The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-07-29
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The following is President Davis S
message to Congress, which was
read in open session
GestLenca-My message addressed
TO you at the commencement OF the
session. contains such full informal
tion Of the state of the Con
federacv as to render it unneces-
EYfh0f. I should now do more than
call your attention to such events
~ have occurred during recess,
and to matters connected with the
public defence.
!, have again to congratulate. you
oathe accession of new members to
any confederation of free, equal, SOW
ereign States. Our loved and honor
I'd brsthrsn. of North Carolina and
Tesneasee have consumated the ac-
ton forsseen and provided for at
your last session, and l have had
the, ratification of announcing by
ppocisnation in conformity with q
law that those States were admitted
into, the Confsdaracy. The people
ofvixginie. also, by > majority pre-
sionsly unknown in her history, have
ratified the action of hsr convention
roniting her fortunes with ours.
The States of Arkansas. North Car
alina, and Virginia have likewise
adopted the permanent Constitution
Of the Confederate States, aud no
doubt is antertsined OF its adoption
by. Tnanessee at the election to be
kHn early next month. s...s ..
deemed it advisable to direct the
rsnoyL Of the several, Executive
DSparfments. with their archives to
this city, 70 which you had removed
the seat of government.
Immediately after Your adjourn
msnt. the aggressive movements Of
The enemy required prompt, cnerget-
ic action. The accumulation of his
forces sufficiently demonstrated that
his efforts were TO be directed against
Yixsinis. and from no point could
necessary measures for her defence
and protection be so efficiently direc-
ted ~ from her own capital.
The, rapid progress Of events for
the last few weeks has fully sufhced
to strip tho vail behind which the
true policy and purposes of the Gov
ernment Of the United States had
been, concealed. Their odious fea-
tures now stand fully revealed. The
message of their President, and the
sction of their. Congress during the
month. confess the intention of the
subjugation. Of these States by a
war whose folly, is equalled by its
wickelness-a war which i. is i'm
possible to attain the purposed re-
suit, whilst its dire calalnities. which
cannot be avoided by us, will fall
with doable,severity' on themselves.
Commencing in March last with
IN aftectation Of ignorance Of the Sc
cessi0n of-seven States which first
organized the Governments; persis-
ting, in April, in an idle and absurd
sasumption of the existence of a riot
which was to be dispersed by pos
!, Sc comitatus; continuing in success
i've months the false representation
that these States ATTENDED offensive
xer, inspite Of conclusive evidence
TO the contrary, furnished as well by
official action as by the very basis
on which this Government is cnnsti-
tuted. tks President of the United
States and his advisers succeeded in
deceiwing the people of those States
into the belief that the purpose Of
this Governnents was not peace at
homo. but conquest abroad; not de-
fence Of its own Eberties, but the
subversion of those of the people, OF
the United. States. So
The. series of manoeuyres by
which the impression was created
the art with which they were devised
and the per6dy with which they
were executed, were already known
toyou, but you. could scarcely have
supposed that they would be openly
asowed, and their success made the
subject of boast and self-laudation il
an Executive message. ---r
Fortunately for truth in history
the President of the United State.
details with extreme minuteness th,
attempt to reinforce Fort Pickens il
violation. of an atmistice Of which
he confessed to hays been informed
but only BY rumors or vague ant
uncertain information to create at
tsntihn. - - -,
The hostile expedition dispatche,
70 reinforce Fort Sumpter admitted
TO have beenoyertaken, with aknowl
edge that its success was impossi
hle..
The sending of the notice to tn
Governor of South Carolina Of hi
intention to use force in accomplish
ing this object. and then qiotinl
ftom the inaugural address that ther
esald be no cenfiict 1nloss thos
SyStei were the aggressoss: II
Ptssssde = declare that his duty
% Hse from the power Of f.ingeniou
sophistfy as that the world shoul
not be able to misunderstood.
And in the defiance Of his ow
statement that he gave notice Of til
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