Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-02
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS

NlrMrnIs. July, 1851.
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT DAVIS
To the Congress Of tie Confederate States
Of -lmericu.
GENTLEMEN My message, addressed
to you at the commencement of the session
contained sucl, full information Of the state
Of tho Confederacy, as 10 render it unncccs-
sary that l should now do more than call
your attention TO such important facts as
nave occurred during the recess, and TO
matters connected with the public defence.
have again to congratulate YOU on the
accession of new members TO our Conccde-
ration Of free, equal, and sovereign States.
Our loved aud honored brethren Of NorlL
Carolina and Tennessee have consumma-
ted the action foreseen and provided for at
your last session; aud have had tue graft
tica!on of announcing, by proclamation, in
conformity with the law, that those States
we're admitted into the CuntrIeracy.
The people Of Virginia, also, by maior;-
ty, previously unknown in her history, lave
ratified tue action Of her Convention, uni
ting her fortunes with OURS
The States Of ArkanSas, North Carolina
and Virginia, have likewise adopted the
permanent Constitution Of the Confederate
States, and no doubt is entertained of its
adoption by Tcraessce, a, Tie election to be
held early next month.
deemed it advisable 10 direct the re-
moval Of the several Executive DEPART
,nents, with their archives, to this city, TO
which you had removed the Seat Of G ov-
arnment, immediately after your adjYurh-
ment. The aggressive movements Of the
eue,ny required prompt, energetic action.
The accumulation Of his forces on the Po-
tomac sufficiently demonstrated lha. bis
efforts were 10 he directed against Virginia;
and from no point coullnhe necessary mea-
sures for her defence ard protection be so
efficiently directed AS from her own cani-
tai
The rapid progress Of events for the last
few weeks has fully s"ficed to st,ip the
veil behind which the true policy and pur.
poses Of the Government Of the United
States had been previously concealed.
Their. odious features now stand fully re-
vealed. The message Of their President
and the action Of their Congress, during
tile. present month, confess tho Intention of
suhjugaiing these STATES by war whose
folly is equalled 10y ITS wickclncss-a war
by Which it is impossible to ob:au, the pro.
posed result; whilst its dire calamiiies not
to be avoided by, us, will fall With double
sasaSily on themselves.
Commencing, in March lasi, with the
affectation Of ignoring the secession Of the
seven States whicl, first organized this Gov
ernment; persisting, in April, in tho idle
and absurd assumption of the existence Oh
riot which was to be dispersed BY posse
eomitatus; continuing in successive months
the false representation that these States
intended an offensive war-in spite of con
elusive evidence TO the contrary, furnished
as we'll by official action, ms by the very
basis on which this Government, is cons;itu,
tedes-the President of the United States
and advisers succeeded in dereiving the
people Of those States into the belief tha,
the phrpose of this Government was no,
peace a:ahome, but conquest abroad no
the. detence Of its own liberties, but th,
sdbyersion of those Of. the people OF til,
United States. -
The series Of (man oevres) by which tbi
impression was created, the art with wlricl
they seEs devised, aud the .pe,fJy will
which they were executed, are alread,
kaeN gou; but you could scarcely hsv
seRfsed That they would be openly stow.
,sasnffbeir success made the subjsctso
boast sandN self laudation, in an Executiv
-.nsysse. FortsAatsly for the truth Of bis
40ky,i1pwever, the President Of the Unite
statss "details With minpteness the at,emp
tc;sslhtoe Fort Rickens, in violation of a
arinistice, Of asLich he 'confesses I'd hay
been Informed but ionly by rumors to
vague and gRseftaisrto 10 fx attention.
= ghs hostile esSpedi itj6R dispatcbedzto SUP
pls. .Fort Sumter, admitted to have bee
.uaaeHaksnNHi tIe knowledge that its sut
~essx was smppssbis; No sending Of a no
tie. .Io.iin Governor of South; Carolina {