Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-23
The address Of President Davis to the ar

SATURDAY MORNING, FEB. 20, 1864,
The address of President Davis to the ar
m;,s of the Confederate States hasreachedthe
United States. The world publishes tho
address. Its comments may be found IN AL
other column of to-day's Enquirer
The New York "World" is, unques1iohao'S
and hy all odds, tho abIeSt conducted ne"Spu-
mar in tbs United States. ltis decided lno'
opposition to Lincoln, but vio'en' IN is M
tired Of the Confederate sfsteS. IL sees no pa-
triotiem in the re enlistment OF the Confede-
rate soldi .rs, and vii! not understand the I'M
.,l6sb de7otion that has marked the conduct Of
or- rallant defenders. The 'Wor!d' attri-
butes the rc-enlis.ment to ~'fercs." 1t Is
sumcs tina. dissatisfaction exists" because
the President is at eloquent pains" to eS-
press the gratitude Of the country for this un-
paralleled manifestation of patriotism on tho
part of the soldiers. When tho "Worid'
reaGs and understands the recent laws passed
By the Confederate Congress, perhaps It may
attribute that legislation to force by tho SER
vsnss of the people upon their masters. 4
people and army that submits to be ''forced"
into such sacrifices must be in earnest; ana
nations of the world will understand, II our
enemies will not, that the people OF the Con
federa.s States will hesitate at no sacrifice oil
men, or money, or institutions that this wal
may mako necessary to secure thcir lndepen'
denee of the United States. The "R orld'
SAYS the paw of the soldiers "ia worthless
The Congress Of the Confederate States id
mi,s the fact, and has legisia.sd tho pay "us
Of existence aud taken steps to mako 1t valu-
able. The people of the Confederate States
hsro demanded such taxation IL no other
people ever sustained, and ths Congress has
passed tax bills that fully meet the cnergen-'
cv. The taxes Of 1868 aud 1851 will reach
eight hundred millions Of dollars. aad will be
promptly paid.
The Yankee papers are boasnns OF thelr
national debt, that it now reaches twenty-five
hundred millions, and. before the war ends,
will amount TO four thousand millions Of dol
lars. The Confederate States can make 40
aach boast; but they can present An earnss;
eEars TO pay what they Owe that will mcst
fsvorably contrast wish the spirit, purpose
and obies: of the two peoples. Our currency
hal become 40 redundant that 1t was almost
worthless, hu. the funding oct WILL restore tho
currency. The laws just passed by Congress a.
test the purpose and d determination os the people
The enemy may misreprescnt them as the lsat
effort. of "dsspotism, but as long % the
\ "t5-ant" Daris ia sustained by such evidence
Of popular spirit and purpose, be will be
regarded as the bss. supported dsspot the
world has ever seen.
II the WORLD cannot understand or COM
prehend the motives Of the re'enlistments,
there is one fact which it has the eandor to
admit, and that is, thas President Davis. "by
hook or by crook" has got the men that will
eight like devils" under his officers. And
this ID the fact Of greatest Importance. The
"World" calls the attention Of the United
States authorities to this great fact, and We
hope and expect Mr.. Davis and his officers to
make this fact still! more apparent to the enc
my By such use Of the men as shall speedily
teach our foes the folly of continuing a war
which is supported by such evidences of I'M
welding determination on the part of our
people.
We never expected tho "Wcrld" to do jus
tico 90 the patriotism of is enemies, but We
did not suppose that it would stulsify itself by
such remarks a. those copied by US to-day
It may mislead and deceive its people about
the nat -iosism and zeal of It's own psnsioned
aoldiery but to assert that our money IL
worthless, tlla. our soldiers are deserving, that
the rebellion" is on tho wane, end yet admit
the fact that President Davis has secured for
the war the veteran soldiers of the armies of
the Confederate States, are inconsistsncles
that viii not long deceive its readers.
1t is by such asts, not promises, that our
enemy will learn ttatits work OF conquest and
suljugation has scarcely begun that our
pecole have at last brought all their energies
70 the service Of the country, and that no idea
o. surrender or submission is or Gan ever be
entertained by the people of the Confederate
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