Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-04-11

.nication was supposed 70 b tie esn'
sequence Of the suggestion above 70.
ferred to-. and Gen. Lee, according %
Instructions, wrote to Cen. Hrs6s u
the I'd Of this month, psotssugstA
meet him for conference on The sa6.i
ject, and stating that bs w2 vested
with the requisite autbority:, e o9ae
Gen: Grants reply stated flstg D. 6
had no authority 10 aeceds - ~;
proposed conference; that his powers
extended only to making . conveai
ton upon subjects Of purely mill.
tary character, and that Gen. ora
could only have meant that an intss.
view would not be refused ON any
subject on which he (Grant) had ths
right to act. It thus aPPesss that
neither with the Confederate author
tiles of any State, nor through the
commanding Generals, will the gov
eminent of the United States treat
or make any terms or agreenens
whatever; for the cessation Of hostil.
tiles. There ,enains then. for ~,
no choice, but to continue this con-
test to FINAL issue, for the people Of
the Confederacy can be but little
known to him who supposes It posi-:
BILE that they would ever attempt to
purchase at the cost of degradation
and slavery, permission to live in q
country garrisoned BY their own s,S
groes, and governed BY o6cers ssae
by the conquerors to rude over them.
Having thus fully placed before
you the information requisite to ena-
bic you to judge of the state Of the
country, the dangers to which We
are exposed, and the measures of leg
islation needed for averting them, It
remains for me but to invoke your
attention to the consideration of those
means by which, above all others, we
may hope to escape the calamities
that would result from our failure.
Prominent above all others, is the
necessity for earnest and cordial CO.
operation between all departments
spf Government, State and Confeder-
ate, and all eminent citizens through
out the Confederaey. To you espe-
cially, as Senators and Representa-
tives, do the people look for encour-
agement and counsel. To your ac-
ton, not only in legislative halls,
but in your homes, will their eyes Be-
opened for the example Of what is
betting men, who by willing sacfi-
fees on the altar of freedom, show
that they are worthy to enjoy its
blessings. sx a u
feel full confidence that you will
concur with me in the conviction that
your public duties will not be ended
when you shall have closed the legis-
lative labors Of the session, but that
your voices will be heard cheering
and encouraging the people to that
persistent fortitude which they have
hitherto displayed, and animating
them by the manifestations of that
serene confidence, which m moments
of public danger, is the distinctive
characteristic of the patriot, who de-
rives courage from his devotion to
his country's DESTINY, and is thus en-.
abled to inspire the like courage in
others. -
Thus united in a common aud no
ly cause, rising above all selfish
considerations, rendering all on,
means and facilities tributary to the
country's welfare, let us bow sub
missively to Divine will and rever
emily invoke the blessing of on
Heavenly Father. that as He guidet
and protected our 9Arefathers III I
similar cause, 80 will He enable u
to guard safely our affairs and fire
sides. and maintain inviolate the pc
litical rights which we inherited.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
/ Richmond, March 13, 1865. 49,.