Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-12-07
been recently attended with unusual suO-

Gr AIDE huve been seized ana sondemned,--
Two mates Of vessels engaged in the trade
and one person engaged in equippins q
SLAYER have been committed, and subjected
to the penalty Of fine and imprisonment
and one captain, taken with a cargo of
Africans on board his vessel, has been
convicted Of the highest grade Of offence
under our laws, the punishment Of which
is death.
The Territories of Colorado, Dakotah,
and Nevada, created by the last Congress
have been organized, ard civil sdminlstra.
ton has been inaugurated therein under
auspices especially gratifying, when it is
considered that the leaven of treason was
found existing in some Of these new ooun-
tries when the Federal officers arrived
there. The abundant maratime resources
of these terrific ries, with the security and
protection afforded by an organized gov.
ernment, will doubtless invite to them a
largo immigration when peace shall restore
the business Of the country to It's accus.
toned channels l submit the resolutions
of the Legislature Of Colorado, which
evidence the patriotic spirit Of the people
Of the territory,
So far the authority of the United States
has been upheld in all the Territories, as
10 is hoped it will be in the future. i
commend their interests and defence 10 the
erlighte ned and generous care of Congress.
recommend to the favorable consider.
alton of Congress the uteresis OF the Dis,
trict Of Columbia. The insurreclion has
been the cause OF much suffering and sac
rifce 10 its Inhabitants and as they have no
Representative in Congress, that they should
not overlook their just claims upon the Gov
eminent,
At your late session, Joint resolution was
adopted, authorizing the President TO take
measures for facilitating proper represeE-
,alon of the indu.,tial interests OF the Uni.
ted States a, the Exhibition Of the Industry
of all Nations, to be holden a, London, in
the year 1862.
regret TO say have been unable 10 give
personal attention to this subjecl--a subject
al once SO interesting in itsell, and 80 ex-
,enslvely and intimately connected with tho
material prosperity Of the world. Through the
Secretaries OF State aud OF the Interiors plan
or system has been devised aud partly ma
'ured, and which will be laid before you.
Under and by virtue OF the act oI Con-
! gTess, entitled ian act to Confiscate property
used for insurrectIonary purposes" approv-
| ed Angus! 9th, 1861, the legal claims OF
! certain persons TO the lab Dor and service OF
certain other persons have become forfeited
and numbers OF the latter thus liberated, are
already dependen! OH the United States, and
must be provided for in some way. Be.
sides this, it is not impossible that some OF
the States will pass similar enactmenis for
! their own benefit respectively, and by op.
! Grafton Of which persons OF the same class
| will be thrown upon them for disposal, III
| epph nd that
| provide for accepting such persons from.
| such States, according 10 some mode OF val.
! uaion in lieu pro taHtO Of direct taxes, or
| upor some other plan 10 be agreed upon,
with such States respectively that such per
sons or such acceplences by the General
Government be al once deemed free aud
That, in any event, steps be taken Tor colon.
! sng both classes [or The one first mention
, ed, il the other shall no; DO brought into ex
steuco,, al some place or places IN eli
! mate congsnial to them Il nigh, be vel
10 consider, TOO, whehcr tho free col~roS
people already in tho United States, coul5
not SO far as ndIviduala may desire, be it,
ciuded IN such colonization.
To carry out the plan OF coloni cation may
invole the acquiring ol teEEoIy, and, also
the appropriation o money beyond that tu
be expended in the terforla' acQulslluu.---
! Having practcod the acquisition ol territory
tor nearly sixty years, the question ot tho
constitutional rover to do so is no longer
all opon ono with US The power was
questioned u: first by Mr., JGygERsos, whu,
however, in the purchase OF Louisiana,
yielded his sctuplss on tho ploa ut great
e&peliency.
If it be said thai the only legitimate effect
of acquiring territory is 10 furnish homes
for while men, lhis measure effects that OBJ
lect, for the emigration oil colored meu
leaves additional room for white men re.
naming or coming here Mr.. JEFFERSON,
however, placed the importance of procu,
ring Louisiana more on political and com
mercial grounds than on providing room ioI
population.
On his whole proposition, including the
appropriation OF money with the acQuisi.
ton of territory, does not the expediency
amour, TO absolute necessity, that without
which the Government ilseli cannot De per.
pelualed If the war continues
! In considering the policy to be adopted
for suppressing the insurrection, | have
7 been anxious aud careful that the inevitable
} conflicl iot this purpose snail not degenet'
ale into violent and remorSeless revolu-
tionary struggle. ! have therefore, in every
case thought it proper 10 keep the integrity
) OF the Union prominent, as the primary OBJ
!, lect oil the contest on our part, leaving all
I questions which are not OF vital military
importance to the more deliberate action OF
the Legislature.
! In the exercise OF my best discretion
have adhered 10 the blockade of the polts
held by the insurgents, instead OF putting
in lorce, by proclamation, the law Of Com
J gr ress enacted al the late session for closing
! those porls. So, ,obeying the dictates OF
prudence as well az The obligations OF law.
instead OF lranscendug, have adhered to
the act OF Congress to con6scato property
used for lnsuuectonary purposes. II
new law upon the sane subject shall be
proposed lis proprieiy will be duly consI'
, cred.
3 The Union must be preserr cd, and hence
r all indispensable means mnst be- employed
) We should not be- IN haste 10 determine
that radical and exIeme measures, which
may reach the loyal as we'll as the disloyal,
are indispeusable