The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-18
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
Ebstraet of JEFF. Davis, Message.
Comments OF the Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Jetf Davis in
his message reviews the campaign of the
Federal Generals, and says that the Fed
eral successes have not been commensurate
with the power put forth and the sacrifices
incurred. BE opposes, in general, the
arming of negro slaves. He says he can
not see the propriety or necessity of arm
ing slaves while there are so many white
men ont of the ranks He would only
drill and arm such negroes as are already
employed in the quartermaster and COM
missary departments, &c, and fill the
places of such by a draft of negroes from
the planters. He would only give the re-
ward of manumission to such slaves as
shall have served efficiently with the armies
in the field.
The question of foreign recognition and
of aid is discussed, and he informs bis
Congress that there is absolutely no hope
of help from abroad. He gives foreign
nations loud and lofty scolding for their
lack of sympathy with the struggling Con-
federacy, and comforts them with the as.
surance that the rebellion must rely solely
upon its own resources
The Richmond Wing of the Sth has the
following on Davis message. 1t says:
Two propositions are plainly deducible
from the Presidents message which we
cannot for moment believe he would de-
Eberately give his sanction to; and the
the first is that the condition of freedom is
SO much better for the slave than that of
servitude; and that it may be bestowed
upon him as a reward and boon; the
second that the confederate government
had right to acquire possession of slaves
by purchase or impressment with compen-
sation, and then emancipate them without
the consent of the States, or in case of i'm
pressment without the consent of the mas
tiers. The first proposition is a reduction
of the opinion held by the whole South
and by a large portion of mankind in other
countries, that servitude is divinely ap-
pointed condition for the highest good of
the slave, and that condition in which the
negro race especially may attain the high
est intellectual advancement of which they
! are capable, and may enjoy most largely
| of such comforts and blessings of life as
| are suited to them. Of this we have
no doubt; and We hold it to be an
act of cruelty to deprive the slave OF
the care and guardianship of a master.
IT the slave must fight he should fight
for the blessings he enjoys as slave, and
not for the miseries that would attend
him freed. The second proposition is still
more startling. 1t is concession that the
Confederate government has the power
and right to exterminate slavery by the
simple process of impressing or purchas-
ing all the slaves and then emancipating
them. Lincoln has never gone so far as
this, for in his plan tor compromising
emancipation he expressly referred the
question: TO the State, acknowledging that
they only could determine it. 1t lis nnnec-
essary to dwell on this subject. We are
perfectly sure that the President could
never have designed to give his assent to
so monstrous q proposition as this. The
multiplicity and magnitude of the subjects
that claim his attention will suggest suff-
Gent excuse for inadvertence of express
sion and immaturity of views, from which
| theories so out of place in communica-
ton from the President of these slavehold-
ing States are deducible touching the en-
ployment of slaves in the public defence.
The Sentinel of the 9Th merely presents
the views of the President without COM
menting upon them, only in SO far as it
gives its adherence to these views in ex.
pressing the opinion that the executive
view of the subject places it where the
Sentinel always thought it should rest.
The Sentinel demands of the govern
ment wise policy and skillful administra-
ton for the management and maintenance
of our railroad system. 1t points out the
advantages of the building of the railroad
from Danville to Greensboro, and urges