Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-25
Presidents Message.
To he Scnote aud House Of Rrprc'en,atice.

n The Confederate States!
At the date Of your last adjournment the prcpara-
toIs oi the enemy for further hostitirs hal assumed
menRcng aspect rs tu excite ia SOM" minds al-
pTuhonsun ufour ability tu meet them wi II sum 'icni
prompthrss to avoid serious rcNcrs"s. These prrra.
rntuns were completed shortly aitcr your departure
from the seat Of government, aud the armies of thc
United States mad, simultaneous advanced IN our from
TIERS the western rivers and un The Atlantic coast
In great as to eNincc their hope 0l"HsIat
ing all resistance by mere weight oi nnlhhorH. rus
! hope, however, like those previously entertained hy
our foes, has vanished. In Virginia, their fourth nl-
| tempt at invasion 10y armies whose ASSURED success
WAS confidently predicted, has met with decisive re-
pulse. Onr noble defenders, under the cun,unlnlac
leader hip Of their general, aNrhgnir, AZ Frrcrirk,-
burg inflicted on the f'rrcS Under General Burnside
the like dSl-Iio OycI throw ~ al b, en- previously
suffered hy the successive invading armies cunimand-
| cd hy Generals Mcdowell, Mcclellan and Pope.
In the West obs mate hat lr, have been fought with
"uying'fprtumes nhghcd by lrghiui carnage "n both
sides lint the enemy hopes oi decisive results have
nn been haici, while ~ NichsbnrS another iorini-
dnbr expedition has been rcpnl,co wIsh inconS'lria-
bic loss side and r. damage Ia hrassailins
forces. On the Atlantic coast the eclny las been ul-
able 10 gain Iro,iiS beyond the projecting shreroi
his fees aud the city of Galveston has just lccn re-
covered by forces which succeeded not only IN the
capture of the garrison but O' one of the cnrys vr!
sells OF war. wkirh was carried hy hulling parties
from mrr, hant river sl"alcrn Our iuriihrd positions
haNc,v,r, whsrr been mct sirt ng henrd ani imlrv
ed, aiiurdius assurance al our nblsy 10 meet with
Success h uImu., efforts at enemies In spite of
the magnitude al Ih'ir preparations fer attack.
review vi our history daring the two years OfOnr
nat iOua existence affords ample Cungrnf-
la;ion and demands the m"- tciv M expression of
uur thank fitness the Almighty Father who has
b.es>, our cause. Mcarc ju-iitd in asserting, with
pride surely not uniccunling, thai these t"ni'dn
rae States have .ted anu,lrr 10 the lessons taught
by hi,,urN r The iuS ruc ion a. HAT they have
afforded n0, her example of the imvU,sihity If sub,
iugating "A IrUliG determined 10 bc free; aud have
demonstrate, ed HAT no superiority Ufnumh" avail
able rreuglccs overcome the roS,aice offered 10y
snrh valnr in combat, such c",stancy under suffering
aud sci cccrtil endurance OF priNuiOu NJ have been
spIciluusy GispHN"d ly this ruple in defence of
ihpIr tights and hOcrtics The aIeXilntiols with
which We entered into The contest lli&Eiow rip"Lrd
into arouvicun which l.. lot only shared viii us iy
III" common opinion OF neutral nations, hu h. ryi
IDENTIFY iulciug itself upon our enemies th"m-clNes-
L. we hut marx the history OF the present year iy
cue perseverance, in thr path We nav" hithcrtu pur
suci Nv vigorous effort in the development OF all
resources Tor defence and hy the con,urmd cNibi-
lion OF he nhllcring courage in our soldiers
and able conduct in leir c;iers have dsting gI>h-
ed the past, haze every re,Son 10 expect tai ili.
will he the closing year OF the The wa, which
in its inception, wHtcd for forcing la, 4 inio
the UIIon having failed to accomplish that purpose,
pas ,rd into second stage in which il was attempted
conquer and rule these States ~ dependant pruvin
Ccs Defeated IN this second design enemies have
evidently entered upon anothcr, which can have no
Other purpose than revenge and thirst for blood and
pundrr of private property Eut however implacahc
,cy may be, they have neither lhe spirit H.
rc-Ourcrs required fora 10 irth year OF struggle I'M
chcered y any pc OF success, kept alive solely for
the nlrlEcnce Ofmerccnary and wicked passions, and
demanding exhaustive an expenditure OF blood rs
has hitherto been imposed on their people. The ad-
Of peace will be hilel with joy. Our desire for
il has been concealed. Our efforts to avoid The
forced it was, by the uSt oi conquest and
the in sane passions uf our foes, are kION 10 ma
kirh. BIT earnest as has been oar wish for peace
and great have been haCrilcrs Hnd snticringS
during he war, the determination of i' r"nlir has
with each succeeding mon Ii crunic more uia!t"rahIy
fixed, to rLurc any Slerinlcs and runIilGc any
riirc-. however prolonged, until their right 10 self
gov r mcni anl th.' oNcrcigEty INDEPENDENCE Of
these States Hi.a have been trumphintly NnulCalrd
aud firmly established.
In this connrci"n, the occasion seems not umsua-
blc for reference Ia the relations between the
Conieiciacy and the neutral p"weIS of Europe since
the separation of these States from the urMcr Union
-Four ui the atrs mcuih" ui the tOnirlrrary
were recognised ly name independent ,Ovrrcigni's
in treaty of peace chncul"'i in III" year l7aj, vi
Of the two great mHiiI;ine powers Of Western Eu
rope and had beer, prior To that period, allies III war
OF the other In the year l71S they formed UnIun
with nine other ) arS under articles of Cuntclcln-
zion. Dissatisfied with that Union, three of them
Virginia, South Carolina and Gc"r Sa together with
eight oI the STATES nav m"mhciS Of tli" nil, Siai,S
seeded tom it in l,Sl. and II ese eleven arccrIu
States inrm,d second union, al h"uEh by he terms
Of the Articles uI pI,,rgi. i"u pres, pruNi,ir
made that the first union -Lo lid Le p ri rciral. Their
tight 10 Hec'ic, n"~i. h,tannnG this provision, ~,
neither contested by the States from which they sep
.rate' made the subject Oi discussion with any
third power. When, AT later period, North Iaro-
ccccI TO thar cnd union, and when, siill iAIrr.
the other seven States, members ot this Cuuirlr
racS, became members of the same Union, ii upon
the recognised footing Of equal and independent
rcignlrs, MOI h "a Ii then entered into the minds oi
men that sovereign aics could lie compelled 10y
force To remain members of confederation inio
which they had entered Of their free will, IT, ~
subsequent period. the defense OF their safety and hon
or, should, in their Judgement, Justify Withdrawal
The experience of The st had ryimce the utiliiy Of
any remuneration OF such Inherent rights and accur-
ali lHtfFlN fsar
Articles of CONFEDERATION Of li1S WAS ui ted ia the
Constitution OfliSJ When, therefore in iSnl eleven
oi iLe States aGnn thought proper, for saiS-
factory to themselves srrtr from 'hc ,rcond uuio
and To form tIiid one undo amended CUnsiitu-
tioh, th-N exercised a right W rh. boing Inherent,
required N" to To-, nations, aud which
l'h"l Ia" Ghi MT rerni tirm 10 quest iuu.-
The usage> oi intercourse between nation, do huwcy-
cr, require that official communication be- made to
friendly "wcrs, ofall organic chang, IN the cunsti-
tuition II states, and there Obvious pr,rrciy in
gYng ~ Opi assurance OF onr Il sire TO cuinur am.
ictbie relations with all mankind 1t was under the
influence Of these considerations that your prccccs-
sor, the provisional government, took early
for sending TO Europe Commissioners charged with
the duty u visti the capitals Of the ir.nt pow
ers, and making arraugrnehts for the Ulenng Of
more formal diplomatic inieicOurse
Prior, however, TO the arrival abroad Of those COM
missoners, the United States had commenced hostil-
titles against the Conft,eracy by d.paiching secret
expedition Tor the reinforcement of For nfier
an exI ress promise to the contrary, and with dupli-
city which has been fully unveiled in former mes
sage. They had also addressed commui ications TO the
Different Cabinets OF Europe. in which they assumed
The at tude OF being sovereign this on fSerary
alleging that these independent States were in rel
lion against the remaining States Of the Union and
threatening Europa with manifestations Of their dis
pleasure II should treat the Confederate States as
ha'lhg an independent existence. IL soon became
known that these pretensions were not considered
abroad to lie a. absurd they were known TO be at
home, nor had Europe yet learned what reliance was
70 De placed on the official statements Of the Cabinet
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