The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-25

coins messages and to their correspondence, as
disclosing the true nature of their policy and the
motives which guided it. To this course excep-
ton can be taken, inasnuch attention has
been invited to those of information by their
official publication
In May 1851, the government of her Britar mic
majesty informed our enemies that it had not allow
ed any other than an intermediate position on the
part of the Southern States" and assured them that
the SYM athies OF this country tGreat Brainl were
rather with the North than with the South.
On this head he dilates at great length, and
with most unhappy conclusions. The question
of finances is treated at equal length, and in
Respondent tone. Increased taxation is the
burthen of the song The exchange of prison
ers is next considered, in very grabbed tone
With regard to the Navy, he remarks:
The report of the Secretary Of the Navy gives in
detail the operations of that department sine anu
airy last embracing information of the disposition
and employment of the vessels officers and men, and
the constr uctiOn of vessels ut Richmond Whining en-
Charleston, savannah, Mobile Ina and on the
rivers Roanoke, Nense, Pedee Chattahooenee and
IOmbigbee: the accumulation of ship timber and
SUPPLIES and the manufacture of ordnance stores and
equipments. The fOundries and workshops have
been greatly improved, and their capacity to supply
all demands for heavy ordnance for coast and harbOr
defences is only limited by our deficiency in the
requisite skilled labor. The want of such labor and
OF seamen seriously affects the operations Of the
department.
His righteous rage eliminates in burst of
invective as he approaches the conclusion. He
says:
cannot close this message without again advert
ing to the savage ferOcity which still marks the con
duct of the enemv in the prosecution of the war.
After their repuse from the deEces before Charles
tom they first sought revenge by aborve at empt
10 destroy the CITY with an incendary composition,
thrown by improved artillery from dis ance of four
miles Failing in this, they changed their missiles,
but fortunately have thus far succeeded only in Kill
ing two women in the city. Their commanders, But
er Mcneil and Turchin, whose horrible barbarities
have made their names widely notorious and every
where execrable, are still hOnored and cherished by
| the authorities at Washington. The frst-named.
alter having been Withdrawn from the scenes of his
cruelles against women and prisoners of war lin re-
luctant concession to the demands of outraged hui
manly IN Europel, has lust been put in new COM
mand at Norfolk, where helpless women and children
| are again placed at his mercy
| The hope last year entertained of an early termi-
nation OF the war has not been realized Could car
mage have satisfied the appetite of our enemy fer the
Ges!ructlon OF human life, or grief have appeased
their wanton desire to infct human suffering there
has been bloOdshed enough both sides and two
ands have been sufficiently darkened by the weeds of
mourning to induce disposition for peace If una
nmlty in people can dispel Illusion it has been
| displayed too Enthusiastically not to have senced the
pretext that the Southern States were merely dis
turbed by factious nsurrecton, and it must long
since have been admitted that thew were bnt eyercS
ment in such manner would best secure their
owr happiness INT these considerations have been
poweress to allay the unchrstian hate OF those who
long accustomed to draw large profits from union
with u.s. cannot control the rage excited by the con-
vicion that they have, by Their own foy DESTROYED
the richest sources of their prosperity They refuse
even to listen to proposals for the onv peace possible
between us-a peace which recognizing the impass-
able gulf which divides may leave the two peoples
separately to recover from the injuries inflicted upon
both by the causeless how waged against us
Having begun the war in direct violation of their
constitution which forbade the attempt to coerce a
State they are hardened by crime until ,hey no
longer at empt to veil their purpose to DESTROY the
lnsututlons and subvert the sovereignty ana indie
pendence of these States. We now know that the
only reliable hope for peace is in The vgOr of our re-
sstance as the cessation of their hostility is only to
DC expected from the pressure of their necessities
He closes with specimen of his own pecu.
liar style of blasphemy, without which the
document would not have been complete:
The patriotism of the people has proved equal to
every sacrifice demanded bv their countrv's need We
have been united as people were united under
like circumstances before. God has blessed us with
success dlsprOportionate to our means ard under
His divine favor, our labors must at last be crowned
with the reward due to who have given all they
to the righteous defence of their inaenabe
rights, their homes and their tarS
JEFFERSON DAVIS
RICHMOND. December Z 1Sf3