Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-16
The Presidents Message.

p.e.lent Davis Message was lea'i III 10th
IDasas OH the 1la. We exceedingly regret
tvat our li:uite;, space lrecludes our publish
ing this able State paper entire. We give,
however, a brief synopsis OF the greater por-
ton, anu the last portion Of it is given in full
oa.,readers will d. well 70 give the subjects
here discussed their close attention.
The Message begins with review Of the
military operations since. the adjournment Of
Congress in June last, and recognizes the
protection of Providence in enabling us u
successfully withstand the utmost efforts for
our suhiusAtion.
We have recover cd Texas from the cheny,
and Arkansas, with the exception ot few
fortified points. Merry thewhoe Of North
era AMI Western Mississippi, Northern Ala
halna, and Western tennessee are again III
our possession, and all attcmptSro pcnetrft',
from the coast have been baf!'.d.
In South western Virginia, successive sr-
mie, have been roated. and I portion "i
I.--tern Tennessee ieconqucred by unrlroops.
The main ARMY, after serious defeats, con-
slant repu!scs and rcpea'cd assaults. are still
engaged iB the effort 10 capture Peters, u:g
The army of Sherman has succecdei IN
obtaining Possession Of Atlanta, but h3s been
unabl. 10 secure any ultimate advantage
from this success
Had we been compelled to evacua;c Rel
mond as well Us Atlanta, the Con!cderacy
would have remained rs defiant as ever.
No military success of the eacmy call ac-
compliSh tie destruction Of tile C.'rttdcracy,
nor saw. the enemy from Il cons ant drain OF
blood and treasure, wiich lnu continue un.
til he shall discover 10 pe;:ce atiainablr. uH
less based upon the recognitiot oi our iT.;ie
:;.a-ible rights.
NJ change in thc cold;ici Of foreign pow
ers caa he announced. The recognition OF
iii ulepcndence is S:lhheli from the assump
ton tia: recognition will Ln vaiuel;.ss ;t,iout
intervention. We wish nj intervention un
less We Know ourselves fulls competent 10
maintain our ri.h;s a,:,! i;.,irf cadence.
Peace is ia.p,.Si;,e witho.i independence,
ar no. ia 3a expected. The enelny Mil
anticipate ntutrals in recognition o. that IN
dependence.
phe total amouat of the puhi;c debt up to
the lst of October is l.l20,000, 600 dollars.
No additional appropriations for meeting
nced, OF public service u to tne lst OF July.
lis unexponaei appropriations exceed he e,'
ii:n.teS fr ttia: time.
The Secretary "f the 'Tras pry r-com-
,n,n,l; that the iAiil. IT the G.:eerr:n"..i Lc
,le,l,;r tlI.t flr NORA >hal, esar r,n.:.;r cx
emil irn::l taxainn. That M ..i,';. 10 riad"
bcyoud tha: already aai!;or:z::i. and "a,
portion Of the receipts from iaxH;ic., ;.n,! tax
in.kinl be pledged 10 sraduql resumption pf
the entire circulation.
EMPLOYMENT or .l.yC'.
Ths anp'osln ut of slaves iur servic,. wit.
the army as tramsters. or cooks, or in the
.say Of work upon lnrtilicalicns, or in the
government workshops, CT il hospitals, and
other similar duties, ives authorized by tue
act OF 18th February last, and provision was
made for their impresSment to number not
exceeding twenty thousand if it should be
found in,practicaLle to obtain them by con
tract with the owners. Tho law cont: mpl.-
led the hiring onl: Of tn, lahorof thes slaves
and im!rssel on :ne eovcrnant the liability
10 pay for the value OF such a nig be lest
10 the owners FROM Casualties resulting ir-'m
their employment in Tie service.
Viewed merely as rrol c4y, and tle!c:ore
as the subject oi ilDpressment, the service or
i3poi vi VIC oiA' A''' "cc'i i'' e'"ii.c'
for short periods, in the construc: ion Of de
fen.ive works: The slave, however. Lsars
another relation to the State that of per-
son. The law oi last February contcmplates
only the relation OF the slave to the master,
and limits the impreSsment tc certain term
q! service. But for the purposes enumerated
in. the act, instruction in the manner Of en-
camping, marching and parking trains is neel-
full, SO that even i'll this limited employment,
length of service adds greatly to the value o:
the hesro's labor. Hazard is a!su encounter
ei in all the positions to Which negroes Can
h.nSHsned for service Win tue arwy, and
the duties required OF them demand Loyalty
and i-'n,' IN this aspect The rs'a,'on OF per
son predomlnates so lar a. TO render it doubt
fal whether the private right ot property can
consistently aud bonelicial'y he continued,
and it would seem prhpcs to acquire for the
public service the entire property in the H..
Dor OF the slave, and to pay therefor due com
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