New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-11
WIZ. DAVIS PROPOSES TO FAST

Mr. Dayiss continual resorts to religion in'
dictate something of the straits OF condemned
maleEnctor. who, when he hears tue carpenter
at work upon the gaOws concludes TO send
for the chaplain. The Confederate Prcsdent
Ia. issued another Proclamation Tor PUBIC
Fast in his dominions, which, considering the
condition of the flesh pots in those d,meSnes,
strikes VA as just little supererogatory. We
have no fear that any OF tho Rebels VIII eai
too much. There is yet another point upon
which his friends should warn Mr.. Davis.
There 10 dancer in his recent and rather awk-
ward piety; Tor Fast Days are a PurltanicaI
have Fast Days IN wicked,
praying, bypocr.;'cal, religious, and revolution
ary ew.England-to tell tbe honest truth, the
very first Fast eyer kept upon th's cohtInent,
by a Protestant congregation. was kept IN
Plymouth by Praisc-God- Bare.Bones and other
scuryy Pilgrim Fathers, whom 1t is The fashion
in all Rebel newspapers and speeches to berate
as incendiary and goddess scoundrels. We bid
Mr. Davis TO TAKE heed Of too much austeriiy.
At tho Same time, We will do his subjects the
Justice to say that not only BY man but by
beast will his injunctions DO well needed. The
Armenian Christians make their horses fast
with them; aud should Mr.. Davis be pleased,
in default of any other, to declare the Armc-
nan to be the State Religion, it will be a
great saving of oats in a rather than else al
tenuated Commssary Department.
We regret to say that Mr.. Davis, being a
novice in these matters, has made the singular
mistake of appointing Fast when he should
have appointed Thanksgiving. In his Proc
lamatiOn, which 10 quite Compendium OF
Practical Piety, he solemnly sets forth that,
whereas the affairs Of the Confederacy are in
a prettily prosperous condltion-everything
going on welI-nothng but victories bloody
and deciled-the Coniederacy evidently under
the peculiar care of their Creator-therefore,
t. Jefferson Davis, do declare Day Of HUI
and Fasting This is an anti-climax
ut which, but for the solcmnty Of tho subject,
NO should DO tempted to litter. But NO are
glad to learn that upon one day OF the year at
least. the Con;tdeEatcs propose to be as
humble ns--Urlah Heep Mr.. Davis says that
- IN the midst OF trials, the Rebels gathered
ogether with Thanksgiving and how in their
they propose to Fast There has
been nothing Ike this. since Sheridan cried at
1umberland's comedies and laughed at his
tragedies. We sadly fear that Mr. Jefferson
Dayiss theological education has been ne-
Elected
AS there may be some Religious Patriarchs
n like condition, and who may have doubts OF
heir ability 10 Fast in gentee, orthodox.
md Acceptable manner, We advise them before
he nth Of March, which is the day appoint
ID, to take few lessons of their " Nggers."
Many Of these aro great adopts, through sad
md involuntary experience, in tho asco.ic Art
NJ Fasting many OF them are living monu.
nents Of tho ability of man to exist upon next
o nothing; and most OF them have quite as
much religion, to say the least Of it, a. their
masters. Let Mr.. Davis aud his friends apply
It the quarter.houses Of the "men servants
nd maid servants" as Brother Davis calls
hem. for all necessary information.
There are scrupulous persons who might OBJ
ect to the Prayers of Rebels as, to certain
xtont, blasphemous. But We do not. Let
hem pray. Tho pirates Of Tripoli and Algiers
ray. The Cannibals OF Sumatra pray. The
rcasy and mud.smeared sayageS of Central
africa pray. There is said to be no Heather
'ithout religion-all the other lIeathcns pray, |
nd pray why should not the COniederates