Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-23

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waaiah INTO EEansvilla that would quick
ly make her the first city in the State
The sSseiaI Nessage or Jen. Davis
halast message Of JEFF. Davis to the
sbsI - gress aounds very much like
ssa sSspAiring waif1of lost spirit We
feel a6thOrizsato prsesms that it is the
last message the rebel Congress, will
ever fFreive ia Richmond. 1t has the
toua = ) last sl1l alsa testament
rhe message was sent to the rebel
Conereas to prevent the members there
a sfza Funniae away. . Many Of than,
q szz1 we're bscomisg anxious about
thor cs-PreGident and desired to look
after him. II isnatural that the rebel
Senate should feel interested in the fate
Of their ps7sidiag eficer
The message in some particulars, 10
frank and de6nite. The danger that
menaces the assbel capital is not mis-
stated or underestimatsd Mr.. Davis
candidly informathe members that the
rebel capital 10 IN greater danger than
1t has heretofose been during the war.
The only way 10 save the Confederacy.
be afirms, is % fortitude, by courage,
by constancy, Id enduring the sacrifices
still needed 70 word, BY the prompt
and resolute devotion of the whole re.
sources Of -men and money in the Con-
federAcy to the achievement of our lib
erty and independence" One would
suppose that il, fortitude aud courage"
could save the ConfederScy it would
have been saved long ago. The
Southern soldiers have lacked in neither
ehe Of these qualities They have
fought brasely0 and endured the worst
hardshiPs uncnmplaikiDels Resources
men, munitions Of war and money
are essential. Unfortunately for the
Confederacy, il ID in these latter par
tieulars 4 70 wantings "Fortitnde and
courage" they still possess, but the men
and money have been exhausted. 1t 10
a biltefihSult TO the rebel army and the
Southern people to be snappishly in
formed By their President after years Of
hard bghtIng and keen Suffering, that
all they lack is courage and fortitude. ("
Mr.. Davis is only candid in part. While
hefresiy sdmitA The danger that threat
ems the rebel capital, he is lacking in
honesty when he specifies the resources
OF the Coufsderacy 70 meet that danger.
Heclairns that there is an abundance
Of men and supplies for The army in the
country 90 attain success. Where those
supplies of men exist, after q persistent
robbing Of the cradlsand the grave for
lIhoOshs past 70 fill up hts exhausted
ranks, we are at loss to imagine, and
Mr.. Davis fails TO inform US. 1t will be
recollected that the only militia in the
State of Georgia that made any opposi-
zion to sherman march were beardless
boys and tottering. greyheAded men.
The forces that were defeated by Wal
cotts brigade near Macon, were com.
posed almost entirely of troops of this
class. The sight, after the battle was
over, Was .pitiahle Indeed \ Grandfathers
and grandchildren WeIteting in each
others blood, shed to sustain and per-
Petuate the ambition of a .despot, who
insults their nenoryby declaring that
they only lacked courage and forti !
tuder'
Mr.. Davis artfully makes show Of
honestly looking danger in the face, and
pointing ID out to his people, but does
not do 90 in fact He. tells them they
are in. greater danger than ever, but
does not tell them that the reason they
are ia % nuchA danger ID, that their re-
sources are well nigh exhausted, and
their Communications nearly all de-
stroyed. On the contrary, be seeks to
deceive them With the delusive idea that
the y.ssn easily osercome their difHcGlties
if they will but display courage and
fortitude." BY such deception he ex-
poets to hurl his deluded followers upon
che bayqnets Of the Union army, and
send them in Hocks to their graves.
We're he eaadidu nssiving the Southern
people the exact situation of affairs
exhibiting . fair statement of the in-
equality of resources between the con-
tAnding armies es-<heArebelliou would col
lapse without any more bloodshsd. The
Southern people would see the foolish
Mesa 'ef prolongina the contest, and lay
down their arms at once.
But we have not the space to follow
the message through all of its pecu-
kArities. The whole document furnishes
fsVd forthpthonghtfaL uThefsAel Presi-
dents Suggestions and recommendations
only. 20 70 prove the hopslessness of his
struggle. . His proposition to take from
the people what little gold they possess
for the purpose of purchasing provis-
ions, to our minds is but pretext to lay
in A sapply nf thai articls 10 enable him
- escape "a Eurqae And I've in aflnencs
there, while his poor dupes are left to
endure the distress resulting from khe
prolonged struggle. He proposes to yet
fuFther sagt shsis poueraboffortitude and
courage. So be it We are confident
the armies under Generals Sherman and