Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-14
Extracts irons the Message OF Jeffer.
son Davis tn tho Confederate Com
grcss nf Hich mo end.

Erw Yonx, November ii The follow ing
are prominent passages from JEFF. Davis mes
sage after the fsll OF Atlanta:
lie says there are no -ital points on pFeserva
ton, Of which the continued existence Of the
Confcleracy depends. there IS DO military sue
cess of the enemy which can accomplish Is de
slruciion, not tbefall OF Richmond, Wilmington,
Charleston. Savannah. or Mobile. nor OF al
combined, can save the enemy from constant and
} exhaustive dram OF blood aud treasure. which
must continue until be shall discover that no
peace il attsinable uness based on the recogui
+ ton Of our ndeieAsihle rights
X On recognition be says; Itis not ia my power
10 announce aus cbinge IN the conduct OF for.
! eigu pow ers 40 such seton ha- been taken b.
/ toe Christian nations OF Europe az might iustly
! have been expected from their histor, from ia
i ties imposed by international law and claims of
/ humanity
IL j. charitable To attribute their conduct - no
7 worse motive than indifference to the consequence
g Of a struggle which shakes only the Republi
eau portion OF the American continent. and not
10 ascfioe TO design course calculated % insure
Z a prolongation OF hostties So long therefore
as neutral nations fail. by recognition Of our in
dependence, 10 announce that. IN their judgment
the United Stptes unable TO reduce the Con
federacy 10 submission, their conduct will be nc
cepied by.ycir enemies as a tacit encouragement
to coDtnGe their efforts. and as supplying assuf
ance that the belief i 20 entertained by neutral
nations in the success OF their designs
4 Peace Is impossible without Independence. snd
IL is not to be expected that our enemies will
anticipate neuirals in the recognition of that IN
dependence When the history Of this war shall
} he fully disclosed the judgment OF an impartial
, public will be unable TO absolve the neutral ma
tons Of Europe from shame in their moral re
sponsibility for the myriads of human souls IN
necessarily sacrificed daring it, progress.
On railroads he says the Secfetafy's recon
mendatOn on the subject of the facility question
Of iron required for maintaining the efficiency o
the railroad communication. important mai
lines are commended to your favor. The neces
siy for the operation in full yig0r of such line
il too important 10 need comment
On armiug the negroes he SAYS it would seen
proper. 70 acquire for the public defense TO en,e
the labor OF the slaves, aud To pay them a fal
compensation. rather than 10 impress their labo
:. for short terms. The policy Of engaging 10 pa,
the negro, on bis discharge, after service faith
fully rendered, seems preferable 10 that OF grant
| Ing Immediate nanumission or that OF retaining
him In servitnde.
II / II this policy should recommend itself to ia
Z judgment OF Congress, 1t is suggested that in ad
dtiOn % the duties heretofore performed bv III
slave ne might be advantageously employed a
= pioneer and engineer laborer, and in that even
. that number should be aue mented TO forty thou
sand beyond this limit aud their employ
IL does not seem desirable under existing cir
I cumstances 10 go further. broad moral dis
tinction exists between the use Of slaves as col
= diers in defence OF their homes, and iucitomen
OF The same persons to instruction agains
u their masters.
J. The subject is to be reviewed by Us. therefore
solely, III the light OF policy aud our social econ
= envy. when so regarded must dissent iron
those who advise general levy and arming o
r slaves for the duty of soldiers. but should th,
alternative ever be presented OF suhiugation o
the employment of slaves soldiers. Their
| seems no reason TO doubt what should then b.
our desire
5 If the recommendation above made for train
| ing forty thousand negroes for the service st
,. meets your approval, Il is certain that even thi
limited number. by their preparatory training !
intermediate duties. would form a more valuabl
! reserve force in case OF urgency than three time
n their number suddenly called from the field @
labor. while fresh levy could, to a certain *
tent supply their places in the social service. fo
; which they are now employed
Negotiations for peace, he saws. aIc man
- testify impossible. unless desired by both parte.
and disposition for il among our enemies wi
% be best and most certainly evoked by demon
y stration our part Of ability and mistaken de
termination 10 defend our rights anu hold n
~ earthly price too dear Tor their purchase WheE
ever there shall be. on the part OF our enemies,
desire for peace. there will be no difficulty
finding by which negotiations can
lr opened INT il is obvious that no agency can b
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