Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-02-11
SYNOPSIS or rREsIpENr DAVIS MESSAGE.

SYNOPSIS OF PRESIDENT DAVIS MESSAGE.
RIcuaoNn, January li.-Congrcss met to-day, ~
an Tie Presidents message MAS rcHd ANA appro-
printely referred. IL Is principally devoted Ia Tho
consideration oi foreign rea'iuns, hut In the OUT
sci in Rlludlng 10 the elurs OF our enemy 10 ,uIu
ate us tho President says that our noble dricndrr',
under the leadership cftle'r Hshria''' have "'"n
M Fredcreksburg, inflicted On the orccs uf General
Burnside tho like disastrous overthrow - had trrn
previously suffered by the successive nIa9hg hrni"'
comniandnd by General Movlrlllnd nnd fole; unr
enemies had been Tailed in the West, aud Il, Nrli-
lury another Formidable expedition ld been rcpuls
ed with incunsidorabc loss on our side.
A review 0f our history during tho two years OF
our national existence afforded ample eN'n ior coa'
sTntua,ons, and demanded the most i"rv"u' expires
sion OF our thankiunosS To tho Almighty Father,
who has blessed our cause. We wcro ln'ih'u mas,
Ing that these conf derdt" States i'"Ft H'nti
another example uf the iMpos-ihiiiy uI suiin-Niipg
f.ople dp,o ,otinned 30 b0 Tree, and have drnou,tri-
ted that no superiority OF numbers, Or %! available
resources can overcome the resistance u'fet Hovh
yglur In combat, sujh cnnsWnry lh s"hr'lhS' anu
such cheerful endurance Of priyaion Us haro been
conspicuously displayed by this people IN III" defense
of thoir rights aud Ih,rics and five he a' r"'"r'c
In the future Us we have been in the pst, il'S Would
be the closing year ogtlc var, for much ~ peace VI"
desired, tho puopic were determined {" battle un!il
tho sovereignty aud independence o. ih1 Conir'trey
was established,
States under t,c Oh Confederation their FGh'egn'nS
secesGiuuund formation intoa now lnion' ana th"
formation rf their goycrnment, known ~ the Con-
Ggeir States, The President goes on to ST'1H 81" our
E,r,irn relations. He sHyS that had Great Eri'ain
aud Frpucr uscd the powers 10 which, ~ tue most
interested the leadership wnE syen promptly ret'g-
uilrd Us nrnc can doubt that the moral chcc. "unii
have been tu discl the Gcus.0n under "hGh INC Ll-
Ted Saing have PERSISTED IN their efforts to accomuah
,ur ,ubiuraiior To the continued hesitation ui tho
same powers, IN rendering this act Of simple justice,
was sl dun the continuance OF the rllamii!cs wh'L
mankind suffers from hn inierrupt"l OF It's peaceli
ptIrsuits $ both IN tho old ami new world.
President says that tho records of our state depart
rcnti contain the evidence Of the repeated and tmal
rcnionsrnccS made. by this Government 20 mo len-
rai powers of Europe, against the recognition OF Tie
blockade which had been LpNn 70 hirNc rceu hr0E'n
hundreds ui times, which the enemy HLd themselves
had admitted to have been rtertual in The most icr-
chile manner, by rrp"ajru complaints uf the sale To
M . goods conrlbamd Of war, and which they ack-
nowlrdgod unable Ia render effective! sun Erroph
had submitted in almost ULroken silence, to all the
wrongs the Unilrd state, have chosen 70 ihtict on
their commerce, and he Cabinet oi Great DriRn adj
nittCd itself it had not coutprmrd to the princiroS
laid down by the Congress of Paris, hn; hal nm'lH
change 100 important and prciutria 10 The interests
ofthe Conlcdaracy be uverl0okrd and consequently,
tlo President had polcmnly protested, nilcrH vain
attempt to obSn satisfactory explanation !fcm
the British G0Iernih.n nj.
The ionrlb propositions of the Congres' o! rarsd9-
clarcd ill., tn, blockade must be maintained by
force suirlcu really to prevent arccss &c the cn'ulr,
but the British Secretary Of State had construed
the American blockade to ho sufficient hHcnu'G II wa'
uulS notified ltat Nufutcr OF shlE Ncfc flNI!uiiC''
atdiferen ports Sufficient really 10 pevcnacccsa TO
IT, or to create an evident danger ui entering il, or
leaving it ; tut the President had complaint 10
make ON the ground ola declaration OF nrnslhllsy.
The complaint was hat tho neutrality had been rat-
or nominal III IN real and that rcctgnizcd neutral
rights had been alternately asserted aud waived IN
such manner to bear great severity upon u, and
10 confer signal advantage 10 our enemy.
He had hitherto restrained from calling the alton
icn of Congress to this condition Of our foreign rc-
Dtons for various reasons, the cl,i;i of which wns
that it might he construed into an appeal for aid.
Now il could not be niscUnsrurd. Stili, IL would not
he rropcr to Sc his remarks this subject without
adycrtng tp the fact that tho correspondence bctwon
England, France and Russia, recently published, III
dica;cd II Qualifying appreciation ly those govern
mrnis Of Es lrua interests OF mankind al involved IN
tie war on this continent.
After referring to he renewed examples fatrociiy
on the part of enemy, and the recent proclamation
of Lincoln, which he says will have the effect among
others, oftamngthc fears ftho5e WHO aPprehen'e'i
reconstruction 0i lie Old Union, the President pro-
cecds TO discuss le question finance. JtishiScon-
victim thai the people OF the Conleacy wouid iee-
ly me cyactions scale adequate 70 the enuport
of hcir government, and the pasaa OF come ennc'-
mcnt TO carry still further policy of the law of
last session, for funding tile outstanding treasury
uo,es y The fixing of Limitation not 1tcr Tran the
Isl fJaly next, 10 the del al owed or funding nc
notes sued prior 10 the lSt Of December, 1852.
Ills would, in the opinion a. he Secretary Of the
Treasury, have the effect of vii hdwing from ctcu-
aion nearly the entire sum issued previous 10 me
last Eaned dAic
The President specially recommends some revision
OF the exemption law OF last .eOa, 80 "a 10 leave ~
home sufficient local police without mG-ing any
Determination between the different classes OF ci-
gcus. Various complain hai reached him Of the in
un,is,cucics Of lis working.
Attention was alao called 10 the reports o. he Sec
re;arcs of Wa and Navy and the Report ofthe POST
masler General The of thelaftor was la eX-
cess c hlt OF he last pus Al year, but thr was still
ac0daiderabe deficiency, as compcied with liseSen-
st g and he recommended some legislation, If any
could con ;utioGily be devised Or ad,ng Tho leve-
nue. of lat tcpar tnent daring lhc ems fi1g year.
The nrc ideu also recommends Il proper relief to
those ca iasLs whose properly has been destroyed by
orCe OF tho government as a mean @ defence.
IN conlnson he q .Eci he pcape'of tho Confode-
ray o Join in returning thanks 10 God, and In be-
5ctching one continuance OF his protecting care over
ihpjr cdnse aad tie restoration Of peace and ts man
ifl,J blessing, 10 heir beloved country.
CqARLEsToN. ,rau. 1i.--Advccs have been received
her, tha five Yanice guu5osts opened fire yesterday
morning on Fort yesWe below MlNripstUn. At
O'Clock thc firing ceased. No impression had been
made on no fori. Confidence was els in she efficacy
of he dsfsnces OF Cape Fear river Eyerything !nt-
cafes shat the cnemys land advance IN North Caro-
lima Is about 20 begin.
From the lille Rock Democrat 2sih Jaa
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