Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-03-24
Mr.. DAVIS, MESSAGE.

| If Mr.. Jefferson Davis had been bribed to
deliver a message to depress to the utmost the
| spirit of his followers and to fill with exulta-
ton the heart of every lover OF the Union, he
could scarcely have published document more
| ingeniously adapted to those ends than that
which we print this morning. Heretofore
Mr.. Davis has seldom forgotten that he had to
sreak to two audiences, and his harangues to
the Richmond cabal were delivered always in
| tone that was meant for the ear of the rest
Of mankind. But he has grown reckless as
misfortunes accumulated, and he now presents
what is probably bis last message to a social
| ed Congress as if it were his last speech and
dying confession.
Mr.. Davis declares that the rebellion is now
environed with perils which it is a duty calm
ly to contemplate, and that "thus alone
that is by contemplation only, we suppose
can the measures necessary to avert threatened
calamities be devised and enforced. Sherman's
successes have had the effect of encouraging
our foes, and dispiriting many of our people,"
E'Tbe capital of the confederate States is now
threatened, and at rs in greater danger than
at has heretofore BEEN during the lOar." TO
save it, there is but one way, the devotion of
the lOho'e resource Of men and money in the
Confederacy." That is frank, to say The least
OF it, and we shall wait With interest to hear
how the people of the South, who have al
ways given nearly all they are and all they
have to the rebellion, will receive the announce
ment that its sole chance Of success is 10 the
sacrifice Of their miserable remainder.
MIR. Davis stops not with general state
menis: be proceeds to particulars. His
scheme is simple and comprehensive. He
proposes to seize first the coin remaining in
the country. Apprehensive that he may not
be able to get it, his second plan is to repeal
that inconvenient section Of the impressment
law which requires payment for goods to be
made at the time of taking them-in other |
words, proposes that the Rebel Government |
shall take what it wants where it chooses |
"None believe" says Mr.. Jefferson Davis, |
'that the Government can ever redeem 10 |
coin the obligation 10 pay fifty dollars bush |
ell for corn, or seven hundred dollars a barrel |
for -four" lOur Government has just closed |
a contract for all the -four it wants at $ll so |
barrel. Slight difFerer ceD And whatever
may be thought of the value of J. DIS sug-
gestions," be hopes Congress will have no hes
italion 10 passing law Ito render it possible
to supply the army in case of necessity"
Having thus provided for supplying the
army, he proposes next to have an army to
supply. He wants a new militia law, and in
cidentally lets out the State right views be
has found prevailing among certain Governors
I've guess Brown of Georgia, for oDe). A
Governor has informed him that ''the law
does cot permit him to call out the militia
from one county for service in another!"-so
that we seem TO have not merely State right
rights, but county rights, We presume town
rights, and probably ward rights, and then
house rights, which would result in the con-
venient maxim that no man can be called on
to 6ght for any other than his own particular
altaIs and 6res-and no more than he chose
for those. Behold the beauties of the theory I
to maintain which the Cslhounists rebeIled!
Lest however this theory should be found
inconvenient in practice, Mr.. Davis wants the
Ea6eGs corpus suspended, and slightly scolds
bis Congress because theydO not and will not
suspend it. III not noW," he says, "then
confess myself at loss to imagine q conting-
,ncy in which such a measure would be sdvisa
1le." In other words, matters in the Confed-
.racy can never be worse pass than now so 4
ong as there IS a Confederacy. In which we
decidedly agree with the rebel President
Finally, not 10 make too long a story Of il,
T. D. appeals with due pathos to the rebel
congress 10 put things straight again. He
eroratee thus eloquently: "TO yeu especial Y
? as Senators and Representatives, do the
eople look for encouragement and counsel
o your action-not only in legislative halls,
ut in your homes-will their eyes be turned
or the example of what is be6ttirg men who
y willing sacrifices ON the altar Of freedom =,
low that they are worthy to enjoy its bless y
gs," &c, &c. To which appeal tho said
enators aud Representatives haves responded
? adjOurning without day, end in fAaG way
I an example oi what is beflIing" the rest
the Conederacy.-N. Y. Tribune.