Nebraska advertiser., 1864-11-24
IeneSsnn Davis Talk,

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Jefferson Davis Talk.
The,Rebel Congress met in Richmond
OIL. Monday, aad received the usual ad-
dress from Mr.. JEFF Davis. Il is a mild
document, hlr. DAVIS having apparently
recovered from the frenzy of frankness
int which he, fell on his late Southern
tour. At present he wears a face OF
cbeerfulness, and whistles with ShrIll
good spirits through three columns or so
OF a dinghy printed Richmond paper.
He relolces, as he has reason, ever
success in the trans Mississippi Depart
ment; The r%econquest and for some time
permanent occupation of Texas, great
part Of Arkansas, and nearly all Louis
lana. On this side the great river there
is less 20 boast of, but the re-posseSsion
of parts Of Mississippi, Northern Ala
bama and Western Tennessee, is rather
loosely affirmed. Ii is alleged that all
incursions upon the seaboard have been
preye~ted, save at Mobile; that Grant
has vain!y tried four m2aihs TO take Pc
tersburg; that Sheridaa had TO burn the
Shenandoah Valley because he cOu.d net
hold it; the capture Of Atlanta las prov
ed a barren conquest TO Sherman. Mr..
Davis considers that the small results OBJ
tanned by the possession of Atlanta ought
TO convince the Southern people that no
place is of much real importance, and be
soberIy seeks 10 persuade them that even
Richmond may be surrendered cheerful
lV. There are no vital points Oh the
preservation Of which The continued
existence of the CoDfederacy depends
There is no military success of thesenemy
which can accomplish It's destruction
MOI the fall of Richmond, nor Whining
ton. nor Charleston, nor Savannah, nor
Mobile. nor all combined, can do more
than protract the exhaustion of the North!
Ii would seem Mr.. Davis desires to an
ticipate the effect Of expected losses of
these places;
Il is complained that foreign powers
are still neglectfuI to recognize the Con-
federacy. Historical suggestions for
their enlightenment, precedents which
prove that FrsnceOnd England might
recognize if they would, Mr. Davis is
spaFpgl of.
A Grief viewis given Of Rebel finances
which we still further condense as fol-
lows
Receipts for the two quarters ending
30sh Of Sep;embel.lS 1855 S4l5,I9I ,55U
Bal. ia Tre'sy lst Apr ga sos 2s2, "
TOTAL s723, 474,2 72
Applied to extinguish public debt
S342, $50, 1927
Expenditures six months 292. 375, sos
Total S6l4.9 1885, 500
Bal in Treas'ry OoL. ga SlOS, $50 .44O
Whole debt 81, l47, 070, 20S
Amount of appropriation for e mouths
ending June 80, 1865 S438, l02, 679
Which il is thought may be paid out
OF balance of naexpended appropriations
TO Jan. /. 1865, S467, 4I6, 504
Concerning which rose-colored exhibit
of economy in expenses 1t Is necessary
10 remark that the War department has
found il cheap and profitable to supply
itself mainly by wholesale stealing, n
has therefore, little use for cash to pay
ACQUIRING bills. A scheme is sab nitled
for giving value to the outstanding treas
ury notes, so called, Of the rebel Gov
ernmenu but we leave the consideration
of that 10 the comic Journals.
"Touching the conduct Of the war, Mr.
Davis is of opinion that too many men are
still exempted from the CONSUMPTION, that
a general militia law is needed-though
under the central system of Richmond,
it is difficult TO see what is left TO be in
cluded in militia, unless 1t be the women
o. the Southern States-and that fur.
Their consolidation of depleted regime nts
should be effected. Military supplies
and provisions are declared to be album
daDl."
The treatment of prisoners is adver-
ted 10, and this a has the effrontery to
20 repeat the lie that Rebels in our hands
suffer from want of adequate food, cloth
ing and fuel, but not even has he the ef-
frontery TO deny the horrible accounts of
the cruelty, the robbing, the starving the
numbering of our brave soldiers ip South
erA prisons. Let US hope-if we can
hope anything on this point-tbat the ar
rangement recently proposed by Lee
and acceded to by Gen. Grant, tor the
t~ransmition of supplies, may be carried
out on their part with something less than
the usual trickery and bad faith.
Mr.. Davis is opposed to the general
levy and arming of slaves in aid of the
Rebellion on the ground that the time is
not vet come, and because such a dispo-
sition of the blacks would interfere with
the benefcent scheme Of Christianizing
the African race now proceeding on the
p~lantaions in accordance with that Di-
ne sntention where of The lash the tet-
ter, unreqited toll, and indiscrlminaie
prostitution Of the wemep Of the race