Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-26

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Ne Message sC sea, Davis.
In the absence Of any fan report Of Jsff.
David Message to the rebel Congress, We
must Qlssn what We can nom the skeleton |
report ssnt b. telegraph. II is evident that
he doeament was meant for ths North IS
van as tbs South, ana for England and
- Frsnss more than either. The principal
part Of it had been written before the capture
$ q Neasrs Mason and slidsll, and doubtless,
TIE ssiEnrs Of these two envoys destroyed
tie eject Of st least one glowing page Of the
Presidential sddress. Davis eongrAtnlatea
his psople that not only have their armies
besn ahie to afford protection 70 their cOun-
1y but also thai new States have entered
the Oonisdsracy. This part Of the message
must have been written before the lombard
msnt Of forts walker and BeauregaEd, and
else bsfore the Union nen of North Carolina
made snch serious detection from the power
snd alisgiance Of the Conssdsrates. The for
mr szploit win rather disprove the assertion
tlaai they have been able to hold all their ter
r1tOry, for the rebels could do nothing but
either zee before the wrath which was poured
in upon them, or else carry cut the favorite
southern oath to die in the last ditch. The
iorner they did, the latter they didn't do
The taxing and holding Of the eastern shore
Of Virginia was another little affair which
Davis had not his eye upon when he boasied
Of their power to hold all the hand they
claimed to have jurisdiction over. Eighteen
hundred rebels, who had collected there, saw
the matter in different light, and laid down
their arms, being PoWerless to use them for
their OWE defense.
But IS We write, there comes yet stronger
proof that the rebel authorities do not feel
secure-the capital is to be removed from
N Richmond to Nashville, Tennessee. Rich
aond Is too near the coast too near Fortress
Monroe; too much in McClellsn's path to-
ward the Southern wing Of his national ar
ny. The President has became frightened
by the danger Of Charleston and Savannah,
and hsstens to entrenoh himself by putting
the 6stnesses Of the Tennessee mountains
bstween him and the Atlantic. The cry Is
no longer aOn to Washington" but sBack
iron Richmond" The Presidential levees
are not to be given in the East room Of the
Washington White House, nor the Presiden-
tial toilet msde in Abs LincOln's private
apartments, as was 80 confidently bOssted
SIX months agO.
Among Hnew States and Territories" We
suppose Davis includes Virginia, Kentucky,
and Missouri. It is true that bogus I'egisla-
t1res in those States have passed ordinances
Of secession, but it is also true that all that
il worth saving of Virginia is under Federal
possession, that Kentucky soldiers are nobly
battling side BY side with Ohio and Indiana
tEOgEs 49, a-s-lAs- ~ that State. and that
although the rebels are not entirely out Of
Missouri, tey were driven out at one time
snS enn=noH have no important foOthold
Il tbsrs.
We hardly look forIokes in State paper,
and jet Dsris seems hardly able to restrain
= his merry wit in this message. He must Of
necessity say something Of the invasion of
Kentucky BY the rebel army. he says that
be desired to respect the neutrality of that
State, and therefore be sent an army in to
prevent the Federal troops from disregarding
the neutrality by pursuing the same course.
In other words, it would have been invasion
for the Federal troops to enter Kentucky, but
= twas respect for the neutrality OF the State
for the rebel army to occupy it. The people
Of Kentucky evidently appreciate the humOr
- Of this position and send an army out to er-
Joy ii.
another instance Of his wit is in bis refer
eace to the finances of the Oonfederacy, and
his proposition to issue Treasury notes bear
ing 8 per cent interest In view of the still
begging loan of Sl5,OOO,OOO, only about
tFo-thirds Of which has been taken, and the
market value Of Oonfederste scrip, this per
cent. proposition is good, but it night as
well have been 80, 90 far as the prospect Of
paying either ia concerned. From wit he
proceeds to sarcasm which win not be lost
upon bis people, when he says that the
Punctual payment Of the interest Of Oonfed-
crate notes Is secured BY the system of tax
alton adopted By the last Congress.
ni Davis commends the Confederate navy
(pEivateers) for its achievements, which he
says have bean a in full proportion to its
means" With the exception Of the Sumter,
We fail to see how that navy hss helped them
materially. Rollins victory ct New Orleans
wss 9 barren one, and Commodore FatnaIl
zsl Fed with his sfrighted Musquito feet up one
sf the inlsts leading from Port Royal Sound,
st the approach Of Commodore Duponts |
6sst.
81 he says that his people DOW look with |
-sa eontsmptuous astonishment upon those with |
whom they were recently associated" Per-
Il hsPs this is 80. At any rate we are willing |
% conOede that their representative man.
Wao va found drunk and alone at Beaufort, |
looked with contemptuous astonishment up
On the a1dEsity Of the Federals who invaded
his presence, and all the rest do the same. 1
it e because they sre in a similar condition.
fl Hshopes for foreign aid, snd while be
ssysin one breath that they have sought no
aid from foreign nations, he also saws that
he has collected evidence Of the inef6cieney
/ sffhs blockade to present to any foreign
aoTsrnment which win listen to It. he also
hopa for foreign interference from England
anon the Msson and slidsll capture, but
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