The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-06
FROM RICHMOND.
"A Very Significant Editorial
jeff. Davis Organ on the Crisis.
An Alliance With Europe Preferred
toHankee Rule. Rebel Trust in Prov
idence Declaration Of Grievances
Against the United States. H.
Especial to the Philadelphia Inquirer.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. 1866. O


Against the United States. Ig
Especial to the Philadelphia Inquirer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1865.
The following editorial from the Rich
mond Sentinel has been deemed by Secre-
tary Seward of such Importance, and so
truly representing the condition of the
South and JEFF Davis own intentions,
that he has ordered copies of it to be sent
to our foreign ministers, to show that the
rebel government is admitted by their
own leaders to be failure, and that al
ready exhausted and worn ont, they are
seeking for some port of refuge; and this
being the case, that they be no longer
considered as 'Belhgerents. Those most
familiar with jeff Davis and his writings,
declare this to be from his pen. The ed
itorial is as follows: .4
1t becomes us eoolly and calmly to
look into the circumstances OF oiu cOndi-
tions, and adopt with frmness and ener.
gy such u policy as wisdom may point
out and our necessity constrain 1t is
childish to whine under misfortune. its
cowardly To sink under il 1t is absurd
to be enfeebled by it,. A brave man
struggling with adversely is worthy of
special admiration "a spectacle for gods
and men.
PREPARING FoR SACRIfICE5 rs.
We think that our late reyerses have
done much towards preparing the minds
of our people fol the most extreme Sacri-
fees if they shall be adiudged necessary
TO the success Of our cause And III
truth they are not sacrifices at all when
compared with our situation. If subju-
gated, it is a question simply whether
we shall give for our own uses, OF whether
the Yankees shall take for theirs. Sub
iugation means emancipation and contis
cation.
All our servants and all our property
Welded up to assist in the defense OF ON
country would mean no more, but 1t
would he far more glorious to devote OuI
means TO our success than to lose them as
spoils to the enemy. Our situation, too
stripped Of our property, but master OF
the government, would be infinitely bet
ter than if despoiled by the enemy and
wearing his bonds.
THE WATCHWORD.
These views have long received the
theoretical assent of our people. They
are now our practical realizing convlc
ton. A thousand prejudices, thousand
cOnsecrated dogmas, are now ready to be
yielded at the bidding of necessity. Any
sacrifice of opinion and sacrifice OF prop
erty, any surrender OF prejudice, If nee
essary to the defeat of onr enemies, is
now the watchword and reply. Subiu
CATION is horror that embraces all Other
horrors, and adds enormous calamities OF
its own The people see this. They
have vivid perception of it. They are
ready on their part for the duties which
| it implies Now OuI authorities, State and
Confederate, rise to the level of the great
occasion
TRoUBI EsoME TINES
Are upon us. Great eXigencies surround
us. We need all our strength and oul
wisdom. Let there be conference o1
all our wise men. Let there he calm
investigation of our wants and cata
logue OF our resources. Then, by com
mon consent let all obstacles to the EN-
ployment of these resources be removed
So long as we have man or dollar, ano
| the man or dollar be needed, let the cal
| he honored
| ALL RESOURCES To BE EXHAUSTED.
We must not raise difficulties it is NJ
time for that. Shall we withhold oul
sons and thus reserve them as servant:
| for the Yankeesl Shall we send our son!
and deny our negroes2 Shall we spen(
our blood and refuse our money Shall
we withhold anything from our country
when we should be but saving it for oul
foe 1t is disgrace to garrison to sur
render before its ammunition Is ex
hausted.
1t would be adding disgrace to our mis-
cry, if we were overcome without having
first exhausted every resource of defense
1t would he doubly infamous to us, be
cause, with contributions To our defens'
equal TO the spoliations we should sutfe
il conquered, our success would be as
sured. We should come out OF the con
test at least with that which would bt
worth more than all the rest, ouI libeT
ties and our country. If we had throw
overheard the cargo We should thereb!
have saved the ship.
EVERYTHING TO BE USED UP.
| Let the Government determine wha
it needs and what it can use, and if 1t b
| our lands, our houses, our negroes, ou
horses, our money, ourselves, 1t mus
have them Strange that we shoult
cling NEST tenaciously to what is of leas
moment Strange that we should Civ
ourselves and grudge our property Ou
patriotism must lay aside such selfish
ness
LOATHINIi or THE YANKEES
1t must be generous as we'll as brave
| Our authorities mast do more. They mus
take care whatever befall us, to save II
from the Yankees If adverse gales an
devOuring billows should constrain Oh
storm-tost ship into some poIt, let II b
no Yankee port. If an nnpropitous Prov
dence should condemn us to mastel
let il not be a Yankee master. OF a.
people Oh earth, wo should have mos
reason to lOathe and to dread them. An
terms with any other would be Preferabl
To subjugatiOn 10 them.
This is the sentiment of our people
This is their conviction. Let our ruler
remember it aud heed it Our Constitr
tion was made as the development of on