Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-15
DAILY LEADER.
TUEsDAY, NoVhMBER -Il
A rev Opinions Of JeG. ssayis.


A FeyE Opinions Of JeG. ssayis.
JEFF Daviss message to the Rebel Con
grsss, synopsis Of which was furnished |
6y telegraph, l. $ document to which more |
than = naesiRg notice is dae 1t was writ
tsa under very extraordinary circhm
stsusss. It was written to establish tho |
propositions that the fortunes Of rebsldon |
were in buoyant state, and that persist |
ent Efforts in armed opposition to "their
enemies must finally result in success. It
was written in order to put on as good a
face TO a desperately bad cause as is Possi
bic under the circumstances. The general
summary of his military condition Is that
he has been gaining ground west OF the
Mississippi and in Northern Alabsma
that his enemies have spent great amount
of time in the vain attempt to captuse
points not vital to the Confederacy. This
attempt to console his already exceedingly
dispirited people, can have but little effect
in view both Of the sctusl and the pros
poctive condition of their military affsirs.
Mr.. Davis then turns his attention to
the foreign relations Of his Confederacy
He scolds in furious manner be-
cause foreign nations have not seen
fit to recognize his independence. He
says that it has always been the custom TO
recognize 8 natiOn's Independence when .it
became evident they could not be subdued-
This NAV be very true, butfor some reason
foreign nations are either exceedingly
stubborn or exceedingly blind, 50 that
they cannot, or will not see the failure Of
the North. Indeed, nobody but Jeh.
Davis and the Chicago gentlemen regards
the war failure. Napoleon and Palmer
ston have the good sense to see that the
power and the spirit of the North ae in
vincible and that ultimately mere brute
force if no other process, will press the
life out of the rebellion. The Christian
nations of Europe, Davis thinks, are guilty
of the carnage and desolstion inflicted by
the war, so long as they fail to recognize
his kingdom, and yet he hsughtlly
saws HWe need no intervention, we are
able to obtain our independence" The
whole tenor of his remarks about his for
eign relations, very clearly shows that he
is m ereIy ATTEMPTING to cover up an ex-
ceedingly painful anxiety and apprehension
that IN the absence of such foreign recog-
nition his doom is sealed. Poor Davis is
making his last bid for foreign aid and
comfort, by a hypocr itical adectation Of
Christian meekness and charity and q
brazen denunciation of Christian nations
for not recognizing great slave-holdihg
empire.
Mr.. Davis then proceeds to comment
upon thesubject of arming the slaves. Helis
justly charged by tho Richmond Whiy as
advocating 8 startling" proposition, al
though not earnestly and unequivocany
expressing himself On the whole, how
ever, JEFF. thinks that to arm the slaves
would require their emancipation and that
thereby the divine economy for christian
izing Africa would be interfered with the
providential scheme for the elevation Of
the black race which employs shackles,
and seourges, eat-o-nine tails and blood
hounds, Ignorance and the prostitution of
WON an, would be signally checked,
and as JEFF is q gentleman Of fine reli-
gious susceptibilities who says his mathis
and his vespers as regularly as the mussul
man kneels toward the tomb of the pro
phet of course he shrinlIs from everything
which is opposed to the dispensations of
Providence. But Davis poorly conceals
the real objections to the scheme which
are giveen BY the rebels themselves. The
Richmond Whig does not call the scheme
% arm the slaves 80 monstrous a PROPOSE
ton" because 1t desires to co operate
with Providence as does the more pious
Davis, although it is somewhat affected by
the religions mania. The Whig is alarmed
for theinteresss of truth. It has always been
asserted, says the Wig, that slavery is
q boon for which the poor negro should be
deyoutly thankful, either to his Creator or
the men who first brought 8 shiplosd of
his ancestors from Africs.
JefFs message makes it still more evil
dent than ever that the irrepressible con
Aict has begun in the South. Those not
specially interested in holding slaves in
rebellion are beginning to ask whether
they should fight in order to make slavery
stronger, while the lordly SHAREHOLDERS
themselves say, if we are to lose slavery
to gain our independence, then the very
object Of rebellion is defeated. The result
ofthese clashing opinions must breed dis
sension and division in the South. Hereto
fore it has seemed that the want of unity
chiefly prevailed in the North. Nov,
however, that the unity Of the North is
demonstrated again by an overwhelming
majority in favor of the war, div vision S
must continue to multiply in the South.
The message of that wicked traitor can
not revive the waning fortunes of his peO-
pie. He only waits q short time, before
the aTenging sword Of liberty and free
people shall overtske him.
A Body Whose Spirit pants TO be dir.
embOdfed.