Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-10-31
JEFF IN A QUANpARY-It appears that

JEFF IN A QuANnARy.-It appears that
jeff Davis is poor logcian by the following
extract from the Richmond Eramiser. His
touching appeal for more men does not chime
very well with the attempt to impress upon
his subjects the idea that the " Abolition
Government is OH its last legs:
The President tells us he wants more men.
In his agony for more men he appeals to the
ladies for help. and grants general amnesty
TO all misunderstanding the said amnes-
ty for twenty consecutive days in every news
paper in the Conicderacy, at cost of thou.
sands of dollars General Lee seems to be
of tho same n nd with the President. lie,
too, wants moro men. He calls upon all his
officers and men to join their respect regi-
ments without a moments delay, and even
appeals TO the people of the several States to
send forth every man capable of bearing
arms. One would suppose that two such
high authorities would be apt to know what
they are talking about. But the newspapers
including the Presidents own dear organs
arc diligently engaged, day after day, in as
surfing us that the Yankee draft is dead
failure; that the Yankee armies are wasting
away by disease, descr,ions, and expiring en-
lislmenls that Lees army is numerically
greater than Meadc's; and that Lincoln is IN
his last legs, in a military point Of view.
Which are We to believe the President and
General Lee or he newspapers! We cant
believe both; for if the newspapers are to be-
needed there is no .lecd for another man in
our armies. All that we have 10 do is to
stand perfectly still and see Lincoln's lcgions
vanish into thin air. Then we will march to
Boston witho,r the slightest Inconvenience CT
interruption; and we will be able TO do that
next fall. This is no time to trille with the
people. They arc not arrGnt fools. Their
spirits are not to be kept up by conflicting
statements. They know that the new con-
scription of men up 70 furiy-iivc, and the call
Lee do not tally will, he sanguine articles of
the newspapers. What they want is 10 de-
lusive hopes, but the assurance that the Pres
ident Intends o act with wisdom and energy.
We do want moro men. The Yankees are
trying to plaj another trick on us. just be.
fore the battle Of Cha .cello!svllr, they as
surcd It's 4 at llookei's army was only sew
cnty thousand strong, and just before Gen..
Grant captured Grand Gulf, they assured us
that there would be no more general engage
mems during the war. Reliable gentlemen
who have been through the Northwest
brought news that peace and on alliauc. with
tho Confcdcracy had been positively dctem-
ined upon.
They are trying to fool us again. Rclia.
bic gentlemen. just returned from Washing
tom arrive almo.t daily within our lines, TO
assure us that MeaIc is receiving no rein
f,rcements, except a few negro regiments"
&c. We have had enough of this stuff to
satisfy even the administration. This is the
calm before tho storm. That storm will not
welt for the dog d.. $ to expire. Meade is
constantly being reinforced, ard so Rose
Grams, and the first thing we know Lee will
be attacked on both TANKS. East Tennessee
invaded by forty Thousand men, aud Mobile
invested by way of pascaSou!a. The horse
must be set in ord and kept so, for the
storm will soon burst in all IFS fur.