Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-17
Jefferson Davis Talk,

The Rebel Congress met in Richmond OF
Monday. and received usual address fron Mr.
Jefferson Davis, at its opening session It
Is rather mild document, Mr. Davis having
apparently recovefed from the frenzy of frauk-
ness into which she fell on bis late Southern
tour. At present he wears face Of cheerful
! ness, and whistles with shrilL good spirits
through three columns or SO of dinghy
printed Riehr,ohd pupcr
! lie rejoireR. as he has reasoh, over sue
ecsses in the tfans- Mississippi Department;
! the rc-conquest aud for some time permanens
occupation of Texas great Part Of Arkansas
and nearl all Louisiana. On this side the
great river there is less to boast of, but the
rc-possession of parts of Mississippi, Northern
Alabama and Western Tennessee, Ia rafber
loosely affirmed. 1t is alleged that all incur
ssions upon the scaboard have been prevented;
save at Mobile that Grant has vaiuly tried
four months to take Petersburg that Sheridan
had to burn the Shenandoah Valley because
he could not hold it, that the capture of At
lanta hasaprovsd II barren conquest to Sher-
man. Mr.. Davis considers that the slnoll re-
suits obtained by the Possession of Atlantis
ought to convince the Southern people that no
place is Of much real military Importance, and
lie soberly seeks to tefshGde fiitnl that even
Richmond may be surrendered chccrfully.
" Therr are no rdd prints on the preservation
of which the continued cxistoIe of the Con-
federacy depends. There is No ml.i,.ry sue
cess Of The enemy lhich ran occompliM It's de-
srmiioa, Not the fall of Richmond, nor
Wilmington. nor Charleston nor Savannah,
nor Mobile, nor of all combined" can do mois
than rrotpset the exhaustion of the North
1t would seen, Hr. Davis desires to anticipate
the effect Of cs tcetcd losscss of these places.
1t is implanted tirst foreign powers are
still ncglccttul 70 fceogbzc the Confederacy.
Historical suggestions for their enlighlenmcnt
prcccIcnts which prove that France and Eng
land might ,ceogriz, if they Hdald, Mr.. d is
not spuriug Of.
A scheme is submitted fer giving value to
the outstanding treasury notes 81 called, Of
the Rebel Government; but we leave The coli.
sideraion Of that to the comic journals
Touching the conduct of the var, Mr. Da-
Wis is of opinion that too many men are still
exempted from the CONSUMPTION, that gene
raj militia law is dccdcd--though under the
central system IF Richmond it is difficult 10
see what is left to be included militia, unless
it be the women of the Southern Statcs-and
that further consolidation Of depleted regi-
mcnts should be effected. Military supplies
and provisions are declared TO be abundant
The treatment Of prisoners is Advcrtcd to,
and th, man has the cilronery to repeat the
lie That Rebels il our ands suffer from want
Of adequate food, clothing and fuel bat not
even he has the cIlEoBtcry to deny the herri-
bic accounts Of tlr. cruelty, the robbirg, the
starving. the numbering of our brave soiJfers
in Southern prisons Let us hope--if we eat,
hope anything on this point--hat the ar
rangcmeni. recently proposed BY Lee and ac-
cecdcd to by Gen. Grant. for the transmssiop
of supplies may be carried out on their part
with something less than the usual trickcry
aud bad faith
Mr. Davis is trgescd to the general levy
and arining of sgspea in aid Of the Rebellion
on the ground th.s the t.nc is aot yet come.
and because sucf, IL disposition of the blacks
would interfere VITA, the bcncfccnt scheme of
Outstanding the Afrisan race now proceed
ing on the plantations in accordance with tIias
Divine intention whereof the lash. the fettcr.
unrcquited toll. and ;ndiscrrinate prostt,i--
ton of the women Of tire racc arc made the
instruments and meaas>,,, -....
Finally, there can bc'no Peace save by re-
cognion Of the Independence of the Confede-
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