Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-19
Address of e. w. Can't to the Peo-
pie OF Arkansas.

pie OF Arkansas.
The Hon. 4. w. CAN'T Of Arkansas. a
well-known citizen Of that State. who has
served in the Rebel army and twice been
taken prisoner by our forces, has issued a
long address to the people of Arkansas =
Much of the address is taken up with a re.
view of the management Of the war in the
Southwest, and is in the main criticisms
of the policy of Davis and the character OF
individual Generals. The essential sub
stance OF these is given in the following ex.
tracts relating specially and personally to
Davis these, with the other extracts, are
the pitb Of the whole document, which is
put in circulation throughout Arkansas:
..ol Ju JEFFERSON DAVIS. aH
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 Euro
pean powers, he has accomplished nothing
abroad. His foreign policy has been stu
pid failure. He has permitted himself to be
oyerreached 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 others -
He is cold, selfish, and supremely am bilious;
and, under the cover of outward sanctity
and patriotism, flows concealed the strongest
vein Of hypocrisy and demagogueism.
He has never been up to the magnitude
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 outfit were, accordingly, Contracted and
parsimonious. Awakened to a sense Of bis
error, his next aim seems to have been to
conquer his foes, and put down every man
that had crossed his pathway in lifc. In
stances Of this are numerous. but that of
Senator. Brown--the peer of Mr.. Davis in
everything, his superior in many, and his
rival and successful competitor for the Uni
ted States Senate-is pointed. lie Joined
a COMPANY in Dayis's aI,ny, and was elected
Captaiu, He had CAPACITY for anv pos;tion.
Yet Mr.. Davis, not looking to The public
interest, but to the grati6cation of his own
private feelings; sees tbi, opportupitv to
strike an old rival, am. embraces Il. He
refused him all promotion, and left him the
alternative of wearing himself out as Can
tain Of A company, or seeking position else
where. Mr.. Browns election to the Con.
federate Senate terminated the matter. He
drove Gen. Gustay0s w. Smith from the
army. He wss once ready to remove Stone
wall jackson, and cply the success of the
latter, backed BY a powerful and excited
party, prevented it. He overslsughed aud
oppressed Beauregard, 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. lie
drove Gen. Walker Of Georgia out Of the
service. He retained Hindman in Arkan-
sas, with q positive knowledge of his out
RACES. He removed hin, but to indorse his
acts. He retains Holmes here to crafty
the Johnsons, at the ruin Of our people. =
He has pursued and oppressed Gen. Price,
because, suppose, the latter was made a
Brigadier 10 Mexico, and Davis was not
He retained Pomberton in command against
the wishes Of the army and the country; and,
to add insult to il all, sends him to Mobile
to take command, where he is execrated by
every man, woman and child. By u trick
and a swindle, he got Gen. j. p. Johnston
away from command in Virginia, and gave
him no other definite position until there
was pressing emergency aud chance to
damage him, thereby showing both his con.
fdence in him and his malignity toward him.
He drove Gen. Pike out Of the army to
crafty Hindman and the Johnsons, and
thereby lost TO us the whole Of the Indian
country, and, il the war continues, will place
the tomahawk and scalping-knife at the
throats of our women and children. He re-
tains weak and inefficient Cabinet, and
never calls them in council, that he may
reign as sole despot over our people. He
has had at his disposal physical force enough
to carry out acts the most arbitrary and op,
pressive. He has used that force. He has
shown his selRhness and disregard for the
interest of the people, by the appointment
Of Heath, Van Dorm, Dick Taylor, Davis
and Mansfield Lowell, all relatives, and all
alike Incompetent. He has sliena:ed the
peoplf of Georgia, go much 80, that wore
the Confederacy acknowledged to-day, Geor-
gia would not romain two years under him.
1 heard Confederate General of great
prominence, who understands the feeling 10
that State, so declare. And as significant
of this, Governor Brown of Georgia gave to
Gen. G. w. Smith. meanly and spitefully
driven out of the army by DayiG the Presi-
dsncy .of Mowah Iron Works, with a
sahfy larger than that OF his salary As Lieu