The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-03-08
SPECIAL MEssAsE or PRESIDENT DAVIS.

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RItHxuSp. Feb 80 President DAVIS
T has sent a mrssagr a. Congress ~ which
bc says that since the delivery o.. hir
last message. events have demonstrated
that the government has attempted more
than II has power 20 successfully achieve,
hence III the Effort to proioc, the whole
territory, inland ard srahuatd, We base
been 30 exposed as 10 have recently en-
cauntcrcd serions disasters
At the formation # the government
we were. To- "a great cxueui, destitute ui
the means for successful prosecution
Of the war on 50 gigantic a scale As that
attained The workshops aud attEtrs
w,Ir mainly IA the North The iiaet nh.
pets IN the war should have been the
establishment II ihe necessary mluUiae.
tories and, Va the meantime, tie pur-
chase 20 Europe, 80 Ear a- practicable,
ui whatever may hr required iar the
public defence.
/ IN April lu-i the act ve military prep
ar,tous IN Europe interpreted maue ab.
STAGES lo the procurement # anus.
H. says BE- has no oll,,i report oi
the di,cumGturcs at Roanoke. aud Furi
/ Donelsuu. bot cunagl is turwu II the
surrender Al Roanoke t1 mako Ua feel
deeply Inundated II Wp}cr upY .r"'
may have been the means Of defense,
the hotc II siil. entertained tina; Tie
losses at Fort Dnnclsui Aayc been great
4 ly exaggerated, iuasmrch ~ we az, Ho,
only unwilling, but enable to believe
such large number of onr people
would surrender without making . drs
perate effort go cut their way through
the investing force, whatever may have
/ been rir numbers, and ruicagnfWg tp
make "a Junction with other divisions 4
the army Bui. iu the ahsenc" of onirm
reports tits judgement may %" prcmA
lure
in tuc meau'.nc strenuous 81 ,ie
wiil be- nade To- forward irudTreucui-
10 the army ut the positions threatened
and there Is no doubt but that the bitter
appointment we have borne, viii
trodsr the people to still greater cXcr
tics, aud -pc, Oily secure results m r'
in accariaucc with our first cKp,'ta
,,ns, and as favorable to our causc rs
those which marked tie earlier pcri.d-
Of the war
/ lie says that the reports oi the Score
taiy # the War ann Navy, exhibit the
rcsnGFccs ior the conduct of the var u'
accumulated, notwithstanding the seri
OTIS difficulties against which W. haY.
commended. and that they are fully equa
to meet future events.
He also c ndcmns the policy Of shor
enlistmcuts, and considers that ID pat,ll
I contributed a. the recent rcvcrscs
When the war broke ont, the genera
opinion was that It's duration would 70,
short hence the people wrrr Naturally
a,crsc tn long enlislnruis Now II u
thought the war will probably crutinu
for series Of years Oar high spif''c'
aud gallant soldiers, while generally o.
rulisiing. are compelled "a many u
stances, to 20 hons trd intAc .,I ,isr
meuls for their families dnring thcli orr
long,d absence
TIE new.rerimcnts Tor the war 10 al
the States, are ~ rapid progress 81 ~
gauizaiion. tho whole b,ady pf new
levies aGd ,Te enlisted ucn, will proh4'
by b. ready in thirty days. and The
number If regiments IN the field VIII
/ reach -four huudrcd Infantry. with pro
portiona,e force of cavalry upl atlil my
twIihstaudng the great difficulty
which have ta he encountered
TIP report of thi Secretary a the
/ Navy exhibits a satisfactory progress
in preparations ior the early completion
] nf war ,raseis nf A uuntbfr and a -lt~ :