The New York herald., 1864-12-13
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
The Rebel Press on the Presi-
dents Message.
"They Think it Commonplace
and Feeble."
The Florida Seizure in the
Rebel Congress.
The Chevalier Webb "a Gentleman
Of the Squirt Kind"
D., -, -.
The prrs,denLs Message,


RgBsL VIEWS or NIX. LINCoLN's MESSAGE.
From the Richmond Enquirer Dec. 40
Ltncou's Message printed by this morning for the
tail ail persons no feel dis
osed accept offers Of pardon snd forgiveness. He
Ing may believed the repeated asser-
tion, that -epeion has suppressed and nlxy
hA really euded the war as has been 30 often affirmed,
NJ ,n.oms his senators aud Representatives that the
~ss continues" EUROPE win read the announcement
with aSton hneat aud wonder why II to
formally ~beh aiesced by the graves Of
lhal milton Of people, ard by The loss OF thousand mil
Ions IL acney.
As ioeg the war continues our readers can never
be entirely Indifferent 10 The Hcssage and Documents
Of The enemy, ana therefore have gwen space
20 this Message very much sganst our WILL though
readers viii observe Mr.. Lincoln is great
pans 10 people, aud perhaps our people Also
'shat IN money ana means the United states is BY
means 'play ed QUIZ suppos.ng. But III I,
IN money matters the dsb is oply 81 7I0 4sg 49
"Probably' says he "should Inc war continue Tor an
other that amount III be Increased not far from
I'VE huudred mIlnons.p But what is Two thousand i've
hundred milIiyns tcr the United States And
they have gained The election OF 1860 notwthstand
ioY the l45 Is votes, which comforting there
were no suspicious OF ballot suiina, which hang round
The previous history OF suffrage in that country and old
stories OF "pipe aying, which make people dubious OF
estimating population by ballot returns. But "Ine good
wine reserved the last, the "conditions OF
peace" close the message, and herein the amiability
mercy and goodness Of Mr. Lincoln stick out iike The
We iuformed that We can At any moment have
peace simply oy laying down our arms and submitting
10 the national authority under the constitution for he
says:-"Ater SO much the government could not If 1t
would, maintain war against them.o That is say,
after we have surrendered will not be ''shot death
with nluskets,' ceserters are, but "ad
tusaed by the peaceful means of legislation aud
votesal OF codrse 10 constitutional and lawful chan
nes-which, dsrobed OF It's tautology, hanging
and contscation; the HERALD puts give up
negroes and hity to negro solder
Euch Message Mr. Lincoln. Newspaper men are
soiRed TO read it; but any else who does is guilty
Of time thrown away.
THE MESSAGE " COMMONPLACE, SUPERFICIAL AND
FEEBLk.'
From the Richmond sentinel, Dec 10.1
TO crafty the curiosity VI our readers and TO place
upon the record document which part the history
o. the times, print day the Message sent
United States Congress Monday last, by President
Lincoln. IL has ne .ther cearpess OF arrangement
grace OF d'ctoD. The several topics found
their places and by
fbe only portion Message hich our readers
VIII feel any interest Is that which relates to the
between the two Countries The Message claims
che important positions held by the federal armies have
been maintained, and advances made. The fact that
Generan Chef mas felt himself able to detach Sherman
on such III expedition as be Is upon, "tends TO
shew great Increase" OF the relative strength The
result net being known, however, the Message pru.
IDENTITY abstaus from Conjecture A little more Of the
same prudence would have also prevented q ooastiul
reference TO tnat undertaking all until the
dotsrmine wnetner II wisely rashy adopted The
objeci however to be rather fleu respon
8lblty the General
Tho fact that General Hood is laundering At the gates
Nashville is singular commentary the statement
snat the old positions are all naiusined; while The loss
= so large portion OF Trans Mississippi is not thought
worthy To d sturb the Pres sdentia calculations.
The Presidential election is appealed to AMI the figures
paraded, really because 1t is remembrance 10 Mr.
lancop but ostensby 10 prove tua the United staes
have more men now than when the commenced.
Figures do not lie, we are told, but we are told
also that a great deal OF lying is done with
them. The aggregate OF the States proves
nothing unless We could know what deductions to make
for frauds and pipe laying. 1t is uncommon, we
may believe the opposing prints for town TO give more
voes-tbat Is, to contain more males over twenty one
years-,han tho total number OF its men, women chil
dren and babies combined. An order votes, like
order for pegged shoes, filed by contract, and Illus
ira,es the venaty and corruption OF the popuaon
tho hal daiar
It's predecessors 10 this Yankee enterprise sup
pose 10 be questioned, as ncoln determined to
be elected. be bad needed more votes he would have
found more voters
but there is another large poll list Since
the last Presidential election, the Washington govern
eat stimulate the enlistment OF aliens in the army
conferred citizenship on all who should take its bounty
added to he soveresns Of those who otherwise would
be "foreigners.'
Mr. Lincoln will hardly be able to reconcile bis bravado
about the Increased Numbers and determination
people with the increased difficulty aImst possibility
ef obtaining recruits and the comparative barrenness or
voters we admit that we should be overwhelmed with
fhe figures which would be promptly rolled down upon
But voting and fighting very different things
Liucon's people understand putting in ballot better
than putting 10 soldier aud though they may
around polls they blood thirsty eagerness to
the 'front.' Our soldiers have met his embstted
lines too often 10 be disturbed by his manufacture OF
statistic.
Tie cor clusion n the message is response to the
propositions OF the peace men. We suppose, f any
shing can Mr.. lncolns emphstc brutal declarations
will silence all ideas OF that sort hereafter Absolute
unqualified submission, to be followed by epoialion OF
our property and the Aricanzaton OF country, is
eurercousy laid down as his only terms OF "peace."
This proclamation OF the message will suiIcs to silence
al objections OF every sort 10 the o. slaves the
public defence, n that subugatiDn be the alternative
Even the NEW YoKk HERALD, in its conn ments this
part OF the message, condemns Mr. Lincoln for the i'm
policy OF pressing situation which leaves moth
tng TO be hoped from his royal cemency, and which
shows that the PARTIAL or the complete sacrifice OF
our socia instilutons, would be a wise economy, II
essential TO the achiev emept Of independence. If
such should become our hard necessity, should have
90 thank Mr. Lincoln again have often thanked
him heretofore for reconcng us TO painful duty, aud
making easy difficult choice
The Richmond Press ON the Che
Webb-ssA Gentleman OF the Squirt