Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-19
TIE EVENING STAR.
jeff. Davis and His Policy.
From the Chsrleston Mercury. !


Our contemporary, the Coaripr, II Yesterday.
In long editorial ,vlog iZiBg President ID Wis
whom IL calls Our 'Moses." makes the follH-,inl
s-Ss~'iOn: "4hs
~ ct we have been reliably tpSo,,o..
CI - omstai position ameLg us-msn ~ go
.n'fnt,oEs, cut % nn'stDken and rnIso1,ida5 raf
are sowir% the seeds If dircorVi brrTd,
Pre.i5snt by preaching crusade against
lIesoeh' DHSis, and calling for a general con.
''H y fhe Confederate States to de aose him
an ''a'e a military dictator IN BIS pIacp,,S
- re u Is put faFtn that tbers are men Of .hlql
OtACI i poSitieR an0Bgs: uS'i v 40 are pEeachIpr
Ntru>~ce against President Davis and csIIirr
la-% General COnva" ton OF TIE 70 StatLS
- drpoSs HIN and create a military dictator "a
Ms place." The publication Of this assertion !
'.toTdia 10 the curriers' logic, will tend ncrs
- ecCou rage YanksedCm ard dqulage CIR ca,iks
- - an -thi 70 tint mas YET been pu- forth aL;Est
PRESIDENT Davis. Fer ourselves we deem n d re
&c truth 70 say that We leveT saW tie idea sus
S-s'ed COX calling seSeTal convention OF tie.
g. nfederate States 20 dspOSe President Davis ard
cfSa,. MILITARY dfctator in his Place, excepting
IL the Gbsve extracts from the Courltr Thd
So1IieT Is our author fOE the grand revolution IL
Cs0losss We know no Other
Tint President Davis IS an incubus o, oi,r caIr-a
we'd not nuUt. Albion n careftilV @ vsred over
with the mantle OF sseIecY 5y Congress. enoul h
a. been disclosed by stem realities 10 snow hlS
q. incomPetency TO go-ern The affairs OF the
Co. feaeracy. lie has lest the coGhjeace OF beth
army and the people; and II an election 10 morrow
20 come of f0s the Presidency, we do rot be-
eve :hat be would get the vote OF d sing Re Sa,e
IN hLC 1cl we nave seen UONF mere any
u~P'sition to him advocsted OF proposed, other
than SUI az the Constitution clearly authorizes
III the Provisional Congress bad done its duty
II tn present Congress would CO its duty-P-esf-
dent Davis could be readily drivea into a ccurss
of efficiency. Tais 10 all that we have seen sdyo-
Gated
Pablo opinion carried out In Corgresz. with
the gislative power " hich Con1ress nosses.rs
as 10 measures and men, cap Control the Cavern
ln-Hi ard free efficiency into the abstraction
bat '9is can never DC done BY those who los <
dpih Ffes'dsIs JAWS Sour Moses D Congress,
ust s.tUrc5 ia duties under the Constitution 50
en- tferpendeBt 2 ernent of power 10 must also-
10o the idea thsti IS only secret BODY for r o.
.sttring the will Of the President 1t must be the
p"p'e-s:aBclug forth Ia the light Of dav-,
GtoihSd with the whole legislative power of the
G"vcTnmsnt, and with che. agent, the Pres dent
Instrumental for their dell yeTanEe
Sit TX President Davis Is to ne treated as EEop-
la1s 8, We really 10 not see the use OF Congress
h " Hilary die dtor, the Courier seepIS 50 ynueh
- aOn0f, Is practically upon US The sooner
CO1gT' 81 Is abolished the bitter II the pPoDie
through Their representatives In Congress are 10
exercise no power bat ~ the bidding of the EY-
- t'ive- Congress Is a nonenty. IL is vorss: n
- a trvi OF Toe executive 10y which the cOnstitu-
ti"'' e DfsC'i"sl Ovt rtUToWn, and uiIitarydf
t-H@hip 6StdOilsh,d In It's stead. Between
N'cta'1ssh y mace IN this way ana ilCtatorSbip
III Oy tie gener convention OF the Co, fed aT-
Sc states, We should prefer the latter IL wurll.
Gel -lTe au!nUriJy OF the Sta.es G.a lne peo ME
q would not be characterized bv base sssuiny-
tioi OF 20 ser on the part OF the Executive. and
hissT betrayal of trus. on the part Of CONGRESS.
We are opposed 10 both. RI.