The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-12-11

certain persons 10 the labor aud service OF
certain other persons have become forfeited
and numbers OF the laHer thus liberated, are
/ already depeuden, on lne United States, and
must be provided for IN some way Be-
| sides this, il is not impossible that some of
! the States Will pass similar enaclmenis tor
| their oWn benefit e-pecuveiy, and by op
/ eratou OF which persons OF the same class
will be thrown upon them for disposal In
| such cases | recommend that Congress
| provide !or accepting such persons rom
J such States, according 10 some mode OF val.
| uatIon in lieu p,o tunto Of Grect taxes, or
upop some olher plan to be agreed upon,
! with such Safes respectively that such per-
! sons or such accepiences by the General
! Government be al once deemed free and
| nat, in any event, steps be taken tor colon
| lZlng boit classes (or the one first mention
| ed, II lhr other shall no; be brought into ex
| IsleuceI al some place or places III a cl,- (
| mate congeniai 10 them Ii might be we'll
| TO consider too, whether the Tree colcred .
people already IN the United States, could (
! not 20 tar "a individuals may desire, be lu> 1
/ clUded IN such colonization.
| 10 carry out the plan oi colonization may I
! Ihyole The acquiring OF territory, and, also
| lhe appropriation OF money beyond that 10
| be- expended IN The territorial acquisition
! Having pracuced the acqulsiilon OF terntory
| Tor nearly sixty years, the question OF the
| constitutional rover TO do so is no longer /
an opon one with Us The power was
questioned d: first by Mr JEFF ERsoS, who.
however, IH The purchase OF Louisiana,
yielded his ScruPies on the plea OF great
eXpedieBcy.
! II ii be SAID that the only legitimate effect
| OF acquiring territory Is 10 iuTnisa homes
Tor whue men, this measure effects mat OBJ
iecI for the emigration OF coOred men
| leaves additional room tor white men re
IN lining or coming here Mr. JEFFERSON,
however, placed The i'm ponance Of procu-
ring Louisiana more on political and com
mercIal grounds Than OIL providing room tor
population.
On has whole proposition including the
appropriation ol money with the acquisi-
ton OF territory, does not the expediency
amoGnt to absolute necessity. thai wilhout
which The Guyerumenr Itself cannot be per-
pc uaied 1t the war continues
la considering Ihe policy 10 oe adopted
for suppTs.siu3 the Instruction, | have
been anxious aud careful that the inevitable
couhIc. Tor this purpose shall not degener-
ale Into d V.o eut and remor-eless rev olu
t,ouary struggle. have therefore, IN every
Case thought At proper 10 keep the integrity
OF the Union prominent, as the primary oO.
ject oil the contest Oh our part, leaving all
questions whIcI are not of vital military
importance 10 The more deliberate action of
The Legislature.
In lhr exercise of my best discretion /
have adhered To The blockade OF the ports
held sy the Insurgents, instead OF PptIng
IN Iorce, by proclamation, the law OF Con-
gress enacted the lale session Tor closing
those ports. So, also, ,oOeyiug me dictates OF
prudence a. well the obligations oi law,
instead OF tTauscendIug, have adhered TO
the act OF Congress Ia cOntisca,e property
for
, new law upon The same subject shall be
! proposed lis proPrIely will be ddy consId
cred
The Union must be preserv ed, and hence
all Indispensable means must be EN- moluyed.
! We should not be IN haste 10 deiermIHe
: that radical aud extreme measures, which
may reach the loyal as well as The dIsloyai
are Indispensable
! The inaugural address al the beginning
, OF the Administration, and the message 10
Congress al me iale special session, were
both manly devoted 10 The domestic cou
lroversy out OF which the Insurrecuon and
consequent war have sprung. Nothing
: more occuts 10 add or subtract 10 or from the
principles or general purposes stated and
expressed that document The last ray
o uepe TOR preserving the Ualon peaceaoly
expired al the assault upon For Sumter,
2 aud d general review ot what has occurred
since may not be unprotilaole
Nndt painfully uncertain then IS
q much beuer defined aud more distinct now
and the progress ur events - plainly ia the
ulhl direction. The Insurgents confidently
claimed strong support from Norm OF Ma
! son and Dlxon.s llue. aud the t5ieuHs OF the
i Union were lot free rom apprehension or
f; that paint. TINS, however, was Boon settled
s definitely and OF the right slle
South oil the lIue noDse htlle Delaware led
of right rom the tITsI Mary was made
to seem agalus: the Union Our soldiers
j were assaulted, bridges we're burned aud
Railroads torn up wuhIu her limits, and we
, were many days al Ole lime without the
: ability TO OIu9 single re9Hueui over her
s1Il TO ;he capital. Now her bridges aud
railroads are repaired and open 10 The Gov
menl. Size already gives seven regiments
5 10 tne Cause OF The Union and none 10 The
: enemy, and her people, al a regular cleo
. IIou, have sustained The UnIOn oy larger
4 milonty larger aggregate Vole iuan
= tuey ever before gave 10 any Candidate on
J any question.
u Kentucky 100. Tor some time in doubt, is
= now decidedly aud | think unchaugeably
a ran,ed on tue side OF the Union Missouri
e l. com ,araIivsly quiet, and / believe can
: uul again te overruu by the insurGeciIonlsls
. Thrsr nree States OF Mary laud, Kentucky
aud Missouri. nett er OF winch would prom
lie single soldier al nr>t, have now an
{ az regaie of 10 less than iory thousand m
tue ne.d Tor Iue Union, while oi thelr ciI-
S izrns certainly not more lhau third OF thai
S number and they OF doubtful Whereabouts
7 aud doubtful existence, are IN arms a4ans
it Alter a somewhat oioody struggle o.
{ mon-hs. winter closes on The Union people
;. o. Wes,ern Virginia, leaving them masters
OF their own country.
An lnsufgeui force OF about fifteen hun
: Gred tor months dominating he narrow pen
Insular region oil the counties oi AccomaC
} and Northampton ani known as the last
ern shore ol Virginia together with some
conlIg, Gus parts OF Mary yiand have laIo
i..,.... thn arrn. anE III npnni., there haVe