The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-03-14
Remarkable Article from JEFF. Davis's
Organ.


Organ.
The Richmond Enquirer of Feb. 10th,
under the head of Third Stage of the War;"
takes the following gloomy view of the Con
federate situation. It's admissions are the
more remarkable and important as it is Da-
vis's official organ, and the authorized expo
nent of his sentiments:
1--WE have fairly entered upon the third
stage indicated by the President in his mes
sage, namely: that of war for subjugation
and determination. The people of this Con-
federacy, isolated and shut up from all the
world, have now to encounter the most hor-
rible and demoniac effort for the assassina
ton of whole race of people that history
has yet recorded, or we believe will ever
have to record until history grows gray.
For it is not every century, it is not every
0non, that shows the world Yankee nation.
Yes, the Confederate people have now TO
strip for the battle; it is a people that must
literally conquer or die.
No doubt it would be agreeable to believe
that this last stage of the war will be soon
over, and must end in the speedy destruction
of our intending murderers. But look round
the map of the Confederacy and judge if we
can soothe ourselves into the belief. In the
very heart of the country our gallant sentinel
ofthe Mississippi-heroic little Vicksburg-
has sustained indeed and baffled tremen
dous sieges; but a third time her citizens see
pouring in around them from the North and
from the West, enormous masses of the be-
leaguering foe; iron floating batteries again
crowded down upon her; and, even as you
read these words, two hundred heavy guns
may be laundering upon her defenses, and a
hundred thousand men may be pressing to
the storm of her ramparts. Again, she will
drive them off, perhaps, and remain the ia
nous maiden city of this hemisphere, the
bulwark of the West; so be it but the vision
we see on the Mississippi does not look very
like exhaustion or despair on the part OF the
foe just yet.
And again, look to the mouth ofthe mighty
river. New Orleans is not a maiden city,
alas the base rag, that has SO often been
rent and trampled before Richmond and be-
| fore Vicksburg, flies from all the towers of
that defowered city. Hordes of hungry
Yankees, armed to the teeth, sit in her
orange groves, and station negro guards over
the mansions of her noblest citizens. All
her best and fairest have to lament every day
that their goodly city had not been laid 10
ashes before it became haunt of obscene
creatures. 20 sign Of relaxation there !
And, but short way off, Mobile, by the
shores of her spacious bay, keeps diligent
watch and ward expecting, III the light OF
each mornin g sun, to see the thrice accursed
stars and stripes cleaning through the smoke
of bombarding squadron. All along the
| Gulf and around the coast of Florida, this
omnipresent enemy, who is said to have just
been playing his last card, is shutting up
every river and planting his guns on every
strong place. Savannah, shut in from the
sea, by Fort Pulaski, in the hands of the
same inveterate Yankee, listens for the first
boom of the artillery that is to level her walls
with her sandy soil; and Charleston grImly
calm, but with beating heart, stands waiting
the onset of the great armada Those few
acres of old Oyster Point, it seems already
swept and devastated by conhagrations, are
t. be the object ami the prize of the most
potent arm ament by far that American wa
ters have ever seen. This very moment, it
may be, the black Monitor batteries are
steaning between Sumter and Moultrie. No
signs of relaxation or of encouragement and
/ despair of the enemy here Pass further,
and you will find the whole coast from
Charleston to Norfolk, and every river to the
head of tidewater, and every creek and sound
formed by tie sea islands, swarming with
their gunboats and transports. ready to pour
in masses of troops wherever there is a
chance of plumber, bridge burning and gen
eral havoc.
From Norfolk all around by Chesapeake
and Potomac, we are guarded by gunboats,
and no living thing save skulking smugglers
suffered to enter or go out. On the Kappa
: hammock two hundred thousand men wait for
a driving wind to move ION to Richmond"
once more, led bya genuine apostle OF ex-
) termination. At last the savage Abolition
lists of Massachusetts, have the right man in
the right place. Heretofore they have rather
wished the defeat of LiDcoln's generals on the
Potomac, because they seemed to De soldiers
and not thieves or assassins; but with Hooker
they feel at home; under Hooker they count
upon owning Southern plantations, and
giving laws to Southern vassals. To pos
sess himself of the property ofothers, gen
uiue Yankee will perhaps even fight.
And Northwestern Virginia is desolated
by Milroy and bis men, and Kentucky and
, the BALI of Tennessee, the richest and fairest
lands of all the West, are entirely in the
clutch of the enemy, while the rivers bring
them up fleets of transports. and Rosencrans,
with another large army. threatens to sweep
all opposition from his path and join the
other brigaads who are crowding upon
, Vicksburg.
Where, in this whole eircE;t does the IN
: vasiop seem to be fainting or giving ground
All around the border. and In the very heart
of the ConfecIera6y, the foot Of the enemy ia
planted and his felon flag flies; and it means
Lsubiugation and extermination. tits indeed
the third stage of the war, and we believe the
! last; but the struggle will he desperate. II