The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-23
FROM THE SOUTH.
JEFF, Davis Special Message


He Lectures ihe Rebel Congress. Oh
their DilatOry Legislation The Reb
ell Capital in Greater, Danger than
Ever Ref0i;fA His scheme for Feed
ing the Army aI kichn, ond whits
Hemmed in On all sides-He DE.
mnnds the Suspension Of the Haben.
Corpus kAci-CnriOIs Developments
of the Peace Conference Proposed
Interview Retw een Generals Grant
and Lee.
From the Riehmoud Enquirer March 10.
The following inessage WAS transmit
ted to Congress'on Monday: -..
TO the Senate and House 81 Representatives.
Of the Confederate States " 1merica:
When informed on Thursday last that
il was the intention Of Congress to ad-
iourn sine die on the ensning Saturday,
deemed ii my duty 80 request post
ponement of the adjournment, IN order
that might submit for your considera
ton certain matters OF public interest
which are now laid before sou. When
that request was made the most impor'
tant measures that had occupied Your III
tentiOn during the session had not been
SO far advanced rs to he submitted ion
Executive action, and the state of The
country had been 50 materially affected
by the events of the last four months rs
10 evince the necessity of further and
more energetic legislation than was con-
templated in November last.
Our country is now enviromed with
perils which it is our duty calmly to con
ta.,,l.t. 'El,,5 =. "a
necessary to avert Threatened calamitics
be wisely devised and efficiently en-
forced
THE DANGER OF rhE REBEL CAPITAL.
Recent military operations Vf the enc
my have been successful in the capture
of some of our seaports. and i'll deNasta-
ting large districts Of our country. .--
These events have had the natural effect
of encouraging our foes and dispuIting
many of our people The capital OF the
Confederate States is now threatened,
and il is in greater danger than il has
heretofore been during the war The
fact is stated without reserve or conceal
ment, as due to the people whose ser
wants We are and IN whose courage and
constancy entire trust is reposed as due
to YOU. in whose wisdom and resolute
spirit the people have contided for the
adoption OF the measures required to
guard them from threatened perils.
ONLY WAY 10 SAVE THE CONFEDERACY
While stating To you that om country
is in danger, | also desire 10 state my de
lberate conviction that il is within our
power to avert the calamities which me
mace us, and to secure the triumph of the
sacred cause for which SO much sacrifice
has been made. so much suffering endur-
ed, 50 many precious lives been lost. This
result is To he obtained by iortitude, by
courage, by constancy in enduring the
sacrifices still needed in word, 10y the
prompt and resolute devotion OF the
whole resources OF men and money, in the
Confederacy, to the achievement of our
liberties and independence
The measures now required, Ia he sue
cessful, should be prompt. Long delib-
Grafton and protracted debate over nm
portant measures are not only natural,
but laudable, in representative assem-
bhes, under ordinary circumstances but
| in moments of danger, when action he
comes urgent, the delay thus caused is
| itself a new source of peril. Thus it has
| unfortunately happened that some Of the
| measures passed by yOu in pursuance of
| the recommendation contained in my
| message of November last have been 50
| retarded as to lose much of their value or
| have, for the same reason been abandon
| ed after being mdtured, because no long
| er applicable Ia our altered condition,
| aud others have not becn hronght under
| examination In making these remarks
| it Is far from my intention In attribute
| the loss of time tu any other cause than
those inherent in deliberatiye assemblies,
hur only urgently Ia recommend prompt
action on the measures now submitted
We need, Tor carrying on Ine wal sue
cessfully men and supplies tor rhr army
We have both within our country snili
Cieut Ia attain success.
To obtain the supplies it is necessary
20 protect productive interests, guard
our lines ot communications by All in
crease in the number of our forces, and
hence il results that, with large augmen
tations III the number of men in the
amy the facility of supplying the troops
would he greater than with our recent
reduced strength.
NECESSITY OF FILLING THE TREASCkl
For the purchase OF supplies now re-
0uired, especially for the armies IN NiT
giuia and North Carolina. the Treasury
must be provided with means, and 4
modification Of the impresSmeut law i,
required Ii has been ascertalned by
examination, that we have within our
reach sufhciency Of what i, most need
ed for the army, and without having re-
coarse to the ample provision existing III
those parts OF the ContcdeIacy with
which our communication has been par
TALLY interrupted by hostile operations.
But in some districts from which supplies
are to he drawn, the inhabitants, being
| either within the enenv's lines. crin very
| close proximity, are unable to make use
| of Confederate Treasury notes for the
purchase of articles OF prime necessity,
| and it is necessary that. TO some extent,
coin be paid in order to obtain supplies
Ii is. therefore. recommended that Con-
| grcSS devise the means OF making avail
able coin within the Confederacy. for the
purpose of supplying the army. The
| officers of the supply departments report
that. with two millions of dollars in
coin. the armies in Virginia and North
| Carolina can be amply supplied for the