, 1865-02-05
TEE y11LIATaDT DF
.4IEE.. DAVIS
Ehc Aslherenta OF tho Rebel President
Declare that the Purpose Of Congress
IN EIect1n. 1ho Late Changes WAS to
Euu111aIe Davis.

from the Richmond Whjg, Jan. 201
=. ~. h,o7, a+.toa that Tho 1aa;or nf f.oo.
orass 20 ne =; t,' imnortsnt aetion II fss already
fai.on ~ and IN ti,at Which II is accnrdinns t.,
ra,sor4 ,,-aoarea r. 4oEa Ia s;ur1v tn hnniii-
* III F,cs;,lent. We cannot s1puose fhat
4Se PTeai}ent himself fakes this yfew Of the
case. case H. cannot believe that the representa-
t;vcs of the people and the States come to
the canitnI animated With thu purpose, not OF
seYrjn1 their country. but of mortifying Its
1,hfef 3iaojstrate. He cannot Inpute SO iy-
noble a pnrpose to th1r branch Of the Gov
ernment which does, theoretically, at 1east,
1epreeent, and which there is abundant rea-
son TO believe does at this moment
ment. We regret extremely that those
who arc reckoned among the peculiar
champions Of the President should urge
this Hypothesis" It persisted IN, It can
have no other effect than to psccipitaie that
antagonlsm with public opinion Of which we
have already spoken rs disastrous in it's IN
eyitab1e consequences. Because, under thfs
conviction, it would be absurd to suppose
that the President would yield the
yiews and policy which he believes
to be right to demands Which,
based upon such motives, he would
know to be wrong. The adoption Of this
hypothesis must then, il VIC are correct In
our original suppositfons rs to the state Of
public opinion In the country, be 1ruught
With nothing but evil since 1t wills operate
as logical 1uStL1ceAL{uIU Ut u Ealu3Al tD CuN4pty
with the suggestions Of Congress- Thus
what would be Logical Justification would
be d practical confirmation Of tho views VIC
took occasion to express In ont Issue Of
Yesterday, by compelling that very antagon-
ism which it is SO necessary to avoid. This,
of course, Of, the supposltion thut our pro-
misses are correct.
And re know them to be correct.. Tie say
It With relnctance. because We have learned Il
With rcpret, that the puhj.c opinion Of the
con6e1eracv il liked In The it!ea that the cause
has hcen imperisled by d 5e,ics Of blunders at
Fichmond- by incon1petcncy and bad man
arement on tie part Of the administration or
fts ironeifote 'n1pnts. IN feny that thi7 IL
the M nrera;I;nr aojnion Is TO dcny Tbatiis as
n1ain r. oa thr Hnof. .fioT -nn: and to sav that
' fIc desnnn,;cncv "a which ,TeIehs upon our peo-
~ .ns 10 2nt n,irsHutahic tn fh;s ca1se ID to ha
rS ~ i,,.,-t,;.t, ~ cau;n, tto+ Tts,nt
guny Vt tae uosnsu.ty " ~ ~ 1ras % tta1,.
attEloutaole 20 ahy cause ~ ~. fpl tutuhly
Other conceisao!e canse u one "aiGn we MaGs
| neither the President nor any o. his counsel
| lors will urge 90 IN expianatlon-fnat the
people have lost spirit because they hnve lost
| faith not in men, but In prtnciples-not IN the
| agents Of the cunsc but in the cause ttsel.
| To assume this would be equivalent TO an
! abandonment OF the contest, and 1t would be
| moreover, base libel upon the people Of the
Confederate States. they have lost mith
| IN the cause for when dnr1ng 1ouf years Iaey
! have struggled 50 nobly ana enanteo
| 50 many sacflnces, t1cn nuee9 our luture