Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-10
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.
This gentleman has proven himself
totally unsuited to the emergency With
the whole cotton crop and wealth of the
South at his disposal, and the friendship
of many European powers, he has ac-
complished nothing abroad. His foreign
policy has been stupid failure He
has permitted himself to be overreached
and outmanaged in everything His
policy at home, while proving him to be
strong in some respects, has shown him
to be weak, mean, and malignant in 9TH
ers. He is cold, selfish, and extremely
ambitious. And under the cover of out
ward sanctity, flows concealed the strong
est vein Of hypocricy and demagogueism.
He has never been up to the magni-
tude of the undertaking He refused
troops for the war in May, A D. 1861,
because he did not "know that they
would be needed" His idea at first
seems to have been that hostilities would
soon cease, and he bent his energies for
cheap war. His preparations and out
fit were accordingly contracted and par
simonious. Awakened to a sense of his
error, his next error seems to have been
to conquer his foes, and put down every
man that had crossed his pathway The
! latter success at all events Instances
| of this are numerous, but that of Senator
Brown-the peer of Mr.. Davis is every
thing, his superior in many, and his rival
and successful competitor for the United
States Senate-is pointed. He joined a
company in Davis army, and was elect
ed Captain. He had capacity for any
position. Yet Mr.. Davis, not looking to
the public interest, but to the grati6ca-
ton of his own private feelings, sees this
opportunity to strike an old rival, and
embraces it. He refused him promotion,
and left him the alternative of wearing
himself out as Captain of company, or
seeking position elsewhere Mr. Brown S
election to the Confederate Senate termi-
mated the matter.
He drove General Gust;, Il, " Smith
from the army He was once ready to
remove Stonewall jackson, and only the
success of the latter, backed by pow
gIlua anu eolseu p@,sy. P.esePse@ :.
gard, because he let the people know
that he desired to move on Washington
at once after the first Manassas fight
and was prevented by Davis. He drove
General Walker of Georgia out of the
service. He retained Hindman in Ar
kansas with positive knowledge of hi
outrages He removed him but to in
dorse his acts. He retains Holmes her
to crafty the Johnsons at the ruin of ou
people. He has pursued and oppressed
General Price, because, | suppose, tn
latter was made Brigadier in Mexico
: and Davis was not. He retained PEN
bertonip command against the wishes c
e the army and the country, and to add il
Q suit to it all, sends him to Mobile to tax
s / command. where he is execrated by eve
i ry man, woman and child. Etk
$ why HE HEs1rATED IN pELNERING tn
g ADDRESS. vs.
!, Mr. CAN'T, upon this point, says
G I hestitated long, my fellow-citizen
r before I determined to tissue this addres
v dislike to be abused and slandere
k But, more than all, dislike to- live nndt
H. a cloud with those friends who haven,
i yet reached my tand-point AndIIb
r sides, ALL possess is IN the Gonfedera
IS lines Their leaders will deprive N
r. family of slaves, home, property-deh
le due me-in word, reduce them fro
le competence and ease to penury. ASH
d. from whatI have inside the Confedera
be lines could not pay for the paper this 9
n dress is written upon. But it may
,t- go. Did l desire future promotion, a
,e- could bring my conscience to it, wou
m do like the Johnsons, safe from bull,
and hardships themselves, they assist
ro holding you on to this hopeless and ru
he GUS struggle, and, at the end
en- the conflict, will come back and sa
up staid with You to the last " " 81
ed OF me and..minel" God deliver me fir