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r ml if V .1 KV SH IIKS-VOL. Y-NO. 32.) WADESBOIt'OOGII, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2ft, 1863. r WHOLE NO. 244. I III III A SOLDIER APPEAL TO THE .LADIES OF THE SOUTH. , ' Mobile, Aug. 3d,. 18C3. . LdieM of the South : For twf months TinT v ?r la? e ircir -rmouritrx an tee land,- .1 . .U-!- l .. among tno enemy, ai lucir own uomes, where I iaw and heard much that you 'should know.' . v The Northern people are divided pretty 'equally into two parties. The one is in 'favor' of peace with.the South, whilst the 'other will fight you until the world comet to mm end, unless prevented by tome nction 4of the peace arty at home or by foreign 'influence.' l.- The pence party are controlled by inter est and humanity; the other by all the in. 'flurncc that Satan cah'briug to their aid. The bitterejit venom, malicend hate that 'ever emanated from the gloomy blackness V,l hell i spoken agmntt you in tbeir coun cil and meetings. It is not within the jxnver ot human imagination to conceive of crime more black than is nursed in the heart of the Northern fanatics. I know I hose people well. Though born jn the South, I have 'been most of my time in the North : whole veurs of my life have been pa ed a mong t henirr From my "chl ldhood them l never tailed to attend their meeting-both-political -and -religious. years ago I heard the nnvith uplilled hands pray and preach what "they now practice. They laveleeii tutored and flught by their leaders to li i e jo '".They are "deranged on the f ubiect of negro slavery; wild fanat- icism has dethroned reason, and made them whose brutal cohorts In one of 'his cavalry raids to desolate DcSolo county, seized one of Mississippi's fairest daughters, and in I 'lgf room, where she had sought -seclusion iruia ineirnaicd presence, mad? u beastily negro the instrument of the most diabolical outrage; .they themselves assisting as the witnesses and ministers of a deed which th pen shrinks from describing. V . And this is but one of many instances in which Southern ladies have been polluted, by the vile touch of Northern Abolitionists. As sore as timerolls on these people will, if they succeed in their efibrt.to get milita ry coutrol of.the South, degrade you to a level with Ma woman of the town," to use the language of the Beast Butlerthat hid' cous inonter who eanno od!c you In the face without holding his brad down. Ue threatened you at New Orleans with, dis grace because you did not choose to look love lo him and his brutes, and his wishes would hive been carried oftt then, had not policy been in the way. He Only spared you to a more convenient liine, when all power would insure him his desires. , I am telling no idle dreamdepicting no fancy sketch, drawn by a deceitful imagin- I know -what I sav when Itell vou many long "nights of rest" on the cold earth, pelted by ths storm vwith no other covering than the dark flying" clouds above; ajidj th o u g h poor h em ay b fj.h fu sh u n I ej n have is there. For two and a half yeara I have toiled for the South. Her women I have ever boasted of with pride, and for them I will not fail to work. Wji'dstT ed and ignorant, he will leave you with! a I live I wiM strike the blow oTThe avengef heart lightened of its grief ; and When the I of the innocent that has sunered. i nave paisrvt ftOHHiguirui. -s mm mj cuiimiwui ation. I have read their papers, and when with all is lost if those ieople should ret control of.your country. You have done much in this war.If4 Southern Chivalry" had been half so earnest as you; not u foernan would now tread the soil that is sacred to you. .'our smdes have always been a glad .wel come to the soldier. By Avord, look and deed ycu have encouraged the defender of vour virtue. But vou me doing much un consciously t discourage him, and to work your own ruin. , Vou are keeping from the the ho have never fired a cun or been in the wav of danger; and many legions too wfco are barely in the service wearing jray uniforms that are continually displayed before your ever, but never in battle. 1 see in the in- SotitTirrn niil". the condition it vouri tenor of-vonr -4andr-wbere tlie eweiuy-has cnuntrv lo:.k dark and clecmv.' As "goes I not been, much to discourage the soldier in ! of the consolidated regiment, " happens in. our C('intrV so go vou. The fall of the.; the field.- -Vou are indulging in all ihegayety ; "11 him the enemy are coming, and in the j South will bring you down to . the . most .i itli-omr. nit of human woe anl degreda- the accursed' instruments of hell. Satan Ilium If. were he unchmed from the infernal f regions and let hMe in your m'dst, backed J 'ranks many thous.tnds who should aid t bv nil bis wicked host. Covered w ith al! the tt0or soldier of a hundred battles ; men w p mopiy oi war, ami inuring me di.ick nag of triumphal t siiu would not inflict more rnierv on you than these same Northern fanatics, if they hVu!d succeed in getting ""military control of the outh shock of battle comes, and ihe strife is wild and furious, memory, delighted at the recol lections of your kindness, will fly to his re lief and nerve his heart and arm for the fierce encounter The soldier with his gun only can save you. If your country is saved 'tis'h that will save it. , Exempts and parlor.soldiers are not dan gerous to your enemy. They. do.not-fear the'm as in the days before the wan ".Now; they are not even honored with the dignify of arrest. ' if you would be saved from ruin you must frown. with indignant scorn upon everv popinjay in-the land, and turn with words of encouragement to the soldier in the field. .Scorned and driven away by you, they may, if they have not courage enough to commit suicidet as a last resort, seek a place in the army, where. to some extent, they might f edeem themselves or get shot. There are also hundreds of officers of some grade and rank who are ofF duty three hun dred! and sixty-five days in the year, dress ed In superb" sty Ie,who "throng "thehotels7 drink to kill sorrow for the lamented. dead,. and makccalls Drive iheftL from youforJ they encourage the enemy., If Major M. D., with glossy collar,. kid gloves, line clotbTand polished boots, sends his card, just; write' upon it that some poor soldk-r who is willing ofht for you needs attcr,tionyif Captain Commissary asks permission to do the ngreeablp, remind him that the soldiers, in the fiejd suffer with hun ger, and in many places supplies are seen wasting at the dejfots for want of care, and industry on somebody's part. If Captain Quartermaster 'wishes you to hear ot his intensity of hatred of inefficient officers. separated from the If.rge armies in the field and henceforth the forest wood and cane brake will be my home. Along the banks of Old River will be avenged the fate of ' the fair daughter of De Soto ; and deep, " deep beneath the wild waves of the Miss: issippi the vile fortns of her cruel destroyers shall be hid from .'the light of day. Then ..will ... Lbe satisfied with .myself, and. the Bebel Scout will tmce more return to Illinois. Address op Lieut.-Gen. D. II. Hill. The following address was issued by Lient. Gen'l. Hill on taking command of Gen, Harlee's corps, lo which he has been assign ed . Hea'd4ltabters Corps, : V . July 21,' 1863. General Orders No. 31. With unfeigned diffidence the undersign ed succeeds to the able and distinguished soldier who so long has, commanded this . gallant corpse-honoring it with his name and leadership, and being in turn honored by its noble bearing and glorious achievements. 1 he example set malces plain4 my path pt duty, and the corps has but to continue the same consistent line of good conduct and propriety which has always characterized it. Believing. as I do that rowdyism and insubordination are fruTtfol sources of trou ble in camps and bad behavior in battle, I will insist uppn strict discipline. All. will be expected and required fo render a prompt and liberal compliance witlilhe requirements of law and authority. Soldiers I a brutal ana! ruthless enemy, nusnea with success, whisper in his ear that thousands worth otV - r i i. u r . . , j i i . i i ' to carrv fire and sword to our once happy is pressing every- nroi)erty t roy ed f r w m n t f a 1 1 e ntion . I f M r . Of D ce r, tion. Vour coa-itrv is half overrun bv th i i i - ....... I ' . I ! ,cnmiV;:-ani nui yur icijio are . rumeu. i lit will throw everv V.!ir fr'n-nds inth; Norll olnUrle iii rli? way of the prosecution of the w.ir aga-fixt cu. Th I)omocrats are to u man in lavor ot stopping the war--- ii.it another man witftOnlren'ff fight yoiIT TliOM who are in thr field are there for th war. They have done the wicked deed and cannt help themselves. Linooln ca'Ied them into the f)ii by a proclamation which said " the object was to enforce the bu s of the. lnion.'V They volunteered for that purwse. I could have joined hands Wit h t he i n id t h nt work, but I kne w Li n coin's advisers were not honest. I volun--teen d auainst that parly, because I knew they would do" just whatythev have done, j knew their purpose' from 4he. beginning was to conquer the South if 'possible, and their moiive in so doing was fd get position ; and plunder. They never dreamed of res toring the union by war. .! Ijhe war is weired to get military control of the South, 7 Ullii uiiru in it ii uwiir iiicuiciiu jvuti ho disclsedj aiul every home of yours from . ihe Ohio river to the Gulf of Mexico will he confiscnted. : No amount of Kentuck)'. TeTmeissrrfind - M iss i ssi ppi- s wear.ing-.wiU . avHij anything'. Those who take the oatli, ;-:uncM they join the Federal ranks and fight ' you, will fare no better than the soldier of ,n hundred battles. Thevs. will get a double kick from their maBters dr lheir motive in taking" the oth. Nota man in, the South will be allowed a wtapoiT of any kind ; trivery soul will be disarmed; every man . Will be driven, to drudging At the point of - the bayonet in - the hands . of a negro. Then the hate, the venom; and fiendish malice of Lincoln's hordes will searcji for the victims of their savage,, brutal and inhuman natures, and the darkest deeds e ver recorded in the calender of crime will be done. Vour beauty, purity and chastity : will lie desecrated by their viletouch7illover the land vvill be re-enacted the deeds donf "P the path tjf that most enthusiastic of ';; Abe Li ncoln's helpers. Col. Hatch, of. Iowa, and frivolity of part times, when no en'ernv j distance you hear the cries of tender love- wn netar, and thero were none to make you nness praying lo De spared, and ask him afraid. ;- . ---i-u ' :: tb please excuse yon until you can get to ' c.i-l.sT nnr. ,rt ,. n,ri w', V,iil ! stiie safe place. If Mr. SSttitT wishes to I more parlor soldiers 'than recruits foi4 the'sn(nV his patriotic uniform, treat liim kind annv. In thihour of your peril yhilstihe fie is dancing in wild joy over the grave of Iv, pity him and pray for him. for he1 has no employment and nothing to do but to pre- i,.r;..o..i lucLk-.. ii'im nn.t i serve.iiunse.lt lor tuture useluiness. uo these jtlotiiv f;iranTT7dHH - Hcooist I tmngvatm asK-uounMnepientiude-oi ins Klsworlha.id his Zouaves- noble pat not ?"Jness a nd wisdom, to lend a helping. urii! cnl.liur tlirtr.i nml thus' t. itin I 'fat. ihand to the soldiers who are .fighting for Heaven spare n'w to make the pilgrimage !vou 0,l'a1l will be well. of Virginia's land that I may plant the ever-1 Ladies ofnhe South, for more than two green and rose tree, the ivy und the myrtle (years I have held Various positions in the over '.the sarred spot where- thou sleepest, ' Confederate army, from a private soldier to j and water them with the: sad tears of grief hn olliper'of high rank, and never during for thy fate ""And the brave and immortal Stonewall Jackson, arid his comrades in arms, who died for you, wjiitat their death slf-ep is listurbed by the shouts of their ene my, and others too, the legions; of the "un recorded dead" all over the land; whilst their graves nre being trod by a merciless ene mv, vou are induliiing in gaycty, and wear ing the robes of hilarity I Hespect and love that time, in daylight or darkness could I find a moment for pleasure. Every moment a Confederate otUcer-.gi'ves to idleness or "!easure, is just as much time jjjiVen to the enemy, and you should treat hirti accord ingly. Every hour is bigXvith danger. Your. intluence and tyranny God bless such ty ranny Irules the. world; If' you will vou -can drive a half million of men into the field for the sacred dead should cast a eluttm of iin sixty days. But few men of the South sorrow over every face'ln the SoUth.4-Thetare sa lostio all sense of shame and so giv habiltments of deep distress would be mor'e f en over to cowardice that-' you cannot -by lo.oie meansinfluence them to fijrht foK'vbu. I have no hope but in you. The recruit befitting robes than the butterfly costumes from the blockade. If you would survive aodpreerve vour-puruy of the armies cannot Jo in one gious tuch ofthe foe, you must drive from your presence the many thousands of dandy dressed ' parlor braves, who have raised themselves above the dignity vof a soldier duty,; by liirsrig some Worthless ahd uncon cerned vagabond to represent theirchivalry on the battle-field, and who throng the ho tels and pleasure grounds and walks, ever ready with tender bleached hands to do you service, where there is no danger! Far bet ter, when you see the weary soldier trudg ing nlonu clothed in dirt and ras, to call him to your door, -invito him to a seat,- en courace him by kind looks and words to fight for you, ;Give liim from 'your own hand some little of the delicacies of the ta ble y)ii "may have.; let hi in see th at. he is remembered for the b.att!es fought, for the long" inarches made . thrpUgh heat and drought, through mud and rain, ahd for the year what you can do in one day. Jt is vie tdrv, or disgrace and dishonoHvith Hie South. The men mustsefte their gunsand hasteaio the field to fight for you. To-day you must commence recruiting, and never cease the work as -long as an exempt can be found. There are none to spare. 1 wish t could per suade you that every soul in the land is need ed for your defence. The men of the South wi'l not be convinced that such is the fact so long as you allow them to remain about vou? I have been sadly deceived about Southern. Chivalry,"'- Wjth no property in terest in the Souths f l was among your ear liest defenders, believing that Southern men would by one grand-rush to arms maintain their title of noblemen. Kentucky, is my native State. I have ever ioyed the South but interest took nie to the" Pi airie State. Illinois- claims me as - her own. All that homes, and instead of rising w ith renewed fjipgy to firK-ft.nff- the invaders, thousands and tens of thousands of able bodied young men have1 skulked from the fieJtmaver the- piovisi6ns of the exemptiorr bill, regardless, o f the in t e re s f, the s'h fe t y. and'honor of the country. These miserable creatures are only concerned about screening their worth less carcasses from Vankee bullets. ,. Let these poor politicians go ! The Con federacy hJks in her hour of trial to your shattered rariksV and appeals to 'Qur man hod for that grand exhibition ot courage, fidejity and patience which won for our forefathers the priceless boon of liberty. You will have many and sore trials, but with an Unwavering trust in. a God of truth and justice, and with an, unconquerable de termination to be free, you will be able to transrnit the same inestimable blessings to your decendents. , ; (Signed,) - I). II. HILL, Lt. Gen. Official : ' R. TI. Hatcher, A. A. G. DANG Ell OF NEGLECTING CHAIST. A dren'i'ntnl solemn hour To us is drawing near, When we, before the throne of God, ; . All present shall appear. V Vhat answer shall we give, . ,WJien God himself temapcU, The use$ of such times these, '"t la jadjHjut at our hands?. , And must we then coufess . That all was spent in rain; The geasoq that w ere once i our own , But cannot be again? - , This will be w Indeed; To regions of despair Our own neglect will sink us down, . To mourn forever there.. A letter has been received by one of his parents' from Lt. W. L. Battle of the 37th Hegiment, in which he sa-s his Jeft arm was shattered by a ball just below the shoul dcr, and that three or four inches of , the bone have been taken out. A note was t inkly appended to the letter by Lt. Bat tle's attending surgeon, who says e is do-; ing well and iihless something unforseen occurs, he will be able to" leave the hospital at Gettysburg in a few weeks. ItAGS. FIVE CENTS TER POUND WILL BE PAID FOR " clean dotton or Linen Rags, delivered aVthe llegistera' Office,, Rockingham, Rich Sond, EU.; - . . . ... .... i. I "if' t III I -1 . I i; v .V 1 .1 .J -i l 4 1 tM
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