The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-26
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Jefferson Davis has spoken to the
people Of the South in the language of
prophecy snd penitence He may not
have Intended Il but he plainly pre-
diets the quiok-c0ming oYerthrow of
tho rebellion, and as plainlJ regents Of
his part in it. Such q RECRUITMENT Is
tiis would. In ordinary times, stir the
dullest people to revolt The eonfes-
sion Of Davis must now impel the
Southern population 70 speedy sur
render 70 the National authority. He
asks inapossibiiit tiles and he recommends
impossibilitiss And he knew this
when he sent his vail into the so-called
Confederate Congress. The farmers
refuse to give their produce 10 the des.
pots for the Eretched paper money OF
the rebels To demand this Is not only
an insult to them, but a robbery to
boot And in order to get food for
the army, Davis asks for "two millions
! of dollars in coint7 How Is ne to get
iitf 0neof the Richmond papers urged
a few weeks ago, that the specie should
be got out Of she Richmond banks;
ia other words, that these banks
should be plundered for the sake Of
keeping up therebellion. In fact, Davis
proposes 8 grand scheme of spoliation
upon the private property Of the people
of the South 70 this end he further
proposes that the law should be repeal
ed which prohibits the officers of the
army from impressin provisions without
making payment at the time they are
impressed His excuse for this is that
the limit for issuing treasury notes is
nearly reached, and that these notes
cannot furnish prompt payment for
these supplies; and he coolly adds that
the law to raise revenue from taxes is
useless, and has only been signed by
his ragged Majesty Ard then he ut
ters this dismal groan: q IN this condition
Of things Il s imPossib1s % supply ftearHy,
although ample Stores may srisi d ne cesE-
hy." But take the remainder OF this
foFiOrn and heart broken passage:
Whenever the owners refuse to give
credit to the public ofhrer, it Is neces-
sary that this restriction on the power
Of inEpressment be removed The pow
eris admitted to be Objectionable, LA
bic to abuse, and unequal in iis opera
ton on individuals; yet all these. oh.
jections must yield to absolute neces-
sity. 1t IS also suggested that the
system of valuation no1 established
ought to be radically changed The
legislation requires in such cases OF
impressment that the market price be
/ paid; bat there ia really no market
price in many cases, and then yalua-
ton IS made arbitrarily, and on de-
preciased currency. The result IS that
tae most extrayagant prices are fixed,
such as no one ever expects TO be paid
In coin. None believe that the Gov
eminent can ever redeem IN coin the
obligation to pay fifty dollars bushel
for corn, or seven hundred dollars a
barrel for -four Il would seem to be
more just and appropriate 70 estimate
the supplies impressed at their value in
eoin-to give the obligation of the Gov
eminent for the payment Of the price
ia coin, with reasonable interest, or, al
the option Of the creditor, to return in
kind the wheat or corn impressed, with
q reasonable interest, also payable in
kind, and 10 make the obligation thus
issued receivable for ell payments due
in coin to the Government Whatever
De tho value attached by Congress Il
these suggestions, it is hoped that there
viii be no hesitation in so changing the
law as to render it possible TO supply
the army in case Of necessity BY the
impressment Of provisions for that pur-
pose
Its unnecessary to point out other
portions Of this message The whole
case is given up. Ali that we have ever
conten1ed would happen to the an
thors of tais conspiracy has already
happened, and now the witness is the
chief Of the conspirators himself. How
long can such rebellion Iestg How
long can a people endure who are de
prived Of their sons, brothers, and
fathers, and then plundered of their
hard earnings
This, We are told By Davis, lie the
darkest hour Of the rebellion and he
seems resolved to make il so dark thai
lathe sun will never rise upon it again
The gloom OF defeat has come, and it il
to be succeeded by the midnight q
despair We shall soon hear either
that the Southern people have accept
ed Hr. Lincoln's conditions Of peace
o. have hurled Davis from the power
be frat usurped and then abused :
PHI Press