, 1865-01-09
TIE JEFF. DAVIS EDITORIAL.
Important Rebel Manifesto,
CFBBTURES FOR FOREIGN RECOGNITION,

d the condition Of the South and JEFF. D,y]
n own Intentions, that he has ordered copfes
te 1t to be sent to our foreign ministers, to sho
=. =. that the rebel government Is admitted +
is their own leaders to be failure, and that. a
ls ready exhausted and worn out, they arc secl
D. Ing for some port Of refuge; and this bein
the case, that they be no longer considered q
~ "belllgerents." Those most familiar wit
: JEFF. Davis and his writings, declarc this TO b
e from his pen. The editorial is as follows:
= Troublesome times are upon Us. Great cx
e gcnctes surround US. We need all our strenet
q and our wisdom. Let there be conferenc
q OF all our wise men. Let there be q calm Ii
!. yestigation Of our wants and catalogue q
+ o., our n resources Then, BY common consent
RESOURCES be removed. So long as We have .
man or dollar, and the man or dollar IN
nerded, let the call be honorcd.
= Ut would be adding disgrace to our misery
: we were overcome without having first ex-
be doubly infamous to rs, because, with con.
t!ibutions to our defense equal to the spolia.
I tions wt should suffer If conquered. our suc.
cess would he assured. We should come out
OF the contest at least with that which would
DC worth more than all the rest, our liberties
board the cargo We should thereby have saved
the ship.
Letthe Governmcntd determine what II needs
and what It can use, and IT 1t be our hands.
our houses our negres, our horses, our money,
ourselves, 1t must have them. Strange that
we should cling most tenaclousl7 to What il
81 least moment! Strange that we should
give ourselves and grudge our prop+rtvI Onr
patriotism must lay aside such sclilshness.
1T must be generous as well as brave. Our
aulnoitles must 20 more. They must take
care whatever hefalls us, and save US from the
Yankees: If adverse gales md deyourinr
pillows should constraiu our storm tossed shin
INTO some port, let 1t lie no Yankee port #
an nnpropitious Providence should condemn
ns 6s 10 1 master, let 1t not be Yankee master.
VI al thc people on earth, VIC should hayc
most reason to 1oathc and dread them. Any
terms with any other would be preferable IL
| subsection to them. W.
This IL the sentiment Of our people. This
Is thelr conviction, and It Is wise conviction.
| Let our readers remember it aud lced IL. Orr
Constitution was made as the deYelupmont
of our national life. It may not provide for
all the e1igcncles Of Wat; questions Of State
may arise IN our experience, rs they haye
| arisen In the experience Of almost every othcr
hation, wben our best welfare will require Of
onr rulers the exercise Of bold fcspon-
eibilty.
''Ihe acquisition of Louisiana In 1s0s wo.
justified only as question Of State. some.
thing oyer and above the Constitution. II in
,lmes OF peace statesmen have sometimes
renee Of thc;rcounIrrmcn ~ "p9a a ens mteui-
vantage by Irregular methods, such Occasions
may we'll be presumed more likely tn nrfsa
dnringa struggle for Life with powerful. un- !
Eciupulous, and feIocous enemy.
monish us or 1hc noss;h;itn t,.a. over Us ad-
nav na,ns ,'ne,, sn' t'ttss,oIy lhat the time
deliver tls, must ut least secure to US the ut-
most naliiatlon Of our misery. II it cannot
save us, II must ut least save us from the
.sW:c iotc,r nrb,1sboa
rcsnon.nt paiu s,"aastio rom th thonshtful cor.
being unable to snst,;n mr. ia ~ sne event OF
shnnid s,,rrs, a. sisIIm OUT lnaependcnce, we
f-on .rho4, ~ a ~ au,o lug hands OF those
tha ho,,Is nrn,t NJ nGotIu OF purchased 1t, into
tho,, 4,a35 y ~ ~ innce and Spain, rather
..E;an, ,u1 tho ~ a. fsras .us taahess. ~ s
,,os fIom 't ING iaso5 with which this suggestion
9 ms 1een % receissd, We are sure, that in the
PIE wonld Infinitely prefer a % aaianee nee paS s"a1
H., ..s5 ''41ws 1.s9. o. te5ns az Jaroruk a.
.t5to,, soe4t ~ 49, oeS.s: PrfIerence to TIE do
upon tls suggestion m now "g wsaneas s not dwell
,a ,ae vae ~ y giHny ioteoodnsa hnt simply as
uIa,! " M!S o1 nea4ta speaks OF his Will.
n}c Is that aI H. nCm IN .ne name Of the peo-
e1sa,y enfs5gy & and df: every resource for the
any ~ thinE Is not 70 save 1t. The only qucs-
non is, shalI Te have the use Of 1t, or shall
our enemies such question leaves no room
70 hesitate: cpon such efforts and such de-
goilGn n'.. Meaven VIII sa1ey send its blessing.
1nr hotes III ~ saon.o sun pursue US, and
Ilo"lng a1 G4fselvcs INTO the hands Of those :
: y 10 a1e coia aEa indifferent, rather than to
Let, uuSa ~ .uG Eohc .! malignant enemies l. {
1--WE ~ no,,s, NJ ~, npM hn lor oas o!ooa.
,4 nc e,;a, s1o1u aos haEe avoided the struggle 4
.' ~ 1snoni mmIn 5ne so5tn ms forced ns Long
w ef mntohn ha 9eaatea that the Republic could
n,ms a. , ,san, "a ~ ~ nal isec' IN various
ssno r,,or, ,,s =. .ne .soltn pressed the S
nd fna1,.. arc,s ~ ons " ehetes neaee4 US round
hat co,' H,aro 20 ~ sno wall. Inc worst In
.nse is the best that ttar onf &C.. D,
r~inninr and tu.} aes'ne4 ior IN the
;rthavf rinn,n1, M =; .nan tney Hn accord
. ,,os - M ~ tusts alms* frovldence r
rrcd n,,r etcns w ,pa pa'h anu ootn iea and ~ ~
,f'ic natt ~ an+r - nas ocen TO US Tue nerl- :"
III III Patn y. VI auty;.4 dc
-, ~ pursuing y, "e 1an: this were TO fail bE
III M snfae ,'a na1sa oeaole. rfovmcnce pc
rnnar doro+;a. ~ S u"u - We SHOW pI
49, oemrn,ta un' = piolEL "lsuom, anu n
~ hrorc ,na5 ,1,t ,na ny ~ mse ,ncu pan, iet ltt
nv Gnd rr;1i o-e,, ~, ~. = .a ~ our Euoa Atn sa
M, .r;1i d,.nnpp ~ upGn up WY ot escape for ca
,t1, ~ ~, ta,9 ,19apFoine ouf enemles- Let our RI
= ~ 10 70; P;ahana,a ian ~
ntn1 .a',;o..a or4; E'41HeI, III - Go4uHn OF edl-
Go1lowa ;1acort o.s,ant ntt.s, ~, eonel9aes -
o"nt,nd .aan;raf t;,ssfeet ior Tue oplatons pr
hen about to dissolve the political bands mi
IN Gieat DFltal1, to declare the ke
-, uses rulta % Goin tuetn 70 Tue eeparo- OF.
Ill., ~. ina. a. h'ga. noole precedent, was not ch,
in1,,or ~ .ran3s - hHao "nsa ~ tne course I
se1ara+o Frat ~ pTs 1atsa 11ecessa9y lof Us sal
t.Tha ahsanca nr an<h " 5ao,"s.; DO,
Id ~ ~ VI suen oeciarf non mas en- Ect
i - ..,ooa ~ 1af " s'cPlcsSut our cause,
~ p.ot ~ e,f vs. pslose tne Eorla as nation ev,
on and extension Of slavery. 'Why,' said REP
= Golden, IN his recent speech ut Rochdale. g..
20 ~ ~ euSn 1.sa use.tloil, because they
daia IT, oa ~ sat .ney Mantto cont va.
tt9a.e, tTt, pe1peluaie ana extend slavery writ
darstood .,,S VI tne Marnas neeh mis- 81
10 r;thtaa,,a ana 'or us causes Sps
,mrnt ior 1rhic}, o',o W. - VI sesoE buy
riesr nnd NJ ssanosr W. ~ nsnlang, kept out spr
G the world M tic cnrncr.strnn ~ 4bo ~ c
crate States. e0A' Of
Can 5ye npr Toore finn o,,r ,-oc, +h. c | and
~ 5,srena,i n.y. iA1ia ~ loleMthcrs ~
y y nn;n;o, ~ uonie ,hG GFlnlon o. mankind? o.t
ance md England aud throuehont Enronn pr3e
49, ~ 4i.a4 Anu WIS IL 70 PC ex- leA
II merely to divide aud discover the United R
r. srha r;.1+ of mol
,foEe IS va ~ .,enio7 " as macn N
Tnr-;to.ias ~ tLn+ y. ~! c1GIt fights II With
10 - - ~ ~ 'aI .,. " our IoIeiasuers was sold
nT fhc World 1oas nnt 81 ,,.5nsa4s susu uPln Sc
~ ~ ny NJ VIII, a, ota nos 50 undefstahd our tor
t has for thirty years nrorsicd f1e Iissn1 500
on Of the Union, md which has often Ia
1icted civil war yerv ratnrol1v lad tf,o | Mt IL
~ ~ ~ 4s III war as soIely UNDER
Nv, ~ 'ne IeiPeeoa]'oh "nu eAtenslon OF acuF
Perhaps the time has passed for my such Ooat
aastnh1 G!esancss ~ ne eltaer proper We n
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