Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-17
riOSAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
MESSAGE OF GEN. JEFF RsoN DAVIS

Tb tt.st kichuond papers furnish copy o. tne ~
nh Npsssae o. G-n ave, lvsred 60 "A, W. nu W.
Of be Courede ale Cong es' on MoIdS5''p n'Ds'
o before ul readers the interesting portions o. NJ
H. n. Ssra and House of Representatives o. ths Ton
$500 fed g0ts Star Of dRsTtea.
:, NTH "a i,ruor,u nat welcome your presence at
az rsrher cs> thtn that usual y"ur ., ti
=, rcb Uublic vx g-ucy he campaign which was com
enrro almost smS aneously with your session early ID
Nav .t aud bch still IN pr gress OF your adjourn
~ N u middle OF Junr, has not yet reached It's elise.
bs en- Or secuted scale and with al energy nere
r, upt allied When revert TO the coDoit"n OF our
ouV at tne inception of the operations of ire present
rn 10 he msgni ude OF the preparations made Dy the
NV me nunbe his forces the eccampiation OF Ms
wrie supplies, and the pr dgallty WIN WHOM nls vas
ces have been Law shed attempt to render sue.
assured when contrast The numbers and means al
our ospusa resistance, and when we contemplate the
re u Of s;rug9l apparently SO unF quail We Cannot ia
~ lie rel ,ipp The iul OF deserved praise TO our
,Drss 81 sold err, perceive thata power higher bah
man los wtd their delversnce and gratefully 10 rfco.
n.. the protection of kind Providence IN enabling Us
puccesIu Withstand the utmost Efforts OF the enemy
for our subIuganon.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR
At the beginning Of the year the State of Texas was par
tahy IN of The enemy and large portions OF
lou,rians and Arkansas lay apparently deenceless VI
b F. deral soldiers who invaded Texas are known
10 r main except prisoners OF war In NUtn~esefh
l. ui.iana lar.e and weiLsPpmnta army aael W
10 tuuat- u escaping with loss oil onehird el It's
tuuo,rs arge part # its military trains, aud many
tran is
State lie ducd 10 tie narrw district commanded oy the
uu, of his feet Arkansas has been recovered with the
exception o few fortified posts while our forces have
penetrated CT ntra Missouri an Tupg a. our opprt
brethren In thai State oIpo tuny If which many have
awaited themselves, of striking for liberation from the W
ranny which they have besu subjected On the east OF
the Mississippi in spite of reversos, we have much
cause for era uaon The enemy hoped to effect during
the present year. BY concentration OF forces the conquest
which be had previously failed to accomplish oy more ea
ssusy weaken the strength OF the armies OF occupa
ton s ereLt points be has afforded US the opportunity
Of recovering of extensive districts OF our terri
tory Nearly the whole of Northern aud Western Misses
sppi Northern sma, and Of Western Tennessee
again possesson and all attempts to penetrate from
the coast ue interior OF the Atlantic and Gulf
States have been bhfed On the entire ocean and gull
COST Of the Conederacy the whole success of the enemy
with The naval resources ut his command has
bren limited TO the capture OF the outer deiences Oh Aope
Bay,
great amies confident relied on by the invaders as
sufficient 10 subverson of Government aud
The subj cti, OF people to foreign domination we
have sli gTesler Tor devout gratitude TO Divine
power In southwestern Virginia, successive armies,
WITCH threatened the capture vi Lynchburg and SaVle
have been roued aud driven ous oil the country and
portion OF EuseTn Tennessee quered by troops
IL Ntrlbern VIginia exclusive districts, formerly occu
peo b. the Demy, are DOW Tree from their presence
IL The lower Valley, their General rendered sperate by
lily ain hostile occupation, pas resorted 10
the pedient Of converting fruitful ian into
D. burning mills granaIies aud homesteads aud
destrl ood, standing crops, live sock, AID ag l.
cultu pemene OF peaceu nODcou patants lie main
nrmy alt d series del. su which Losses have
bseu enormous; attempts BY radDg parties 10 br
UP rarUad communications, which fave resulted
ID uetirurtun al sg1 part oil the cavalry engaged IN
tie sob alter constant pulse Of repeated assaults
tur lUe With the aid of heavy renfrcepents,
bul ~ah hoped waning prospect OF further pr gress
tb- go, suh engaged IN al Effort Commenced more
tLAu lou, uunu o ego, a. capture Petersburg
he army # Geu chs ruau, although succer ding at the
suo u le'uuDe 10 % sinlps posse son OF Atlanta has
be, uubv 10 secure ally ultimate adVantase from this
L n.I al VITO IL foo unry laat March
e. se am! nou Vckslurg To Mrridan th no "thei
result beus march back agan, Nss able, b.
IL. ,iu seals numbers, uno, alter Ducn de-
lev t. ice yousle nom CGatlano"ga to Atlsuta oil,
I b., lbr . QUO compelled ~ with raw on thu
Inc W ia EuVaIce without votHning control OF single
mn OF rrt, ~ beyond Ine uarIo~ track OF his march,
30 vi g,iur ausht beyond The prrcarl Us posses
sm U, Oruhed nts, IL which he lie Compelled to
iu LsasS sarssouS' sua "Acn are neoaced With 70
oaptLre.
witt l. . auu suc uraseueUL Repeatedly DUNG
Lsy, iuI cable tUus beeu dill, cted oy
tu,uy 90 pvlLts Ig,o'au,y stPpoa,d - be o VI al
Up % ,b Iopieo.iaey sooIe o these exp d.
IoDs love, Umene been succrrsfuli bu IN no
in no ave tie piUnie, fruits be, ep-d ARslu IL
the lre.e campasu, Tho oelus loudly cher 81 ed
TIA lie pyu,o Albania d hlchuoGd would # f,ct.
su, " The vS,rthrun Ui u Government aud
tie ~ III Ut our people We Con " Judge BY
txpeeLce how uLimporlan is the IL d OF The
uyvu capacity tor deeucu up The couroge aud
% III OF n people, aud the sab y Of Govern
We LII J, IL kr u,aDuei, Judge that, II Tho campaign
AZ in chu, "a r. suited instead Of .ilurt
pnru u der, he'd resisted vain tie over VT elm
ussrs winch we're, the contrary, decsivey repued
II We hao been compelled 10 eyacuate Richmond as well
ne atauta CUnecefecy would have renamed erect
aud Or 6aut Noting could have been changed
tue purpose Of a Government IN the ndomitabe vaor OF
troops, IN the uLquenchaoe spirit OF lis people
fled aud sappolnted fOe would In Vain have
reports VI proceedings, OF sono new iegla
sea tr suy Iudcatcn that logess has been made Ia
biz n tack u querng free people. The tru b.
% ps.ut long be forced upon the reluctant
koTtb- m mDo here visl points he preser.
yltUn vi continued exseUoe u the CoDfederac
Is military success OF toe enemy which
cuu scCou destruction Not the fail Richmond
uor " pDgtuD, nor Charleston Lor Savannah Mo
BIZ nor u ali cou blbed the enemy from the
csnt exhaustive drain OF bood aud which
uurt CONTINUE uu he shall discover that peace is
unless based On the recognition Of cur indeea
abe TgLts
vre leaving this subj ct 1t is gratifying to assure you
tbat the uitary supplies esaeutlal requlie public
aud that crops id the labor
the fsrer aud reudered uborve the attenp
enemy " produce, by devastation famine among
the people.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
1t 10 not in my power " auoUunce any change in tn
cunouct ioreign NO such been taken
b. TIE hsuau nations Of uropo might lus ly have
bseu lpec ed from bittOry the duties posed
b er law and iron the claims Of humanity Ii
j. Charitable their conduct worse motive
THAI no hreLce 10 the consequences of struggle which
bakeS ohy Tue republican portion OF the American cont
nehti hho n1t To TO design calculated
Insure LIE ProUpgauon of hostiiiles
No ns.ance 70 history Is remembered by me in which