enemy. We must strike like
men for freedom, or we must submit
to subjugation.
Death is to be preferred to loss of
liberty. All must rally to the field
Tor the present emergency, or the
State ii ovcrrun.
II, therefore, by virtue Of the
authority vested in me by the statute
OF this State, hereby order levy en-
masse of the whole free white male
population residing or domiciled in
this State between 1G and 55 years of
age, except such as are physically un-
able to bear arms, which physical de-
feet must be plain and indisputable,
or they must be sent to camp for cx-
animation, and except those engaged
in tho legislature or judicial depart
ments of the government, which are
by tho recent act Of the legislature
declared exempt from compulsory SER
vice.
"All others are absolutely required,
and members of tho legislature and
judges are invited to report Immediate
ly to Major General G. a. Smith, at
Macon, or wherever else in Georgia
his camp may be, for forty days SER
vice under arms, unless the emergency
IS sooner passed.
"The statute declares that all per-
sons hereby called out shall be sub
ject after this call to all rules and
articles of war of the Confederate
States, and on failure to report, shall
be subject to the pains and penalties
of the crime Of dcsertion.
Volunteer organizations formed
into companies, battalions, regiments,
brigades or divisions, will be accepted
for forty days, if they even approx
mate to the number in each organiza-
tion which is required by the militia
laws Of this State which were in force
prior to the late act.
"All police organizations formed in
counties for home defense will report,
leaving Mt home, for the time, only
those over So years of age; and all per-
sons having Confederate details or
exemptions, who, by the late decision
of tho supreme court Of this State, are
held to be liable to state militia SER
vice and bound to obey the call Of the
governor.
"All such refusing to report will be
arrested by the police force or by any
aid-de.camp, or other officer of this
State, and carried Immediately to
the front. The necessary employees
of railroadspow actively engaged, and
the necessary agents of the express
company, and telegraph operators, are,
from the necessity for their services
in their present position, excused.
"All ordained ministers Of religion,
in chaige Of q church or synagogue,
are also excused.
call railroad companies in this
State will transport all persons apply.
ing for transportation to the front,
and in case any one refuses, its presi-
dent, superintendent, agents and en-
ployees will be Immediately sent to
the front.
can aids-de-camp and other State
officers are required to be active aud