New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-29
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We have already spoken of that most UNI
statesmanlke of State Papers, the message, ="
so.called, of Davis, President, sO-called, of the
| Confederate States, sO.called, TO his Congress,
so-called. But believing that its general char
acteristics afford basis for certain sure
moral deductions, we wish to remind the
reader that. in spite of its buster, this " Mes
Usage" is weakness itself. This document was
intended, not for TIA mythical body to which
it is ostensibly addressed, but for Kings and
their Cabinet Ministers. Its 6rst fault, 80 con-
sidered, is that it lacks the dignity which
sense of real injury would have given to such
a paper. II is q prolonged whine. It, re-
capitulation of dstresses inflicted by the war,
coming as it does ISPm professional soldier,
are singularly undignfed. War ia war, and
must DO accepted as such, by those who take
tue sword. War being determined upon, it
then becomes necessary TO lombard, pillase and
Kill, without which unpleasant circumstances it
would be difficult to carry on a war at all.
This is true of all the operations of our Gov
ernment which are 80 complointd "a N
this maudlin message. In the name OF
Mars himself what does Jefferson Davis, grad
uate Of West Point School, late lawful Cen
eral, and now an unlawful COMMANDMENT Chief,
mean by blubberiDg about "the armed heel of
military authority :" Doesn't he farm" bis
own heel ?" Isnt his " authority" Of the
d" military" variety Why does he mourn over
our singular conduct in taking "prisoners'
and actually going to the length OF locking
them mn. after We have taken them Doesn't
he take "prisoners I" Doesn't he keep EN-
Why does hc lament for slideIl ard Nilsson ?
! II one Of his cruisers-or rather il his cruiser,
for be bas but one--had captured Mr.. Charles
Francis Adams, would not Davis have locked
up that Plenipotentiary We suppose that this
President" by reason of the distractions of
war-making has forgotten what it is 20 be
belligrrrnt and that ho Is equally Obvious of
the fact that he, not We, declared war. If
the CoDfederacy il an independent power,
of which j. Davis, esq, Is the Com
lmandor-in.Chcf let him write rs be-
comeit bis ltitudinosity Now he is
Ike school.boy who goes home, with the
black seal Of defeat upon his eye, to complain
to bis progenitors that Jack Jones has Us
saulled him and larcenously converted his peg
top. This comparison, indeed, does Mr.. Davis
some injustice, for it supPoses coherent and
explicit statement Of torts, actual or imagined;
whereas Mr. Davis like bad lawyer, begins
in tho middle Of his case, and goe, to his jury
without daring 10 read the writ. Why could
not man with a sword BY hs side and the
insignia Of Major-Geueral upon his shoulders,
muster courage enough TO aliudo TO Slavery MS
tie cause of this war All the world knows
! it TO be- so--why then this ehary and bashful
reticence All the world knows that the Con-
Tolerate States arc contending for the right,
not 10 snsaye human beings within their own
borders, but for the right 70 10 do in territories
AS yet unpeopled Why not soy 80 Why not
publish the fact TO the nations Slavery is
the basement and the roof aud all four sides Of
this new political edfce-Sayery that buys
and sells men, women and children--Savery
that reduces millions Of human being TO some
thing lower than the beasty eycl--Slsyery that
EFFORTS toll and pays no hre-Savery that
brands, chains, fOes, pickles and kills--Slayery
That debauehes virgins and bastGrdlzes the
progeny of unwilling moihers-Slaycry that de-
uies the comfort of 4 hear:h-stcne to Tho agony
OF The bereayed--slayery that makes Christians
apoorates, citizens conspiratcrs honest folk
bnayes, and gentle ladies furies--Slayery TIA.
is On abiding curse and an unIelcnting torment
why doesn't Jefferson Davis tel tia world
that this is the costly possession, in behalf Of
which he turned traitor and Floyd tarred thief!
Tie would only tell the tyu.h. Nobody would
dispute hin. lie might, indeed, touch ras
places in tic contributors of ceftein Anti
Slavery Manchester rrinncrs--bu. what of th1t
int cotton the foyercgnest thing in lie for
brpi,ed selGcomgerencyl Possessing that Greet
Plant, may not The Confcdoratcs sink still
dd.per into the slough Of passionate blln-
dor aud paageidal wictcdloss, without Caring
DO rcbnkes Of Liverpool QGakers, or the cold.
shoulders OF Exeter Hell orators i. ID. is
too cautious by hill. 10 necdn't have been so
Shy Of Mentioning the skeleton in the house.
he needn't have feared 10 call it an angel, nor
20 stand By lie complimentary christening. 1t
is an angel, isn't il II is altogether a lovely,
attractive, charming angel They were surely
wrong who said tb0t il was born Of Violence,
nursed ut the bloody breasts of Cruelty, fed in
is juYenescence upon human hearts, and BUS.
famed in its stronger years by the shambe of