Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-21
Message of President Davis.

MthSdse VI TTeslueNt DUflS.
! RIcHAoyi, January, li.-The Message.t (
President Davis opens with view of the mil
i!ary position Of affairs, which is described,
very satisfactory. -.
Tbe fnurih great army Of invasion. has bee
defeated in Virginia, and Gen. Burnside la
experienced the fate Of his three predecessors
Mcdowell, Mcclellan and Pope.
In the Weat the fortunes of war have be, /
various. Battles have been fought with feal
full carnage on both riles, but the. hopes o
the etcmy of any decisive results have been
bafiled. On the Atlantic coast the enemy
are still confined 10 the protecting cover Of
| their fleets.
A review Of Cur history shows that the war
has entered its third and last stage. The
first cflor. was to RI store the Union, and it
has been abandoned. The second was to
Conquer lhe South and govern it as depen-
dency. Ihis.too, has proved impossible, and
has been abaudonetl. The third design il To
destroy aaa plumber what they could not
subject. II We continue he sam. Efforts as
in. the first, this, design will likewise be de-
feutcd, and we may confidently expect that
this is the closing year Of tie war. The enc.
my will possess neither spiri, nor resources
for continuing it into The next year On SO c.x
tensiYe scale.
We desire peace, but will continue the
war at any sacrifice until our right to self;
government nm; the sovereignty and indepen
lence Of tie States are viudicaterl and estab.
lished.
Foreign relations are then reviewed. Our
rights to recognition is shown by reference t"
ps>s hist. ry. Our States, some of which
Were recognized as independent hy Gees;
Britain IN treaty of rrac, "' l'a:3;, and had
been previously allies in II war with France.
E hen our commissioners demanded recogni-
tio;r, tEfy were told that foreign governments
could not decide between c nti citing state.
ments made l,y our government and that Of
t'ie nitel States in respect to our mutual
relations; and that Europe would simply re-
cp4nlSe II. al hc.iilrrrl,ts and p,uHerve 4
strict neutrality. This spparenr rei,ls, To
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uo,ua.ir i..,rrcourse On he same !no!ing rs
nur rnrur!.
T.:r question g? the blockade is discussed
at some l,m;;,h. Its invaliliiy il shown a:
i. t,d by ;Lr principles Of the Congress. oi
Paris in l:ju;. The whole contlnrt Of ner-
t...lii, cf :a!i,ns ssulnrnchnp, oas i" show
that hey E,ve tnt re d al ;rE'ral rights
tLut affected IA irjnliud-lS, and grf'sinr'l
from, asserting those thar walrjJ iinre rlr
I-nirrd States. The correspondence between
the courts "f francs. Gr"a, britain ami l.us.
sin is adv rter' to, rn,i the language "t The
Frcnch disrafri. Il construed a. iocmnl AL
mission ct cur ability 10 maintain our inde-
pentlerce, and ins,itss the hope Of An ear!y
recognition.
Tie tarbarities c9rH.,its@. hy the Mort,
crn troopl ate referred to, and the action Ia
ken in rcl:,ion to the atrocities committed by
Generals Mcneil. Butler and Nlilroy sro es-
paiard. The opinion is rSp,tssaa shat the
nfamy Of their rnl.ls:!ci a,Ssl be shared BY
their 6upel;:a Who lave N no one ins'ancc
punion-d Tie rerpe'rutors u' these crimes.
In regard to l.;pculn's proclamation, he
says our de,es,a.iun is tempered By profound
contempt for his imDtent rage, and that the
action of our Government will be confined TO
delivering up al commissioned officers here
alter captured in the .en States named in the
proclamation, to be tried by the States under
the laws which punish those that excite q
ser,ile insurecliou. The proclamation is
treated ms possessing great significance in Il
political vaw. !, proves what we're The le.
signs of the Republican party froA ~. s:. beggin
ming, notwithstanding lex eE'rls to Conceal
them hy l2,;s5s l.s5s declarations
Tae proclamation is next consldeTei as q
.. staiantcc against the possibility Of recon-
s.rnc;cn. his also treated US a colfH<ssS;;;E
foi inab,:ity to su!jm!"'e the s'.'s, Which
Europe wil' i,c ts:;~aa 70 Consider as instity-
irs c.,,r i;.:.aetiatc recognition, AMI rs All in
trla!inl to he people Of the North that
;; they must submit TO final separation OF tAs
States.
Adequate taxatin:s a srqomneudcd. Also
the is.su4 ii aoqds to he guaranteed by the
States.
Tire laessage, which is tho longest ye, i /.
sued by the President, embracea compre-
! hensive review of tie whp!e internal and es.
ternal rsIa'icns Of the country. Iii. conf.
deat even triumphant in tonn--an3 closes
with tribute TO our woislen, without wb1se
sublime ssc!iAccz it declares that Our success
Won!l have been impossible.
! The New York Tribune has vsil consid
! cred article upon tie suljert Of foreign rne,l
alton, proposing the Swiss Cantens az the me
liatoEy power. 1t does rot object to the
French Government making an ,fllrt in thi:
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