New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-14
PRESIDENT Davis Message in Europe--Vfexys
of tine English Press

R$ =, rom the Isoudon Post March Is
lI y hesaage OF the President of the Southern
silant, ana candid without betraying apprehension
iof the result OF the late disasters of his country
sisscandidiy acknowledges that for once fortune
W. I. aesested the Southern arms and it refers
l.aEii4 a9uale misfortune to the extension of the
national line Of defence over TOD lonp n tract If
eouhtly 70 pe an Keeping with the resources nj tla
command OF the etleracy liz holds that II wss
a9r tae Southern legens to be atonce
sstfong on tne Cumberland river lin Tennessee
STRONG On She POTOMAC, and Is trong 1pon the whols
q ther YasS seaboaId. Theres no doubt that thu
rs put the truth. Armies on tile offensive ana
armies on ihe defensive each have their adj.
saueages. u cures greater strength to snbiu
gate country than it requires to defend IN ara
70 iar, me position has been in favor Of the Sont
no., 81 me other hand the attacking new has
Inc auar IT IS W aIlo a own choice Of
mere me advantage lies with The North. The. q
circumstances explain why President Davis Il st;li
a 81 e declare with probability that the Cnlf
e can meyer oe trampled down by the enemy,
.lau me NGSth has been almost inyariablv vc
!orious on the seaboard. In penetrating Ike far
lnteflor OF the Soathern Confed the Northern
armies would be subjected to almost everu COW
Sa.saD,e alsadgantage But, ID the maritime At
Iornler has Its choice Of nearly tie whoie hoat;1e
ssapoara, from the coast Of Virginia TO Tia mnntb
a. ias Mlsslssipp II was needfu therefore. for
@ ~ 2 r. aa sfong ct every point on the
one point. President Davis hoWeyar' taa e. ~
w Il thls reasoning; he acknowledges tle
g q k9anoke Island to be extremejv ;S
All; '. a:s o utn But he looks neyerfheJeaa una
ercsn sasssS ana that of Fort Donelsan I'd mara
"a hsonaL aefaats, and speaks onv ia lannos
"a MI, 80 a. 81 s!nent and confidence eNaS
~ naaneial side Of tile So,I;hern p,a,;, Y, I,
H. = vi fanny the most cheerful NJ
xpendttare of lie Snptbar 1--WE
IL iii " HI ~ exceeded si75 goo l0n M
= e .;.ay poasL with reason that his doas MI .
~ " ~ one Of the annual Ivy
we A. urthern Government. He nonis ~. Oh
that 1T is Inferior to the annual yalEs oat also
But, unfortunately, the cotton eran
70 profits owing the desperate policy op y.eas
we s0ntherners resolved at the outset Of tho Sh
quite true, however, that the relation of tha
expenditure 20 the yalueof the COTTON crop if saa
mas direct bearing on the capacity of lilo
soulh ~ TIE interest, years of peac npon
sne puDsac debI that they may accumulate d,,fing
.nes = ar. Dayls appeals, also, to the inerea.
ssag pfoansfIon OF TIE Implements OF war iii The
states, as evidence of tho inereasiupr "a
psosy q the South TO aontinueats resistauee liz
2lssfves ivltG nBquestionabIe truth that vixen
began. the advantage in respect of Al.
4. material of war WAS greatly on Tho side of
ass iaaversarlea The North had nearly lnounoiu
Is aItizans and workshops required for ri.s
imposes. was, Therefore, let with The Son,h
slehsl to make brcks without straw. OF. 10 reiu
a ,sl import from abroad But the blockade a..
,shey q all but an incidental enpply from
tasen s s part Of the Southern army RAJ since
acture nh IN WIN equipments Of native ma ,,n-
AIN 1hes gapls mas, therefore reason il main I
sssss'Ve asssffsd III LIS previous message.