Smyrna times., 1863-01-01
JEFF. Davis Rampant.

IcIi' DAVIS has issued a proclamatiO,
which exceeds in mendacitv and saya,,e
ness all which have preceded it. tis Al
rected against Gen. Butler and his officers
against all officers found in arms with slaves
ana against all slaves found " in insurroc.
ton. He starts off with a prr,nlIn Will,
Al INFINITE number of uhe,el4s-in thn
very hrst one of which he tell an untrutI,
IN stating that Mumtord was hung bv Cen
hntler for pulling down an American f,g
IN New Orleans before the city was occupied
by the L nited States forces-apd onds u.;.h
orderIng-firOt, that Butler and ali his conn
nlssioned officers are to be hume when
caught second, that the privates under his
command, not being free agents. will he
Paroled according to the uSares of war
third, that all slaves captured in arms shall
De delivered to the authorities Of the resncc.
t'e States to which they belong. to Le daaIt
with according to law and fourth, that >
IKE course shall be taken with all com.
'nissioned officers found serving with slaves
Jeff. Davis issued his inf,,Dous nru.I.-
nation against General Batter ON the 23J
OF December, three days after he must bav,.
known that Butler had been relieved Of tb,.
coHmand in Louisiana. This plainly shows
t:lA' the proclamation is only an impudeut
piece of bravado. that never WIS nt.nd.d
g be put i'll execution Ii wa. iS<u.1 i,
the hope of frightening the North and
making President Lincoln reccle from his
L anticipation Proclamation. 1t NAV also
nave bseH meant to have effect in E1ro,o
where 1t would present such horribly, u.
creased picture Of the terrible nature Of ,bn
w. rs to give the Great Power, now ox
cases for offering to intervene. 1t plaipIv
"@ not me1nt to apply to General Butler
for Davis knew that Butler WAS no Ionoor
in command.
But now that the National Govcrrm.nt
u IS announced its intention not only NOT r.
ave Slavery untouched but t, u,,. il ~ :.
We 'ron OF warfare, the black Aa, is f,urt.d
h' our Faces hy Jefferson Davis himself In
o'her words, he declares his intention to in
ts0duce INTO the conduct Of the war f,r tb.
protection II Slavery, the same desocratc
an unScrul'u!ous practices by which It L,s
D - the fashion Of slaycowu.rS to 1of.nI
II 10 time of peace
AS 10 the employment of slaves az sol
"iers, or the use of them in any WAY in ,;d
Of military operations against the rebels a.
LAWS employs them himself all over the
. 'nth, and as there were ACTUALLY three
! 'o"Sahh armed negroes with his army du-
rihS the campaign in Maryland. his objection
10 our using them, based ON the . drtotos
"' reason and the instincts Of humanity. is
50 absurd that we feel satisfied he intends II
1or European circulation. If the armipg of
blacks against whites in warfare be an afro
{. Gus thing, we arc at the North fairly on
uted to the benefit of the rule and ".
I'hnk legitimate deduction from il wouId
oe the ImproPriety of using them to supnort
H1u eiothe white men who are engaged in
killing US Whether blacks slay US with i
iiaskets, or raise corn to feed their master.
"le 'ney are doing it, or build intrencb- |
"'e"ts ior them to stand behind while tb.v f
Ae shooting at us, makes no difference :. ,
enc mind CT any reasonable man.
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