, 1865-03-11
G. E Q RG I A .
The Message Of Gov. Brown
Davis Handled With
out Gloves. :.
HIGH COMPLIMENTS To THE DIS
c1fLlhE OF SHERlXAh'S ARMY.
MUTTEFETNGS GE1 REV0-
LUTEOM.

their property and their homes. He had
nearly four hundred miles to march through
an encmy's country he was entirely depea.
dent upon the wagon" train which he corfied
out the possibility OF replenishing o{tcr Whist
he Ind was consumed. Had he been resisted
from tie start By competent force, and
compelled to fight, his ordinances stores must
.eoon have been exhausted, and he forced to
IN unconditional surrender. Such another
stunning blow will not probably occur during
the war.
'INpREssMNI5.
I brg leaye to call the attention Of the
Legislature to the necessity for the passage
o1 q Law authorizing the impressmeut Of pro-
visions in the l,snds Of parsons under bonds
to the Confederate Government, or Others
u ho refuse to sell their surplus at market val
uc, fer the use Of INDECENT soldiers fams1ies,
and Of persons who are left destitute by tho
rueagcs Of tho enemy, or OF our own cavalry,
y ho receive aid from the State, under tue
legislation eDacted for that purpose The
caEcs are very raro where it would be neces-
we're left free to sell their surplus in the mar
ket but they arc denied that privilege bT
the Confederate Government, having been
compelled to give bond 10 cell all thclr sup
plies to its agents at schedule prices, which
are tnr below market value. The appropraa.
Lon u 1Qu11-j WILL GeAi1 uutAAASs - lAN ~oA-
1edtratc agents cau lock the CRIBS aud smoke
houses Of the people OF the State against her
purchasing agents. have been unable, uu-
der the late appropriation, to supply tue de-
neEd Of those IN great distress, for want Of
this law. II 1t Is not passed a great deal Of
suffering will be the inevitable result.
AIMING TIE SLAVES.
The Administration, byits unI5rtunate pol.
Icy, having wasted our strength and reduced
our armies, and beinE unable to get FREEDMEN
into the Held as conscTfpts, md nnT11iing to
accept them in organization With officers Of
thef own choice, will, It is believed, soqa re-
sort to the policy of ;dlling them up by thc
we may probably use SLAVE labor, 50 far as
1t cau be SPARED from agriculture, to do Ue-
NAL 8; rvice IN connection with the army, md
thereby e1able more fee white 1n-n to take
up arms; hot am quite sure any attempt to
arm the SLAVES tcM b. great error. Il We ex-
| obliged to have the labor Of most Of them IN
| the production Of provisions. But II this
difficulty we're surmonnted, We cannot rely
| upon them us soldiers They are now quietly
| serving us at home, because they do not wish
! to 70 into the army, and they fear, il they
| leave us, the cremy Will put them there. II
| wccempel them to take up arms, thcir.whole
| will leave us by thousands; 4 single procla-
nation by President Lincoln. that all who
viii desert US after they are forced into ser:
! vice, and 20 over to hin, shall
have their freedom, be taken ont Q!
the army, and permitted to 20 into the
country in his possession, aud receive wages
for their labor mould disdand them By br4gades
Whatever may be our opinion Of their normal
condition, or Of their true interest, We cannot
expect them if they remain With us, to per
form deeds of heroic valor saa<n they dre J7yA&
tng to continue the eassdx,aent Of utfir t1grf'
T. - h51 <1[T1
demand 1t Of them, and We have little causs Il
ezp<et TIE Blessing Of Hedrca upon our edort
i 1r compel Me1a7 10 perform such a task:
VIC are right, mud froY}denca designed thtI
for slavery, He did not Intend TINT they shonlt
be military people. Whenever We establish
the 1act that they are military race, we dc
stroy our Thole theory that they are untt Il
be free.
| But It Is said We should eire them thei
freedom In case Of their fidelity to our caus'
In the field IN other words, that we shouls
gire up slavery, as well MS our personal lib
crty and State sovereignty, for Independence
and should set ull our slaves free If they vi!
aid us to achieve It. II we arc ready to Civ
up slavery, I an satisfied VIC c2n make 1t th
consideration for better trade th1n to Civ
it for the uncertain aid which they nigh
| afford tc MS in the military field. When n
arm tb3 slaves We abandon slavery. We CAT
never again govern them as slnTes, and max
}
them. alter tens Of thousands Of them has
teen taught the use Of arms, aud spent year
in tho indolent }naulgenc:es Of camp life. 90
oEh PRESENT AND pEosFEcTyE CONDITION.
AS ftcl that / should act the part OF a
unfait4snl sentinel upon the Ta.cf-toEcr it
should flatter the country With de1usiv
hopes. candor coHpe!s me to say that all
not well. That the people may be arouse
10 the necessary effort to avert calamity,
is important that they should know and aE
pretiate their condition. L tell them, there
fore, that the whole body polite is diseased
and, unless active remedies are administers
| speedily, that dissolution and death must b
. | the inevitable 1csu]t. Our Constitution ha
been yio1at.d and trampled under foot, an
which had been disgfaced bY the Government
Of The United. Statea, which formed Wit
| slavery the very foundation at the rnoFcE1en
+ that brought into being the Confederate Go5
erDment, Eaye been prostrated and aimos
destroyed by The Confederate Congressiona
Il THE FINANCES, ETC..
Our financial atfnirs have been go unfortr
nately administered that our currency
worth very little In the market; and ou
| public Eaith has been so frequently and vll
lul1y violated that it will be with great DIFF
Guilty that wc cau re-inspire our people Wit
confidence in the pledges Of the Gorernmen'
f1nancie1 5enarfncnt tn fssucn M 1pore p ireasnr NJ
notes md II receire nothinr e1ee in paymen
, ! Of public dues, till the quantity is reduced
healthy circulation. This would be beaed i.
to the holders Of the notes. As the ar1nie
| hundreds of milIions Of dollars nsr annnn
fhe arnnnnccmcnt iaorca ~ I1opI,t tb,t II
to hc done IN = errat meosnre f,y se1z;n~ nro1
ertr ana nnvfn9. .fnr II In rert,f1catez nr h,nd
Witch will not pass as currency or paymen
i"ca1;zcd rott,apv % ond ;f ,racti,o5 ionot ~ 4
az, <.a.-a.n,oet Iii III 1.;,.P - aoS
~ va ,i.1 ~ ~ ~ th,;. ~ IL
~ ,~ta,ara ~ ~ e ,r,l1sa wn's le'e " ta'o"!n
0A m.r1s ~ .nr,..,,,.a ~ u,n1' n,.oo,-.rn,->-.o
The Lincoln dynasty informs us distinct
that reconstruction aud subiuyation arc th
only alternatives to be presented to us. I'll
prt sent policy, If persisted In, mnst terminal
iu reconstruction vi ith OF without suhjuesatiou
accuse no supporter Of the Administration
of aDy such design. But entertaining th
opinions N!,ich 10 , o. u.s. resul1s' :ayoFe'
rtcons1 s1rucuon or su9lagalton. TO both O
which am opposed, would give nu earnes
support to the Presidents policy, as th
surcst mode OF diminishing our armies, ex
Eaust!ng our resources, breaking the spirit
Of our people, and driving them. III despair
to seek refuge from worse tyranny hy plac
e9sent xSieh Hsg ahey s ioste aud detes
cause IT has WTonged and ty1anntzcd oye
theH, aest1oyed tneH p1opefsy' ann eiaES1
1efed tnear sons, 1nesG ale sao uutus Nnie'
H Is e3ceeahgsy Gnpieassins pi y aa auhonnSe ..fs 9
~ 1nt srne @ statGsaansnlpt aa ~ enas lug ll1e
unar ~ e sH sa. m ee ~ uoag tys thp hs psop
| the tfync s,,rrrundo1 AVA }ha cfatnsn,,
who secs nothing but ruin In the pursuit Of /
line Of policy, and does not warn his country
men against 1t, is unworthy the high trus
confdcd 10 his care. But you may ask, do
despair Of the Justice Of on1 cause, or Of on
ahlht{ TO succeed ! answer emphaucally
No. Bad aa ons policy has been, aud mucl
Is nc haVe wasted Of men and means. we still
have enough OF both, II properly used, to con
time the struggle ~ re achieve our indie
pendence and re-estabush IN these States
constitutional liberty, which has been for th
time 20 completely crushcd.