Posted on 11/11/2024 6:30:40 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Nov. 10.
The message of JEFF. DAVIS to the rebel Congress, which assembled on the 7th inst., has come to hand. He reviews the campaigns of the Federal Generals, and deduces the notable consolation, from his own statement of the facts, that the Federal successes have not been commensurate with the power put forth and the sacrifices incurred. In regard to rebel successes he is extremely reticent. It is plain, however, from the attention he gives to the subject of arming slaves, that the recruitment of the rebel army is an extremely urgent matter. Mr. DAVIS opposes in general the arming of the negro slaves. He says he cannot see the propriety or necessity of arming the slaves while there are so many white men out of the ranks. He would only drill and arm such negroes as are already employed in the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments, &c., and fill the places of such by a draft of negroes from the planters. He would give only the reward of manumission to such slaves as shall have served efficiently with arms in the field. In regard to the rebel finances he says the currency has become so depreciated, that Congress must provide some remedy. The question of foreign recognition or aid is discussed, and DAVIS informs Congress there is absolutely no hope of any help from abroad. He gives foreign nations a loud and lofty scolding for their lack of sympathy with the struggling Confederacy, and comforts the Confederacy with the assurance that the rebellion must rely solely upon its own resources.
The following is from the Richmond Whig of Nov. 9:
"Two propositions are plainly deducible from the President's message, which we cannot for a moment believe he would deliberately give his sanction to. The first is:
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Jeff. Davis’ Message: He Opposes the Theory, but Urges the Practice of Arming the Slaves – 2
The Army of the Potomac: Angry Pickets and Bad Weather – 2-3
Congratulating the President: A Serenade b the Clubs, and a Speech by Mr. Lincoln – 3
The Chase of the Tallahassee: The Sassacus on the Track of the Pirate – 3-4
From Fortress Monroe: The Flag-of-Truce Fleet Gone to Savannah – 4
The Capture of the Florida: One of the Most Daring Naval Achievements on Record – 4-5
The War in Missouri: Price’s Second Defeat – 5
The Chicago Conspiracy: Confession of a Ringleader – 5
Southern News: Rebel Opinion of Yankee Brag – 5-7
The Capture of the Florida – 7
Editorial: The President and the Opposition – 7-8
Editorial: Jeff. Davis’ Message – The Great Question before the South – 8
Editorial: Sherman’s New Campaign – 8
News from Washington – 8-9
Correction – 9
Can’t understand why the slaves would want to fight for their oppressors.
If they had been treated humanely from the start there wouldn’t have been a war because they’d have been freed and hired as labor. Freemen labor. But the elites, that 4% that own everything and have all the political power couldn’t see through to that simple solution. Too bad the poor whites had to fight a war for the rich men’s filthy lucre.
Thank you for posting this.
“A rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight” was a popular saying in the Civil War, popular with the regular folks, not the rich.
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