White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-04-11

.a,;..bls /. the present condition Of af
81. that there should be well instruct
a and disciplined army. more numsroa'
,h.n would usually Be required on speaes
Establishment.
also suggest that for the protection o.
.nr hsrbors and commerce on the high
80. . navy adequate to those objects
.;ll be required. The necessities have
doubles engaged the attention Of Con.
sres.. with constitution differing only
Rom that of our fathers in SO far Is it ID
explanatory of their well known intent.
~ from sectional conflicts which have
;nterfsred with the pursuit Of the general
v.lfsre. 1t is not usual to expect that
a. States from which We have recently
n.rted, may seek to unite their fortunes
nndsr the Government we have instituted.
For this your constitution makes ade-
ou.ts provision. but beyond this. if l
mistake not the judgment and will of
the people. are that Union with the States
from which they have separated is neither
practicable nor desirable.
To increase the power, develop the re-
sources and promote the happiness Of .
eonfsdsrscy. it is requisite there should
). 50 much of homogsniturs Tat the
welfare Of every portion should Be- the
aim Of the whole. Where this does not
exist, autagonisms are sngendered which
must and should result in separation.
Actuated solely BY desire to preserve
our own rights and to promote our own
welfare. the separation Of the Confederate
States has been marked by no aggression
upon others. and followed by no domes
tic convulsiens. Our industrial pursuits
have received no check. the cultivation
Of our fields progresses as heretofore. and
even should we be involved in war, there
would be no considerable diminution in
the production of the staples which have
constituted our exports, in which the
commercial world has an interest, scarce
" less than our own. This common in.
tsrsst of producer and consumer can on
" be interrupted by exterior force which
should obstruct its transmission by for
siRn parties, a course of conduct which
would be detrimental to the msnufactur
ing and commercial interests abroad.
Should reason guide the action Of the
Government from which We have depart.
cd, no policy SO detrimental to the civil.
ICED world. the Northern States included,
could be declared. or oven . stronger de.
sire to infiet injustice upon Us. But il
i. b otherwise. q terrible responsibility
will rest upon it. and the sufferings of
millions will be testimony to the policy
and wickedness of our sggressors. .
In the meantime there will remain to
us. besides the ordinary remedies before
suggested, the we'll known resources for
retaliation upon the commerce of an en-
envy. Experience in the public stations
of subordinate grade to this which
your kindness has conferred, has Taught
me that care and trial and dissppoint
meat are the price of official elevation.
You will see m any errors to forgive, many
deficiencies ts tolerate, but you shall not
fnd in mo either a want of zeal or fidsli
ty to the cause that is to me the highest
in hope and most endearing affection.
Your generosity has bsstowei upon me
an undeserved distinction, which neither
sought nor desired. Upon continuance
l rely to direct and support me in the
performance required at my iands. We
have changed the con.tituted parts ba,
not the system of our government. The
framed by our father. is that
of these confedersted States. In their
of it in the Judicial construc-
ton it hss received. we have light which
reveals its true meaning. Thus instruct
ed as to the inst Interpretation of the in
strHmept. and ever remembering that all
Offices are but trusts held BY the people
for the delegated powers are to be strict
ly construed. will hope by due dill.
gsnce in the performance Of my duties,
though may disappoiut your expecta.
ton. yet to retain when retiring. some
thing Of the good will and confidence
which will welcome my entrance into
office 1t is joyous in the midst of per
lions times to look around upon q peo.
pie united in heart to hear our purpose
Of high resolves animate and actnate the
whole. where the sacrifices to be made
are not weighed in the balance against
honor. right, liberty and equality. OBJ
ssscles may retard but they cannot long
retard . movement sanctioned by its jus
tics and sustained by q virtuous people.
Reverently let US invoke the God of our
father to guide. provide and protect rs.
in our efforts to perpetuate the principles.
which. BY His blessings they were able
to indicate and transmit to their posteri-
ty. with . continuance Of His favors sv-
or gratefully acknowledged to success, to
peace, to prosperity. ~
Major Jack Downing remarked to
Gen jackson durino the trouhles in