The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-01-22
AnIitiral.
Message Of Preaidsut Davi..

The Message Of the President was
delivered TO Congress on the 18th inst
II opens with view of the military.
position Of affsirs, which is described a.
very satisfactory. The fourth great
army of invasion has been defeated in
Virginia, and Gen. Burnside has expe>
rienced The fate Of Ills three predeces
sors--McDowell. Mcclellan and Pope.
in the West, the fortunes Of war have
been various. Battles have been fough.
with fearful carnage on both sides, but
the h"pes uf the enemy OF any decisive
results have been baff1.d. On the At
ianic coast the enemy are still confined
to the protecting cover of their feets.-
a review Of our history shows that the
war has entered its third and last stage.
The first effort was to restore the Union,
and has been abandoned; the second
WAS to conquer the South aud govern
ii rs a dependency, but. this. too, has
proved impossible. and has been ahan.
a"ned the third design is to destroy
and plund"r what they could not sub.
jet. IT we continue the same etfpr,s
A. IN the first, this design will likewise
TO defeated and we may confidently
expect that This is the closing year of
the war. The enemy will possess Meth.
cr slnrit nor resources for continuing il
M" the next year on so extensive a
>caIe. We desire peace. but will con.
t'nue the war at any sacrifice, until our
right To sc!f government, and the snv .
crcignty and independence of the States
arc vindica;cd and established.
Foreign relations are then reviewed.
Our right to recognition is shown by
reference to the past history of our
States, some of which were recognized
rs independent Nv Great Britain in the
treaty Of peace of 1883, and had been
previousl ly allies in war with France
When our Commissioners demanded
recognition, they were told that foreign
Governments could not decide bet wren
conflicting statements made 10y our
and th,t Of tho United
States. in respect to our mutual rela.
lions, and that Europe would simply
recognize lis AS bei!igesenis, and pre-.
serve strict neutrality. This apparent
refusal t" decide. was ia reality deci.
sion against us. because we were thus
"njns'ly deprived of diplomatic inter.
course on the same footing US our ene-
mics.
The question Of the blockade is dis
cnssed at length. Its invnliditv is
shown, as tested hy the principles Of the
Congress of Paris. in 1906, and the
whole conduct of ths neutrality of na-
tlons IA Slammed up, so rs to show that
they have enforced all neutral rights
that affected IL, injuriou>ly. and refrain
ed from asserting those that would in.
jnre the United States.
The correspondence between the
Courts Of France, Great Britain and
Russia is aIverted to. The language
u the French despatch is construed a.
formal admission of our ability to main.
TAI" our independence, and justifies the
hope Of an early recognition.
The barbarilies committed by North.
erns;r"ops are referred to, and the ac-
tion taken in relation to the atrocities
committed by. Generals Mcneil, Butler
and Milroy explained, and the opinion
is expressed that the infamy of their
c"nduc, must he shared by their supe.
Iiors. who have in no one instance pun.
i"h,rl the preparation of these crimes.
In regard to Lincoln's proclaim alton,
he SAYS oar d@estatinn il tempered BY
profound contempt for his impotent
rage. The action Of the Government
will be confined to delivering up all
commissioned officers herereafler cap
,nred in she ten States named in the
proclamation, Ia he tried by The States
under laws which punish those That
excite servile insurrec,ion. The procla
nation is treated as possessing great
significance in political point OF view.
II proves what were the designs of the
Republican party from the beginning.
Notwithstanding their efforts TO conceal
Ihcm by false declaration.
The proclamation is next considered
a. a gnarantee against the possibility
4 rc-construction. IL is also treated rs
a c"nfc>sinn Of inability 10 subjugale
Ihe south, which Europe will be bound
10 consider rs justifying our immediate
recognition, and rs an intimation to
HE people Of the North that they must
,ub'nit TO a fnal separation Of the
States.
Adequate taxation is recommended
,lso,' the issue of bonds, 10 be guaran.
eed by the States.
The message, which is the longest
yet issued 10y the President, embraces
A comprehensive review of the whole
Internal and external relations Of the
1t is confident, even triumph
ant, in tone, and closes With . tribute
10 our women. wi,hout whose sublime
'acritices it declares that our success
would have been impossible.