The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-12
Jen Davis, Message TO the Il cbei Congress.


message may be divided into three hcsl the war
huanceo and the negro. Respecting The war he
lsb'rs To show that tho campaign Of "a Las 50 Tar
resulted .u succcss Tor to Coufc lcrNcy. "cner'l
SnrusAs lie sltts. Las H.h'cvci ~ advantage ~
thc ccupauon % Atlanta VT he contfcn'y pre-
dots vat 20 VII b, forced 60 fcufs by tie
strategy o. General BaAraE5,rp, w1o "a nov
opcrsung hundrc,s- II m.'es N bis roar n Ten
uclsec. lie then offsets augRHAs's success In
Georgia with the trans-Miss.s'tp. campaign
which No oNns TO have resulted IN compete ~
umih for the Coniederaci. H. states that oil We
Federal sold cra that invadcd Texas ~ 20 remain
except prnoners Of war" N.rth"es'ern Low
is.,nn, viii had been compafst gcly detencc'css'
was iysicI by . ~ eudid array and Heol, which
were repeatedly defeated. tlc in'ai'rs doemini
themselves fortunate ia getting away with
less than one-third their number, and the loss
= many Transports gunhoaia aud a lar'e part of
,hc military train. Arkansas has tccn almost
completely recovered, the Fcdcrals holding no
ground ,cyond tho range n their g'inhosts An
inyasou In Central Missouri hns az lrted the sop
pressed brethren in tba, STATE al opportunity
which many have improvcd-o! striking for their
freedom. lie states;
Nearly the VII To- ~ Northern ana " tffFN " -
-iesppi, Of Sorthern Ainbnns aud OF western
Tennessee, are again in pIr posscss va. ana al NJ
tcup1 o. penetrate rom ~" roH7t ire INTO. ue
Interior " the Atlantic ant Gvli stttcH havo been
lNtcf. On the entire ocesn sui goals cast oil We
| C'alederarv the whole success ~ The enemy with
~ Gus naval resources At hla mmsnd' has
lccu limited 10 the capture OF Ac ou;cr deences Of
Mobile Bay.
Respecting the c.ura.yn Ia w mia M DAVIS
snys;
In Southwestern Virgins, nr-cc9sive armies
| which Threatened tho capture = L-uchhurg and
Salty lc, have bccu routed ant driven cut n tho
country, and p rtion ~ Eastern Tennessee recon-
| qlcrct by our troops Ia Noitncrn virginia cNttn-
ng" districts formerly occupied = ne enemy are
| NOV. irce from their prcscn.' In tho lover val
| lcr .eir general, rendered desperate by Ia in
ability 10 maintain hostile occ lpaton, las resort
g., 10 lie infamous cxrcdcut % convtr ~ q irut-
| iul land MO dcscr. uy burn NJ IT. mills grana-
| RES AMI and tomcs,cais and Destroying the food,
! standing crpls, live stock aul n.,rcul,ura imple-
| mcnis % leacciul nuu-coutatnnls Ite man
army, after = series of dc'cats q" which 'is losses
| invo been enormous; nNer attempts bv raiding
| parties 10 break up our ralroI cointrnneatlons,
| which have rcsultct In tie q s'rl ton 81 u large
par. 81 The cayolfy engaged In toe WORK ater con
htHut repDi.C Dt repeated sr7-t'fA DO ur Gti'nl'c
lines, ia with the AID - heavy roiniorccmcnia' but
with, II 10 Aopei, waning prospect VI iuither pro
gross I'm the 4cslgn, stll cl-og IA An 'i1f'' COM
| m3ucel IrD 9 An Jour months go, 10 capture the
town Of Petersburg.
Dawn prepares lis people Tor unpca ian, news;
some OF these expeditions have, at immens 81
cost, tucu fuc, cs.iul Dut IA no instance have The
| prlil s'l fruits lcru rcafcd. A-un,in the presen
| c1'ui e.-u, was the cclul.1r iuI4y .l'r.Hhrd ina
re rlp'Er, 90 Atlanta Gnd Il ,IHuOuu wuY|i, IL -.
I icytci end the war. by the oyertIfow oi our gov
| eramcut and the admission 81 oar people. w
| can now Judge ty a. itrlruce how Nu M RANT u
the influence o'thc former evcui UPON or cspac.
ty tor defence upon tie courage M. sprt Of sh'
! -, pie, ana tnc stability - TIC government W.
| may, IN Ike manner judge taAt # tie cdnpnigi
| arnius' R.chmor had 70 lltci IN success lus'es
| OF failure 1t the yal1r ot tnc army uudcr the lead
orsh 4 of It's acDomp shod commando. Mal rcs.stet
| "a VAN the overwhelming iuagsr3 which were, OF
! tho contrary, lcc'sivclv -,'r'r - 70 We bred tcei
cor. lciicd g. cyacLlr RE mon ~ well as Allan
u, tnt ,ouic4ciary would hove ftiu.ILrI 40 erect
| ant DehILt ~ ever.
lie thcn INDUCES in spir, q vain Boosting;
The truth potent to us must ere lon he iorccC
upon q e rcluct'nt Northern mud. l.rrc are N
vital 1orts On the Irc4efVsN "a " which The con
uuucd e. s,ru-c - 1hr Clisi'ioi 'f c"Al7. lhei
IL SOC r. n'lry success # tic enemy W'lch can Sc
clnP 81 lbs destruction. y iho tall pi Richmond
Eor VAIN Istou, nor tuafiest u, nor atvaEuai'
Tor Noble, nor OF I'll combined, ctn save dc c-lcm
f. T.. the constant aud exhap'tve d-aiu 4 hi"o.
aud treasure winch must cont!uuc until he hAsl
discover tha. uJ peace 40 atia.nate uuics, base Vi
. ulc recognition q, ou indeicaa'st :oht'.
Nj DAVIS then announces tha. there is no hop
Of "A Intervention, aud ELECTS to regret tn
olly uu the ground That the neutrality a.. iorcg
powers may encourage the North 10 persist In Ia
! vain attempts 10 subiugate tao south. GA tic sui
( icct u finances lie IS Ear hopeful than hs Sec
Rotary ~ the Treasury NJ. TrfsnpLs, who con
70 p'aus ,hlt he ,an only go, hundred and thirsy
= h,c 3ol -rs-a -um equal TO six dollars flccio-
Y fcy huudrel dollar Confederate bond. NJ. pAvI
g s,atcs;
. Tie public deb: m the IL: # October, 1,Gi, wa
At sl,141p,U,2os, II which sj3p,9i0,uOO w,re mude
dout, Drar!uy interest," s2,3'3su,lJO we're lreasur
Luics ui tlr new ssge, and tAc remainder cOuslste
OF H., former is,.c o Treasury note, Which wa! b
converted into other iur'na Of Gohl ana VII ceAs
30 eyisI ~ currency on the Jisi of ncNt mouth. \
! Appropriation Will i- nee led TIL Jug, lsdh. III
: e. # difficulty 10 lie RTpreh,n i,i in connec,,o
"A With our finances results from tic duprc, lauon
the Treasury notes, which gems Justly ~ be a
t1hltcu ty the Secretary 20 t~o eaIscs redur
j. day ~ amount and wilt OF cont l"pCc . IA
runtc Ieiom pt.ou; fnr boh Of whth RENE lies al
Suggested itui will commend tutuisl Iyes To you
conIlcrs,ion as BEING pFacucate As ~cll as 9
. lectusl.
IL recommend. that the law cxcmpting ccr,ai
VI pers M ave- classes, sucn as editors, shoe. max
m All b.scksmitas rom military duty shall be- r,
- pra'cJ, sud q at scgcral mill Ia l.e a hc Las
OIL us t.c diversity of legislation IN the soy, 1
10 States pa "1.i action, AMI IS pgcJul.CHl to u
80 Ill iy interest," !; will also lie necessary to reo
40 s.u ami consolidate tie army.
NJ. TnR AIMING oF sLAvss
,, lsrge portion oil Sir. DAVIS message = dcvo,,
"a 10 tic question Of srmug tie slaves, liz stat
n, that the law authorizing the hirnJ of slaves fro
81, cir uas,,rs u act as tearusters- loks, and E
A. camp and hospital duty, Las proved less sdv-