The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-03-14
An Interesting Southern View of jeff
MT Davis Message.

shs iOHO"s upOh 'he heO0i '0s'
dents Message:
"Thero is u tone Of candor. Of confidence,
and Of determination in the Message Of tho
President to Congress. which must inspirc
rev enthusiasm ~ the Southern heart. He
Is free to confess tho cri or Of his past policy
and tho extent OF the disnrtors that have FOL
lowed from 1t, and wo would b0liovc gives
implied intimaton of an intention TO con
duct tho war In future moro IN consonanco
with tho spirit aud desire OF tho people VINO
havo reposed tho preservation OF their liber'
ties In his hands. There is something more
significant than :ho casual reader would
supposo in tho acknowledgment tlIst "ovenis
have demonstrated that the Government
has attempted more than II has tho power
to successfully achieve" in seeking 10 pro-
toct overy little exposed point Of territory
on our seaboard and tho frontier. The
promise Of still greater cxertions to retrieve
past disasters, nnd secure results us iavora-
bic 10 our cause as those which marked tho
earlier periuds Of tho war. connected with
the iats pressure IN Congress On the subject
Of adopting an Offensive policy furnish hope,
we think, that q vigorous war will soon be
made upon the invading columns Of the en-.
eng; that we will "attack, pursue and de-
stroy," instead of being attacked, pursued
and destroyed that tho spade will ulso bc
dropped ana tho bayOnet resumed. In 9th.
or words, that the policy Of the Fabian Da-
Wis will yield TO that OF the Napoleonic
Bcanrcgard, .'
The flrst step towards the result should
be that intimated by tho Presidents do.
termination not TO defend with small bodies
OF troops. unimportant points, as nt Halter
as, Roanoke Island Fors Henry AMI DoU-
cison---a policy which alone has caused the
disasters incurred to us at these places. -
The necessnry srgnrt 10 his pohcu as dbove
ihtImdted. ioiH be 10 concentrate all Of onr
forcrs that ran possibly Be spared, in one or
mare tremendous drmips and initiate q nciU
era bg carrying Ihe t0ar into The CnFmy'S
country. SucII, at least, is the hope wo on.
tortan in view OF tho imperative necessities
Of tho crises, and tho indications We Observe
in high places.
ltis pleasing intelligence to tho country,
enIanating from such an authentic source as
tho Prcsidcnl-that the reports of the Sec
rotaries Of War and the Navy, show that the
resources aud power OF tho Confedorncy are
fully equal to meet future events" Nor is
this opinion unsupported by facts known to
any Intelligent man, nor by ,he statement ot
our present military strength. We are ad.
visca that in thirty days wo will have in tho
field four hundred armed regiments Of in.
faEtiy, and a proportionate amount OF artil-
lery and cavalry--an army large enough "a
carve out tho Independence Of tho South
through slaughter aud blood against tho in.
vadiBg army OF million of men. Tho idea
that u Government with so powerful and in
yinciblo body of troops should faltor even
in temporary dependency is cowardly and
base. s1 sa fa J woo u ..
We should dorivo especial comfort from
tho assurance that the past criminal irac
tivi,y of tho Navy Department is to bo su
perceded with new vigor and mercy, ant
that preparations arc now boing maie fo
tho early completion of war vessels in sucl
numbers and ,fiicency as TO giyo hope tina
our rivers and harbors will no longer be un
der control of the enemy's flag. ,.i -
The economy with which the Governmon
has boen administered is most encouraging
We have no floating debt !; our credit T M
impaired, and our last wears expendItur,
Only reached $i70, 0,000,000. This is th,
that the United States now have tloatin,
obligations amounting to $500 900. be
sides war debt not loss than %600 000. .000
receives u daily increase Of So 100000.
In Wow Of these facts wo can 800 ligh
cleaning through the dark clonds that a
present environ us, which will burst forth
10 loss than sixty days, in full and ,resplen
don't luster." % 80, 7'-,-. 49,.
o, this is Interesting! That resplonden
light which is to break upon tho vision o
tho Rebels in less than sixty days, is but Al
ignis Jatuus, alluring them to ruin. Wha
beautiful logicans they arc !! Their defen
sive policy having proved a failure, they
wisely conclude that q vigorous offonsivt
policy is the only thing that can save thom
Boing unable to maintain The mos. ad
vanced posts within their own territory
thoy propose to destroy ali :heir valuables
fall back, and prepare to carry tho war int
tho onemy's country, Nobody doubts tha
thoir "crodit is unimpaired. for il is i'm
possible to impair that which has no exis,
once or that, unlike tho United State
Government. they have no Floating obliga
,lons." for criminals aud paupors are no
, suffered to incur them. 0.'1