Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-06
Message of JefDavis.

The Message Of JEFF Davis TO The rebel
Congress is similar in spirit to bis Inau-
curaI address. He admits, however, .sthat
events have demonstrated that the Gov
eminent had attempted more than it had
the power to achieve, hence in the effort
to protect by our arms, the whole territory
of the Confederate States, seaboard and
inland, we have been so exposed to recent
ly TO encounter serious disasters. Davis
confesses TO deep humiliation at the sur
render of Roanoke Island and the fall of
Fort Dcnelson. The reported rebel loss
at Donelson. Divis still hopes are greatly
exaggerated, "inasmuch as l am not only
unwilling but unable to believe, that a
large army of our people have surrendered
without desperate effort to cut their way
through investing forces, what ever may
have been their number, and to endeavor
to make a junction with other divisions of
the army" Though in suspence touching
how humiliatipg ara the facts, Davis claims
to have made strenuous efforts forward
reinforcements to the armies at positions
threatened: y
The message refers at great length TO
the reports of tho Navy aud War Depart
ments, and the difficulties which have arisen
from the short enlistment system. This
was caused by the opinion entertained by
the people that the war would soon cease
while, Davis says, it has now become pro-
bable that the war will continue through
series of years.
The message estimates the strength Of
the rebel army at present at 400 regiments
of infantry, with a proportinate force of
artillery and cavalry. jeff. Davis then
makes the "humilialing" confession, that
the process of re-enlstment and furloughs
in progress for the last month, has so far
disorganized and weakened his forces as
to impair their ability for successful defence
but believes that this condition of affairs
is substantially at an end.
After discussing the formidable Difficult
ties encountered in attempting 10 establish
a navy, jeff. Davis passes the to financial
condition of his Government. Here is
where a big brag comes in and the laugh
100. He says:
"The report Of the Treasury will exhib-
it the gratifying facs that We have no
floating debt-that the credit of the Gov
ernment is unimpaired, and the total ex-
penditure of the Government for year has
been in round numbers one hundred and
seventy millions of dollars, less than one
third of the sum wasted by the enemy
in his vain efforts to conquer us-less than
the value of single article of export; the
cotton crop of the year"
This is certainly cool in the President of
bogus Confederacy that has been run on
Treasury shinpaster from the start, and
has not paid its soldiers a cent even in
such worthless "rag and lampblack." The
balance of the message contains nothing
remarkable.
As fling appendix 10 the inaugural
and message of jeff. Davis, We annex the
following from the Richmond Wing of
of FEBRUARY 2lst, on the failure of the Con-
federate Government.
Judging by results SO far, it is the most
lamentable failures in history, and sug-
gests to the rejecting mind that the most
signal service which that Government can
now render TO the country is the surrender
of the helm to ADLER and better hands.
In view of the past, the present and
probable future, the pageant of to morrow
is bitter mockery and miserable COM
pensation for the ruin of a free people. A
child with a bauble, an old man with
young wife, are partial illustrations Of the
deplorable folly.