New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28
JEFF. DAVISS MESSAGE IN FULL.


Several days ago we published condensed account
of jeff Davss Message to the Rebel Congress al i,en
mond, on July 20. We now lay the Message IN iuii
before readers:
Gentlemen Of he corgre" Of the Confederate star"
Nv Message addressed to you at the commencement
Of the last session contained such full information oi e
state Of the Confederacy as to reuder unneoesSa! %
fhond now do more than call your attention 10 su'h
important facts have occurred during Tue recess
and the matters connected with the public defense
have again 10 congratulate you on the accession o.
new members TO Confederation OF free ana equns
sovereign States Orr loved and honored brethren oi
North Catolina and Tennes zee have consunmated the
action fofeseen and provided for at your iast eT,
and have had the gratliication OF ahhouncns, W
proclamation, In conformity with law thal here
were admitted into the Confederaey. tt,
Tie reople Of virginia, also, by majority prevon-y
unknown In our history, have ratified the action oil ner
Convention, uniting her fortunes Win our iHe
S,atea of Arksnsas North Carolina, ana virginia
have likewie adopted the permanent CONSTITUTION OF
the Confederate States and 10 doubt is entertained OF
It's abortion by Tennessee, at the election to be heid
early in next month. ,.,
deemed it advisable TO direct the removal OF TIE
several executive departments, with their 10
iris city TO which Won had removed the seat OF Gov
eminent. Immediately after your adjournment, Tue
aggressive movements Of the enemy required prompt,
energetic action TIE accumulation OF MS forces on
the Potomac sufficiently demonstrated that MS eots
wen TO be directed against Virginia. and from no point
could necessary measures for her defence and proce
ton be 80 effectively decided from her own Cspi,s
The rapid progress Of events for the last lew weeks
bas fully sced 70 Lift the vail behind which the true
policy and purposes of tie Government Of the uniIed
Ststes had been previously concealed 1heir odions
features now stand fully revealed. The message OF
their President and the action OF their Congress our
LOG the present month"; confess their intention OF the
subinqation OF these States by war, by which i ia
imposs 10 TO attain the proposed result while s DIRE
calami'ies, not 20 be avoided by us, viii fall Win
double severity on themselves.
Commencing in March Last, with the aheetation OF
ignoring the recession of States, which first or
ganizcd his Government; perisiing In April IN Idle
and absurd assumption OF the existence OF not which
to be dispersed by posse eoD'fofrs continuing
in successive months the false representation that these
States intended offensive war IN spite Of conclusive
evidence the contrary, furnished well by Official
action ~ by the very basis which this Government
is constituted the President Of the United States and
his advisers succeeded in deeeyiog the people Of these
States iuto the belief that the purpose Of this Govern
ment was not peace IT home but conquest abroad not
defense Of iis liberties. bat subversion Of those
of the people of the United States. The series OF
maneuyers by which this impression was created;
the art with which they were devised and the per-
fdy with which they were executed were already
kaown to you, but you could scarcely have sup
possd that they would te openly avowed aud their
success made the subject OF boast and selfaudition in
an Executive message. Fortunately for rutn md his
tory however the President Of the United States de-
tails with minuteness, the attempt 10 re-enforoe For
keur, violation cf hfnhuce OF WHICH ne con-
fesscs to have bcol Informed, but only by rnmor TOO
vague and uncertain 10 fix the attention of tbe hostile
expedition dispatched 10 supply Fort Sumter, admitted
to have been undertaken with the knowledge that its
success was impossible. The sending Of n notice 10
The Governor OF South Carolina Of his intention e. ne
force 10 accomplish bis object and then qlcting from
his inaugural address the assurance that "therc could
be- no conflict unless those States were the agErs.ors
he proceeds declare his conduct, as just related by
himself was the performance of n promise, 70
fre. from the power Of Ingenious spphi-iry a.
that the world should not be able TO msur ders'aud
IL: and in deiance Of his own statement that
he gave notice Of the approach oi hostile n.e,i DC
charges these states with becoming the assilnns OF
he United States without gun IN sight or IN eApef-
tapcy TO their fire. only few IN the fort
He t. indeed fully Justified IN saying That the eaae "a
40 free from the power Of ingenious sophstry that the
world will not be able TO misunderstood IT, Under
cover of this unfounded pretense that the
States are the asaiiants that high funeiouary after
expressing bis concern that some foreign Ih.ions had
40 shaped Their action, If they supposed the early
de,ructon Of the national Union probable absndons
all further dsguise and proposes TO make this contest
short and decisive one, by placing at the control OF
the Cover uent for the work at leit i0,, Ol Elea
and $500 0lO, 900 The Congress, concurrinR ia the
doubt thus iniimated TO the sufheieney OF the
force demanded, has increased IL 10 half a million OF
men.
Yhese enormous preparations in men and money for
the conduct of the var. on scale more grand IMAM
any which the new wctld ever witnessed, IL distinct
III.
States are engaged ia n conflict with great and pow
erful nation They at last compelled TO abandon
the pretence Of being engaged NJ disPsing rioters ana
suppressing Instructions, and are driven 10 The DC
knowledoment that the ancient Union has been die
solved They recognize the separate existence oil these
Confederate States, by uterdlctive embargo ana
blockade Of all commerce between hen andtho united
States not only by sea- bat by land not ohiy III rnpo
Int In cars: MOI only with those who bear arms but
with the entire population Of the Confederate States
FINALLY they have repudated the foolish cor cen thht
the inhabitants of this Conederacy are SUI ezehs oil
the United States for they are wagng an indiscrinl-
ate war upon them ALL with savage Ieroci'y, uAho"p
in modern civ ilization.
In this war, rapne is the rule; private houses IN
beautiful rural retreats are bomoarded hnd 3urhti
tain crops ia the field consumed ny the ,o' anu
when the torch IL not convenient, careful labor Il
bestowed TO render complete the destruction oil every
artcIe Of use or ornament remaining III private d"e
ngs after their inhabitants have lied from tne OUT
RACES OF brute sodiery In l7Sl, Great Brithi wneh
invading the revoted colonies, took possession Oh
every district and county Fortress Monroe, now
occuiied by tie troops Of the United States. The
houses then inhabited by the people, after beng res
pected and protected by avowed invaders, are now
nllaced and destroyed by men who pretend hat Nir-
eniaDs are their felowcitzens. Mankind VIII shnd-
der AT the tales OF the ourages committed on defence
lees families By soldiers OF the United States, now
invading our homes; yet these outra8es are
prompted by inflamed passions and the madness
af intoxication. But WHO shall depict the horror
thew entertain for the cool and deliberate ma
lienancy which, under the Pretext Of suppressng
instruction lsad by themselves TO DO upheld by
!, minority only Of our people, makes special war
on the lick. including women and children, by care
faly Devised measures to prevent their obtaining the
medicines necessary for their cure The sacred claims
Of humanity respected even during the fury OF actual
hattie by careful diversion of attack from hospitals
conlninipQ wounded enemies. are onsraged III cold
blood bv a Government and people that pretend to
5esire n continuance Of fraternal connections. All
,be,e outraQrs must remain unsvenged by the uni
yersa repreLension Of mankind In all cases where
the actna perpetrators Of the wrongs escaped capture,
.I--;. - M refnliaion TIE humanity of