Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-11-14

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SYNOPSIS or JEFF DA.
Y1os 1eBDoA0D.
Al ths session ef the rkbel congress on
Monday. the following Senator'S answered
~ their names narnwell and Orr, Of South
Caro,ina: Dcttch and Graham, Of North
Caroliaa; Henry apds Ails ~ .Geessla;
Hunter and Carpenter, Of Florida John.
SON Of Missouri; Bosnsu and Simms, Of
Kentucky. The Presidents message was
received and read also the proceedings at
The recent meeting of rebel governors
II the house s. ucrAtsrs yye yre1Sntj
o,nodh, them Wilkes, Sncod, 9dk gbqla4
Vcst. and Hatch Of Missouri, and Machen,
Triplctt. Read, Ewing. Cheesman, Burnett,
n. W. Bruce, e. N. Bruce, Narshall and
"I BIZ. 70 raise additional force ior the =,
| bel armies, and one t. abolish promotion
| bv SENIORITY and make merit the basis were
each referred 70 the military COMMITTEES.
A resolution offered by hurry Of Tennes-
see. declaring that the Confederate States
will give neither sympathy nor aid to the
establishment Of monarchy, Was fsstsred to
the committee on foreign affairs.
Swan. of Tenn, offered . resolution de-
claring that no exigency exists, Or Is likely
10 occur, requiring The placing q negroes
| in the army. lie also introduced resolu'
I ton 10 recall all commissioners from foreign
nations. The discussion upon the former
resolution was brief but sharp. Niles, Of
Is. C., opposed the proposition r. arm
slaves. Footc, Of Miss, favored It, but said
he desired waiting the decision Of the enc
my on the question cf the employmens q
negroes. This decision would appear in
the result of' the present election. II Lin
coin was elected he would favor givins the
President power to employ slaves. He was
ready for the black flag or anything before
submission.
A bill to raise more men for the rebel ar
my places all resident white mails between
Is and As in the army; revokes all exelsp-
tons and details, and authorizes the Presi-
| dent to make details when necessary.
Nothing else Of importance occurred be-
| fore adjournment.
The following arc prominent passages
from jeff Davis message: after the fall
Of Atlanta" he says, "therc are no vital
points on the preservation of which the
continued existence Of the Confederacy de-
ponds. There is no military success Of The.
enemy which can accomplish its destruction.
Not the fall Of Richmond. Wilmington,
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, nor Of all
combined, can save the enemy from con-
slant and exhaustive drain Of blood and
treasure, which must continue until he shall
discover that no peace is attainable unless
based on recognition Of our indefeasiblc
rights"
lie says:
1t is not in my power to announce any
change in the conduct Of foreign powers.
No such step has been taken by the Chris
tan nations of Europe as might justly have
been expected from their history, from du-
ties imposed by international law and claims
Of humanity. II is charitable to attribute
their conduct to no worse motive than in
difference to the consequences Of the strug-
gle which shakes the only republican por-
ton Of the American continent, and not to
ascribc Ito design, as a course calculated
to insure prolongation Of hostilitics
So long therefore, rs neutral nations fail by
recognition Of our independence to an,
nounce that in their judgement the United
States are unable to reduce the confederacy
to submission, their conduct will be accep-
ted by your enemies as q tacit encourage
lnent to continue their efforts, and a. an as
surancc that the belief is entertained by
neutral nations in the success Of their de-
signs. Peace is impossible without indie
pendence, and it is not to he expected that
the enemy will anticipate ncutrals in the
recognition Of that independence. When
the history Of this war shall be fully dis
closed, the Judgment Of impartial publicists
will be unable to absolvc the nations Of Eu.
rope from share in the moral responsible
ty sacrificed during his progress"
On railroads he says: "Tae secretary's
recommendation on the subject of facilta-
ting the acquisition Of iron required for
maintaining the efficiency Of railroad com
nunicatiOn on important military lines arc
commended ts your favor. The necessity
for the operation in full vigor Of such lines
is too apparent to need comment"
On arming negroes he says: at would
the entire property in labor of the slave, and
to pay therefore due compensation, rather
Than to impress his labor for short TERMS
The policy Of engaging to liberate negro
on his discharge after service, faithfully rem
dered, is preferable to that Of granting i'm
mediate manumission, or that Of sustaining
him in servitude. If this policy should re
commend itself to the Judgment Of congress
It is suggested that, in addition to the du
tics heretofore performed by the slave, hi
might be advantagcously employed Is pio
neer and engineer, laborcr, and, in tina
event, that the number should be augment
ed to forty thousand. Beyond this limi
and these enployments; je doesn't seem I,
be desirable, under existing circumstances
to 60. A broad moral distinction exists lje
tween tie use Of slaves as soldiers in defens,
Of their homes, and the Indictment Of thu
same persons to instruction against thei,
masters. The subject is to be viewed b,
US, therefore, solely in tho light Of polio,
and social economy. When SO regarded.
must dissent from those who at1visc gen
cral levy and sr'ning Of slaves for the duty
OF soldiers; but, should the alternative : *,
be presented Of subjugation or Of employ.
ment Of the slave Is soldier, there seems
no reason to doubt what should then beou1
decision. If the Recommendation dbov,
made, for training forty thousand neeroe,
for the srvice INDICTED sb>ll meet kpur an
| pr0val, il is certain that this limited mum.
bcr, BY their pttparstosy training IL inter