New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-22
pREsrpENT.s niEssAGE.

We publish this morning the message of the
President to the Confederate Congress. 1t is con
sideraby butchered by the telegraph, it appearing
impossible for telegraphic operators to pay any
respect to the rules of grammar. The meaning OF
the message is, however, Sufficiently plain. There
is no decentralization about it as there was about
the message of Seward to which Lncoln's name
was attached-no "sstgJestio tasl," nor" suppress
sio Ueri" as there was, so abundantly, in that eX
traordnar@ document. What President DAVIS
means to say, he says in plain flat, unmstakable
language: and what he does not mean to say, he
makes no attempt to suggest, as Seward does, by
inuendo and indirection.
The principal feature of the message is its expo
sure of the hypocrisy and villainy of the Abolition
Government. We are glad to see that the Presi-
dent does not mnce words in his treatment of Lin
coins conduct. The argument is strong, but the
invective is strong also. Soft words will not an
swer for description of such atrocous conduct as
the Abolition Government has been guilty of; and
no man, with sou! in his body, can contemplate
this conduct or speak OF write about it, without
feelings of the utmost indignation and resentment.
Passing from review of this, the President then
refers to the efforts to exchange prisoners OF war
with the enemy, the result of his overtures not yet
being ascertained, The people of the Confederacy,
everywhere, will applaud his expressed determi-
nation to administer the same treatment to the
Yankees in our possession as the Abolition Gov
eminent does to our men, and to mete out the
same fate. For every Southerner executed an
| Abolitionist will swing.
The President after congratulating ns that we
have "toreyer severed our connection with Gov
eminent that tramples on all principles of consti-
| rtI,.t and q
and abundant crops with which kind Providence
has favored US, next refers to the alacrity with
which the people have come forward to sustain
| the Government, and informs US that the subscrip
ton to the loan will probably far exceed the sun
of fifty millions which has been called for. There
/ is no doubt that the patriotism and generosity o
the South will be equal to all the necessities Of tht
| Government, even though ii should require another
| seven years war to secure our liberties.
| The conclusion of the message sums up, in few
| words, the sentiments OF the whole South
"Whether this war" says the President, . shal
last one, or three, or five years is problem thu
/ people Of the South leave to be solved by th'
| enemy alone. Il eCW last until the enemy shal
| hare withdrawn from their 50rdeTS-till their pc
litcal rights are established-ther affairs and thei
homes freed from invasion. Then, and then only
will they rest in peace from their struggle.to en-
Joy the blessings which, with the favor OF ProVi
dence, they shall have secured by the aid of thei
strong hearts and ready arms" That's the RICH
sort of talk. In a few words, the whole of cur OBJ
ect is revealed IT. by possibility, this exposition
of the views and intentions Of the Southern Con
federacy could be beaten into the Northern brain
this wicked war would perhaps at once cease
More and more, however, are we convinced tina
I'm
the loss of their blood and treasure in such quaint
ties as will bring them to their 1t is useles
TO appeal to their reason or good sense. Blood
he word.