Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
To he Senate and House Of Representatives
OF he Confederate Atdtes Of america

sxgency The campaign which commenced almost stimuli
taDeousy with your session early Is ana rn ns va
reached It's cess has been pre- on scale ana
Of our county inception operations of the
the magnitude Of the made py ne
supplies and with which bis vast resources have
vhsd in The attempt TO render success assured when we
disposal retstance,
and contemplate the results struggle apparently 30
unequal, cannot fall while rendering the fa need o. ae
higher than has Hied our and CRATE
fully 10 recognise the protection Of kind Providence In
aong successfully Withstand the utmost nJrs Of the enc
| my for our saelusAton; a., O,.. .-,,u
possession OF The enemy and large portions Louisiana and
Arkansas lay apparently dencees or the Federal soldiers
ers OF war. In Northwestern louisiana large And VII ap-
aided by Poweru aeet was Tepeatedy defeated
aud fortunate In finally escaping with loss OF
third Of lie numbers large part OF is military trains ana
@ ~ sedpSsS to hs district by The gun.
been recovered with the exception Of
trail MSsou AfordDg pPesBed brenren nhat state
opportunity OF which have ayAed themselves Of striking
tyranny which been subjected.
On the cas-! OF the Ml,s1SP In SPITE Of some rsyee, We
during N present year. by
which PREVIOUSLY failed accomplish BY moe eKteIded
Wsakea he Itrsn OF The armies OF occupation different
Paints the opportunity OF overing posses
districts Of territory Nearly the whole OF
northern Mississippi Of northern Alabama, and Of
again in cur possession and all attempts
ana Gulf stateI bath, On he entire and gulf
SOs. Of The The whole SCSs 81 the enemy Ss
| to The capture OF the defen 1es OF Mobile Bay.
armies 90 confidently relied BY sufficient TO
the uDv0n OF Government and the subsection OF
people orsign domnAon, have still greater for
dsVouI gratitude Divine Power In Southwestern vhgois
successive SIne1 which threatened me ePIae Of Lynehoas
sAtV have been routed and driven ou Of the coat
aud poron Of eastern Tennessee reconqussd BY troops
enemy are noE rss from Ihsr presence he vssy,
their general rem cred desperate ey his naoy 70 mansn
vsrGng uitfu land barring Us mills grana
and bonssadS and destroying ths food standing crops
main army Asr Aseres Of Gsst in which slosss
90 Cur Which hsvs rsai in the de-
u large part Of the cavalry engaged In the work az
i with the heavy but Nih hOped
waning prospect Of OSre the dsgn still engaged
"a so han four months 70 capture the
The army Of General Sherman although succsel at the end
Of the obtaining possession OF Atlantis has been M
ulnas advantage from this sue ess The
YcKSburE 70 Meridian than being
back vas Soe by the Ad Of greatly Increased
nooEa to Atlanta only 10 Dc fr compelled
On ts ns Of his advance ThOH. obtaining control
march aud without gainns .esh beyond me PlseaIoas
heavy garrsonI, which neuAosd with rsaPtnre
AFFORDED the history OF this war raugh With
have elpedidOns dreeted The enemy against
points nOrAny supposed TO be Of vital importance TO The Don
successiul In instance have the pTomisl nuts been
Again. IL the eseot camp En was me ssu,on fond
CEerh,d the capture OF AHntA end Richmond would
ecsd the by the oVeEtho" Of our ana
euO
uLmpOr tie Innsnee OF the iol mef event upon cur
capacity deeIo upon the courage anu spirit Of the Pc pe
anSt kchm md had resulted 10 uceess In
Of failure If eval0r Of the army under the lsAdsrsh Of
whs- wsre the contrary de'sysy TsPusea 1--we
hAd been compelled kicLm md well Atlantis
h. would have renamed erect and denAnt as
Nothing could have been changed In the purpose Of It's
Government indomable vAor q It's troops or m tn I'M
spirit people The bAed and disappointed foe
would have scsnned the reports OF urProceedngs
come new seat any indication that progress had
patent long be forced upon the euotant
mich tss CSSausa existence The 6ondsracy depends There
military agoessS Of enemy which can sse,TPsn M as
ton, ssvSnnAh, Mobile. nor OF all combined can
save enemy the and e1hAuSng drain 81 blood
and which must eoatnne unu ne hA s no
AtAnAbe unless bAed on me recognition OF eu hd
Before leaving tbs subject gratifying that
the military supplies essentially rsqate for public defence w
SSn crops have and rendered
sbOve the inhunAn seuP the enemy 10 produce oy asV
tAuon, famine among the people
ToRuGS RELATIONS.
not my to announce change In The conduct
cf foregn powers No such action has been tikea by the
Ohsn Of Europe nsI lastly have been expected
history from le duties imposed b. international law
and from She claims o. ~.
queacss Idt gle Whc snakes only the Republican portion
Of continent; and not 10 .Icos dsGgn epurIe
calculated the p olonRAtion Of hottlsnes.
No history remembered by me In which nation
hAS been eoncede exenoe OF
dependence be eSd my mind IN which neutral
snSnse Of nation when the Of Ms enemy
n subvrt M an this oo n cases where the pre-
vsua relation cOntenoing parties had been COMES
Iedy mother country colony NOT ~ In
case Of ooequa states united by FEDERAL compact IL has
ever considered proper junction and duty Of
20 perform the Office OF judging Wheh In point ac the
nation Asserting make good S pTetensonB
force Of ms not, by recognition Of the resisting party,
deountnADes the urlhes continuance Of the contest
And why this duty incumbent on neutral poNesh
plainly when rh.c ttat the pride passion
WI Oh Oa me E1Sn % S
ong The inevitable result has become apparent 10 all not
BY ecogn independence that In their
Augment Une ns unable 70 redaee the oOn'sterA
tae their Efforts and i'm
piled that belief entertained BY neutr nations In
their designs. stimulus whether nten
SnA not Is thus applied to securing Of tbs
which they profess deeply 10 depors.
1he this jas, humane, aud Christian p1b 10 duty
by the na,iSns Of Europe the FAC.
eIPr, since been given by the Gov
OF Dotl france and lngand TO the conviction that the
United unable TO conqaer the Confsderscy now
years Government
to a Sss. .SsaS1 s, Sna 81 S rs own
military In the Sns"e sent BY those powers
rous tlA in speeches Parliament the
Her Britannia GoVe nmen have not hetea 10
rglt undsr these circumstances obsouy unjust and dis
unaiy favor of the Un:d States that
protesting cOaHds In opposition truth III.
both 6egeenis, that the recognition Of
be YAuelts Without their
vntion In struggle inerYnt Ct which Osciaim
toe oesre the We seek favor we
sh NO Intervention, fully competent nain
rights and Independence agan tae ivAders Il
ouY country ashed asserting, without the
AID derived recruiting their armies foreign coun
Ias inv would, hS have been driven SOIL
When recognition Of UonedeAey refused by Great
Britain 1852 the refusal ground
any by Her Government have The e
DhAmns tbs passions Of the begeeus and Of
log Of peace. II Is that this opinion was
but the expee3ce years 81 I'M
equal carnage that The result
the OF what the British ministry humsney
contrary poicyR policy Just 10 policy dvergne from
Grying concession all the demands Of our an
iii within power OF Her Malestys Goyeume5t
would presue, be productive conseou snaes
the oppOte those which Ay followed il who'll
urse from the war "a the
esen time In word peace IL impossible vi bout ndeptn
and be pected that
the recognition that indie When the
lory Iha FULLY disclosed n OF The
pubcist will for these to absoIye
The Baous OF Europe share moral re,pan
bly rad human Tes that have unnsce
Sarly sserlnosd dur ng its progress |