Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-25

us Colu LAAult1ttJti " o. EtCttttl auu ItdQ
by the officer Ia command offhe Army of the
United States. and message was brought
from him by the bearer of my commuuica-
ton, that reply would be returned by Pres
| sident Lincoln a. soou as possible. earnestly
hope that this promised reply, which has not
yet been received, will convey the assurance
that prisoners of war will be treated, in this
unhappy contest, with that regard to human
ify which has made such conspicuous pro-
gress in the conduct of modern warfare. As
measure of precaution, however and until
the promised reply is received, still retain
in close custody some officers captured from
the enemy, whom it had been my pleasure
previously to enlarge on parole. and whose
fate must necessarily depend on that of the
prisoners held by the enemy.
L append copy of my communication to
the President and Comm ander-in- Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United States, and of
the report of the officer charged to deliver il,
marked Doc. A.
+ There sFe some other passages in the re-
maraabie paper to which l have directed
your attention. having reference to the pecu-
liar relations which exist between this gov
eminent and the States usually termed the
Border Slave States, which cannot properly
be withheld frem notice
The hearts of the people are animated by
sentiments towards the inhabitants of those
States which found expression in your enact
ment refusing to consider them as enemies or
to authorize hostiliiies against them. That
large portion of the people OF those States re-
gard US as brethren; that if unrestrained by
the actual presence of large armies, the sub
version OF civil authority, and the declara-
ton of martial Jaw, some of them at least
wOnld joyfully unite with us; that they are
with almost entire unanimity opposed to the
prosecution of the war waged against us;
are facts of which daily recurring events full
ly warrant the assertion.
The President of the United States refuses
to recognize in these, our late sister States,
the right OF RETAINING from attack on Us: aud
Justlhes his refusal by the assertion that the
States have no other power .'than that reserv-
ed to them in the Union by the Constitution.
no one of them having euer been State out Of Tie
Union"
This view of the constitutional relations
between the States and the General Govern
ment, is fitting introduction to another as
sertiOn of the Message, that the Executive
possesses the power of suspending the writ of
hebeas corpus, and of delegating that power to
military commanders, at his discretion: and
both these propositions claim a respect equal
to that which is felt for the additional state
ment of opinion in the same paper, that it is
proper, in order to execute the laws. that
''sOme single law, made in such extreme ten
derness of the citizens liberty, that practi-
caily it relieves more of the guilty than the
innocent. should, to a very limited extent be
violated"
We may we'll rejoice that we have forever
severed our connection with government
that thus tramples on all the principles of
constitutional liberty, and with people in
whose presence such avowals could be haz
arded.
The operations 10 the field will be greatly
extended by reason OF the policy, which here
tofore secretly entertained. is now avowed
and acted on by the United States. The
force hitherto raised proved ample for the
defence of the seven States which originally
organized the Confederacy, as is evinced by
the fact, that. with the exception of three for
titled islands, whose defence is efficiently aid
ed by preponderating naval force. the enc
my has been driven completely out of these
States; and now, at the expiration OF i've
months from the formation of the government
not single hostile foot presses their soil |
These forces, however, must necessarily prove |
inadequate to repel the invasion by half a |
million of men, now proposed by the enemy; |
and corresponding increase in our forces |
will become necessary. The recommends |
tons for the raising and efficient equipment |
of this additional force will be contained in |
the communication OF the Secretary of War,
to which L need scarcely invite your earnest |
attention.
In my Message delivered in April last,
referred to the promise OF abundant crops, |
with which we were cheered. The grain
crops, generally, have since been harvested,
and the yield has proven to be the most album
dant known 10 our history. Many believe
the supply adequate to two years cOnsump-
ton of our population. Cotton, sugar, and
tobacco, forming the surplus production OF
our agriculture, and furnishing the basis of our
InterGhanges, present the most |
cheering promise; and a kind violence has |
smiled on the labor which extracts the teem-
ing wealth OF our soil in all portions of our |
1t is the more gratifying to be able to give |
you this assurance, because of the need of a |
large and increased expenditure In the sup
port of our army. Elevated and purified by |
the sacred cause they maintain, our fellow |
citizens of every condition of life exhibit the |
most se,fsacrifcing devotion. They manifest |
a laudable pride in upholding their indepen- |
1ence, unaided by any resources other than |
their own; and the Immense wealth which a |
fertile soil aud genial climate have accumu- |
ated in this cOnfederacy of agriculturists, |
could not be more strikingly displayed than |
IN the large revenues which, with eager zeal, |
they have contributed, at the call of their |
In the single article of cotton, the |
TO the loan proposed by the |
cannot fall short of fifty millions |
d anu viii ioi SCiJ CACCcu
hat sum and scarcely an article required |
or the consumption of the army Is provided |
otherwise than by subscription TO the produce |
Dan so happily devised by your wisdom. |
The Secretary of the Treasury, in the report /
to you by him. will give you the |
implest details connected with that branch of |
the public service.
But Ills not alone in their prompt pecuni- |
lry contributions that the noble race of free
.hol, sasa An,.
worthy they are of the liberties which they so
veil know how to defend. ln numbers IA: |
those authorized by your laws,
bey have pressed the tender of their service, 1
gainst the enemy. Their attitude of calm /
nd sublime devotion TO their country; the |
DOL and confident courage with which they |
re already preparing to meet the threatened |
INVASION in whatever proportions it may as
ume; their assurance that their sacrifices
nd their services will be renewed from year
o year with unfaltering purpose, until they
ave made good to the uttermost, their right
o self-government; the generous and almost
confidence which they display
q their government during the pending
truggle; all combine to present a spectacle |
uch as the world has rarely ever seen.
To speak of subjugating such a people, so
nited and determined, Is to speak language
to them. To resist attacks
a their rights or their liberties is with them
n instinct Whether this war shall last one,
r three, or five years, is a problem they
cave to be solved by the enemy alone; it
1ill last till the enemy shall have withdrawn
rom their borders-till their political rights,
heir affairs and their homes freed from
INVASION. Then and then only vii they rest
rom this struggle, to enjoy the peace the
lessings which with the favor of Providence
hey have secured by the aid of their own
trnnp hearts and sturdy arms.