, 1865-03-24

JEFF. DAVIs7 LAST MESSAGE.
The rebel chiefs 1ate message, which we
publish elsewhere, amounts to mere at
tempt to throw the blame Of the impending
downfall Of the rebellion on the rebel Goa
sress. The Congress has already thrown the
responsibility on the President. The States
blame the dcspotic asggrcss}ons OF the Con-
federate Govcrnment-:he latter condemns
the snaction Of the States. The Admtnistra-
ton cenounces the soldiers, two-thlrds oI
whom JEFF. Davis declared slx mon:hs ago
had deserted, and nlne-tcnths OF whom By
this tine must have Joined their descrting
companions. The soldiers In turn denounce
the administration which has broken faith
with them, By keeping them in seEslcc after
their terms had expired, and by FILLING to
clothc, feed and pay them. Thus in all cases
of failure poor human nature needs sin
bearer, and JEFF. Davis proves his cause q
failute by trotting OUT his scape-goat, the
rebc1 Congress.
he claims TINT the rebel Congress ought
not to adjourn without passing certain ''vig-
orous" laws wh;eh have already been
denounced by the State authorities Of nearly
every rebel State as unconstitutional, and
which ifpassed, he could not enforce except
for few miles around Richmond
He eays that we marc captufeo MS sea-
ports, interrupted MS communications, de-
vastated his country, and taken all 1he
<'flcht" out OF the rebels. That is true, b1t
il he had not been false prophet he would
have predicted that result 1ouf years ago as
DID stephcns'
lie sass the ieoea cap'tal is u efea1 aan GET
u frHr hnt - on.
dangers 1t is the presence Of his army, and
4hot ff,hcr will crneustc or surrender it. It
>~' - e. a,a IL.
WILL be as sac as Cnaf4esson no" a. ,ee auu tee
people hoiomg on1ou aneeAt ~ ~ep''o'
eaea'e' x,>a u,,.,,, h,,4
oe lnio...4' - 10 'Ns T. 49,, .,s,o 1,,. ri,
wv :. "'' .ea,a,- aod +he ntbnr 7s money
~ -. n,<n IN ordcr IN on,n;r
~ ~ ,,or ~ ass.s ,urro,sa;on IN ,,nn,es. ,
~, sl,,-t a1s aa5 ,,;ra ,1,croe,r a ,,ro,p,so r.
oo1. =" ..s a. .,.o7.,.-os ~ a,-., ,r,
~. -, &c.,. ~ .a,,s IN the dollar th;e IL O
hoAs ~ oa" s.,1.,u.. ~
proposition that tue reoeiilon' WHICH "essaa o5
stealing our gold, shall end by stealing all
rebel gold. Inc fene1 Sons1tse ni1su- pe
very willing to commit the robbery, but they
.,5 1og nav;e M we'll 1snov that the pas
~ '.u - .nch % 1ar 4ron,d h.n,zh The 1ittIt
-, c.u ~ .o,>o1,;a,. 49,. q.
fe1i'A'nme ep.u .m 49, ~. -. :. -S ~
o"ne's ~ouau ,ls sttae. p .ssa.,,aa,,+ e.,, =,
1aat iepe.uou y. ~ ,.sa,f ~ s1aas1r 49, =, -,
no way ainpo' {, ~ Isse4 ss,1 ~ o ~ ~
cnlefing upon "uo'ess ..D, VI rs5s,fas, rsS
PIE - ~ ,neoiv's ~. 49, A.a sea,,n.a, /.
eense caoio seriously piopoe' eo 1s0pte ~
exPedient as ofaeanaase anu p'unqTi ~
means o. sustaining tne 1teasur5' -e 80. ~, - -
n o{n tne o5iteaton 10 nav y dollar
hashei for corn, Of seven hundred dollsrs barrel
for aourS ,...., 49,,
Since he made 1ns statement, ana Us u
part the direct elect Of H. noaf foso 10 H.
teen hundred dollars barrel. II Is because
the people believe the rebel authorities "lil
notrcdcem 1t TINT it becomes 50 worthless.
Iet Jctr. Davis proposes to destroy its little
remaining value by predicting It's repudiatton
and compelling the people to take it for gold
when it is worth less than two cents on the
dollar, thus:
IT Eoud seem to BE- r9ose lust snd
10 soin to eiSe 1T ob estion q the over
1or the payment q ne Price y u Gon wstn
ns ,9.eist , q 1hc a. 1heai he or co wiz
reasonable interest. also parable in kind"
The same dtgnihed style OF compoation u
which slarcry was once declared to be tt
twin sister Of the Christian religion Is her .s