Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-27
Message Of President Davis.

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ven: a,:j arumcnt has hronght us So near tt {
clos, rl the Year, thai We are. now able Ia
sum up lis general results. ne retrospect
is .c!l ~ s"mia I'LL The t:.ac:s ot our peGp:e
with gratitude It, pTovi''"il'a: tor E:s kind IL.
terposlipn ii, their behalf.
Abundant Yields have rev rded the labar
of .h- agricuiiuriSt. whist toe manuiactt:- =
iag Industry ut tha Coat 'ieraie St"tes was
:irvrr so PROSPEROUS. Il, nnw. ihc neSeSSlti,s
Of the tunes have caiic into existence new
branches of meuataclnrrS. anG given ire,a
impulse to tue ac;y:i. .! tt"ea heretofore III
=o;lr;utinn. 1'.m. means "t' the Confederate
Safes i.r iI,..nu:.,c;nr.i!. the necessarles an"
cnr,:i,rt- ut' liz. a;i,im tLcuis Ives, increaS"
az ::fr co.!li:t cnYllruo-, ;ird we are gradual
t. b .cpnin~ ;u,le;rlri.At If the rest OF Lie
world ior lie supp y ut <uch military stores
and iuuni;i Jas rs #r. Indispensable tor war
The. o.rr:.tis of the ailnr, soon to be III
;crrup,cA bv the approaching Slnter, nave al
;.sird protection 10 tha c,'I,try and sueo
;,,s;re u,,,,i lis arms through ae trying VlclS-
si;uues ul more than It.r arituous campale'i.
which emtille our brave volunteers to Our
pyai>e and our gratitude. From its COLI
.ncncemen. up To the present period, the war
las been constantly eniargiug its proportions
and expanding it, boundaries, so as to include
new fields The Conflict now extends from
the shores of the Chesapeake to the conhncS
o. Missouri and hri2lau. Yet, sudden calls
!:om the rcmo.est points, tnr military AID,
i.ayu Jcen mc:, With promptneiS enough, l!ol
oalv To aye.. Jl.aStcrS, III the lace oi superior
numbers. hut also tn roll back the lloe ol III
yasion from the border
IL .oI no
usscsse, ui certain strategic p ints and strong
;,iaccs within the Confederate States. IEcy
greatly excuied in numbers, ii available re-
sources, and in the supplies necessary for
Lar. militnr; establishments had been long
organized and were complete; the navy, aud
Tor the most part. the army, tace common 10
10th. were III their pHSscSson 10 meet all
his. We had IL create: ii:'t !" ly an army. IN
IN. fac. nt wax il>tli. Lnt also the military
establishments necessary 10 e'luip and pl''re
i, in the field. Ii ousi.:. i!!rrd. 10 be sub
i ct Of qualification, lh@t The spirit OF 'rc
volunteers ard the patriotism OF the people
nv, enabled Us, under Providence, to crap
,ie successfully with these difficulties. \
succession Of ylriums victories at Bethel,
BULL Ran. Manassas, Springfield. Lexington,
L,ccsLurs aiui Dcimoat has checked the wirk-
ed INVASION. which greed "t gain, aud the ui.-
lal,wci Inst 0! lower, brought upon rnr
soil. ani l;,s proved that i:'ifi.bcrs cease To
avail when directed as&',i., Il people tghti u
ior the sacred right OF Se:t.govcrnment aud
the privileges Gf tre"mcm. Alter more than
even months Of war the enemy have not Gil.
" failed 10 extend their occupation cot ou;
soil but now States and Territories have been
ld,l,,, 10 our Luule;:cr;cv: Willie instead Il!
their threatens: march oi conquest, thu
have been driven to aSSumc the defensive
and, upon fair comparison hltwcen the t.'''
bclrercn,S, is to ,;.cn, military meats AID
i,.a;tcai rnn,;nui. the Confederate Stale
are, relatively, much stronger now than when
the struggle COMMENCED.
Since ycur adjournment, the people OF Mas
s,ari .iayr conducted the War in tile lace "i
aims, uc;a.aici;ed diff mites, with spirit
::.,l >t,c,.,'ss alike N,,tthy "i themselves al':
o. IL" great cause in whch ley are stru--
Cling
Sinc,. ti!a; time Kentucky too, ha>Decol!P
~. !!.e:i.y:: n active i,'>iI.iiI'S. lhe cd"i''
forces !,,vc rnt on!~ refused 10 ackaowlcrg'
i,.r r,iit t. ,eulr,'i:y in the war, but Lave
invaded her for tue purpose of attacking TIE
Confederate States. Uutra.eS of the most
d .>po;c character have been perpetrated u''
81, ier 1cuu,p Some Of her most eminent
c,iZens have heen seized and borne away TO
l,ncui,f in foreign prisons, without knowing
VIII; WE'RE their accuser5, Gr the specifications
q! c!.a~sns made agi.inst them, while others
lave i.een forced 10 abandon their homtS,
1a,a'ii,S ani properly, and se,''i refuge III
distant lands Finding that III" Confederate
States were about to he invaded through Ken
tucky, and that her people, after being de-
ceived into mistaken security, were unarmrd
and in danger of being suhIugated by the
f ;dcral forces, our armies We're marched n'o
t..l Sl::Ir. 70 ic;,ti tie enemy and prevent
,ar.r u..cu;a.acr q certain Strategic p>ll:;s
Nil:;:l, ~u,.id lave g;,ru tl.cn great advas-
;:.-cs il: III. upn,Gs.---a step which was Jus:-
t;s,!. ;t ol.iv hy The necessity "f seldceac.'.
OF ss:c Ir.rs d! lie Confederate States, but al
So !,y the desire To ai,! thc people Of kentucky.
Ii v:,s never intc,,!ni by the Confederate
ii"vcra:ncEt to cO"Gccr or cocrce the peOl le
nj ;Ia; State. hu; or the contrary, 1t was cc-
clared by our generals, that thcy would with
draw their troops, if the Federal Government
would 10 !.cwise. Proclamation was ais"
i,,nde ui the desire 10 respect The neutrality
Of X-n:uci,. and ,hc intention to abide hl
the wishes OF her peoplc, as soan as they were
.,,. 10 cx ;,g.s:s their opinions. Ihes" dcci;.f-
aions were approved by n4. and sllouid re,
gard il as one OF the best effects OF he march
ol o:.: troops itto Kcntncky.'l it should cad
il. .iv;n.; - her people H.: iinnrty Of choice
nd :. .;ce cp:,or;unitr 10 d.ccc their own
destiny, according 10 their own will.
The amy has Lrcn chiefly instrumental in
prosecuting the great contest III which we az"
engaged; but the navy has also been effective
in lul proportion ~ .,; a.euhs. The naval
officers, deprived. II Il great cx:eih, Of an %.
n,riuuty 10 make their professional skill
.Yailable at sea, have served. with commen-
.bc 2c;,! and s:.i!antry. "n shore and up"il
in!a,d waters lu.;;,er details Of which will
be found in the reports Of tile Secretaries of
The Navy and War.
in the trans s,oc.;i;on O. Tic mails, nlauy
,!iii:u:tic> l..,c ::s<2!. w:sich will be iouCd
fay Developed. III :::c report oi the PostmaS-
II. iicnur;:i. The absorption Of the ordinary
meat, oi transportation, tUr the movcmcri
of .r,.o,.s a..l military supplies, the INSULT
c;,lcr u tie rolling slcck u, railroads for the
accumulation Of business. resulting both from
military operations, and tie obslruclons OF
water communication by ti:c presence of the
ci,.,;,ys !lrcr, tie failure aa,! eVer refusal OF
Il.