The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-17
Message Of President DAVIS.

'.enI DAVIS opens with view Of The miliiar,
position n affairs. which Is described Al xer,
satisiaciory- The fourth great army Of inv.
sion has been defeated in Virginia. aud Gene.
raj Burnsiae has experienced the fate Of nj.
three predeceSsOrs-- Mcdowell. Mcclellan and
IN the West. the fortunes II var have be-r
various Battles have been fought With fear.
al carnage on boil, sides. but the homes Of n.
sf.nny, Of any decisive results. have been
bsfied.
IN the Atlantic coast the enemy aTs still
confined 10 the protecting cover Of |their fleets
4 review Of orr history shows tlat the war
has eHtesed iis third and last stage. The srs,
Hort was TO restore The Union. and has heen
ahandoned: flie second was 20 cobou..r ,l,s
South and govern II as a deue,.de,,cr-E,hr.
TOO has proven Impossible. and hn. Sen s,,.o.
doned; the third design is TO destro~ su., ,l,,,.
der what they could not subiuzafs If ws
continue the same efforts as N he 1sst ~.
design viii likewise l;s defeated; and we NAV
corhdeHty expect thar this IS tie cIds;r.- ~~ar
Of the war The enemy will possess nsiti,er
the spirit nor lie resources for -eonifrd;n- :,
in the 4th year. o., - exhaustive, sc..i.. "
desire peace. but viii eoufinue the r..r a..
sacrifice NATL onr right to Enlightenment
and SOVEREIGNTY. and inderrnae,ice III he
States are iipdita:ed and established.
FOREIGN feia,iHns are then revie~ed- Our
right to recpgpitioa is show, bY rstsienes to
post hisiqry- Our States. some OF which .rere
rscogniz4d as independs ut by Gfear Bri,a;.
IN q : treaty VI peace in 1883. and l.ad been
previously allies IN war ~iih France. When
pur compissiorers slen,.niea sec,s~n,t;on
they wereltold thar foreign governines.is s5uld
not decilie hesweeh eonficfsns statements
made by M Goyerniiasnt an,, flas b t,,-
S'at $. o. srett 10 our nuiiel ielaris,.s
md shat Eufol'e vould simply Iecosdixr a. a.
b. IligereDt. ard preserve I strict tenira..,v.
This appAreist refusal 10 decide .rs. n, r>ali,r
a adeeisioh agaiissl us becanse ~s were thus
''hjuss'y deprived Of diplomatic 'nifrcours.
p san's boiling 4s orr esc.ni
TIE question OF she blockade il d..-.,-z-.,
= length Iss ii,v4iidity j. shown - s-ssr,i.
by ti.s principles Of tie Congress Of f's.i~ in
lS56- Tbs Whole conduct OF neutral na,i.ss.
is snmalsi up 50 as TO show that they h.r.
'ilfoFeei al neutral rights that aiTrc "a NJ -
Jorionsiy AMI elfained iresn ass-rtink ths..
lat would ipjure IA, Uaitei sfa.s Is The
correspondence between The Courts. .lf iF,.,.c-
nd G-~af Brliaip. and Russia. Is adves,.i 10.
ae lang fago Of the Frenc.i dispatch ;s ~ou-
strucied IS formal admiss;on of onr .b..,,.
TO maintain Onr independence. and ias,iiss
The hopes o early recognition.
The tAFbafities c. n1nitted br Sor,h-rn
troops are referred 20. ard the action fake,, m
relation 70 the nfrociiies committed i.r Cen
Mcneil. Butler and Milroy explained. The
opinion 4 Expressed that tic infsny Of their
20 dnct nnst be shared by their su,,eriors
who have IN 70 o.-e ms anca punished the
IesPes'atSrs Of these crimes
Ia reghrd 10 IincOlus proelam.tion. the
President says ). Our detesiasion Is te .ner.d
by pro'oaad contempt for his smpote,.r rage.
The aeiiof Of the Government will he confined
10 deiivefing mp all commissioned officers
hereafter captured in the ten States aaraed IA +
ihe pFoclAmation. TO be tried by the .Slases
nnder tho laws wlfch unish those tAat excite
'ervile iusurrection-- TIE proclamation Is
reated as'posSessihg great significance. in I
political view. Il proves what we're the de-
'igns Of the Republican party froln the be-
ginning. Notwithstanding ii-ir efforts to con-
;eal ihem by iaise declarations. Tie procIana-
ION Is next considered as a guarantee against.
he possibility of Reconstruction Il is also
reated as a confession Of thsir inability To
'ubjugaie the South. which Europe viii be
bound 70 consider IS jusiiiying orr immediate
ecognitio1. and as ~ intiInas On to the people
# the Sorlh fhai they mlsl submit 10 the hs.al
separation Of the States
Adequaie taxation is recomnended; also
be issue Of bonds to be guaranteed By the
sIaies.
The Message. which is The longest yet IS
med by the President. embraces a cornpre-i
lensive review OF the whole internal and ex-
srnal rela ions of The country. II is con6deps.
wen triumphant. IN tone. and closes with a
'ribuie to our women. without whose sublime
'acri6ces. it declares that ON success would
ave been impcssibIs