The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-25

investment, and the enemy repeatedly toiled
10 his Efforts for lis capture is now seeking
10 raise rew armies on a scale such as mod
ern history does not record, TO sff-ct the
subjugation of the South, Often proclaimed
as on the. eve of accomplishment.
Davis then charges the United States
with rappe and wanton destruction of
property, murder Of captured prisoners, &c,
and speaks of7the confscalion bill as afro
cious =
While the moneyed obligations of the
Confederate Government are forged BY cit-
zsns of The United States, and at least two
Generals Of the Uaited States are engaged
in axcitiDg servile insurrections, another
has been found OF instincts so brutal rs 10
invite the violence of his soldiers against
the women of captured city, He men
lions Gen. Butter subsequently.
Davis then says to inquiries made of the
commander in chief of the United States,
whether the airocious conduct OF some of
their military commanders meet the sancs
ton of that government, an answer had
been evaded on the pre:ext that the inquir-
les were insulting, and no method remains
for tie suppression of these formaiities bat
such re ributive justice as it may be found
possible to execute. a ~
Retaliation in kind for many of them is
impracticable, and have had occasion TO
remark in former message, that under no
excess OF provocation will our noble heart.
ed defenders be driven to wreak vengeance
on unarmed men and on women and chill
dren. Stern, exemplary punishment must te
melted out to the marauders and felons dis
regarding the profession of arms, who seek
to make of public war the occasion for the
commission of the most mons,rous crimes.
Deeply as we re<ret the character of the
contest iuto which we are about to be for
ced, we must accept ii as an alternative,
which recent manifestations give US little
hope can be averted.
The evaporation of failure has aroused
the worst passions of our enemies, and a
| large portion of their people-even Of their
clergymen-are now engaged in urging an
excited populace to the extreme of ferocit, y
and nothing remains but to vindicate our
rights, and to maintain our existence, by
employing against our foe every energy
and every resource at our disposal. : 4
jeff Davis recommends further legisla-
ton, to make the CONSUMPTION univer-
sal.
Also, the issue of additional Treasury
notes.
Also, some legislation for controlling
military transportation. He says the We
| ry large increase OF forces recently sent
! into the field by the President of the Uni
| ted States, renders it necessary hereafter
to extend the provisions of the conscript
law.
The vigor and efficiency of our present
force, aud their condition, and the skill
and ability which distinguish their leaders,
| inspires the belief that no further ENROLL
ment will be necessary; but wise fore
sight requires that if necessity should be
suddenly developed during the recess of
Congress, requiring increased forces for our
defence, means should exist for calling
such forces into the 6eld, without awaiting
the re-assembling of the legislative DEPART
ment of the government.
The rest OF the message is unimportant.
In the rebel House of Representative,
Foote, of Tennessee, offered a bill for
retaliatory purposes. 1t reciles that the
enemy refuses to treat our partizan soldiers
as prisoners, and have also punished iu-
nocent private citizens for their acis. 1t
provides that an officer who may have or
dered such atrocities be put to death if cap
tured, and an equal number of prisoners, if
taken from the enemy, TO suffer the fate in
niUtcu On Uur captnreu sOtdfetv TvisiEcus.-
Also, bill to punish negroes in arms
1t provides that federal armies incougru-
ously composed of white aud black, shall
not be held to the privileges of war, or to
be taken prisoners. OF such as may be cap
tured, the negroes shall be sent to their
masters or publicly sold, and the comman-
ders publicly hung or shot, as it may be
most convenient. n
He also offers q bill to retaliate for the
seizure of citizens by the enemy.
1t provides that, of the prisoners held
by US, a number equal to that of the citi-
zsns seized shall be held as hostages for
their safety, and subjected to like treat
ment. Any officer, civil or military, con-
cerned in their seizure, shall be imprisoned
during the war.
All the bills were referred to the militia
Try committee. HA il s1
Mr.. Foote offered bill to provide for
the raising of an additional force of $50,
600 men. f-as-iR
On his own motion, it was laid on the
table.
Also, an export duty of 20 per cent on
cotton and tobacco, to aid in the indem.
nifying losses of citizens by the enemy.