The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-01-28
pgnsIDEMI's MEssAGE.
TsMe .Senaie and House Of

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Representatives. of Ae Confederate States,
AT the date Of your last adjournment the
preparations Of the enemy for further hos
tiities had assumed so menacing an as
pect IS to excite in some minds apprehen-
.ios Of our ability to meet them with suf-
fieisnt promptness to avoid serious reysr-
s,s. These prepara lions were completed
shoetly after your departure from the seat
of Government, and the armies OF the Unit
ted States made simultaneous advance on
eur frontiers, on the western rivers and on
th. Atlantic coast, in masses so great as TO
esincs their hope Of sverbearing all resls-
tance BY mere wsight Of numbers. This
hope, however, like those previously y en-
RETAINED by our foes. has vanished. ln
yrginia, their fourth attempt at invasion
bv armies whose assured success was cnnf-
dently predicted. has net with decisive re.
pulsr. Our noble defenders, snder the
enn.ummate leadership of their General,
have again, ai Fredericksburg. inflicted on
fhs forces under General burnside the like
disastrous overthrow as had been previous
" suffered by the successive invading ar
mes commanded By Gems. Mcdowell, Nc.
CI-llan and Pope.
IT, the West obstinate battles have been
fought with varying fortunes, msrkea by
ir.rhtful carnage nn bnth sides, bat the en-
eag's hopes OF decisive results have again
been baiiled, while at Vicksburg another
fsrmidabls expedition has been repulsed
wiih considerable loss on eur side and Sc
were damage to the assailisg fsrcss. On
tie Atlantic coast the enemy has been un-
able TO gam footing beyond the protecting
sh-lter Of his fleets, and the City Of GAL
weston has just been recovered By our for.
ccs. which succeeded not only in the cap
ture Of the garrison but si one Of The enemy's
vessels Of war. which ~as carried BY b.arsl.
ing parties from merchant river steamers.
Olr fortified POSITIONS have every where
t,srn msrh strengthened and improved, af.
iurding assurance OF nur ability To meet.
With success. the utmost efforts of uur enc
mics. N spite ofthe magnitude Of their pre-
parstinns f"r attack,
A review of our history during the two
wears u our national existence affords am
ple cause for congratulation. aud demands
ihs most feryelt expression of our thank
fsiness 10 the almighty Father Who has
blessed our cause. We are justified in as
serting. with pride surely not unbecom
lng, hat these Confederate States have
asGcd another 10 the lessons taught by his.
turv for the instruction of man; that they
have afforded another example of the i'm.
a',,hility Of subjugating a people deter
miard 10 be free and have demonstrated
t#it No superiority of numbers or available
iesnufces csn overcome the resistance Of.
TERED BY such salor 10 csmbat. such constan-
c' auder suffering. and such Cheerful! enda.
rance u priystion as have been conspiru-
ops' displsysdby this people in the defence
II their rights and liberties. The anticipa.
Inn, with which We entered intn the con.
isst have now ripened into conviction
which Is not only shared with " bv ths
common opinion OF neutral lations, but is
evidently forcing itself upon onr enemies
themselves lf we but mark the history ~
The present wear by resoIutc perseverance,
70 The path we have hitherto pursued b,
vigorous effort in the development u all our
resources for defence and by the continual
exhibition OF the same unialtsring courage
y our soldiers and able conduct IN their
itsdrrs as have distinguished the past. We
hl'e every reasun 10 expect that this viii be
tae el"slng year OF the war. The war which,
II - inception. was waged for forcing us
hack into the Union, having failed TO ac-
tomplish tha; purpose, passed intoa second
siage. IN which il was attempted to conquer
md rule these States as dependent proyln-
t's. Defeated IN this second design. our
enemies have evidently entered upon an.
other. which can have no other purpose than
e,engs and thirst for blood and plumber Of
private property. But however implacable
they nay be. they can have neither the
spirit nor resources required for fourth