Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11
Jeff Davis on the State of the Confederacy.

JeU DAVIS tuhuE "a flHlt w NASNi ~i"t $3.50 "
capture Of Atlanta, to look after aflirs there.
" hlle at Macon be maio speebh which is re-
ported in til. Macon Telegraph OF Sept "A, in
which h, gives rather deploraole account OF
the military condition. Of the Confoderacy' he
says:
What though misfortune has belall en- our
arms from Decatur to JonesborJ' our cause IS
not lost. Sherman cannot keep up his long line
of communication and retreat, sooner OF later
de must; and when thai day comes tho fate that
betol the army Of the French Empire in its re-
treat from Moscow will be re-enncted.
And tbon he proceeds to justify himself from
anv charge Of blame for the fate which has be-
fallen Georgia H. say, h9 could not reinforce
Hood, for Lee needed all his men IN Virginia.
Davis then sets forth the desperate condition OF
the ConIederucy 10 the following somewhat lugn-
bfi9us strain
When the war il ovar and our independence
wou--4nd we will establish our Independence
who will be our aristooracy? | hope the Imp
ing soldier To the young ladies | would say
that when choosing between an empty sleeve
and the m who remained az homo ADD grown
rich, always take the empty sleeve. let inc
old mon remain At home and make bread. Bot
should they know Of any young man koeplnS
Away from the service who cannot be mAde To
70 any other way, let them write 10 the Execn
i've ! read all letters sent me from the people,
but have not the time to reply to them You
hare not many men betpeen Eighteen and FORTY tps
lett. The boys, God bless tho boys, are rs rapid
} |, Az they become old enough going to the Held
The city oil Macon ia filed with stores, sick aud
wounded 1t must not be abandoned when
threatened, but when the enemy come, instead
Of calling xpon Hood army Tor delens', HE
old men must hght, and Whom he enemy IS driven
, beyond Chattsnooga, they too can JOIN IN The
general rejoicing.
Your prisoners are kept a. a sort Of Yankee
capital have heard that one OF their Generals
Id that their exchange would defeat Sherman
q | have tried oYery means, conceded everything
To effect an exchange, but TO no pufpote. But
Ter the beast, with whom no Commissioner OIL
/ Exchange would hold Intercourse, nad published
o IN the newsps pers that IT We would consent to
the exchange Of negroes, all difficulties might DO
removed This IL reported as an effort Of his u
Is get himself whitewashed Oy holding intercourse
G With gentlemen. II an exchange could be effect
ed, don't know but that ! might b. induced
10 recognize Buuer. But 10 the future every
effort will be given, as far - possible, TO effect
10 the end. We want our soldiers 10 the field, and
" W. want the sick and wounded 70 return home.
IL IL not proper Tor me to speak OF the number
Of men IN the field but this will say, that
twO-thlrds of our men are absent, some sick
l. some wounded but most OF them absent without
cave. The man who repents and goes back 81
M his commander Voluntarily appeals strongly to
~ executive elemenc} But suppose he stays away
NJ until the war Is over and his comrades return
~ home and when every mans history will be
~ told, where will no shield hlnseli1 1t is upol
these reflections that | rely 10 make mo1 return
TO their duty, bot after conierTIng with our Gen
erals a. headquarters It there DO any other rem.
"a sdy, it shall be applied. love my friends, AM
forgive my enemies.
have been asked 10 senI reniorcements frou
Virginia to Georgia. In Virginia the dsparit.
Is 10 numbers If just IA gfea. as 1t is 10 Georgia
Then ! have been asked why the army sent t,
J. the Shenandoah Valley was not sent here. Il
~ was because an army Of the enemy had penetra
10 ted that valley to the yery gates OF Lynchburg
and Gen. Early was sent to drive them back
q This he not only successfully did, tut crossing
50 the Potomac came well nigh capturing Wash
- iugton itself, and forced Grant 10 send two corp
Is OF bis army to protect It. This the enemy de
nominated a raid Ii So ) efman' march int,
Georgia is raid. What would prevent then
now II Early wa, withdraw from taking Lynch
% burg, and putting complete rdon o mel
around Richmonl2 ! counsellei with lhs
u gre and brave soldier, Con. Ire upon all hos
points. Ny mind roamed over the whole field
With this we can succeed Il o e-hnlf Of d.,
men now absent without leave will return t
duty We can defeat the enemy With tina
hope | am going TO the tout. | may not real
ze this hope tut | know there are me- VIII
ma have looked death IN the face too often TO de
spond nov. LeI DO one despond. Let no Il
: distrust, and remember that II genius IS tn
beau deal, hope Is the reality
DO If nearly two.third- OF jeff DAVIS army al
- absent without leave, they have of course 8
- serted II may be comforting reflection
he bin TO know that lie has 70 large an army SOM
t., where but Of what service they::can be. to hin
ed IN military point Of view lie not evident
IL IA evident IRON this plant of JEFF Davl
he that the Confederate cause is in extremity
oi has no support but its military arm and tina,
'ar now weakened beyond hope Of restoration. d
nd sertefs don re.urn 10 sinking cause, aud Il
nd twothirds Of the Coale erate army absent Wit
ar out leA,o, vii not again apleaf IN It's rank
Wy Tho boys and old men will no, maAe the ps'
4" Of these describes good. Unless Jotf Davis pu
rs posey exaggerated tn desperate state OF h
OF army, the Conedoracy is IN a more hopeless col
4 IL
mains for the Northito continue steadlast to
be purpose To pu. down rebellion under the l.,
OF heel OF our armies, to make our speedy TRUMP
be sure aud complete